Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Brown County United Way provides key piece to help move Green Bay affordable housing project forward
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
GREEN BAY – The Brown County United Way provided the final piece of the puzzle Thursday in an Appleton developer's plan to build 43 units of affordable housing near downtown Green Bay.
Robyn Davis, Brown County United Way’s CEO, said the agency will occupy first floor-space in the City East building proposed on vacant, city-owned land in the 1100 block of East Walnut Street. The space will primarily be a neighborhood community house made possible partly thanks to a a $1 million federal grant, which came from an omnibus spending bill with the help of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s office...Read More 1> Promoting the Regional Brand
New North cheesemakers earn gold in U.S. Cheese Championship
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS GREEN BAY – Wisconsin and the New North Region were well represented in the 2023 United States Cheese Championship, but an aged gouda from a Connecticut Dairy took top honors. After two days of intense competition, Europa, made by the team at Arethusa Farm Dairy in Bantam, Connecticut earned the top prize. With an score of 98.739 out of 100, Europa topped 2,249 entries from 197 dairy companies and cooperatives across 35 U.S. states....
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Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce honors Chamber Champions at 2023 Gala
SHEBOYGAN SUN ELKHART LAKE – The Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce honored 11 businesses, individuals and nonprofit organizations at its annual Chamber Champions Gala at Elkhart Lake’s Osthoff Resort on Thursday, Feb. 16. The 11 Chamber Champions were chosen from over 80 nominees, and represent the best of Sheboygan County over the past year. Here are the 2023 winners: - Ambassador of the Year – Elena Staabs, Summit Credit Union
- MVP of the Team – Adam Payne, Sheboygan County Administrator
- Manufacturer of the Year – Johnsonville, LLC
- Retailer of the Year – Six Turtles Boutique
- Culinary Star of the Year – Nourish Farms, Inc.
- Nonprofit Charity of the Year – Above & Beyond Children’s Museum
- Services Organization of the Year – Fresh Meals on Wheels of Sheboygan County
- Working Together Award – Play is Healing (a collaboration between Above & Beyond, Mead Public Library, the Sheboygan Area School District and the YMCA)
- Pay it Forward – Dogs 2 Dog Tags
- Safety Leader Award – Chappa Construction
- Tourism Gem of the Year – Bookworm Gardens.
Support an Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Business
Wisconsin to receive $79.1 million in federal funding to support small businesses
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL Wisconsin will receive up to $79.1 million through the federal State Small Business Credit Initiative as part of the American Rescue Plan. The U.S. Department of Treasury announced Thursday it was planning to allocate $339 million to Wisconsin, Arkansas, Rhode Island, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands to support small businesses and expand their access to capital. “This is an historic investment in entrepreneurship, small business growth, and innovation through the American Rescue Plan that will help reduce barriers to capital access for traditionally underserved communities,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. “These SSBCI funds will promote equitable economic growth across the country.”. ..Read More 4>
Special Event
Institute for Women’s Leadership Celebrate event to feature award-winning Mariana Atencio
UW-GREEN BAY
Mariana Atencio is the keynote for UW-Green Bay's Institute for Women's Leadership Celebrate 2023 event. In her powerful keynote presentation about authenticity, Mariana shares techniques for identifying what makes you unique as an individual and a leader and the phenomenal power that comes from being perfectly you. As a bilingual correspondent for NBC News, Fusion TV, and Univision, Mariana Atencio holds a unique perspective—having immigrated from Venezuela to America as a young adult, overcoming challenges to graduate from Columbia University and eventually become a national news correspondent, and seeing firsthand the humanity that is ever so present in the midst of both adversity and opportunity. Mariana’s story is the powerful, inspiring story of life in the United States as an immigrant. Yet it is at its core a human story. It is all of our stories, and it is a call to every man, woman and child to unlock the magic of their potential and begin to thrive. ... |
