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Brown County, Packers to Raise $1M for Youth Scholarships
Northeast WI Technical College 
GREEN BAY (March 22, 2021) – The Brown County Children’s Charity Golf Classic and the Green Bay Packers announce their goal of raising $1 million to establish an endowment with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College for at-risk youth living in our community, beginning with this year’s outing scheduled for September 2021.

“There is a significant need to address equity access to higher education in Brown County and our partners are taking necessary steps to increase opportunities for youth,” says Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach. “Through Brown County’s human services divisions, we witness that children who struggle often times go down the wrong path. We hope to provide an avenue to quality, post-secondary education to enrich their lives while improving diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.”

Beginning in 2004 as part of a condition in a lease agreement with the Packers use of Nitschke Field, the Brown County Children’s Charity Golf Classic is a fundraising event underwritten, planned and operated by Brown County with meaningful participation from the Packers to benefit children’s services as determined by Brown County. This partnership will also seek another sponsor to help strengthen the push to establish this endowment....
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Lessons Learned in a Pandemic World: The Impact of COVID-19 on Business Owners
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Brought to you by UW Oshkosh Center for Customized Research and Services and AEGIS Financial.

UW Oshkosh-Center for Customized Research and Services is following up their monthly Covid-19 Economic Impact surveys with a virtual event titled "Lessons Learned in a Pandemic World: The Impact of COVID-19 on Business Owners".

UWO-CCRS conducted surveys in partnership with WEDC, New North and the eight other regional economic development organizations in Wisconsin. We were able to collect important data right from the beginning of the pandemic and want to share the important lessons we learned over the past year as well as share the opportunities and resources that are available to businesses going forward.

Presenters will include Jeff Sachse an economist and Interim Director of UWO Center for Customized Research and Services, Deputy Secretary and COO Sam Rikkers, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, Barb LaMue, President and CEO New North, Ann Franz, Executive Director of NEW Manufacturing Alliance, Dan Brosman, Associate Director of Small Business Development Center at UW Oshkosh and Bill Bowman, President and Wealth Manager, AEGIS Financial. The virtual event is to take place on Wednesday, April 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m...
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Gov. Evers Hosts Badger Bounceback Live Session on Healthcare Affordability and Accessibility in Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers will this week host the second of six virtual Badger Bounceback Live Sessions to discuss his 2021-23 budget proposal. As highlighted in a video message from the governor, the listening session will cover topics including expanding access to quality, affordable healthcare, protecting people who have pre-existing conditions, investing in mental health services, expanding BadgerCare, and investing in caregiving and long-term care for aging and older adults and people with disabilities.

The Badger Bounceback Live Session on Accessible & Affordable Healthcare will occur on Thurs., March 25, 2021, at 6 p.m. Wisconsinites are invited to register to attend here. The live session will also be live streamed and available to watch any time on the governor’s YouTube channel here.

“Healthcare shouldn’t be a privilege afforded only to the healthy and wealthy, and if there’s anything we’ve learned this year it’s that the health and wellness of our state and our economy depend on the health and wellness of our communities...
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Green Bay Packaging New Recycled Paper Mill Begins Production
Green Bay Packaging
Green Bay Packaging Inc. is proud to announce that the first reel of paper was produced at its new paper mill in Green Bay, WI on March 11, 2021. This significant milestone comes two and a half years after breaking ground. This success is the first step to reaching full production capacity. The $500+ million investment has had a profound, positive impact on Northeast Wisconsin’s economy and the environment. The new mill is in Green Bay at the mouth of the Fox River south of the Leo Frigo Bridge.

“These are exciting times at Green Bay Packaging as we ramp up production on our new paper machine. This is the single biggest project in our company’s history, and it certainly would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of our internal people and our many partners and suppliers working together to turn this dream into reality. Not to be overlooked are the many great customers we have, without whom this project would not have been necessary or feasible”, commented Will Kress, Chairman and CEO of Green Bay Packaging.

The construction and startup of the new Green Bay mill will preserve more than 1,100 Green Bay Packaging jobs across Brown County and over 1,500 jobs in the state of Wisconsin...
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ThedaCare Awarded Comprehensive Stroke Center Recertification
ThedaCare
NEENAH, Wis. – ThedaCare is proud to announce that it has received recertification from DNV GL – Healthcare as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, reflecting the highest level of competence for treatment of serious stroke events. ThedaCare was awarded initial certification in March 2020.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates nearly 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year, with 140,000 deaths resulting. Strokes – especially ischemic strokes, which block blood flow to the brain – are the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S., per the CDC.

“This recertification from DNV GL validates all the effort team members and leaders have put into this program, ensuring the health and safety of our patients,” said Dr. Mark Cockley, Chief Clinical Officer and President of ThedaCare’s Clinically Integrated Network. “We are honored to provide comprehensive stroke care. By enhancing that coordinated care, we can live our mission of improving the health of the communities, creating peace of mind for all we serve.​..
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Encourage Educational Attainment
UWO to hold 4 in-person commencement ceremonies in May
WLUK
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- For the first time in over a year, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will honor its recent graduates with in-person commencement ceremonies.

In an email sent to students Friday, UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt says the university will hold four ceremonies May 15 at Kolf Sports Center.

Ceremonies will be held based on colleges and degrees. The schedule is as follows...
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Lakeshore Technical College instructor receives national recognition
WFRV
CLEVELAND, Wis. (WFRV) – The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) awarded the 2021 Dale P. Parnell Faculty Distinction Recognition to Lakeshore Technical College’s Jeremy Pagel.

According to officials, Pagel is a sociology instructor and will be virtually recognized along with 22 other faculty around the county on May 20.

“As a sociology instructor in today’s sensitive environment, Jeremy’s passion for helping students discover and learn to evaluate for themselves the many facets of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion is sincerely appreciated. His innate ability to build trust with his students by being open, vulnerable, and real is admirable...
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