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Health scare leads to Brzoski’s reinvention as small furniture business owner Green Bay PRess-Gazette A few years ago, a medical emergency caused Tom Brzoski of Green Bay to reevaluate his life. He had spent decades in the food service industry and was district manager for a large organization when he suffered a minor stroke.
“When that happened, I started to reflect and decided I wanted to try something on my own,” Brzoski said. “The world I was in was very stressful — owning a business is a different kind of....
Startup connects innovators, founders: Kinetic, a Minnesota company founded by Green Bay native and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate Kris Eul, recently launched its website, which matches professionals and curates introductions between founders, investors and other members of the innovation community. While in a 10-month beta mode, Kinetic grew to more than 400 members and has made over 380 introductions. You can learn more here: https://joinkinetic.com/
Algoma man starts longboarding business in his workshop We Are Green Bay A birthday present for an Algoma man’s son’s 8th birthday quickly turned into a new hobby and new beginning.
Josh Schwader of Algoma was never into riding skateboards growing up. It was his son who received a penny board for his 8th birthday that Schwader grew interest in it. So at 40-years-old, he went and bought himself a skateboard to ride with his son.
“At my age, I’m not going to be pulling off an ollie or any tricks because my ankles are important to me”, says Schwader laughing.
After riding a skateboard for a little bit, Schwader tried longboards. The first time riding one,....
UW-Green Bay students create products to improve quality of life for older adults WPR For the fifth straight year, students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are competing in the WiSys Innovation in Aging Student Idea Competition to come up with products, campaigns and solutions to help improve quality of life for older adults.
Susan Gallagher-Lepak is a founder of the competition and is dean of the College of Health, Education and Social Welfare at UW-Green Bay. Gallagher-Lepak said she drew her inspiration for the competition from a similar one at the Stanford University Longevity Center.
Gallagher-Lepak said she and a colleague from Norway — a country well-known for its sophisticated and innovative aging programs — locked onto the idea about five years ago. Students involved are asked to come up with solutions that aim to better serve the.....
2020 venture capital report shows how Wisconsin compares with neighboring states Wisconsin Inno Wisconsin companies secured $139 million in venture capital investments across 20 deals in the fourth quarter of 2020, the largest of any quarter that year for the state, boosting total venture capital investments in Wisconsin in a pandemic year.
In total, Wisconsin companies raised $273.1 million across 77 deals in 2020, according to Seattle firm PitchBook, which collects data on venture and private equity deals. In 2019, Wisconsin companies raised $214.5 million across 73 deals, and $443 million in 2018 across 84 deals.
To compare, Illinois companies raised $2.8 billion in 2020; Minnesota companies raised $1.8 billion; Ohio companies raised....
Oshkosh Corp. completes purchase of Pratt Miller FOX 11 News Specialty vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh Corp. has completed its purchase of Pratt Miller.
The deal is valued at $115 million. Pratt Miller specializes in engineering and technology for motorsports and other vehicles.
"We are pleased to complete the acquisition of Pratt Miller, an organization led by its world-class engineering and motorsports heritage," Oshkosh Corp. president/COO John C. Pfeifer said in a news release. "This acquisition will allow us to leverage Pratt Miller’s experience and innovation in areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous and...
Bellin Health teams up with Holy Family Memorial for cardiovascular care services FOX 11 News A partnership is bringing enhanced cardiovascular care services to the Manitowoc County area.
The partnership between Holy Family Memorial and Bellin Health will give Holy Family Memorial patients access to the full spectrum of Bellin Health cardiology services, if needed, but will continue to have the majority of their cardiac care at Holy Family Memorial.
“Heart disease is the leading cause of death, and this new partnership expands upon the talent of HFM’s current cardiology providers to combat that, said Brett Norell, President & CEO of Holy Family Memorial. “The new program includes both medical and interventional cardiologists on-site, with a robust array of....
Alliant Energy donates $90,000 in solar blocks to Habitat for Humanity of Fond du Lack County
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Alliant Energy is donating $90,000 in solar blocks from its Fond du Lac community solar project to Habitat for Humanity of Fond du Lac County.
“We appreciate Alliant Energy’s donation from their community solar project and their willingness to support our efforts to help local families,” said Katie Karls, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of Fond du Lac County. “Our plan is to use the donated solar blocks from Alliant Energy to reduce the electric bills for people living in our Habitat homes, which will really help out the residents with their monthly budgets and give them more dollars to....
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Rawhide breaks ground on Fond du Lac facility
WBAY Rawhide is a step closer to expanding its youth counseling services in the Fond du Lac area.
On Tuesday afternoon, the agency broke ground on a new facility at Highway 45 and County Road K.
Although construction started in December, the official groundbreaking on Rawhide’s new counseling center took place Tuesday afternoon.
“This is a time period that everybody is struggling with this changed world due to COVID, so now more than ever our youth really need our help. They need therapy, they need some help to come along side them and give them the tools to be able to cope with....
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| | Bellin Health teams up with Holy Family Memorial for cardiovascular care services. Story above. Bellin Health. June 16, 2020. (WLUK/Maggie LaMere)
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