ONEIDA -- A partnership is bringing high-speed internet to residents on the Oneida Reservation.
Oneida Nation is joining forces with Nsight to build a broadband network to bring reliable, fast and affordable internet service to the community.
Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Tribal leader calls for support from Wisconsin lawmakers at 2023 State of the Tribes address
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
The leader of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community called on state lawmakers Tuesday to work with tribal leaders as they craft their budget this year.
Robert VanZile, Jr., the featured speaker at the 19th annual State of the Tribes Address, also called on state leaders to improve rural health care, fight Wisconsin’s opioid crisis, address PFAS contamination in Wisconsin waterways, and to conduct an environmental impact study on — or perhaps disallow entirely — an oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin.
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Technology and Innovation
Mercury Marine wants boating to be fun, easy and intuitive. Here's how a new joystick control for pontoon boats makes docking much easier.
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
Every boater's been there - there's one spot left at the dock and it's a tight fit.
The question is: do you go for it, knowing you have, at best, even odds of success or embarrassing gracelessness, or do you move on? For a small but growing number of joystick-controlled pontoon boat owners, that question is now moot. You go for it.
Mercury Marine last year unveiled a new joystick control system for single-engine pontoon boats that's designed to take the uncertainty and anxiety out of tricky docking arrangements and maneuvering in tight quarters. The joystick controls the main engine and a pair of electric thruster motors that work together to give the driver better control of the boat when moving in tight quarters...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Road America brings hundreds of millions to Wisconsin, study says
MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL
PLYMOUTH -- Road America in Sheboygan County attracts an estimated $403 million in economic impact to the state of Wisconsin, according to a recent report by the Washington Economics Group.
The motorsports facility located in Plymouth near Elkhart Lake supports an estimated 2,975 jobs and brings in $83 million in household income. Of the statewide economic impact, $354 million came from visitor spending. Other economic impact factors included off-site lodging, shopping, dining and entertainment expenditures made by visitors....
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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
NEWMA and Goodwill NCW to offer digital literacy training
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN -- At its quarterly meeting held virtually Tuesday, the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance announced a grant from Microsoft that will fund a new digital literacy training opportunity for NEWMA member companies.
The training will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 2-26 in collaboration with Goodwill North Central Wisconsin. The 2 ½-hour course is designed to boost NEWMA member employees’ skills and confidence with basic PC use and online productivity. Among the topics the program will cover are basic PC skills, cybersecurity awareness, training on Microsoft Office suite programs, Google Chrome and using a smartphone.
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Green Bay-based truck driver celebrates hitting 3 million miles driven milestone
WFRV
GREEN BAY – Everyone loves setting career or life milestones, and one local truck driver was honored today in celebration of driving three million miles all while being accident-free throughout his career.
Tom Fullerton, a Green Bay-based truck driver, recently hit his 3,000,000 miles driven mark and the company he drives for honored the milestone in a unique way.
XPO, the company Fullerton drives for, presented the Marine veteran with a camo-themed truck to celebrate his accident-free career...
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Encourage Educational Attainment
U.S. Cellular seeks to shrink 'homework gap' with YWCA Greater Green Bay
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- U.S. Cellular is looking to shrink the "homework gap" in Northeast Wisconsin by donating 400 wireless hotspots to YWCA Greater Green Bay.
Nationally, the company will be donating $13 million as part of its After School Access Projects, which provides students with proper internet access for their schoolwork. Of that money, $400,000 is coming right to Green Bay.
The project donates the hotspots and two years of service to nonprofits that support youth after school...
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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Inspire Sheboygan County announces rebrand and addition of Youth Apprenticeship programming
INSPIRE WISCONSIN NETWORK
SHEBOYGAN -- Inspire Sheboygan County has a new look under a new brand: Inspire WI. The rebranding is aimed at reflecting the ongoing collaboration with partners throughout Wisconsin, notably CESA 6, CESA 8, CESA 9, Waupaca County Chamber of Commerce and Regional Economic Development Partner The New North. These collaborations have expanded the service network to include 19 counties throughout The New North and Grow North regions.
This continuing collaboration has allowed the development and utilization of a consistent model for delivering Career Based Learning for students and educators through regional teams. It also continues to enforce Inspire WI’s core values of connection, collaboration, community and education....
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