Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Neenah Enterprises acquired by Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company has announced that effective July 13, the Company has purchased Neenah Enterprises, Incorporated, headquartered in Neenah. Neenah operates three plants which manufacture construction and industrial castings. The Neenah plant locations are: Medley, Florida, Neenah, Wisconsin and Lincoln, Nebraska.
Neenah has been a leader in the construction castings industry for 150 years. Hooper Hardison, president and CEO of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, said, "This acquisition in an adjacent sector builds on our core competency in the manufacturing of grey iron castings. We believe that Charlotte Pipe's financial strength and manufacturing expertise will strengthen Neenah's portfolio."..
Economic Development Feature
Azco to move local headquarters to downtown Appleton
NAI PFEFFERLE
APPLETON — AZCO, a heavy industrial construction and prefabrication solutions provider, has announced its plans to move its local corporate offices to a new location in the heart of downtown Appleton. The 32,000-square-foot, Class A office space will house all of the company’s more than 100 office employees.
AZCO, currently located on Appleton’s east side, chose the new space mainly for its accessibility to downtown Appleton and its variety of amenities. The opportunity for future growth within the building was also attractive...
Promoting the Regional Brand
Associated Bank reports strong lending in second quarter
ASSOCIATED BANK
GREEN BAY/PRNewswire/Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) ("Associated" or "Company") today reported net income available to common equity ("earnings") of $84 million, or $0.56 per common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. These amounts compare to earnings of $71 million, or $0.47 per common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 and earnings of $86 million, or $0.56 per common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
"Employment trends and business confidence within our core footprint markets remain strong," said President and CEO Andy Harmening. "During the second quarter, we saw line utilization revert to normalized pre-pandemic levels and we supported commercial customers as they continued to grow and expand.
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Promoting the Regional Brand
With fans back in the stands in 2021, the Green Bay Packers posted a record $579 million in annual revenue
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
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Technology and Innovation
$1.2 million grant to help Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding modernize
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
STURGEON BAY -- Fincantieri Marine Group has received a $1.2 million grant to help modernize the graving dock pumps at Bay Shipbuilding of Sturgeon Bay.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced the grant Friday through its Small Shipyard Grant Program.
“Small businesses are the lifeblood of the American economy, and small shipyards play a critical role in America’s maritime industry, helping us get the goods we depend on every day,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “These grants will help modernize small shipyards in communities across the country, creating and protecting local jobs, strengthening America’s maritime industry, and securing our economic future.”.
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Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Tribal nation in Wisconsin explores potential for solar power on reservation
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
ONEIDA - Oneida Nation officials are exploring the potential for a utility-scale solar power facility on the reservation with assistance from a federal grant.
The project will look at providing emergency back-up power for essential services in the event of power outages, such as outages experienced during a June storm.
The plant would first power certain tribal buildings, and then planners would look at providing power to the community..
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Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Expanded language services for Sheboygan County community and entrepreneurs
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP (SCEDC)
SHEBOYGAN — The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) and Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Green Bay aim to provide a wide variety of services, resources, and expertise to help encourage entrepreneurial opportunities in Sheboygan County, including the expansion and promotion of language-based resources for local entrepreneurs such as services of Partners for Community Development and the hiring of a Spanish-speaking consultant at the SBDC.
The SBDC is thrilled to announce the hiring of Jesus Nañez, Program Outreach Manager for the Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship. Jesus is a new consultant in the SBDC that can assist entrepreneurs in Sheboygan County and throughout the state of WI, especially as a new resource for Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Livability Best Places to Live in the US in 2022 (Appleton and Green Bay made the list!)
LIVABILITY
For the last nine years, Livability editors and data scientists have combined our great love of cities and data to create our annual ranking of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in America.
Every year, the list changes: we conduct exclusive studies and surveys, adjust our algorithm and add new variables and data points. But one thing remains constant: We always start with the data. This year, we examined more than 2,300 cities based on more than 50 data points that are grouped into eight categories, measuring a city’s economic stability, housing, amenities, infrastructure, demographics, social and civic capital and health care...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Harbor House Receives Lowe’s Hometown Grant - one of 100 nationwide grant recipients
HARBOR HOUSE
APPLETON – Harbor House, an agency committed to the awareness and prevention of domestic abuse and sexual assault serving Outagamie and Calumet Counties, has announced they are the recipient of a Lowe’s Hometown Grant for critical upgrades that enhance and expand Harbor House services.
“We are absolutely thrilled to receive this grant from Lowe’s and want to thank them and Dixon Ticonderoga for making these upgrades to our facility possible,” said Amber Schroeder, Executive Director of Harbor House. “The programs and services provided by Harbor House are literally changing lives throughout the Fox Cities, so to know that work is recognized and valued by organizations like Lowe’s and Dixon Ticonderoga means a lot to our organization.”...
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