WRIGHTSTOWN -- A five-year project and the first of its kind, an anaerobic digestion facility that Action 2 News has been following for years, finally broke ground Thursday morning.
About 20 different entities have been involved in the project that has been in the works since 2016.
“This project is a really incredible asset for the community. It’s going to increase the long-term air and water quality for this community, and really provide a sustainable transportation fuel in the future,” said Jason Rieth, vice president of Miron Construction Co., Inc...
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Encourage Educational Attainment
Fond du Lac-based Quality Packaging is expanding to a vacant St. Francis industrial building. And it's bringing 250 jobs.
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
ST. FRANCIS -- A vacant St. Francis industrial building will be redeveloped with a new anchor business bringing up to 250 jobs to the community.
Fond du Lac-based Quality Packaging Inc. plans to expand its operations to Shur-Line LLC's former manufacturing facility at 4051 S. Iowa Ave.
Quality Packaging plans to lease around 225,000 square feet of the 290,000-square-foot building, said Mark Johnsrud, St. Francis city administrator....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Austin Straubel ready for busy travel holiday
NBC 26
GREEN BAY — According to several projections, this Fourth of July Independence Day holiday will be the busiest travel holiday in more than a year.
That means a busy couple of weeks at local airports.
“It is too soon to tell if we’ll see record numbers, but our airlines are telling us that bookings are exceptionally strong for the week before and the week of the holiday,” stated GRB Director Marty Piette. “Travel will pick up starting next week Wednesday, with Thursday and Friday being especially busy. For the week of the fourth, it looks like later in the week and the weekend will be busy...Read More 3>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Simplicity CU and CONE Credit Union in Neenah merging
WLUK
Two area financial institutions are merging. Simplicity CU in Marshfield is merging with CONE Credit Union in Neenah. The merger is effective July 1.
CONE Credit Union’s current staff and the location at 219 W. Cecil Street in Neenah, will remain to serve members and welcome new ones with an expanded field of membership that includes anyone living or working in Brown, Calumet, Outagamie, Fond du Lac, or Winnebago counties...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Weyauwega cheesemaker claims world record for longest string cheese
WBAY
WEYAUWEGA -- A specialty cheese maker in Weyauwega celebrated June Dairy Month by attempting to set a world record for the longest string cheese.
Weyauwega Star Dairy’s master cheesemaker, Gerard Knaus, says his father, Jim Knaus, set the Guinness world record with a 2,000-foot piece of string cheese.
Thursday afternoon, people lined city blocks to help out, holding the cheese as the tractor drove down the street and back again...
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Special Event
Green Bay Innovation Group’s Event for the Evolution and Expansion of the 5P and Converting Industries
GREEN BAY INNOVATION GROUP
In conjunction with and as a pre-conference event for the Converters Expo, The Green Bay Innovation Group (GBIG) will kick off its 2021-2022 season of events with a luncheon and networking event - Evolution and Expansion of the 5P and Converting Industries: Meeting Demands for the Next Decade on August 9, 2021.
The event will be at Stadium View Bar at 1963 Holmgren Way, Green Bay. Luncheon reservations are required. You can pay online by credit card at the link (below) or by copying this website address into your browser. https://events.eventgroove.com/event/Evolution-And-Expansion-Of-The-5p-And-Converting-50013.
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