Subject: 03.08.2021 New North Newsletter

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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
DecisionNext Announces Expanded Partnership With Johnsonville
PR Newswire 
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DecisionNext recently expanded its partnership with Johnsonville, a leader in the sausage industry. DecisionNext is a prescriptive analytics firm that offers decision makers in food, agriculture and mining actionable and transparent recommendations that allow for better informed decisions when buying and selling commodities.

The DecisionNext technology provides Johnsonville insights into sourcing, harvest planning and pricing. These insights allow the established sausage innovator the opportunity to develop more accurate long-range plans to benefit the business and its customers.

"We are thrilled to be working with a world-class analytics company like DecisionNext...

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Leadership in the New North
Meet Lawrence University's New President, Laurie Carter
Wisconsin Public Radio
Laurie Carter knows a thing or two about leading a university with a strong arts program.

For 25 years, she worked at The Juilliard School in New York City, where she co-created its storied jazz program. She helped build the curriculum and hire faculty. She still gets a kick out of seeing alumni succeed on the world stage, she said.

"Creating that program from scratch was really one of the highlights of my career," Carter said.

After leaving Juilliard, Carter went on to serve as executive vice president of Eastern Kentucky University and president of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. And now, she’s coming to Wisconsin.

In July, she’ll begin her tenure as president of Lawrence University in Appleton, which is well known for its conservatory. Lawrence was founded in 1847, making it one of the oldest schools in the state. Carter will be the first Black president in Lawrence history...

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Special Event
Employer Expo going virtual
DoorCountyDailyNews.com
The Ahnapee Apprenticeship program in Door and Kewaunee counties will host a virtual event next week to connect companies with students and possibly future employees. The first-ever virtual Employer Expo will be Tuesday, March 9, at 10 am. Over three dozen employers have signed up, and Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator for Door County Erin O'Toole says getting students involved in the local workforce early is essential.

Consortium Director Jen Johnson says the Employer Expo's virtual format will be interactive and still give businesses a chance to showcase their industries and operations.

The Youth Apprenticeship program integrates school-based learning to instruct students in employability and occupational skills defined by Wisconsin industries.

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Special Event
First Friday event add to Oshkosh’s summer economic boom
WFRV
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) Wisconsin’s improving coronavirus numbers has sparked a new wave of optimism in the state’s tourism industry and one local city is cashing in.

EAA, Life Fest, and Water Fest have all announced they’re returning to Oshkosh and now the city is adding a new event called First Friday.

Amy Seckar Albright, Executive Director of Oshkosh Convention and Visitors Bureau says, “You can see what things are going on with the arts with music with eateries, stores are staying open a little bit later so just a way to get people out on a Friday night.”

It’s the foot traffic of these major events that businesses hope will bring in the cash.

John Casper, President Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce says, “It’s hundreds of millions of dollars. EAA alone brings in 160 million. When that activity is going on, you see people engaged in buying things whether it’s bars restaurants, hotels so it’s hard not to miss...

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Promote the Regional Brand
Manitowoc art exhibit celebrates city's diversity
WLUK
MANITOWOC (WLUK) -- A local artist helped add to an art exhibit, which recently opened in Manitowoc.

The "Portrait of Manitowoc" exhibit opened last Sunday at the Rahr-West Art Museum.

It's a community art project. Artist Sonia Vasquez was adding more portraits to it on Saturday.

The collaboration involves both portraits she paints and self-portraits from community members...

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Economic Development Feature
WEDC's Seyoum Mengesha cultivates businesses and entrepreneurs statewide
Milwaukee Business Journal
Seyoum Mengesha said it’s his joy to see other people making it in business.

Through his career in business development, he’s helped thousands of minority business owners make it in Wisconsin through loan programs and other support. There’s a Hispanic woman who was a senior home assistant for years, and then launched her own senior homes with her son.

There’s the grocery store owner whose children he’s seen born, raised and then running the cash register. In several years of attending a statewide conference for minority-owned businesses seeking state contracts, he’s seen startups grow into award winners.

“I see people improving, families getting supported,” Mengesha said. “You see change. That brings joy to me...

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Laurie Carter will become the 17th president of Lawrence University in Appleton. Photo courtesy of Lawrence University. Wisconsin Public Radio story above.
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