Special Event
Youth Apprenticeships topic of panel discussion April 19
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
GREEN BAY—A free event coming Tuesday, April 19 focuses on building the next generation construction workforce through active engagement with Youth Apprenticeship (YA). The panel discussion is hosted by the Northeast Wisconsin Construction Alliance, with the support of New North Inc.
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Rail Yard developer set to build on downtown Green Bay successes at former WPS site
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- FOX 11 has learned a local developer, with successes in redeveloping property near the Fox River, is the buyer of the former Wisconsin Public Service headquarters in downtown Green Bay.
Base Companies is purchasing the 16-acre site from WPS. Base Companies is helping lead the development of the Rail Yard Innovation District - just across the Fox River, where Walmart wanted to put a supercenter..
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Economic Development Feature
Port of Green Bay developing site at Fox River mouth
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- It's being called one of the most exciting pieces of lakefront property on the Great Lakes in decades.
Brown County leaders say developing the old Public Service Pulliam Power Plant site at the mouth of the Fox River is a game-changer. Of the 14 Port of Green Bay businesses along the Fox River, port officials say the one closest to the bay, holds a lot of potential.
"We'd like to develop a modern, state-of-the-art terminal there for the port," said Mark Walter, Port of Green Bay Business Development Manager...
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Encourage Educational Attainment
Moraine Park will offer liberal arts associate degrees starting this fall
WISCNEWS
Area students will have an opportunity to attend college locally at Moraine Park while saving money on tuition and housing costs after the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents cleared the pathway between state technical colleges and four-year institutions.
“Historically, we have offered associate of applied science degrees, so we have more than a hundred offerings in degrees, diplomas and certificates in their career focus,” said Fred Rice, the associated vice president of academics at Moraine Park Technical College....
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Encourage Educational Attainment
Waupaca students wired for future in robotics
WBAY
WAUPACA - Founded 30 years ago, it’s grown into an annual international high school robotics competition with more than 97,000 students making up nearly 4,000 teams representing 34 countries. And a number of high schools in Northeast Wisconsin compete in First Robotics, which takes place every spring.
This week in Small Towns, we travel to Waupaca where a rookie team is launching dreams thanks to the community’s largest employer.
At Waupaca Foundry, there’s been a major shift over the past few years. Robots now help manufacture more than one million brake rotors a year....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Finalists announced for Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year awards
WISCONSIN MANUFACTURERS & COMMERCE
MADISON – Twenty-six Wisconsin manufacturers have been selected as finalists for the 33rd Annual Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) Awards.
The finalists showcase the strength and vibrancy of the manufacturing sector that sustains high-wage, family-supporting careers. Manufacturing is the backbone of Wisconsin, contributing over $63 billion to the state’s economy – nearly 20 percent of the state’s Gross Domestic Product – and employing about 480,000 people.
The MOTY program recognizes the state’s top manufacturers of all sectors and sizes for their commitment to quality careers, good business practices, financial growth, innovative processes and reinvestment into local communities...
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