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Economic Development Feature
GO Transit Improves Bus Riding Experience for Riders with Disabilities on Global Accessibility Awareness Day
GO TRANSIT
May 19 is also Global Accessibility Awareness Day, part of why GO Transit is unveiling this technology on this day. Quantum technology is fitted onto 12 of GO Transit’s buses, providing riders with the ability to secure themselves into place in only 25 seconds with the push of a button and no assistance from the driver. This saves a significant amount of time for both the rider and the driver, allowing buses to run on schedule while limiting the need for close contact...Support an Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Business
Greater green bay chamber announces tundra angels plan to become privately held LLC
GREATER GREEN BAY CHAMBER GREEN BAY — After deploying over $1 million in capital to startups statewide, the Greater Green Bay Chamber has announced that Tundra Angels, an angel investor group that launched under the Chamber’s direction, will become a privately held LLC. Founded by the Chamber’s Startup Hub in July 2020, Tundra Angels was created as a Green Bay-based angel network whose funding catered to entrepreneurs, specifically early-stage, high-growth potential companies at the pre-seed or seed stage.....
Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Boldt event connects youth apprentices with industry leaders
WBAY APPLETON -- Boldt celebrated youth apprentices committing to pursuing a career in skilled trades Wednesday. The company hosted its annual Signing Day event where area high schoolers see and participate in hands-on demos. Youth apprentices connected with industry leaders and unions. Some signed letters of intent to work in the trades. “One of the really cool things about our industry is that we understand today that you can start in the trades and do my job, you can own a company, the sky is the limit. And I think we as a society are starting to realize again the genuine value of great labor,” Executive Vice President of Boldt Ben Bruns said....
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
100,000 square foot manufacturing facility breaks ground in Wrightstown
WLUK WRIGHTSTOWN -- A new manufacturing building is coming to Wrightstown, but it doesn't have any buyers yet. Officials tell us it's a speculative building, which means the real estate firm does not have any particular tenant locked in right now. The 100,00-square-foot facility is expected to be the largest speculative building in the history of Brown County. "It's a need within the community that we’ve established, being that the vacancy rate for manufacturing industrial space in Brown County is so low," Village of Wrightstown Administrator Travis Coenen said.... Read More 4>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Hobby Lobby is now open in Fond du Lac's former Shopko, joining Big Lots, Taco John's
FOND DU LAC REPORTER FOND DU LAC – After a little over a year since the announcement, one shuttered business has become two major retailers. Hobby Lobby, 618 W. Johnson St., opened May 13, completing the redevelopment of the former Shopko site announced early last year. Big Lots shares the property, with Taco Johns in the outlot. Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby sells crafting and home décor products, including fabric, needle art, custom framing, home accents, jewelry making, scrapbooking and paper crafting supplies. Fond du Lac is the 23rd location in Wisconsin — the previous-closest location was Oshkosh...
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FVTC and Lakeland University joining forces under one roof
FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE Longtime partners Fox Valley Technical College and Lakeland University have entered into two new agreements that will solidify their decades-long relationship and bring the two institutions together under one roof. Lakeland will relocate its Fox Cities Center to Fox Valley Technical College’s Appleton campus. The transition will occur this summer in time for classes this fall. Lakeland and FVTC have also signed an agreement that creates a pathway for students who earn an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree in Liberal Arts at FVTC to transfer to Lakeland with junior standing and apply all their credits toward a Lakeland bachelor’s degree. The pathway agreement was signed Wednesday (May 18) by FVTC President Chris Matheny, Ph.D., and Lakeland Vice President for Academic Affairs Joshua Kutney, D.B.A., at FVTC’s Appleton campus..... Read More 6> Economic Development Feature
$835 million on contractor hands after utility regulators approve sale of Kewaunee nuke plant
LA CROSSE TRIBUNE KEWAUNEE -- Wisconsin regulators have approved the sale of a shuttered nuclear plant, leaving hundreds of millions of ratepayer dollars in the hands of a private contractor.
The Public Service Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to allow Dominion Energy to sell the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant to Utah-based EnergySolutions for an undisclosed sum. EnergySolutions will also get about $835 million set aside to cover the cost of decommissioning the 49-year-old plant.
The commission rejected arguments from consumer advocates who said the deal lacked provisions that could return some $285 million to customers of Alliant Energy and Wisconsin Public Service Corporation...Read More 7>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Ashwaubenon housing project receives $250K WEDC grant
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
The Community Development Investment Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. will support development of The Common Place, a five-story, mixed-use building. Its 88 residential units, which will include studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, will help address the need for mixed-income housing in Ashwaubenon.
“While Lambeau Field is an excellent foundation and centerpiece of the area, there’s plenty of room for growth in the Village of Ashwaubenon,” said Missy Hughes, secretary and CEO of WEDC, the state’s leading economic development organization. “We’re thrilled to help make the Village more of a year-round hotspot with residences, sports and pedestrian activity.”...Read More 8> Economic Development Feature
Mayor Genrich speaks on potential of Amtrak service to Green Bay
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- It's been decades since there's been a rail service connecting to and from Green Bay.
But city officials are still hoping a rail service can expand to serve Wisconsinites. Many are hoping that sometime in the near future, rail service from Milwaukee to Green Bay will be available. On a Citizen Action of Wisconsin zoom call, Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich said Amtrak has a proposal to expand passenger rail service to Green Bay for the first time in 50 years...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Green Bay ranked No. 3 on U.S. News' 'Best Places,' No. 2 on 'Cheapest Places' lists
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
GREEN BAY - If you're convinced that Titletown is the best town, you now have data to back you up.
In a ranking by U.S. News and World Report of "Best Places to Live for 2022-2023," Green Bay came out at No. 3 on a list of 150 cities. It also placed No. 2 on "Cheapest Cities to Live."
U.S. News ranked each city by "using data from sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. News' own internal resources," according to their website... Read More 10>
Promoting the Regional Brand
Green Bay Packers provide outdoor play space for Freedom House
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- The community is getting a new playground, thanks to the green and gold.
The Green Bay Packers and other volunteers helped build a playground for the children of Freedom House in Green Bay Wednesday.
It's part of the team's annual Hometown Huddle community outreach initiative and Give Back Days.
The playground is located across from the Freedom House on St. Anthony Drive. Neighboring organization, Curative Connections, provided part of their property for the playground...
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| | Green Bay ranked No. 3 on U.S. News 'Best Places,' No. 2 on 'Cheapest Places' lists. Packers fans tailgate at Lambeau, photo courtesy of Tailgreeter. Green Bay Press Gazette story above.
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