New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Winnebago County receives $10.3 million grant to address housing instability
NBC 26 OSHKOSH — Through the course of the pandemic, housing insecurity has become a reality that many never thought they would face. Winnebago County Executive Jon Doemel says the pandemic shed light on the housing gaps that exist in the county. "There’s people that don’t even have a house that are on the streets all the way to people that are couch surfing," Doemel said. "If you’re sleeping on a couch that doesn’t belong to you, you’re homeless.”... Read More 1> Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation takes major steps to address housing and workforce challenges
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP (SCEDC) SHEBOYGAN COUNTY – Sheboygan County families and employers face a severe affordable housing, childcare, and labor shortage. Several cross-sector task forces and various studies have identified these areas as the top barriers to growth in the county. Based on these findings, the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC), a not-for-profit 501(c)(4), has raised funding to help address the workforce development barriers found in Sheboygan County. This includes a new community housing development program to support the construction of new affordable housing units... Read More 2>
Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
UW Oshkosh approves Hmong Studies Certificate
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Months after Wisconsin’s Hmong population celebrated the 45th anniversary of their first arrival in Wisconsin, UW-Oshkosh has approved a Hmong Studies Certificate to deepen understanding of the culture and history of Hmong American people and what their experience says about other global issues.
“I think people assume that Hmong studies is just the study of Hmong culture only,” said Dr. Mai See Thao, who was hired in 2020 to head up the new Hmong Studies program. “But the way that I was trained in the field of Hmong studies is to really look at Hmong studies as this critical field that inquires about the historical, political and social cultural experiences of the Hmong, which is oftentimes very much connected to issues of US imperialism. Having the consequences of war in Southeast Asia, and as well as what it means to be a refugee and how refugees continue on their life post resettlement in the US. There’s a lot of larger humanistic questions that the field is trying to speak back to.”...Read More 3>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Sheboygan Falls marketing agency opens 53,000-square-foot facility
SHEBOYGAN PRESS FifthColor, a local marketing and commercial print agency, cut the ribbon on its new 53,000-square-foot facility in Sheboygan Falls Feb. 25. The two-story agency houses two large conference rooms, a game room, a full gym with locker rooms, a custom-designed and printed basketball court, a 60-foot-wide green screen studio, a sound-proof film room and numerous collaboration spaces.
The company supports a roster of clients and recurring campaign work for companies like Adidas, Molson Coors, PGA, Champs, Foot Locker, Top Golf’s Toptracer, Frank Mayer and Associates Inc., Huberty, Miesfeld's Triangle Market, Waldo State Bank, Mersberger Financial Group, and more. The facility is at 1500 Stedman Way, Sheboygan Falls. More about the company is at fifthcolor.com.
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Appleton recommends 9 organizations to receive ARPA grants
WLUK APPLETON -- The city of Appleton is recommending the first nine organizations to receive grants from the city's federal COVID-19 relief funds.
For the first round, the city is making $250,000 of its $14.9 million available to behavioral health service organizations and nonprofit organizers of community events. Applications were due in early February... Read More 5> New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Sheboygan makes more money available for struggling local small businesses
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The City of Sheboygan is making more money available to local businesses struggling to maintain operations after the effects of the pandemic. The full council is expected to approve a resolution tonight from the Finance and Personnel Committee that will make an additional $200,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds available to keep small businesses running. The money became available when FEMA picked up a portion of the bill for a nearly $10 million sewer interceptor project. The Finance and Personnel Committee assigned the funding to expand a program begun on January 24th that aided businesses with five or fewer employees. The new outreach targets businesses with 25 or fewer employees... Read More 6>
Promoting the Regional Brand
Milwaukee area businesses are seeing a huge increase in sales for the Ukrainian flag amid the Russian invasion
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Milwaukee area flag manufacturers are trying to keep up with a large influx of sales for the Ukrainian flag as many residents are looking for ways to support the besieged nation. Butler-based American Flags Express normally gets a few dozen orders for Ukraine's flag during any given year. But in the past week, the flag manufacturer has received more than 500 orders for the flag from across the nation. "We're just making them as fast as we can," said American Flags Express president Thomas D'Amico...
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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
UW-Madison extends program to pay tuition for future teachers
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison will extend its Wisconsin Teacher Pledge for another year in an aim to address teacher shortages across the state and nation.
The program within the School of Education pays the equivalent of in-state tuition and fees, as well as testing and licensing costs, for all teacher education students who commit to working three or four years at Wisconsin schools.
“There are significant challenges across the field of education, but we’re looking to the future with a sense of optimism,” said Diana Hess, dean at the School of Education, in a statement. “Our Teacher Pledge program holds great potential for the state of Wisconsin. We have to explore solutions quickly.”.... Read More 8> |
