| |
New North Inc. thanks C.D. Smith for their support as a Founding level investor!
For more information about C.D. Smith, click HERE |
| | Promoting the Regional Brand
This must be the place: New North region employers embrace placemaking INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
BRILLION -- For Dan Ariens, Brillion, Wisconsin is home — and it’s where the family business has proudly manufactured its iconic orange lawn and snow removal equipment for more than 60 years. Like any Northeast Wisconsin manufacturing CEO, Ariens needs to grow his company’s workforce and is in a near-constant hiring mode. And while all major employers are recruiting, Ariens faces the added challenge of recruiting to a small town. The Calumet County community, situated along Highway 10 smack dab between Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan, has a population of just over 3,000.
But like any good plot of prairie land, Brillion can hang its hat on the classic cinematic adage: If you build it, they will come.”...Read More 1> Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Investing in the future of offshore wind farms: Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay hoping for more SOV contracts
THE BUSINESS NEWS STURGEON BAY – Though offshore wind farms are relatively new in the U.S., Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS) in Sturgeon Bay is throwing its name into the ring. FBS recently reached an agreement on a contract with CREST Wind, a joint venture between Crowley and ESVAGT, to design and build a 288-foot HAV 832 Service Operation Vessel (SOV), which will service Crowley’s offshore wind farms. Crowley is a U.S. maritime, energy and logistics solution company serving the offshore wind market, while Denmark-based ESVAGT is the leading provider of SOV service in Europe ....Read More 2> Leadership in the New North
St. Norbert College: Joe Webb named American Council on Education fellow
WIS POLITICS DE PERE -- American Council on Education (ACE) announced that Joe Webb, vice president for student affairs at St. Norbert College, has been named an ACE Fellow in 2023-24. Following a rigorous application process, 36 Fellows were selected this year. “To be selected as an ACE Fellow is a tremendous honor,” said Webb. “I’m looking forward to having the opportunity to engage, connect, grow, learn and lead with other higher education leaders and administrators across the country. By shadowing a university/college president, I hope to fortify my own leadership abilities, deepen my perspectives on, and approach to, the many complexities impacting higher education in today’s 21st century,” Webb added....
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Hoffmaster Group acquires Nevada paper company
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS OSHKOSH - Hoffmaster Group, Inc., a leading U.S. manufacturer of premium disposable tableware, announced the acquisition of Paterson Pacific Parchment Company, a producer of foodservice paper and parchment products. Hoffmaster will assume operations for Paterson as part of its family of production facilities.
Specializing in print and converting paper products and located in Sparks, Nevada, Paterson is majority-owned by members of the Buckley family and a committed group of outside shareholders. With 100 years of expertise and under the leadership of Joe Buckley, Paterson has built a strong reputation with its knowledgeable sales force and breadth of premium foodservice and baking industry products...
Read More 4>
Encourage Educational Attainment
Getting ahead of the skilled-trade demand game: Tech ed classes at Luxemburg-Casco High School aim to prepare students to thrive beyond high school, adapt to change
THE BUSINESS NEWS
LUXEMBURG – Back in the day, it was often known as “shop class.”
It was loud, full of sawdust and smelled industrial.
Not only did students earn credits toward graduation, but they could proudly display their handiwork with a shelf or tool carry.
These days, it’s known as tech ed, and the classes aim to reach far beyond graduation.
The centerpiece of many tech ed departments are the fab labs – or fabrication laboratories – which have been springing up in the past decade and a half in high schools, community colleges and technical colleges...Read More 5>
Economic Development Feature
With a now-open Nordic Skiing Center, a new Ariens headquarters and a health care partner, Brillion begins to make good on its ambitious reinvention plan
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
On a brisk winter morning in January, Mark Nemetz and Steve Peplinski strapped on their skis and headed out to train for this year's American Birkebeiner nordic ski race. They'd driven to Brillion that morning from the Green Bay area. Never mind that grass was poking through a light snow cover and bare spots were visible along the road to the Ariens Nordic Center outside Brillion.
While other eastern Wisconsin's ski areas struggled with only a couple traces of snow on the ground after rain had washed away the early winter accumulation, the nordic center was open for business, offering 3.5 kilometers of trails covered with a base of up to 30 inches of man-made snow. The center, which opened in January, is the newest of only four nordic skiing locations in the state with snow-making equipment....Read More 6>
Encourage Educational Attainment
Ashwaubenon CTE program races full steam ahead
PRESS TIMES
ASHWAUBENON – As Careers in Technical Education (CTE) Month comes to a close, the Ashwaubenon High School (AHS) CTE program is racing ahead. CTE teacher Tom Barnhart estimates that approximately one-third of the student body is enrolled in CTE classes. “We really adhere to a lot of different career pathways,” said Barnhart. “We have a heavy emphasis on engineering, a heavy emphasis on construction trades, a heavy emphasis on automotive, and we also have a heavy emphasis on manufacturing.” Educators at AHS work with a variety of community stakeholders to determine course offerings... Read More 7>
Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Black history mobile museum travels to Green Bay before stopping in Appleton
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- Over 10,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia were on display in Green Bay Monday. But the collection is on the move, as it heads to Appleton for Tuesday.
The Black History 101 Mobile Museum features artifacts dating from the trans-Atlantic slave trade era to more recent hip-hop culture. The museum touches on topics ranging from slavery to politics to sports.
The mobile museum was on display for employees at Associated Bank in Green Bay Monday, but it will be open to the public when it travels to Appleton Tuesday...
Read More 8>
Economic Development Feature
Nsight to deliver gigabit-speed fiber to Pittsfield
THE BUSINESS NEWS
PITTSFIELD – Residents and businesses in the Town of Pittsfield will soon have access to fiber internet service.
The Town Board recently entered into a project agreement with Nsight Telservices to deliver fiber internet to more than 1,000 addresses in the village.
Keith Deneys, chairman of the Pittsfield Town Board said with speed options from 300 Mbps up to a gigabit, the project will address the growing need for fast, reliable internet....
Read More 9>
Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Mercury Marine earns 'zero waste to landfill' designation
NBC 26
FOND DU LAC — The Mercury Marine distribution center in Fond du Lac recently earned its “zero waste to landfill” designation with standards set by the U.S. Zero Waste Business Council.
While this doesn't mean the facility literally generates zero waste, it does mean that less than 10% of the waste generated ends up in landfills. The rest is recycled. The plant streamlined its recycling by dividing it into groups and placing drop boxes around the building, where it is then transported to a recycling plant....
Read More 10>
|
| | New North region employers embrace placemaking. Titletown, a community development near Lambeau Field featuring a public park, skating rink and tubing hill, is a key component to the Green Bay Packers’ talent attraction strategy. Graham Images. Insight Publications story above.
|
|
| New North Newsletters Global New North is here to help you do smarter and bigger business through exporting. Subscribe today to receive multiple exporting resources and event updates right in your inbox. |
| New North Newsletters Global New North is here to help you do smarter and bigger business through exporting. Subscribe today to receive multiple exporting resources and event updates right in your inbox. |
| New North Vision To be recognized as nationally and globally competitive for personal and economic growth.
New North Mission To be the catalyst for regional prosperity for all through collaborative action. |
| | | Don't miss out! To make sure you continue to receive our daily news briefings, please add our email address to your address or safe-sender list. |
| |
