Economic Development Feature
New North Broadband Access Study shows strong desire for better internet: 10 strategic recommendations offered for improvement through community partnerships
NEW NORTH NEW NORTH -- New North Inc., the regional economic development corporation serving the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, today released the results of its Regional Broadband Access Study. The report, which reflects a strong desire for improved broadband service across every constituency, offers 10 strategic recommendations centering around the goal of delivering high-performance internet in all areas of the New North region.
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Free Project Management training offered by New North & gener8tor
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS GREEN BAY -- New North Inc., the regional economic development corporation serving the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, along with partners Microsoft and gener8tor Skills Accelerator, is offering a free Project Management skills training program for under/unemployed individuals. Open to residents of Northeast Wisconsin, the upcoming online program begins on March 7 and runs through April 15. Interested candidates should apply by March 1. No prior experience or degrees are required to apply... Read More 2>
Promoting the Regional Brand
Projects in Green Bay's Broadway District continuing into 2022
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- Public art, parking management and the return of events to downtown Green Bay streets were just a few topics that were covered at the 2022 State of the Broadway District.
Executive director of On Broadway, Inc., Brian Johnson, says it's all in effort to revitalize the community and keep business and people coming in...
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Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Green Bay Packaging hits green goal of achieving net-zero water validation
WLUK
The company says its Green Bay mill achieved Net-Zero-Water in its production of 100% recycled containerboard paper, the first-ever UL with validation of this environmental claim.
UL is a global safety leader, establishing the first industrial global standard of its kind.
“Environmental sustainability has always been at the core of Green Bay Packaging’s values. Our goal is to operate the most environmentally friendly mill system in the United States, with water quality in our communities a primary focus,” says Green Bay Packaging President and CEO, William Kress...
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Spectrum brings high-speed internet to Fond du Lac, Nekimi, Black Wolf areas using FCC funds for rural communities
FDL REPORTER Parts of Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties now have access to high-speed internet, in part because of a federal program aimed at bringing rural communities online. Spectrum launched gigabit broadband services to more than 350 homes and small businesses in the Fond du Lac, Nekimi and Black Wolf areas, the telecommunications giant said Wednesday... Read More 5> Promoting the Regional Brand
Maple tapping season, started by Indigenous people, arrives in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
Boozhoo ("hello" in Ojibwe) and miigwech ("thank you") for reading the First Nations Wisconsin newsletter.
Maple tree tapping season is around the corner and I wanted to revisit some articles showing the importance of this “medicine” to Indigenous cultures in Wisconsin.
An Oneida legend tells that the finished syrup used to flow freely from the maple tree, but as the people lacked appreciation for the gift the Creator made, the big winds arrived and turned the syrup into water.
Artley Skenandore, principal of the Oneida Nation High School, said people can still have wáhta̲’ óshes (maple syrup) if they work for it.
He recently led students out to the maple trees on campus to show how much work is needed to tap a tree to slowly collect the sap...
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4imprint to Build Solar Array, Distribution Center to Be Powered by Renewable Energy
4IMPRINT
OSHKOSH -- Oshkosh-based promotional products retailer 4imprint plans to build a solar array at its Distribution Center, 2875 Atlas Avenue, Oshkosh. When complete, the 2,600-panel solar array is expected to generate one-megawatt of electricity and significantly increase the portion of the company’s energy requirements generated by renewable sources. The solar collection system will further utilize their existing property located to the west of their Distribution Center. Planning for the project began in 2019. When complete, it is expected to generate more than 40% of the current requirements to power the 4imprint Distribution Center, and any excess electricity collected will be fed into the local power grid. “This project allows us to dramatically increase the proportion of the business we power with renewable energy,” said Kevin Lyons-Tarr, CEO, 4imprint... Read More 7>
Encourage Educational Attainment
Washington Island Middle School taking part in national STEM contest
WFRV
WASHINGTON ISLAND -- Students at a Door County school are the Wisconsin State Winners in a very unique contest.
Students from the 8th-grade class at Washington Island Middle School and teacher Tim Verboomen won $6,500 from Samsung through the ‘Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest’ that encourages students to solve a real-world problem using STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).
They are designing 3D-printed traps to capture the aggressive and invasive fish, the Round Goby in Lake Michigan. The Round Goby was spread to all the Great Lakes in 1994 and can remove native fish and take over the habitat. Through their research, students talked to several researchers, teachers, and a game warden with the State of Wisconsin to come up with the best solution. They decided they would trap the Round Goby by using a program called SketchUp to make 3D traps that would hold a speaker playing the sounds a male goby would make to attract the females. Students said that by placing the traps in rocky shallow water, they could trap the fish...
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Celebrating Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Hinterland brews another round of Black is Beautiful imperial stout, this time to support a brewing program for women and people of color
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE GREEN BAY -- Hinterland brewed another batch of Black is Beautiful, but this time cans of the imperial stout shipped to Walmart stores with 10% of profits being donated to a brewing program for women and people of color. Started in 2020 by Marcus Baskerville, head brewer and co-owner of Texas-based Weathered Souls Brewing Co., Black is Beautiful was born in an attempt to bring awareness to the injustices that many people of color face daily. Hinterland first released a Black Is Beautiful stout in August 2020 with sales proceeds donated to We All Rise African American Resource Center.
"We felt it was a great opportunity to give back to the community," said Hinterland owner Bill Tressler. Walmart approached Hinterland to brew the beer but this time to raise funds for the Harriet Baskerville Incubation Program. Named after Baskerville’s grandmother who was a Prohibition-era brewing pioneer, the program provides brewing education, guest seminars and more for people of color and women — who are traditionally underrepresented in the brewing industry... Read More 9> |
