Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Here's a look inside the new Sheboygan Aurora Medical Center and details about when the hospital and medical offices will open
SHEBOYGAN PRESS
SHEBOYGAN - Construction of the new Aurora Medical Center - Sheboygan County at 3400 Union Ave. is complete and offices have begun moving in to the facility.
Construction started in 2019, and while some offices are moving in now and may open soon, the entire facility, including the hospital, is set to open in July.
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Excitement builds as Mulva Cultural Center takes shape
PRESS TIMES
DE PERE – As more and more white steel beams settle into place in the structure that will soon be the Mulva Cultural Center in De Pere, those behind the project carefully monitor their progress with an eye on completion in late summer 2023.
Funded by James and Miriam Mulva, designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, LLP (SOM) and being built by Mortenson, the 75,000-square-foot building is expected to have a sizable impact on the De Pere community.
The $95 million project hit a major milestone March 17 with its “topping-off” ceremony, as the last steel beam was placed at the top of the structure..
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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
WEDC: Making child care sustainable in Sturgeon Bay
WISCONSIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP (WEDC)
STURGEON BAY – Like child care centers across the country, the Barker Center in Sturgeon Bay closed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In summer 2020, leaders at the center – the only licensed group child care in the city – decided it couldn’t afford to reopen.
“That was catastrophic for a lot of families,” said Alexis Heim Peter, a member of the Door County Board of Supervisors, whose son attended the center. “Child care centers and licensed home providers are very scarce in Door County. Child care is necessary infrastructure, the same as bridges and highways.”...
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Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Diocese of Green Bay helps resettle 125 Afghan refugees in the Greater Green Bay area
NBC 26
GREEN BAY — Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay has a longtime history of aiding refugees. Now, the diocese is helping Afghan refugees who were displaced by the Taliban takeover to resettle in the Greater Green Bay Area.
The diocese is an affiliate of the U.S Catholic Conference of Bishops and works with the national organization to act as a local resettlement agency. Since November, the diocese has received about 125 Afghan refugees
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Economic Development Feature
City of Kewaunee receives state harbor grant
DOOR COUNTY DAILY NEWS
You will find construction crews near Kewaunee’s Harbor Park soon thanks to a state grant. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced $9.4 million in Harbor Assistance Program (HAP) grants earlier this week. The bulk of the money went to five other projects in Milwaukee, Green Bay, LaCrosse, and Superior. The City of Kewaunee received $249,000 to replace pile cluster moorings along its dock wall near Harbor Park. Mayor Jason Jelinek says the grant dollars were critical for the city to receive.
The HAP grant was not the only one received by the city. Kewaunee also recently received a grant to allow city officials to plan what future improvements can be made to its marina. Jelinek says the city has to spend money every year to repair some of the docks that get damaged during the year...
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Leadership in the New North
2022 TAPPI PIMA Executive of the Year: Will Kress of Green Bay Packaging
TAPPI
TAPPI, the leading technical association for the worldwide pulp, paper, tissue, packaging and converting industries, today announced that William “Will” Kress, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Green Bay Packaging Inc. (GBP), has been named TAPPI/PIMA Executive of the Year.
GBP is a family-owned, vertically integrated manufacturing company consisting of corrugated container plants, a folding carton facility, recycled and virgin linerboard mills, pressure-sensitive label roll stock plants, specialty converting operations, timberlands, and a sawmill facility. GBP’s footprint expands across 37 locations in 16 states...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Schreiber Foods creates charitable foundation
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- One of Green Bay's best-known businesses is expanding into charitable giving.
Schreiber Foods announced the creation of the Schreiber Foods Foundation on Friday.
"Together, Schreiber and the Schreiber Foundation will provide support to organizations and programs that address food insecurity and basic needs in our communities," community relations manager Heather Milbach said in a news release. "As a leader in the food industry, we’re excited to be able to give back so we can maximize our impact and do good through food."...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation marks 30 years and $150 million
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- A Green Bay area foundation that's been making a difference for 30 years is celebrating a milestone.
The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation says since it's founding in 1991, it has invested $150 million into the community.
The 30-year, $150 million milestones were achieved through a combination of nine annual grant programs funded by endowed donor gifts, donor-advised fund distributions and investments in collaborations across the community....
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