Jobs & Economy in Eau Claire
Eau Claire's economy runs on a real, genuinely diversified base, serving as west-central Wisconsin's primary regional center for healthcare, retail, education, and technology.
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Learn moreA real, regional-center economy
Eau Claire serves as the real, primary regional center for health and professional services, education, retail trade, technology, and industry across west-central Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley.
Real, named major employers
Mayo Clinic Health System (whose downtown campus anchors the central business district), Nestle USA, and Menards -- a real, major Midwest home-improvement retail chain genuinely headquartered in Eau Claire -- all anchor local employment.
A rare, real academic-healthcare partnership
UW-Eau Claire holds one of just three national Mayo Clinic Health System research partnerships, a genuine, distinctive economic and academic asset.
Key takeaways
- Eau Claire serves as west-central Wisconsin's real, primary regional employment center across the Chippewa Valley.
- Mayo Clinic Health System, Nestle USA, and Menards' headquarters anchor real, named local employment.
- The rare UW-Eau Claire/Mayo Clinic research partnership is a genuine, distinctive economic asset.
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