Promoting the Regional Brand
Bears for Humanity and SonoHealth Donate to Partnership Community Health Center and Multicultural Coalition, Inc. to Support Community Outreach EffortsInsight
PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (PCHC) & MULTICULTURAL COALITION, INC. SonoHealth, an at-home medical device company, and Bears for Humanity, an organic and fair trade plush toys and apparel brand, are donating 1,500 Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified organic teddy bears to Partnership Community Health Center and Multicultural Coalition, Inc. These safe, non-toxic bears will be given to children at the free community-led COVID-19 vaccination clinics and other outreach events.
SonoHealth’s mission is to prevent hospitalizations and help save lives by providing health information to people in the palm of their hands, through their smart medical devices. SonoHealth and Bears for Humanity chose to donate SonoBears to Partnership Community Health Center and Multicultural Coalition, Inc. after learning about how the two organizations are working to provide accessible vaccinations to the most vulnerable populations in northeast Wisconsin. Both organizations value and prioritize safety and health for all populations, and part of Bears for Humanity’s mission is to provide hypoallergenic, eco-friendly and non-toxic plush toys to children in need...
Leadership in the New North
Insight announces 2022 Women of Influence in the New North Region Awards
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS APPLETON — After receiving more than 75 nominations from across the 18 counties of the New North region, Insight Publications’ selection committee for the 2022 Women of Influence in the New North Region Awards has named eight honorees who will be recognized this August as Women of Influence in the New North Region.
The third annual class of honorees represents a wide range of influential women, including entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, nonprofit founders, community volunteers and education professionals...
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Marinette-built USS Milwaukee returns home after drug operation
WLUK MARINETTE -- A Navy ship built in Marinette and named for Wisconsin's largest city has returned to its home port after helping fight the cocaine trade. Navy officials say the USS Milwaukee deployed last December to the Caribbean Sea. During the deployment, Milwaukee was credited with helping disrupt the movement of about 915 kilograms of cocaine, worth an estimated street value of $64 million. "This was a great experience for the crew, many of whom this was their first deployment," Cmdr. Brian Forster, commanding officer of Milwaukee, said in a news release.. ..Read More 3> Encourage Educational Attainment
NWTC to offer two-year transfer program to UW-Green Bay. Application period is open now
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE GREEN BAY - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College now offers a two-year transfer program to UW-Green Bay for students earning a bachelor's degree. Through the new partnership — approved by the UW Board of Regents Friday —students will be able to get an associate's degree at NWTC and transfer to UW-Green Bay with a junior status. In all, the Board of Regents approved liberal arts transfer associate degrees at eight Wisconsin technical colleges: Blackhawk Technical College, Fox Valley Technical College, Lakeshore Technical College, Mid-State Technical College, Moraine Park Technical College, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Waukesha Technical College and Western Technical College... Read More 4>
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UW Oshkosh, Fox Valley Technical College announce partnership for transfer students
UW OSHKOSH
Students in northeast Wisconsin have another path to a bachelor’s degree thanks to a new partnership between the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and Fox Valley Technical College. Under a new agreement, approved by the UW System Board of Regents Friday, students can earn a liberal arts transfer associate degree at FVTC and be eligible to transfer into a baccalaureate program at UW Oshkosh with junior status. “This increases the educational opportunities and pathways for students in our region to complete a four-year degree at UWO,” said Provost John Koker. “Offering additional pathways to a bachelor’s degree, especially to non-traditional and returning adult students, is central to the mission of the University.”...
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Wisconsin coalition vies for $100M grant to add thousands of forest industry jobs
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO A coalition that includes Wisconsin paper makers, loggers, educators and union workers wants to reshape the forest products industry to meet new demands for sustainable packaging, climate change mitigation and green forest management. The group, led by the Wisconsin Paper Council, is among the finalists for a federal grant worth up to $100 million called the Build Back Better Regional Challenge. The money — administered by the Biden administration with money allocated as part of the 2021 American Rescue Plan — would go toward the creation of new research and development facilities, workforce-bolstering technical education programs and a new maple syrup production plan on the Menominee Reservation....
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Main Street grant program gives millions to Wisconsin small businesses, nonprofits
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
Wisconsin small businesses are still able to receive $10,000 grants to help start up or expand their operations as part of the state's Main Street Bounceback Program. Around $34 million has gone to more than 3,400 businesses and nonprofits throughout the state as of April 1, according to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., which manages the program. The program launched in August and gives businesses grants they can use to pay leases and cover other costs that come from opening up a physical storefront. Federal stimulus funds have made the grants possible...
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