The La Crosse Area Development Cooportation (LADCO) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Riverland Energy Cooperative to celebrate the North Holmen Development Area site that is ready for development. In attendance from Dairyland Power were Key Accounts Manager Jenny Kuderer-Radcliffe, Manager, Community and Economic Development Christopher Giesen, and Economic Development Specialist Jami Gerke.

Dairyland, in partnership with Riverland Energy Cooperative, XeteX, Mathy Construction, the Village of Holmen and La Crosse County, have been working to improve La Crosse area real estate and quality of life with new jobs, investments and opportunities. 

In October, it was announced that the North Holmen Development Area site had officially earned the Wisconsin Certified Site designation. This site is located at the intersection of Highways 35 and 53 - a prime spot for industrial and commercial growth, have reached an exciting milestone.

Certified in Wisconsin is a program offered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to make development-ready sites more appealing to businesses. They give sites this special certification after they passed detailed checks on environmental safety, soil conditions, utilities, zoning laws and property ownership. This approval means businesses can start building right away without waiting for lengthy reviews.