Just a quick note to give thanks for the amazing recognition given the Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen last week.
The Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen is owned and operated by the Hodan Center, a community rehabilitation program for adults with disabilities.
Last week, the work of the Innovation Kitchen was recognized twice, regionally and statewide:
- Once for their contribution to urban economic development.
- Once for their contribution to rural economic development.
- In the same week.
Our Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen's Director, and Mistress of the Universe, Annette Pierce, leads an amazing team of food professionals that richly deserve this recognition.
Chief among those accomplishments: This year, their work helped create great jobs for 35 people with disabilities. Businesses were born locally, across the region and even nationally. Existing local enterprises grew. Jobs were created throughout the region. Urban and rural. Amazing. What Annette and her team have accomplished in their first real year of operations is astounding.
Congratulations Annette, and to everyone at the Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen! Thank you Tom Schraeder and your entire Hodan Center team for making this great experiment happen. You all deserve this amazing urban and rural economic development recognition!
Last week's Rural Development award
Last week's Urban Development Summit
Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen
Hodan Center
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