AEDC Goals

The Purpose of the Amery Economic Development Corporation is economic development in the Amery Community as well as retention and growth of existing businesses.  We focus on business retention, expansion, recruitment, new business start-ups, marketing and advocacy.

AEDC Goals for July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 Membership Year 

  1. Work to provide assistance to Amery community businesses in a variety of ways during the coming year:
    1. Update/promote ‘Work Amery’ initiative
    2. Explore opportunities to bring affordable childcare options to the Amery community.
    3. Continue to hold the Manufacturing Leadership Roundtable meetings.
    4. Maintain the AEDC website with up-to-date information, including available commercial properties
    5. Communicate available grants and financing tools that Regional Planning has to help businesses thrive.
  2. Work to bring additional housing options to the Amery community.
  3. Work with the city and appropriate entities on marketing the available industrial and commercial spaces within the Amery Community:
    1. Focus will be on the South Industrial Park and current Dog Park locations.
    2. Main street vacant buildings.
    3. Unused and/or underutilized commercial spaces within the Amery Community.
  4. Work as a member of the Rural Entrepreneur Venture Team (REV).  Action Plan to be done in 2025-2026 to include:
    1. Develop a list of seminars and workshops for new business owners and E’s.  (Ex. Leadership, mentoring, web design).
    2. Develop a network to find/engage/develop E’s.  This would include the AEDC Board of Directors, Bankers, Real Estate professionals, High School Tech. Ed, High School FFA, UW-River Falls Small Business Development Center and St. Croix Valley Innovation Center, UW-Madison, UW Extension ‘Your Economy’ data base.
    3. Work on a nominal grant program for new business and E’s.  Target grant would be the WEDC Entrepreneurial Partnership Grant.