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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Walbec Group acquires Verona-based Parisi Construction
THE DAILY REPORTER
Walbec Group has acquired the Verona-based roadbuilder Parisi Construction, the firms announced this week.
Parisi performs a variety of infrastructure work, including residential site development and water and sewer and concrete work. The firm was founded in 1962 by Sam Parisi and has remained in the family for three generations.
The purchaser, Walbec Group, a parent company that includes several roadbuilding firms, including Zenith Tech, Payne & Dolan, Northeast Asphalt and Premier Concrete. Terms of the deal were not disclosed...
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Suburban Enterprises expands with new Appleton building and is hiring more automation, fabrication technicians
APPLETON POST-CRESCENT GRAND CHUTE - A Fox Valley commercial electrical company has expanded its automation and fabrication capabilities with the addition of a new 20,000-square-foot building. Suburban Enterprises — formerly Suburban Electric — acquired the building, at 3040 N. Pointer Road in Appleton, from Valley Tool to "meet the growing market demands for custom manufacturing solutions," according to a news release from the company... Read More 2>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Prevea Health plans ambulatory surgery center in Green Bay, aims to lower costs with outpatient operations
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE GREEN BAY - Prevea Health expects to complete construction of a new ambulatory surgery center in May as it responds to an increasing number of surgeries that do not need a hospital bed.
Dr. Ashok Rai, president and CEO at Prevea Health, said they are estimating around 7,000 surgeries per year, and the construction of the new building is part of a plan to meet those demands...
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Calumet County using ARPA money to boost child care center staffing
WLUK CALUMET COUNTY -- The high cost of child care has been a nationwide issue for years, and the current labor shortage hasn't been helping. However, one area county is using federal pandemic aid to recruit child care workers. At Play & Grow Learning Center in Sherwood, the past year has been one of the more challenging for hiring staff. “We're not only competing with other child care centers, now we're competing more with Home Depot and restaurants that are struggling for staff as well,” said Jason Hodkiewicz, owner of Play & Grow Learning Center....
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Appleton offering grants to event organizers, behavioral health providers
WLUK APPLETON -- The city of Appleton is offering COVID-19 relief grants to organizers of community events as well as groups that provide mental health services. To be eligible for the community event grants, nonprofit organizations must provide cultural opportunities, enrich the community and stimulate economic activity. "The first round of Appleton ARPA grants are focused on providing desperately needed support for organizations whose services are in especially high demand right now, and organizations that have largely fallen through the cracks of other (American Rescue Plan Act) programs," Mayor Jake Woodford said in a news release. "This is the first direct allocation of ARPA funds from the City of Appleton, but it will not be the last."...
Promoting the Regional Brand
Local businesses in Oshkosh team up for winter market series, raise money for local shelter
NBC 26
OSHKOSH — Local businesses in the Fox Valley are coming together for a good cause by hosting a series of pop-up shopping events beginning later this month.
Beginning January 22nd, Fifth Ward Brewing Company in Oshkosh will be hosting a winter warmer vintage market. Fifth Ward Vintage Market takes place in both the winter and summer months. The events feature local businesses who sign up as vendors.... Read More 6>
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Ornua Ingredients North America becomes gold-certified Fox Cities Employee Friendly Workplace
FOX CITIES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Cheese ingredients business Ornua Ingredients North America (OINA) has been certified as a 2022 gold-level Employee Friendly Workplace in the Fox Cities by the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce. Gold-certified employers are community leaders in promoting work/life integration by making significant investments in employee-friendly policies and practices.
OINA becomes the sixth Fox Cities employer to attain certification through the new program and the third to be recognized at the “gold” level.
Headquartered in Hilbert, OINA is a leading provider of customized functional cheese solutions for US food manufacturing and foodservice customers. With the recent acquisition of Whitehall Specialties, OINA employs over 800 people across its six well invested production facilities in Wisconsin Minnesota, Illinois, and Pennsylvania....
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Candlelight hike, ski and snowshoe events around Wisconsin in 2022
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
Wisconsin winters are much more pleasant if you try to embrace them. One way to do that is on a candlelight hike, snowshoe or ski. Parks around the state host events throughout January and February, lighting trails with luminaries and often providing bonfires and treats to warm up with after. State parks also have capacity limits in place and will close to additional visitors if they hit capacity. Check conditions before you head out at dnr.wisconsin.gov. Here are some candlelight events to check out around Wisconsin this winter...
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| | | Candle luminaries light a path in Peninsula State Park for a candlelight ski and snowshoe event. Wisconsin DNR - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Story above. |
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