Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Oshkosh Corp. invests in vehicle battery company
Fox 11 News
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- Oshkosh Corp. is making a $25 million investment in a company that makes batteries for electric vehicles.
Oshkosh announced the investment in Microvast on Thursday.
“Our strategic investment in Microvast is an excellent addition to Oshkosh’s electrification focus and established partnerships,” Oshkosh president and COO John C. Pfeifer said in a news release. “These partnerships, combined with Oshkosh’s highly-capable product development team, support our expanding leadership with technology-enabled products for the markets we serve.”...
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Bemis Manufacturing boosts investment in medical device company
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Bemis Manufacturing Co., a Sheboygan Falls-based global maker of bathroom and health care products, is increasing its investment in a New York startup that developed an in-home cardiovascular monitoring device. Casana, previously known as Heart Health Intelligence Inc., recently closed on a $14 million funding round that included follow-on capital from Bemis Manufacturing. In 2020, Bemis led a $2.2 million seed round in the Rochester, New York-based company, which developed The Heart Seat, an internet-connected toilet seat that captures cardiac data from the patient’s home.
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based General Catalyst and the Outsiders Fund, which is operated from New York, led the recent funding round for Casana...
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Evergreen Retirement Community to develop $10 million 'pocket neighborhood' with 40 homes | Streetwise
Oshkosh Northwestern
OSHKOSH - Evergreen Retirement Community is set to expand its number of homes for older adults.
The organization is planning to build a "pocket neighborhood" of 40 ranch-style homes on an 11-acre parcel of land on West Ninth Avenue and Linden Oaks Drive. Developers expect the project to cost $10 million, according to city documents.
A vast majority of the American population is aging and the design reflects a living model different from an apartment complex, President and CEO Arneson Ken Arneson said. It will feel like a residential neighborhood...
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Green Bay Packers Foundation awards $250,000 in impact grants to organizations that support children
GREEN BAY PACKERS, INC.
The Green Bay Packers Foundation has awarded $250,000 in impact grants to Brown County and Milwaukee County nonprofit organizations that support children. Ten organizations, six in Brown County and four in Milwaukee County, will each receive an impact grant of $25,000. The grants have been awarded to groups that provide childcare, mentoring services or educational support to children. With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to burden an already fragile system in many communities and creating further challenges for children and families...
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Leadership in the New North
Associated Bank welcomes D’Juan Wilcher as senior vice president, director of diversity, equity & inclusion
Associated Bank
January 25, 2021 – D’Juan Wilcher has joined Associated Bank as senior vice president, director of diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I), human resources. He is responsible for the development and implementation of policies, programs and initiatives that foster an intentional culture of inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity for underrepresented groups.
Wilcher brings more than 10 years of DE&I, recruitment, training and program management experience...
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