New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
New report outlines state’s economic recovery strategy
WEDC Blog A new report from WEDC identifies priorities for Wisconsin’s economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic. Released today, Wisconsin Tomorrow: Building An Economy for All recommends focusing on financial stability; education; health; community infrastructure, including access to affordable housing and child care; and a clean environment.
“A strategy for investment, for economic recovery and for growth must draw upon the authentic Wisconsin ideal—that everyone deserves an opportunity to prosper,” WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes said in announcing the report’s release. “Central to this strategy is a comprehensive approach that promotes economic well-being for every person in our state, which must focus on removing obstacles, valuing all individuals, and understanding their needs and their dreams.”...
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Local packaging company triples growth despite pandemic
WBAY
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WBAY) - Action 2 News first introduced you to Reynolds Packaging last June after the company made a pivot from packaging to pandemic relief, making disposable masks and filters.
Now the company is on the cusp of expansion.
“We’ve just been growing like gangbusters the last five years and we want to continue the growth,” said Lisa Reynolds, CEO of Reynolds Packaging.
Reynold’s Packaging has come a long way since it started in a garage on Main Street in Green Bay 22 years ago. It’s nestled among other large manufacturers in Ashwaubenon.
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Now open for international flights, the US Customs facility is open at the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport
Sheboygan Press
SHEBOYGAN FALLS - In time for the Ryder Cup and the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race, the U.S. Customs facility at the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport is opening Monday.
The project was started in the fall of 2019 as a partnership between the county, Kohler Company and the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics. According to a news release Friday, both corporate and general aviation will be able to fly directly from abroad to Sheboygan County.....
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Community First Fox Cities Marathon returns with in-person and virtual events
WBAY
APPLETON - The Community First Fox Cities Marathon will hold in-person and virtual events for the 2021 race.
The 30th annual marathon is scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 17-19.
“We have been really watching what’s happening around the country in racing and people are pulling off races with the proper safety protocols in place so we’re feeling really excited and thrilled that we’re going to be lucky enough to hold our event in the fall,” said Tara Perre, Director of the Community First Fox Cities Marathon Presented by Miron Construction...
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Economic Development Feature
Despite soaring price of lumber, new construction up in Wisconsin
WFRV
WRIGHTSTOWN – The Wisconsin Builders Association announced April is New Homes Month, surprisingly even as the price of lumber skyrockets.
So what’s behind the increasing cost of wood? Joel Fleischman, President of Drexel Lumber says, “Looking at lumber prices from just a year ago and they’re up just over 300%.” If you’ve tried to tackle a lumber construction project recently, you were probably hit with sticker shock.
Fleischman says, “So 7/16 Oriented Strand Board (OSB) primarily in our market for many years was selling for around $8 dollars a sheet, currently it’s selling for around $40 dollars a sheet.”...
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Associated Bank announces Community Commitment of $3.37 billion
Associated Bank
GREEN BAY -- Associated Bank, N.A. today announced its $3.37 billion Community Commitment Plan (Plan) focused on helping the communities it serves across Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois. This is a 40 percent increase from the 2018-2020 Plan and the organization’s most significant commitment to date. The Plan sets forth the company’s three-year commitment to help communities grow and prosper through sound financial services, volunteerism and community investment...
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Austin Straubel Airport receives $3.9M grant
WBAY
ASHWAUBENON - Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport received a $3.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Green Bay) made the announcement Friday.
The grant comes from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program.
The money will allow Austin Straubel to finish a project rehabilitating 4,200 square feet of its access road and the terminal canopy....
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Encourage Educational Attainment
A new exhibit at UW Oshkosh showcases Hmong culture and its recent history
NBC26
OSHKOSH -- A new exhibit at UW-Oshkosh is showcasing stories of Hmong people to help our community both better understand their history and heal from the trauma so many Hmong Americans endured decades ago.
"Battlefields of Memory," is UW-Oshkosh's newest exhibit. It showcases the history and culture of Hmong Americans. It's a topic, Mai See Thao who helped orchestrate the exhibit says, is rarely discussed in American history courses.....
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Move over, Manhattan and Deadwood: Sister Bay ranked second-friendliest community by Expedia travelers
Green Bay Press-Gazette
SISTER BAY - Here's one way this village in Northern Door County ranks above the Black Hills of South Dakota and the Big Apple.
Sister Bay was ranked No. 2 on a list of 20 of the "Top Friendliest Cities in the U.S." put together by travel website Expedia.com. The list was compiled by the highest percentages of positive traveler reviews and the number of mentions of "friendly, friendliest, amiable" and other related words in those reviews on Expedia from January 2019 to December 2020...
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Encourage Educational Attainment
Wisconsin Technology Council: Know a young person with a business idea? Deadline is April 14 for 'Wisconsin Yes!' contest
WisBusiness.com
MADISON, Wis. – The deadline is near for entering Wisconsin Youth Entrepreneurs in Science, a statewide youth business plan contest modeled after the successful Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Brief, online entries from middle school and high school students are due by 5 p.m. April 14, 2021.
Public, private and home-schooled students across Wisconsin are eligible to turn their science- and tech-related ideas into business plans and compete for cash and prizes. The contest begins with a 250-word summary submitted through WisconsinYES.com. Entries that advance to Phase 2 of the competition will expand their idea into a 1,000-word executive summary...
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