Banker With A Beer: A Podcast Series by Northwestern Bank

• Project recap for Downtown Eau Claire
• Status Update on the Cannery District
• Managing the Community's Growth
• Directing the City in the Absence of a City Manager

Guest: Aaron White, Economic Development Manager,
City of Eau Claire
Beer Enjoyed: Inner Sanctum, Potosi Brewing Company

• The story behind the Pablo's ability to stay solvent during COVID
• How has COVID changed the live performance industry
• Who determines the safety precautions for each show?
• What is the status of the local arts community outside of the Pablo?

Guest: Jason Jon Anderson, Executive Director Pablo Center
Beer Enjoyed: HackerPschorr Oktoberfest

• What is the role of the County's Public Health Director?
• What authority does the Health Department have and where
• does this authority come from?
• How do you speak about COVID with your family?
• What are health issues beyond COVID?

Guest: Angela Weideman, Chippewa County Health Director
Beer Enjoyed: Paulaner Hefeweizen

• Current City Projects
• Growth of the Chippewa Valley as a Region
• Finding workers for the Chippewa Valley

Guest: Brad Hentschel, City Planner - City of Chippewa Falls
Beer: La Trappe Quadrupel

• How to balance starting a business with small children at home
• Developing educational toys
• Starting a business in the Chippewa Valley
• Best Toy in the World!

Guest: Tomi Stoyanova, Owner of ToyVentive
Beer Enjoyed: Danrak Virgin

• What does WIN Technology do?
• COVID's Impact on web traffic?
• How has Perigon assisted non-for-profits and school?
• Where are internet speeds going?
• How is WIN helping it's clients to limit hacking and other web intrusions?

Guest: Scott Hoffman, CEO of WIN Technology
Beer Enjoyed: Houblon Chouffe, Belgian IPA

• What are the primary factors in a home's valuation?
• What type of home improvements generates the most value from an appraisal perspective?
• Is it getting difficult to find comparable sales to support today's sales prices?
• Is the quality of new construction changing over time?

Guest: Todd Meinen, Real Estate Appraiser
Beer Enjoyed: Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.

• What makes the fair a 'State' fair?
• Improvements to the fairgrounds
• Selecting food vendors
• Scheduling challenges
• Future of the fair

Guests: Rusty Volk & Chuck Frenette, Northern Wisconsin State Fair
Beer Enjoyed: Belhaven Scottis Ale, Belhaven

• What is Kubb?
• What was the inspiration behind creating the US National Kubb Championship?
• The Tournament format
• Spectator Insights

Guest: Eric Anderson, Director US National Kubb Championships
Beer Enjoyed: Things We Don't Say Haza IPA, The Brewing Projekt

• How do you plan for future transportation needs?
• Significant proposed projects in the Chippewa Valley
• How are projects proposed and ranked
• Transportation needs and planning beyond the automobile

Guest: Eric Anderson, Senior Planner at West Center WI Regional Planning

Beer Enjoyed: Things We Don't Say Hazy IPA, The Brewing Projekt