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Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Fincantieri Marine Group to build ship designed to service offshore wind farms
NBC 26
STURGEON BAY — Workers will be busy at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Sturgeon Bay building a 288-foot ship designed to service offshore wind farms.
The company announced the multi-million-dollar contract Wednesday. Fincantieri Marine Group reached an agreement on a contract with CREST Wind, a joint venture between Crowley and ESVAGT, to design and build a 288-foot HAV 832 Service Operation Vessel....
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Leadership in the New North
NWTC launches nationwide search for next president
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
GREEN BAY – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College has launched a nationwide search for its new president.
Dr. H. Jeffrey Rafn announced his retirement in August after leading the college for 26 years. His retirement will be effective June 30.
The college’s district board of trustee’s selected Academic Search, a nationwide executive search firm specializing in higher education, to assist in this process....
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Technology and Innovation
New surgical technologies enhance patient experience at St. Nicholas Hospital
SHEBOYGAN SUN
SHEBOYGAN – Patients at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital now have access to state-of-the-art surgical technologies that provide minimally-invasive procedures for everything from hip replacement to cancer surgery.
St. Nicholas and partner Prevea Health have recently acquired the da Vinci Xi Surgical System, which is one the world’s most advanced robotic surgery technologies, and the HANA table, which allows for more minimally-invasive hip surgeries and fracture repairs...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Resch Expo prepares to host U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
WLUK
ASHWAUBENON -- Titletown is getting ready to host the United States Championship Cheese Contest next month.
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) announced the list experts who will evaluate thousands of dairy products at this year's competition. The event is set for Feb. 21 - Feb. 23 at the Resch Expo.
This year's expert judging team includes 41 cheese graders, cheese buyers, dairy science professors, and researchers from 12 states across the U.S. including Wisconsin...
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Leadership in the New North
Nominations open for Women of Influence in the New North Region Awards
FOX CITIES CHAMBER
Nominations are open now until March 15 for Insight Publications’ fourth-annual Women of Influence in the New North Region awards, which will be presented Tuesday, Aug. 1 in Green Bay.
Women leaders of all ages from all industries are eligible to be nominated for the honor, but they must live or work within the 18-county New North Region (Wisconsin’s Florence, Oconto, Marinette, Menominee, Shawano, Door, Waupaca, Outagamie, Brown, Kewaunee, Waushara, Winnebago, Calumet, Manitowoc, Green Lake, Marquette, Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties).
“Women of Influence in the New North Region has become a favorite annual event for many in our region — including me,” Insight Publisher Brian Rasmussen said. “We are excited to continue this tradition in 2023 and introduce our business community to eight more inspiring, fascinating stories of New North women.”...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Here are 6 cool new entertainment events, openings to look forward to in Green Bay area in 2023
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
Before you know it, the 2023 entertainment calendar will begin to fill up with annual festivals, outdoor concert series and farmers markets, but first ... cold, snow and winter.
While we wait for brighter, busier days ahead, here are six things set to happen in the Green Bay area this year that are new to the lineup....
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Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
With a focus on community connections, Lawrence celebrates legacy of MLK with two more upcoming events
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
From a panel featuring local business owners of color to a series of outreach activities for students, Lawrence University put the focus on community as it celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 16.
It was all part of an expanded MLK Day program that will continue with weekly teach-in sessions between now and Feb. 1, all open to the public.
“I think these discussions are so important on and around MLK Day but also leading into Black History Month because MLK's legacy is an expansive one that includes discussions and struggles over jobs and justice, education, cross-racial and ethnic solidarity, cross-religion and spirituality, and about structural and material change in the lives of the working poor in society,” said Jesús Smith, assistant professor of ethnic studies and one of the key organizers of the MLK Day events...
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