State of the Chamber and our Communities

2024 Chamber Awards

Thank you for all of the wonderful presentations to help keep our businesses informed!

Congratulations to all of the 2024 Award winners

& Thank You for all that you do in our communities!

2025 Sponsorship & Volunteer Opportunities

We have our major events up on the Chamber Calendar of Events, and hope you will add them to your calendar and will join us!

You can find all of the dates and Sponsorship & Volunteer Opportunities HERE and on the Chamber Calendar of Events!



We are looking for members interested in being involved in a Young Professionals Group and becoming a Chamber Ambassador!

2025 Community Guide

The 2025 Community Guide is done! It will go to print today and will be published on March 28th!

Thank you to all of the businesses & organizations that placed an Ad in the guide.

Thank you to everyone that shared your events and updates with me, to make the 2025 Community Guide a wonderful and informational publication to share with residents and visitors!

Wisconsin Fast Forward Worker Training Grants

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has extended the deadline for employers to apply for Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) worker training grants from March 11 until April 2 by 3 p.m. Employers of all types and sizes across Wisconsin may apply for this funding that helps address the demand for skilled workers.

Learn More

Corporate Transparency Act: March 21st deadline

A quick reminder that businesses are now required to file beneficial ownership information reports under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) following last week’s federal court action lifting an injunction on the Department of the Treasury. 

Businesses must file by March 21^st to be compliant. To help you assist your members with this process, the U.S. Chamber has created an informational website and one-page guide document that walks through the steps businesses must take to comply with the CTA.  

Click here to access our CTA website and click here to download the one-page guide document.

WisDOT Public Hearing

Tuesday, March 18, 2025, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Location: Madison College Truax Building (Conference Room D1630) 

1701 Wright St., Madison, WI 53704. 

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) invites you to attend a public hearing for the US 51 (Stoughton Road) North Study from WIS 30 in the city of Madison to I-39/90/94 in the town of Burke.

The US 51 North Study is evaluating the reconstruction of this 5.5-mile section of Stoughton Road to accommodate future traffic volumes with a focus on safety issues that affect travel along the corridor. There are interchanges located at each end of the study, with 14 at-grade intersections in the study limits, including the two ramp terminals at WIS 30.