Encourage Educational Attainment
SASD and Lakeland team up to offer free associate degrees to SASD students
SHEBOYGAN SUN
The partnership gives SASD students free access to Lakeland Concurrent Academic Progress Program courses, meaning they can earn high school and college credit simultaneously. They can also earn up to 15 credits for workplace learning through Lakeland’s Cooperative Education program.
After earning enough college credits, SASD students will be able to graduate with both a high school diploma and a Lakeland Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree. This will make them eligible to enroll at Lakeland or another university as a junior in their first year, thus saving two years of college expenses. Lakeland will be SASD’s exclusive provider of associate degrees as part of the three-year agreement...
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Home Instead Green Bay: Providing options for seniors for 25 years
PRESS TIMES
GREEN BAY – For Home Instead Green Bay owner Steve Nooyen, his mission to help Wisconsin seniors live safely and comfortably from home runs deep. He started Wisconsin’s first Home Instead branch in 1997, after he and his family struggled to care for his grandfather and family patriarch, Al DeCleene, when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Through his personal experiences, Nooyen said he wanted to help older adults stay “home instead,” providing older adults, like his grandfather, and their families more options as they cope with the challenges of aging at home. “There wasn’t a lot of what we now call non-medical caregiving, so initially the mission was to just see if caregiving for seniors had the legs, if you will,” he said....
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
New development in Kimberly along the Fox River
WLUK
KIMBERLY -- This riverfront view that used to be home to an operation related to the New Page Paper Mill will soon become the Blue at the Trails neighborhood, complete with condominiums and townhomes. President of Hoffman Planning, Design, and Construction Sam Statz describes this project as a unique opportunity for the community. “We are going to be phasing it. This first phase is going to be about 32 condo units and 4 townhomes, but all total when it's all said done and after all the phases we are estimating probably about 200 plus some units," Statz said... Promoting the Regional Brand
Local food manufacturer donates 44 palettes of oatmeal to Ukraine
WFRV
MANAWA – Forty-four palettes of instant oatmeal. “It equates to about 300,000 to 350,000 individual oatmeal packets,” explained Calli Pehlke, who is the senior human resources manager at Treehouse Foods. Employees at Sturm Foods in Manawa, which is a subsidiary of Treehouse Foods, loaded up all of these oatmeal packets into a truck that is headed to Europe to help those impacted by Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine. “We had come to find out they were in need of product donations for Ukraine and we decided to move forward with the product donation,” said Pehlke....
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Oshkosh development project hits milestone
WLUK OSHKOSH -- The final truss was added to the new apartment building in Oshkosh on Wednesday during a topping out ceremony. The Mackson Corners apartment building will have 74 units and is located along the Fox River. Construction for Mackson Corners began last October, but the project has been four years in the making. The building is part of a $15 million project. The building is the second phase of the larger Marion Road redevelopment plan. Phase one consisted of the Brio building, which houses the Oshkosh Food Co-op....
Economic Development Feature
Gov. Evers announces $9.7 million in Workforce Innovation Grants to support long-term solutions to state's workforce challenges
WIS BUSINESS NEW LONDON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced up to $9.7 million in grants through the Workforce Innovation Grant Program will be awarded to the Waupaca County Economic Development Association and Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin for programs that support access to local options for employees and employers to arrange transportation for work, as well as programs that use a trauma-informed approach to workforce education and services to engage individuals from unserved and underserved populations in the local workforce. “As we continue our work supporting Wisconsin businesses, families, and communities, we recognize how critically important it is to invest in connecting the dots for folks either in or looking to join the workforce—whether that’s access to reliable transportation, affordable childcare, skills training, or any other number of unique needs,” said Gov. Evers. “These programs receiving funds today support these important goals as they work to meaningfully overcome barriers that otherwise keep people from joining our workforce and securing quality, family-supporting jobs.”...
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Inmates earn 4-year degree in Biblical Studies while in prison
WBAY
WAUPUN -- After 4 years and more than 8,000 hours of studying, 9 inmates at the Waupun Correctional Institution turned their tassels officially declaring them Trinity International University graduates Wednesday.
The graduates, who are inmates serving 10 or more years, are now equipped to serve the correctional community with a BA in Biblical Studies and a minor in Psychology.
Now, graduate Robert Alexander said this is an accomplishment he never expected for himself. The 42-year-old is serving a prison sentence at the Waupun Correctional Institution for a string of felony crimes that will see him incarcerated until 2030.
He said having his mother at the ceremony was just as rewarding as his diploma....Read More 7> Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Sheboygan County shows up in massive numbers for Aurora Medical Center open house
SHEBOYGAN SUN
SHEBOYGAN – In one of the more highly-anticipated open houses in recent memory, Sheboygan County residents showed up in massive numbers Wednesday afternoon to see the $330 million Aurora Medical Center-Sheboygan County located at 3400 Union Ave. in Sheboygan.
Community members were given a chance to tour the new state-of-the-art facility, receive wellness checks and see several emergency vehicles on display. The new hospital, which sits on 56 acres on Sheboygan’s west side, will officially open for business on Sunday, July 10. The medical campus's first offices started opening in April...
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Great Lakes cruise ship to dock in Sturgeon Bay
DOOR COUNTY DAILY NEWS
About 130 Ocean Navigator cruise ship passengers will have the opportunity to visit Sturgeon Bay this Friday. Destination Sturgeon Bay is organizing welcome bags and will greet the visitors at Graham Park as they browse the waterfront before leaving at 6 pm. Executive Director Cameryn Ehlers-Kwaterski says the business community will be getting involved and benefit from the brief stopover by the cruise ship. The 290-foot vessel had previously docked in Green Bay and came through the Sturgeon Bay canal earlier this month on a return voyage but did not dock in the city. It will stay in Green Bay again on Thursday night before returning to the Great Lakes Friday evening....
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Ocean Navigator cruise ship returns to Green Bay
WBAY
GREEN BAY -- The Ocean Navigator cruise ship has returned to Green Bay for its second and final call of the year to the port.
The ship, operated by American Queen Voyages, docks at 7 a.m. at Leicht Memorial Park.
The ship has about 200 passengers and crew members. Passengers will take part in a tour of the Neville Public Museum, Lambeau Field, the Automobile Gallery, and the National Railroad Museum. They will then be free to explore the Green Bay area on their own.
The ship will be docked at the park until 7 a.m. on Friday, July 1....
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