The year 2020 was not friendly to new business launches, but a loan available through the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce made that a possibility for three new businesses downtown, according to information recently released by the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce.According to the release: The chamber’s Revitalization...
Category: Business
Fort High School student places second in entrepreneurial competition
On March 17th seven teams of high school students throughout Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois had the chance to pitch their entrepreneurial ventures to a panel of professionals from across the state of Wisconsin.The teams represented the round of finalists chosen from nearly one hundred applicants. These hopeful young entrepreneurs vied for thousands of...
City approves liquor license premise change for Creamery 201
By Kim McDarisonThe Fort Atkinson City Council approved on Tuesday, March 16, a change in the alcohol license premise description for Creamery 201, a downtown event venue, to include a private outdoor patio. The change allows the company, which caters to special events such as weddings, fundraisers, and corporate functions, among...
Fort Farmers Market summer applications available
The Fort Atkinson Farmers Market, a program of the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce, is happy to announce applications are now being accepted for 2021 summer market vendors. Applications and market policies can be found at fortfarmersmarket.com or picked up from the chamber office. The chamber office is open Monday...
Warm Belly Farm employs high-tech farming, offers year-round berry picking
By Kim McDarison Editor’s note: Francis Wisniewski, owner of Warm Belly Farm, said he wanted to say ‘thank you’ to Vern Zech for posting information about his new Fort Atkinson-based, high-tech agricultural business on his online community page, so he invited Zech to pick some farm-fresh, hydroponically-grown strawberries. Zech, who...