Special Event
Registration now open for New North Summit, June 9 at Lambeau Field
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS GREEN BAY—Registration is open for the 2022 New North Summit, Northeast Wisconsin’s largest economic-development event, planned for Thursday, June 9 at the Lambeau Field Atrium in Green Bay. The day’s program, held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., will feature a range of speakers and presentations that highlight innovation, collaboration, talent and teamwork in the New North region. The summit is geared towards business executives, education leaders, non-profit and government leaders from around the region and state... Read More 1> Leadership in the New North
St. Norbert College president Bruess leaving; Kunkel to serve as interim president
WLUK
DE PERE -- St. Norbert College's president is leaving.
Brian Bruess says he is taking over as president of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University in Minnesota this summer.
Bruess has been president of St. Norbert since 2017. Thomas Kunkel, Bruess' predecessor, will serve as interim president for one year, the college says.
During his time at St. Norbert, Bruess was credited with increasing the school's enrollment and diversity; adding measures to help student retention; introducing academic offerings including integrative studies, data analytics and actuarial science; developing a fundraising campaign aimed at doubling St. Norbert's endowment; and leading the college through the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More 2>
Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
'If you can't adjust, you can't advance.' How Green Bay, Fox Valley DEI specialists make the case for inclusion in workplaces
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
Asked to describe the focus of his job, Menasha High School equity mentor Nick Ivory said, “Diversity, equity and inclusion work to me in my arena means making our staff and students feel like they belong in each of our buildings.”...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Five Wisconsin companies named among World's Most Ethical Companies
BIZ TIMES Five Wisconsin companies have been named to the 2022 list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, by Scottsdale, Arizona-based Ethisphere, which defines and advances standards of ethical business practices. There are 136 companies, from 22 countries and 45 industries, on the World’s Most Ethical Companies list. The Wisconsin companies that made the list are: - Johnson Controls (technically based in Ireland for tax purposes, but with operating headquarters in Glendale), which has made the World’s Most Ethical Companies list 15 times.
- Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s, which has made the list four times.
- Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup, which has made the list 13 times.
- Oshkosh-based Oshkosh Corp., which has made the list 7 times.
- Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation, which has made the list 14 times.
Promoting the Regional Brand
Old National named one of the 2022 World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for 11th consecutive year
YAHOO FINANCE
Old National Bank (NASDAQ: ONB) today announced it has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2022 World’s Most Ethical Companies. The recognition honors companies demonstrating exceptional leadership and a commitment to business integrity through best-in-class ethics, compliance and governance practices. Old National has been recognized for 11 consecutive years and is one of only three U.S. banks recognized and one of five honorees in the banking industry worldwide. In 2022, 136 honorees were recognized spanning 22 countries and 45 industries...Read More 5>
Promoting the Regional Brand
3 Wisconsin cities rank among top 10 places to retire in Midwest (Oshkosh 6th, Appleton 7th, Green Bay 12th)
WFRV WISCONSIN – According to a recent study, five Wisconsin cities ranked in the top 20, while three only made the top 10. The formula used to consider data across eight metrics in 98 Midwestern cities included the percentage of the population that is retirement age, housing costs as a percentage of average retirement income, estimated senior tax burden, residential communities, medical centers, violent crimes, property crimes, and unemployment....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
From Sturgeon Bay to sanctioned: The shipbuilding story of the 'Lady M' superyacht
PBS WISCONSIN
When government authorities in Italy seized a superyacht owned by one of Russia's wealthiest men, they were also taking into their possession a legacy of Wisconsin's storied shipbuilding industry. Confiscated on March 5 in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the 213-foot luxury yacht named Lady M was built in Door County. Outfitted with six cabins and boasting a pool and helipad, the Lady M was christened in 2013, making it one the final vessels launched from what were then the Palmer Johnson Yachts shipbuilding facilities in Sturgeon Bay.... Read More 7> Promoting the Regional Brand
Former Sheboygan Falls church will soon be home to an outside-the-box therapy program expanding from Manitowoc County
HERALD TIMES REPORTER
WHITELAW - The Production Farm — a therapy program for people with emotional and behavioral challenges based in an old farmhouse in the rolling country hills near Manitowoc — is planting a new seed in Sheboygan Falls.
The Farm uses personalized and out-of-the-box thinking to help clients heal, working in Manitowoc County for more than five years.
Since the Farm already serves clients living in Sheboygan County, CEO Wyatt Kuether said opening a space there makes sense...
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