Research and Trends in NE Wisconsin
22 Insights for 2022: Northeast Wisconsin manufacturers double down in the new year
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
NEW NORTH -- For each of the last 12 years, the NEW Manufacturing Alliance’s Manufacturing Vitality Index has provided key insights that have guided the organization’s work and directed resources toward needs in the 18-county New North region. Working in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Strategic Research Center, NEWMA’s 2022 study paints a picture of strong financial optimism tempered by significant workforce and supply chain challenges.
Both primary challenges are universal, particularly the supply chain issues spurred by the ongoing global pandemic. But NEWMA Executive Director Ann Franz says Northeast Wisconsin is as well-positioned as any region to tackle them....
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Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Raising the wrap: Region's manufacturers offer innovative sustainable packaging
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
For Zack Leimkuehler, unboxing a package from an online retailer can lead to a sinking feeling.
“The worst thing I do is I open (a package) and see a box full of Styrofoam peanuts,” he says, adding that not only do they create a mess for consumers, but they also take up space in landfills and can take centuries to decompose.
Leimkuehler, vice president of the Technical Solutions Business Unit for Ahlstrom-Munksjö, envisions a future where consumers can open a box and throw all pieces of the packaging into the recycling bin. The company, which specializes in fiber-based materials solutions, aims to expand the boundaries of typical packaging and to find replacement solutions for all non-renewable elements...Read More 2>
Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
'Home is here': Northeast Wisconsin's surge in diversity forged by opportunities, grit and an inclusive vision
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
Long Vue remembers eggs being splattered over his parents' car after he and his family arrived in Kaukauna in 1980. He recalls the vitriolic shouts from white residents telling them to go back to their homeland.
There was no homeland to return to for Hmong refugees. Vue's family fled Laos after his father and uncle were active in protecting communication towers used to direct U.S. planes dropping bombs on North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
SHEBOYGAN - After former police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in 2020, workers and consumers across the country demanded that companies step up to combat systemic racism and inequality.
In Sheboygan, government officials, schools, nonprofits and Black residents either called for or committed to supporting change in Sheboygan.
More than a year-and-a-half later, many Sheboygan County businesses and organizations are working to strengthen their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion...
Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Nick Ariens to lead new Americas Region for Ariens Company
WFRV
BRILLION -- Nick Ariens has been promoted to executive vice president of the newly created Americas Region of Ariens Company effective today. Global expansion efforts at AriensCo have led to the creation of the region and new leadership role.
“We have experienced tremendous growth over the past several years,” says Larry Weyers, President & Chief Operations Officer at AriensCo. “Nick has led several areas within the Ariens Company over the past 12 years and is uniquely positioned to take on this challenge.”..
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Encourage Educational Attainment
Law partners: Judge, college paving way for a new generation of lawyers
WBAY
DE PERE -- A local college is putting itself on the map as a starting point for up-and-coming lawyers, thanks in part to energetic faculty and a very passionate Brown County judge.
St. Norbert College in De Pere is a liberal arts school, well known for business and education, but it’s now starting to become known for pre-law as well.
“When I was, I don’t know, maybe fourth grade, I would come home every day and watch Judge Judy,” recalls Elizabeth Totzke. “And now I look back and I’m like, wow, that was all TV, but it honestly really got me thinking about it.”
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Gov. Evers tours Green Bay recipient businesses of state pandemic grants
WFRV
GREEN BAY – Governor Tony Evers came to Green Bay to hear directly from business owners who received small business grants during the pandemic as a way to keep small businesses afloat.
Evers says the grants helped to keep the economy working during the pandemic but said there are still some that need help.
“We do believe there will be some more opportunities for us to help out small businesses. We’ve put in hundreds of millions of dollars and farmers all across the state of Wisconsin,” said Evers. “All told we’ve spent $1billion dollars making sure our economy stays strong.”..
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Silver Star Brands to add office space to warehouse facility
WIS BUSINESS
OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN – Bayland Buildings Inc. is excited to announce construction will soon begin on the Silver Star Brands consolidated headquarters and operations center located in Oshkosh.
Beginning Wednesday, January 19, 2022, Silver Star Brands will be doing a remodel of their second floor at their warehousing and fulfillment center located at 2155 South Oakwood Road, Oshkosh, WI. The new 50,000 square foot space will comfortably create space for over 100 staff to office in the same building as Silver Star Brands’ operations. “We have a strong on-going relationship with Bayland and we appreciate their partnership with planning and preparations and look forward to a very successful project” said Jim Eckberg, Project Leader for Silver Star Brands...
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Economic Development Feature
Packers home-field advantage means multi-million dollar boost for Greater Green Bay
NBC26
GREEN BAY — Only so many people can call the Green Bay Packers their neighbor. Patricia Blank is one of them.
Her property on Ridge Road serves mainly as a vacation rental. "It's her retirement income," said her son, Jonathan Blank.
"She gets a little Social Security, but nothing else really lined up for her."
The $5,500 her home is renting for this weekend during the Packers home playoffs game is part of an estimated $15 million of economic impact the game will have on the Greater Green Bay region.
That estimate is from Nick Meisner, vice president of marketing and communications for Discover Green Bay.
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