Marty Ochs – GBIG Executive Director, Publisher of 5P News.....
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Special Event
Calumet County Employer Business Roundtable scheduled for Aug 3
CALUMET COUNTY
CALUMET COUNTY -- Is your business working too hard to find employees? Do you struggle to meet production deadlines because of too few employees? Are hours of operation being cut due to staffing shortages?
Calumet County, in partnership with the New North, is hosting a Calumet County Employer Workforce Roundtable session on Tuesday, August 3, from 7:00-9:00 am. Registration, light breakfast, and networking start at 7:00 am, while the program will run from 7:30 to 9:00 am. It will take place at Carstens Mill, 114 West Water Street, Brillion. Pre-registration is appreciated...
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Despite a season without fans at Lambeau, Green Bay Packers came through pandemic year in good financial shape
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
GREEN BAY -- You could say the Green Bay Packers and the NFL successfully navigated their way through the pandemic year.
The Packers on Friday reported a real-world loss of $38.8 million for the fiscal year that included a regular season without fans in Lambeau Field's stands.
Notably, the organization didn't take money from its corporate reserve fund, a prospect that wasn't at all certain when the year began. It was the team's first operating loss since before the 2003 renovation of Lambeau Field...Read More 3>
Attract Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Mentors Matter: UW-Green Bay to offer Mentorship Certificate
UW-GREEN BAY
GREEN BAY -- Researchers have long established that employees with mentors report higher levels of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, compensation and promotion.* Entrepreneurs with mentors succeed in their startups at a higher success rate than entrepreneurs who do not have mentors.
Mentorship matters. And for companies and organizations investigating ways to be more inclusive, mentorship matters now more than ever. Mentorship is an underestimated and under-utilized capacity within today’s companies and organizations, yet creating or enhancing a formal mentorship program can make a cultural difference. Mentorships foster deep, interpersonal networking, which can play a huge role in structuring and restructuring organizations.....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Kohler and Fish Creek named to the list of 10 Best Small Towns in the Midwest
TRAVEL & LEISURE
The Midwest is a region that really has it all in terms of landscapes, from the gorgeous Great Lakes to striking sand dunes to densely wooded forests and beyond. The bucolic, wide-open spaces and dynamic cities of America's heartland are ripe for exploration, as more visitors focus on previously overlooked domestic destinations.
But while many travelers will only converge on major destinations like Detroit, Chicago, or Minneapolis, the Midwest's small towns make for memorable excursions, too. With that in mind, we've rounded up 10 of the best small towns in the area with less than 15,000 residents. Read on to plan your next Midwestern getaway...
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Attract Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Green Bay's Schneider provides aid to COVID-19 relief efforts in India
WFRV
GREEN BAY – Schneider, a premier provider of trucking, intermodal, and logistics services, announced on Friday that it has donated funds to the American Red Cross to support India in its fight against COVID-19.
According to the company, the Red Cross directed the funds to the Indian Red Cross Society as the second wave of COVID-19 swept across India stressing hospitals and medical supplies.
“Schneider has been a long-time supporter of the American Red Cross,” said LuEllen Oskey, director of the Schneider Foundation. “This donation will aid in COVID-19 relief efforts with much-needed medical supplies and resources during an extremely challenging time for India.”.....
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