Subject: 07.15.2021 New North Newsletter
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Economic Development Feature
New North hosts Gov. Evers' workforce investment announcement
Press Release

GREEN BAY -- New North, Inc., the regional economic development corporation serving the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, today hosted a press conference and roundtable discussion at TitletownTech in Green Bay with Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and two of his cabinet-level secretaries....

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Economic Development Feature
Gov. Evers announces groundbreaking $130 million investment in workforce solutions
WEDC

GREEN BAY -- Gov. Tony Evers today announced he is investing $130 million into solutions to help address the state’s post-pandemic workforce needs. The announcement comes as Wisconsin continues to be a national leader in getting available shots in arms and has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, which has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels....

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Promoting the Regional Brand
Green Bay ranked one of the 10 best affordable places to live in the U.S.
WFRV

GREEN BAY -- Even though housing prices have skyrocketed, Green Bay ranks in the top ten of affordable places to live in the United States for 2021-2022.

According to a report, Green Bay just misses out on the top five, coming in at number six. The study also has Green Bay as the 21st best place to live....

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Attract Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Employees of closing Appleton paper mill may have many new jobs to choose from
WLUK

FOX VALLEY -- You can find more than a few paper mills around Northeast Wisconsin.

But recently, some are planning to shut their doors.

By the end of July, Clearwater Paper will close its Neenah plant, leaving nearly 300 people out of work.

And by September, Neenah Inc. will shut down its paper mill in Appleton, where about 100 people work.... The Neenah Paper Mill in Appleton makes transportation filtration products. Neenah Inc. says the Appleton mill closure will impact about 100 people.

Thirteen of those people will go to a restart of a smaller fine paper and packaging line out of its facility in the City of Neenah.

Matt Valiquette, executive director of Bay Area Workforce Development Board, says the good news for the people who are leaving the paper mill, is that employers in our area are actively hiring, and their skill set is extremely transferable....

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Special Event
WI Department of Workforce Development assisting with Lakeside Foods multi-location hiring event
Press Release

MANITOWOC -- Lakeside Foods is hosting an open interview hiring event for
production jobs at its multiple lakeshore locations on Thursday, July 22, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the UW-Green Bay Manitowoc Campus. The event is co-hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

Attendees can complete an application and receive an immediate interview...

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Economic Development Feature
Kewaunee wins $150,000 grant from state to restore blighted properties for redevelopment
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE

KEWAUNEE -- The city of Kewaunee is receiving another grant to help it clean up three blighted downtown properties and prepare them for redevelopment.

The Wisconsin Department of Administration last week approved a grant proposal of $150,000 for the city to provide environmental clean-up and site restoration for blight elimination at the three sites....

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Research and Trends in NE Wisconsin
Responses sought for annual Fox Cities Employer Benefit Survey
FOX CITIES CHAMBER

FOX CITIES -- The 2021 Fox Cities Benefits Survey is open now through Aug. 16 for responses from regional employers. The annual survey is a program of the Fox Cities Regional Partnership—the economic development division of the Fox Cities Chamber—with support from United Way Fox Cities, Child Care Resource Referral, Inc., and the Community Early Learning Center...

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Economic Development Feature
Oshkosh, Fond du Lac to remain MSAs
WHBY

OSHKOSH -- Oshkosh and Fond du Lac will remain “metropolitan areas” for at least another ten years. The federal Office of Management and Budget has backed off from a plan to increase the population thresholds for what it considers to be a Metropolitan Statistical Area....

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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
United Airlines adds nonstop flights for traveling Packers fans
WLUK

ASHWAUBENON -- United Airlines is making it easier for Packers fans to cheer for the green and gold on the road.

United Airlines added nonstop flights to and from Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) for two games this fall....

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Special Event
Artists creating 'really big prints' in Manitowoc
WLUK

MANITOWOC -- Art so big, it takes a street roller to print!

Really Big Prints is back in Manitowoc. The event features artists from across the country joining together to create limited edition prints.

This year, 28 artists are taking part. It's located in the south parking lot of the U-W Green Bay, Manitowoc campus.

Organizers encourage people to stop by to see the process....

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Image Source: Facebook @reallybigprints: Students from the Noble Print Club (University of Illinois C-I) hold up their freshly pulled print
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