Banker With A Beer: A Podcast Series by Northwestern Bank

Aug 2, 2021

• 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...

Jul 26, 2021

• 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

Jul 13, 2021

• 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

Jul 6, 2021

• 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,...

Jun 28, 2021

• Growing up in Chippewa Falls
• What makes Chippewa special?
• Vietnam Era vs Today
• How did Cray Computer Change Chippewa?
• What do you see as the future of the Chippewa Valley?

Guests: Jerry Jacobson, President Northwestern Bank
Jake Leinenkugel, Sultan of Suds

Beer Enjoyed: Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss