PRESCOTT, WI – The Pierce County Economic Development Corporation (PC EDC) Hosted their 2025 Awards Breakfast on Thursday, May 15 at the Ridgetop Banquet Facility in rural Prescott, Wisconsin. Five awards were offered through the PC EDC Board of Directors and Executive Director Lauren Highfill by four different presenters. Retired Past EDC Executive Director Joe Folsom was honored for his service to the organization with the EDC Cornerstone Award. The EDC Cornerstone Award is presented to an individual, company, or organization that has made an extraordinary contribution to furthering economic development in Pierce County.
Nate Boettcher, President of Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services and Board Chair of the PC EDC welcomed the 70 some participants of the Awards Breakfast and thanked them all for coming at the early 7:00 a.m. hour. He then dispatched the guests by tables to the delicious buffet breakfast of egg bake, savory sausage, and bacon, fresh fruit, freshly baked cinnamon rolls, coffee and juice.
Once all had breakfast done Boettcher introduced the Keynote Presentation by Guest Speaker Sidney Laurvick founder and CEO of The Metered, LLC of Hagur City, Wisconsin. Laurvick described his company as a Bitcoin (Crypto) Coin mining company. As an internet nerd he started tinkering in his garage in 2017. A humble beginning, much like Steve Jobs did of Apple.
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