Workforce Shortage Hits Portage, Too by Marianne Hanson, Executive Director, Portage Area Chamber of Commerce (The following article appeared in the Spring 2019 Wisconsin Business Voice) Portage serves as the county seat for Columbia County and has a population of just over 10,000 people. We are located about...
Dredging and cleanup of a nearly three-quarter mile section of the Portage Canal is moving ahead with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources providing $4.3 million to cover the cost of the work. "In the spirit of Gov. Evers' declaring 2019 the Year of Clean Drinking...
Portage earns Bronze tier Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation 31 communities in Wisconsin receive designations Portage has been recognized for its work to improve local health by receiving a Wisconsin Healthy Communities Designation. This new program is intended to recognize and encourage achievements in health improvement in Wisconsin...
Around the Corner selects Portage Portage will be featured by Emmy Award winning actor John McGivern as he explores living, working and playing in Wisconsin's unique communities. Around the Corner with John McGivern is a MilwaukeePBS production that began in 2012 to showcase Wisconsin’s fabulous communities...
[caption id="attachment_18548" align="alignright" width="350"] The center piece of a 3-piece mural in downtown Portage awaits installation on Friday, June 8, 2018.[/caption] Texaco, Standard, Sinclair, Gulf, Phillips 66. The friendly corner gas station. A place for travelers to break from the road as thirsty vehicles receive their...
GrandStay Hotel may locate in Portage by Lyn Jerde, Portage Daily Register, July 31, 2017 Portage is likely to get a new 60-room hotel located right off Interstate 39 on the city’s north side. Members of the city’s Plan Commission learned Monday a 60-room GrandStay Hotel and Suites...
Portage was ranked one of the best places in the U.S. for first time homebuyers based on a nationwide ranking by LendEDU. Out of 30,000 locations, Portage ranked #397 out of 30,000 U.S. Cities. In Wisconsin, Portage ranked 9th following Wisconsin Rapids, Richland Center, Marinette,...
Building Facade Improvements The America's Best Communities (ABC) grant award that Portage received as a quarter-finalist has supported some nice programs and projects in our community. The latest product of the ABC grant award, a matching loans funds program, now exists for the purpose of upgrading and improving the exterior front,...
Looking for businesses to Inspire It is no secret that employers have been having a tough time finding workers. Looking to put a stop to that trend, Adrian Crabb, Director of Community Engagement-Inspire Madison Region, addressed a group of Chamber members at Rayovac on March 1. Crabb,...
Hanson named to state Chamber board The Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Executives association (WCCE), a division of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), welcomed changes and additions to its Board of Directors. Marianne Hanson, Executive Director for the Portage Area Chamber of Commerce, has been named to the...
