Subject: 04.14.2021 New North Newsletter


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Bug Tussel and Florence County Awarded Broadband Grant
Florence County Economic Development
FLORENCE – Bug Tussel Wireless collaborated with Florence County to apply for a Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin Broadband Expansion Grant in November 2020. In late March, the PSC announced awards of $28.4 million to expand high-speed broadband internet access to unserved and underserved locations in 44 counties. The Bug Tussel-Florence County project was one of 58 projects selected from the 124 applications submitted requesting more than $62 million...

Fintech transplant Debtle finds fertile ground in Wisconsin
WEDC
Stephanie and Houston Hoskins consider debt to be a four-letter word—and not just in the literal sense. It’s something that’s everywhere, and affects nearly everyone, yet nobody wants to talk about it. With their financial technology (fintech) startup, Debtle, they’re working to change that. Debtle offers a technology-based solution for individuals to negotiate and settle medical and other types of debt. And like more and more tech startups, they’re not doing it in Boston, Silicon Valley or even Chicago. They’re doing it from Wisconsin—Sheboygan, to be exact....

Appleton council allows Bird scooters to operate within city limits during pilot program
Appleton Post-Crescent
APPLETON - Bird electric scooters are coming to Appleton, the hometown of the company's founder and CEO, Travis VanderZanden, a 1997 graduate of Appleton North High School.

The Common Council voted 14-0 Wednesday to proceed with a pilot program that will deploy 100 Bird scooters for rent throughout the city starting this spring.

Before the vote, the council amended the program to prohibit the use of the scooters on the sidewalks of College Avenue between Badger Avenue and Drew Street.

Bird Rides Inc. is an app-based dockless scooter sharing program headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Customers locate the stand-up, battery-powered scooters through the app, rent them by the minute and leave them at their destination point. There are no fixed locations where rides must begin and end...


'We ship items all over the world': Clintonville couple utilizing social media to empower woodworkers
WFRV
CLINTONVILLE – Social media is a powerful tool. A Clintonville couple is using it to their advantage.

Jef and Jessica Behnke are the owners of Two Moose Design, a custom furniture and design company that specializes in handcrafted wooden items. The business’s name is inspired by the pair’s dogs. Jessica and Jef both had dogs named Moose, which Jess says is what got them talking. Jef’s dog passed away last year, but now they are dog parents to Moose and Manny...
Wisconsin businesses start the job of looking forward
Spectrum News 1
ASHWAUBENON -- Many of the chairs are full at Starz Barber & Beauty during a late weekday morning. It’s a sight owner Christopher Kimbrough doesn’t take for granted.

A year ago his Ashwuabenon business — and his industry — was shut down for almost three months in the early days of the pandemic.

“One of our mottos here is, ‘A place where clients become family.’ They kind of held us down,” he said. “Even in the rough times they made sure they came through and left extra tips just to make sure we were able to stay afloat. That was a blessing.”...

Microsoft buying speech recognition firm Nuance in $16B deal
Wisconsin State Journal 
Microsoft, on an accelerated growth push, is buying speech recognition company Nuance in a deal worth about $16 billion.

The acquisition will get Microsoft deeper into hospitals and the health care industry through Nuance's widely used medical dictation and transcription tools.

Microsoft will pay $56 per share cash. That's a 23% premium to Nuance's Friday closing price. The companies value the transaction including debt at $19.7 billion...
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Governor Evers announces $100 million investment in economic recovery
WEDC
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a $100 million investment in Wisconsin’s economic recovery as part of the state’s funds received under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act. The investment aims to ensure businesses and communities across Wisconsin have additional support and resources to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes after the governor recently announced his plan for investing $2.5 billion in federal funding under the American Rescue Plan into the state’s economic recovery and well-being, $600 million of which will go toward supporting small business recovery across the state.....
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Many of the chairs are full at Starz Barber & Beauty during a late weekday morning, Spectrum News story above.
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