About Us
The Barron County Economic Development Corporation (BCEDC) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that assists individuals to start new businesses, helps existing businesses to grow, provides training to entrepreneurs and business, works with business and education to create career pathways from K-12 to business and lastly works with other Economic Development Organizations in the county, region and state to create a stronger economic climate.
The greater share of our funding for BCEDC comes from Barron County and local cities and villages throughout the county as well as our business partners, financial institutions and utilities. Individual contributions are certainly welcome and appreciated.
The services offered by BCEDC are free of charge unless specific consulting services are required and outside experts are contracted.
Barron County Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors
| Name | Representing | E-mail Address |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Armstrong | Executive Director | bcedc@co.barron.wi.us |
| Jim Metcalf | City of Chetek Rep | jim@sterlingbank.ws |
| Adam Skinner | President - City of Cumberland Rep | askinner@cumberlandfederal.com |
| Mike Diercks | City of Rice Lake Rep | mdiercks@ricelakegov.org |
| BJ Williams | Northwoods Technical College - Higher Education | bj.williams@witc.edu |
| Kathy Krug | County Board Rep | kathy.krug@co.barron.wi.us |
| Bruce Markgren | Treasurer - City of Rice Lake Rep | bmarkgren@cooperengineering.net |
| Tim Gerber | Village of Cameron Rep | tfg@communitybankwi.com |
| Rod Nordby | Mayor - City of Barron | nordby.rod@gmail.com |
| Domenico Fornaro | Mosaic Telecom | dfornaro@mosaictelecom.com |
| Dana Heller | County Board Rep | hellerdanap@gmail.com |
| Larry Loverude | Vice President -Private Sector - Xcel Energy | larry.d.loverude@xcelenergy.com |
| Terry Lee | County Board Rep | TerryOliverLee@gmail.com |
| Jeremy Miller | Jennie O, The Turkey Store - Private Sector | jbmiller@j-ots.com |
| Karrie Stanford | Village of Turtle Lake Rep | treasurer@turtlelakewi.com |
| Diane Tremblay | Barron School District (K-12 Representative) | tremblayd@barron.k12.wi.us |
| Jennifer Baudette | Secretary -Barron Electric - Private Sector | jbeaudette@barronelectric.com |
Our Vision
Barron County Economic Development Corporation is the resource for economic development, tourism coordination and community development in Barron County leading to the creation, retention, expansion and attraction of family sustaining jobs and new families.
Barron County Economic Development Corporation
335 East Monroe Ave, Rm 2311
Barron County Government Center
Barron, WI 548122
Office: 715-637-6871
Toll Free: 1-800-529-4148
Cell: 715-790-1327
bcedc@co.barron.wi.us
