Welcome to Eau Claire, WI

Eau Claire is a regional center of West Central Wisconsin. Advantageously located on Interstate 94 between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Chicago and home to the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport it is an ideal location for regional and global businesses alike. Living in Eau Claire means that you have a great community to work in, raise your family, and grow your business.

Financial Assistance for Your Business

City of Eau Claire and the State of Wisconsin step forward to offer a helping hand to businesses that are creating new job opportunities, expanding their operations or bringing new technology to Eau Claire.
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Community Analyst Reports

Access a significant amount of data, report features, and map overlay graphs to help you make educated decisions about your business! The variables range from demographics, health, economic/business, education, housing, crime, and market potential. These tools can help you to better understand the behaviors and preferences of the people in your community.

The software is cloud-based, so the data is constantly being updated for the most up-to-date results. For more information on the City of Eau Claire’s Community Analyst program, or to request a report, please contact
the Economic Development Department at 715-839-4914.

Sample Reports:
Downtown Eau Claire Demographic and Income Profile

Downtown Eau Claire Tapestry Segmentation

Downtown Eau Claire Business Summary by SIC Code

Downtown Eau Claire MarketPlace Profile

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Eau Claire News

Jump-Start Downtown Business Plan Competition

"Jump-Start Downtown" is a business competition for entrepreneurs interested in opening a business in Downtown Eau Claire. This competition is open to any type of business - from hi-tech office services to specialty gift shops.  

The Grand Prize is $5,000 in start-up capital and a media package from Downtown Eau Claire, Inc.

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Clubs Choice Fundraising Expanding Operations

EAU CLAIRE, WI – Clubs Choice Fundraising, a brand division of Choice Products USA, is proud to announce the opening of a cookie dough manufacturing operation in Eau Claire.  The company is leasing a 13,000 square foot building from Huntsinger Farms south of Eau Claire on Highway 37.  The new cookie line will create initially ten jobs, growing to around 30 over the next couple years.

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City of Eau Claire Welcomes Customer Traac

EAU CLAIRE, WI – The City of Eau Claire Economic Development Department is excited to announce that CTI, LLC dba Customer Traac has opened an office in Eau Claire.  The Plymouth, Minnesota-based call center company is located in the EastRidge Center in part of the former iPacesetters office. They currently have 75 employees.  The Eau Claire office will start with 30 jobs and grow to around 50.

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