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Special Event
MS a battle many fight daily
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION
MS. Two letters that mean so much to so many. Two letters that stand for a silent illness, in which no two journeys are the same.
Two letters that bring days filled with ever-changing symptoms, fatigue and uncertainty.
Two letters that lead you to doctor visits, infusion appointments, scans and therapies.
Promoting the Regional Brand
Miller Electric named PULSE Champion of Young Professionals
FOX CITIES CHAMBER
Miller Electric has been named a PULSE Champion of Young Professionals (YPs) by the Fox Cities Chamber. This designation recognizes employers who pledge to provide support and a positive work environment for YPs within their company.
“Here at Miller Electric we are supportive of our young professionals in the workplace and want to ensure a culture that encourages their growth and professional development,” said Tara Wickersheim, Platform Controller, Commercial Welding, at Miller Electric. “Being a Champion of Young Professionals is one way we can promote that in our talent attraction efforts.”
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Leadership in the New North
Talented, diverse group of six Lawrence faculty earn tenure appointments
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
APPLETON -- President Laurie A. Carter and the university’s Board of Trustees, based on recommendations by the faculty Committee on Tenure, Promotion, Reappointment, and Equal Employment Opportunity, approved the granting of tenure to Israel Del Toro, biology; Thelma Jiménez-Anglada, Spanish; Nancy Lin, art history; Rebecca Perry, music theory; Graham Sazama, chemistry; and Jesús Gregorio Smith, ethnic studies. All six will be promoted to associate professor at the start of the 2023-24 academic year.
“I am thrilled that these six colleagues have been awarded tenure,” said Peter Blitstein, provost and dean of faculty. ““These distinguished faculty members, among whom are several teaching award winners and recipients of highly competitive federal grants, are the most diverse group of faculty to be tenured in Lawrence’s recent history and together represent the kind of teacher-scholars who make Lawrence a leading national liberal arts college and conservatory.”...
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Downtown Kaukauna apartments will reserve majority of units for workforce housing
APPLETON POST-CRESCENT
KAUKAUNA - The city's $30 million downtown apartment development will now dedicate 75% of its units to workforce housing — devoting a majority of its downtown housing project to lower-income residents.
The two five-story, 90-unit Dreamville Kaukauna Apartments on Lawe Street were originally going to be all market-rate units but will now market 135 of its planned 180 units to households making $55,000 or less.
Renters making 80% or less of Kaukauna's median household income of $69,000 will qualify for the workforce housing units. The units will look and cost the same as the market-rate apartments in the complex, which will range between $900 and $2,500...
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Economic Development Feature
Grants awarded to 29 Northeast Wisconsin nonprofits
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- More than $312,000 in grants has been awarded to 29 nonprofit organizations serving Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto counties.
The money comes from the the Funds for Greater Green Bay grants program, a collection of funds of the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.
"We are always looking for ways to support organizations large and small that are improving the quality of life in our communities," Kari Olsen, director of grants and scholarships at the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, said in a news release. "As inflation continues to tighten budgets everywhere, nonprofits are working to address greater and greater needs. This infusion of funds will bring needed resources to the critical work that each is doing."
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Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Celebrating women of aviation week
NBC 26
APPLETON — During Women's History Month, a week is dedicated to celebrating the women of aviation.
The women at the Appleton International Airport are becoming the role models that they always wished for in a male-dominated industry.
“Once it's in your blood, it's in your blood," is how Dee Eubanks, station manager for Allegiant Air, describes working in aviation....
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Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Brown County celebrates 100 years of women in leadership
WLUK
BROWN COUNTY -- Brown County is celebrating women's history month by recognizing 100 years of women in county leadership.
Brown County Supervisor Megan Borchardt is leading the effort to honor the 46 women who have served on the county's Board of Supervisors.
She will be compiling a list of all 46 women and hopes to include a picture and a little information about each woman...
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