Leadership in the New North
Heather Graves joins The Business News at Editor
THE BUSINESS NEWS
The Business News, a regional bi-weekly newspaper that covers Northeast Wisconsin, hired Heather Graves as the new editor.
Graves comes to The Business News with more than 20 years of experience in journalism and editing. She has a degree in mass communication with an emphasis in print journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and has worked in the media field in a variety of capacities, including print journalism, broadcast journalism and public relations. Prior to joining The Business News, Graves was Editor for The Press Times.
“I am incredibly excited to join The Business News team,” Editor Heather Graves said. “I look forward to bringing my more than 20 years of journalism and editing experience to this strongly-supported publication – continuing the pieces that already make it great, while adding things to further its strong mission...
Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Mercury Marine's new 32-acre solar project is the next step in its goal to generate 50% renewable energy
FDL REPORTER
FOND DU LAC -
Mercury Marine announced Tuesday its next step in a long-term plan dedicated to sustainable energy.In partnership with Alliant Energy, the company has planned a 5-megawatt, 32-acre solar project in eastern Fond du Lac County, according to a news release from the company.
The Ledgeview Solar Project will have over 12,000 solar panels — generating enough energy to annually power around 1,300 homes — located on privately-owned land south of Highway 23 and east of Fond du Lac County UU, and will offset 10% of the electricity from Mercury Marine's Fond du Lac campus...
Economic Development Feature
Packers President Mark Murphy tells shareholders that NFL draft 'likely' for Green Bay
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
GREEN BAY - Packers President & CEO Mark Murphy did not guarantee an NFL draft for Green Bay at Monday's annual shareholders meeting, but he tiptoed right up to the line.
He said Green Bay likely will host the draft in 2025 or 2027.
"We will be given strong consideration," Murphy said at his post-meeting press conference. It was a not guarantee, but he said he was confident. "We've been close on the other ones, too."
Green Bay has been angling to host the draft for several years. It could bring hundreds of thousands of football fans to northeastern Wisconsin...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Reforestation Camp campground off to good start
PRESS TIMES
The newest campground in the Northeastern Wisconsin area is off to a good start.
On June 3, the Brown County Reforestation Camp campground adjacent to the NEW Zoo in Suamico opened to the public.
“Overall, it’s going fantastic,” Brown County Parks Director Matt Kriese said. “Opening a new campground in Northeastern Wisconsin doesn’t happen that often, so we welcome customers and campers.”
The county invested $1.2 million to develop the property and anticipates about 20,000 visitors a year.
The campground is estimated to generate about $125,000 in annual revenue, a number Kriese said they’re on target for.
“Despite opening a month later than expected, we still foresee getting to $125,000,” he said. “About (two weeks ago), we were already at $60,000, so if the trends continue, we’ll be good.”
Kriese said campers are pleased with the facility.
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Economic Development Feature
DWD economist highlights lagging jobs in leisure and hospitality
WISBUSINESS
The chief economist for the state Department of Workforce Development says employment in the leisure and hospitality sector is lagging due to fewer people working multiple jobs.
In a recent media briefing, Dennis Winters noted Wisconsin’s leisure and hospitality jobs remain about 13,300 from the previous peak, or about 95 percent of that pre-pandemic number.
“We think part of that is because they’re getting higher wages in one particular job and don’t need a second job,” he said. “That could be impacting hiring for those largely part-time jobs in that industry, as we’ve seen.”
Meanwhile, Winters said construction employment is near the state’s all-time high, which reached around 130,000 workers in 2006.
“Now we’re looking at about [129,900] so yeah, it’s up there in ranges we’ve seen in peaks,” he said. “And that industry is coming back fast...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Community First CU honored with Raddon financial strength award 14 consecutive years
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
Community First Credit Union was honored with the 2022 Crystal Performance Award by Raddon, a Fiserv Company, during its annual recognition of the top U.S. credit unions for financial performance. It marks the 14th consecutive year Community First has received the award for financial strength...
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