gener8tor and Georgia-Pacific Team Up in Northeast Wisconsin to Accelerate Consumer Goods Innovation
gener8tor & Georgia-Pacific As the nation’s infrastructure is wrestling with distribution strategies for the NEENAH, WISCONSIN - Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor and Georgia-Pacific announced today a new program in Northeast Wisconsin to fuel the growth of startups. The partnership will launch 1915 Studios, a pre-accelerator for early-stage companies innovating within hygiene, IoT (Internet of Things) and sensing. 1915 Studios will operate from space in Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products R&D center in Neenah, Wisconsin.
1915 Studios is a free accelerator for early-stage technology startups following the model of gener8tor’s gBETA program, which operates more than 20 other programs across the country. The program provides participants with intensive and individualized coaching and access to gener8tor’s national network of mentors, potential customers, corporate partners and investors. 1915 Studios’ 12-week program is designed to help startups prototype and build their products, gain early customer interest in their product or idea, and establish metrics that make them competitive applicants for full-time accelerators or seed investment...
Oshkosh Corporation wins contract to build up to 165,000 'next generation' USPS mail trucks Oshkosh Northwestern OSHKOSH - The United States Postal Service has awarded a multi-billion-dollar contract to Oshkosh Corporation to build up to 165,000 "next generation" delivery vehicles over the course of the next decade, USPS announced Tuesday.
In August, Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corp., was one of five finalists for the contract to produce 50 prototype mail vehicles that could replace its aging fleet and use new technology and hybrid and alternative fuel sources.
Under the new contract, USPS will pay Oshkosh Defense $482 million to finalize the production design and equip factories for production of 50,000 to 165,000 delivery vehicles....
McMahon Associates, Inc.: Continues Gulfstream expansion at Appleton International Airport WISBUSINESS
NEENAH, Wis. (Feb. 23, 2021) – McMahon Associates, Inc. (McMAHON), a full-service, professional engineering and architectural firm, has begun work to expand and remodel the Gulfstream North Hangar at the Appleton International Airport.
McMAHON is relocating and remodeling the existing office space to a new addition, creating 13,000-square-feet of new shop space adjacent to the hangar. When complete, the 126,500-square-foot building will allow Gulfstream to maximize workflow efficiency within the facility. Interior and exterior finishes will match the new Gulfstream brand and provide a cohesive look with the neighboring maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) building that was also recently constructed...
Greenleaf couple establishes Winealot Vineyards
WFRV GREENLEAF, Wis. (WFRV) — For Miranda Demske, the vineyard growing outside her Greenleaf home is a dream come true.
“I actually consider my vines like my babies,” she told Local 5. “I care about them, every day in the summer I’m out here walking, in the winter I’m always concerned about what the weather’s doing to them....
Tom Still: Here’s how planned $100 million state venture investment can help Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal Leading up to the news of a proposed $100-million state investment in a venture capital fund, the Wisconsin Technology Council informally surveyed a small group of early-stage investors about the “demand” side of the equation.
Our informal query of eight such investors in Wisconsin revealed they could collectively invest between $92 million and $116 million per year in their existing Wisconsin-only portfolios — not counting new companies they have yet to see or consider as investment targets.
There are at least three-dozen active angel networks, angel funds and venture capital funds in Wisconsin, most of which invest predominantly in emerging companies close to home. That means there’s likely more than enough “deal flow” — a term describing the supply of young, high-growth companies — to merit such a fund...
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