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Urban Hub Introduces the Blueprint Green Bay
GREATER GREEN BAY CHAMBER
GREEN BAY – The Greater Green Bay Chamber, in partnership with the New North, is excited to announce The Blueprint Green Bay, a new initiative focused on minority, women and veteran-owned businesses. The initiative offers businesses additional avenues of access to the entrepreneurial ecosystem through The Blueprint Green Bay business accelerator at the Urban Hub co-working space in downtown Green Bay...Read More 1>
Support an Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Business
New North receives grant to help run new seed accelerator
INSIGHT MAGAZINE New North, Inc. has received a $150,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. to help run Blueprint Green Bay, which provides entrepreneurship training and helps plug entrepreneurs into networking and funding opportunities. Blueprint Green Bay will focus on businesses developing new technology or working in e-commerce or advanced manufacturing.
In addition to New North, the Greater Green Bay Chamber and the Young Enterprising Society, the program’s creators, will run Blueprint Green Bay. The seed accelerator program will be based at the Urban Hub in Green Bay. The training initiative targets businesses owned by people of color, women and veterans...
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Attract Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
To fill millions of open jobs, many workers need more than skills
NEW YORK TIMES Rachelle Katchenago of Menasha, Wis., lost her job as a call-center contract worker last year after the pandemic lockdowns took hold. No one was hiring.
Ms. Katchenago, 37, eventually heard of career courses, paid for by Microsoft as part of a Covid relief program. She plunged in, learning online customer service and sales skills, hoping to improve her employment prospects...Read More 3>
Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Kimberly-Clark partners with biotech innovator RWDC to design sustainable alternatives to traditional plastics
KIMBERLY-CLARK DALLAS -- In pursuit of its 2030 ambition to reduce the use of fossil fuel-based plastics by half before the end of the decade, Kimberly-Clark announced a partnership with the biotech company RWDC Industries to advance sustainable technology for consumer products that provides much-needed solutions to the world's single-use plastics problem. The collaboration brings together Kimberly-Clark's deep experience in nonwoven technologies and resin development with RDWC's innovative and cost-effective biopolymer solutions. The partnership will provide Kimberly-Clark with RWDC's polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) source material, SolonTM, to develop additional products that are marine degradable. ..Read More 4> Promoting the Regional Brand
Hear the stories of veterans inside Resch Expo
WLUK ASHWAUBENON -- On the grounds of the former Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena is now a new tribute to veterans. Brown County unveiled the new multimedia living memorial wall inside the new Resch Expo Monday. Veterans groups throughout the county were invited to the special ceremony. Brown County executive, Troy Streckenbach, says the wall serves as an interactive way to pass down the stories of area veterans to future generations.... Read More 5> Encourage Educational Attainment
New NWTC course helps officers improve water operations skills
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GREEN BAY -- With a loud splash, the training got underway.
It was part of a new Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NTWC) course designed to help officers beef up — and learn — their skills on the water.
That group includes students like Joe Merrill, a community police officer with the Green Bay Police Department...
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WalletHub: 2021's Best States to Live in
WALLET HUB
Deciding on a place to call home can be a tough process. You’ll need to balance things like the cost of living with job opportunities, quality of education and safety. Personal preference also comes into the equation, as you’ll want to live somewhere with the types of attractions, recreational opportunities and weather that suit you. Luckily, there’s 50 states to choose from, from frigid Alaska to sunny Florida. Each has its own benefits and drawbacks...
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