GREEN BAY - Nicolet National Bank aims to strengthen its agricultural lending business by acquiring one of the state’s largest lenders to farmers in a deal announced Tuesday morning.
Nicolet Bankshares Inc., the bank's parent company, will buy County Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Manitowoc-based Investors Community Bank, in an 80% stock, 20% cash deal valued at $219 million...
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Village of Hilbert buys Bel Brands cheese factory for redevelopment
WBAY
HILBERT - The Village of Hilbert plans to demolish the old Bel Brands cheese factory as part of its redevelopment plan that was put into place in 2018.
The Village purchased the building on Monday, June 21. The cheese factory has stood vacant since the 1990s.
The purchase was made possible due to two separate grants from the state that will cover 100% of the costs. The project is estimated to cost $738,000....
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Ground broken for new ammunition plant in Manitowoc
WLUK
MANITOWOC -- Construction is underway for a new ammunition manufacturing plant in Manitowoc.
Ammo Inc. hopes to make the plant on Custer Street a cornerstone of its business.
Company leadership was in attendance at Monday's groundbreaking, including two former NASCAR racers, Rusty Wallace and Richard Childress. They are both on the company's board...Read More 3>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
ThedaCare Medical Center-Berlin completes updates in Emergency Department
WFRV
BERLIN -- To guarantee access to emergency care, Thedacare is excited to announce the completion of updates to the Thedacare Medical Center-Berlin’s Emergency Department.
Thedacare says these updates are important because of the need for emergency care in rural communities, especially critical care which increased despite rural populations have decreased.
The facility cost 8 and a half million dollars to construct. The Emergency Department will now be able to care for patients in a 9,000 square feet space.
Team members can start caring for patients in the updated ED beginning next week....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Faith Technologies: Introducing our new parent brand -- FTI
FAITH TECHNOLOGIES
At Faith Technologies, we’ve been continually expanding and advancing our capabilities to offer our clients endless opportunities to succeed. What started with a strong focus on electrical contracting, has grown into an organization comprised of engineering, construction, manufacturing and renewable energy experts...
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Special Event
Mile of Music organizers announce Mile 8 festival
WBAY
APPLETON -- The streets of Downtown Appleton will once again be filled with the sound of music this year, after Mile of Music organizers announced Monday afternoon that a music festival will once again be held in the area.
The Mile 8 festival will be held from 12 p.m. on Thursday, August 5 until about 6 p.m. on Sunday, August 8, and will consist of more than 600 live music sets and music education sessions at more than 40 host venues and festival spaces.
“We hope that we don’t have a lot of venues that will be noses to noggins as I call it, that there’s a little bit of distancing going on and more outside music. We’ll have significantly more outside music,” said Mile of Music Founder Dave Willems....
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Attract Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Spreading her good will: As Goodwill NCW celebrates 50 years, Tammie Penney has been a shining light for over 40 of them
WBAY
APPLETON, Wis. — Life didn’t deal Tammie Penney the greatest of hands.
“I’ve always been slow,’’ Penney will say without a hint of resentment or regret. “But I was never labeled when I was young; I just fell between the cracks.’’
She is asked if that bothers her, if it hurts if people view her that way...
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