Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent NEW BOOST initiative website offers access to basic computer skills
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A new website – www.newboost.org – has been launched as part of the NEW BOOST™ for Hidden Talent project, and now is available for quick access to free computer skills information and training for anyone interested in learning or enhancing their digital abilities. The initiative and its new website are being implemented through a partnership between African Heritage Inc. and New North Inc., the regional economic development corporation for the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin...
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Public policy forum on housing scheduled for August 8
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FOX CITIES - The Fox Cities Chamber is holding a public policy forum focused on the current housing crisis on August 8. The public is invited to this panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities surrounding housing in our community, what steps communities are taking to address affordability, and the lack of housing stock....
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Wisconsin's paper mills are famous, but its paper converters are just as crucial. Here's why.
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE Pulp and paper mills are generally large, imposing structures — visible from a distance with big, billowing clouds overhead.
Paper converters, meanwhile, tend to be smaller, tucked away in unassuming buildings which people may pass without realizing what's made inside...
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Oneida Nation honors masters of preserving culture, arts and language
WEAREGREENBAY.COM ASHWAUBENON - The Oneida Nation is spending the week commemorating 200 years in Wisconsin. Local 5 News was at the National Treasures Awards Tuesday night, where several people were honored for their dedication to preserving the Oneida story and history through arts and culture and the preservation of the language...
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5P Showcase September 26, 2023 in Green Bay
GREEN BAY - The 5P Showcase Expo draws industry experts with their manufacturing innovations, info and on-site expertise... Read More 5>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Appleton celebrates long-awaited library groundbreaking
NBC 26 APPLETON - Residents of Appleton gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the long-awaited new Appleton Library. For Library Director Colleen Rortvedt, this marks a great day... Promoting the Regional Brand
'Dreaming big' brings alumna Peres Owino from Nairobi, Kenya, to L.A. ... by way of UW-Green Bay
UW-GREEN BAY Without question, Peres Owino had a dream. Her pursuit of that dream brought her from Nairobi, Kenya, through the tunnels of UW-Green Bay, and landing beneath the bright lights of Hollywood, where she is a successful writer, director and producer...
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Sheboygan City Plan Commission gives thumbs-up to Froedtert, Popeye's restaurant proposals
WHBL Plans to construct a hospital and senior living facility on North Taylor Drive, and a Popeye’s Restaurant on South Business Drive will be up for a vote at the next Sheboygan Common Council meeting. The City Planning Commission made favorable recommendations on those proposals on Tuesday...
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Benefactor John Bergstrom restores funeral chapel at Oak Hill Cemetery for public use
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NEENAH - When John Bergstrom attended the funeral of his brother William Bergstrom at Oak Hill Cemetery in 2012, he didn't like what he saw. The lawns, trees and gravestones of the city-owned cemetery were well maintained by the staff, but he was troubled by the condition of the cemetery's gates, fences, walls, funeral chapel and mortuary vault... Read More 9>
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Kemps donating 36,000 milk packs to Feeding America
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APPLETON - Kemps dairy company is donating more than 36,000 “Giving Cow” milk packs to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin on Wednesday, in a partnership with Festival Foods. Ultimately, Kemps will donate more than 800,000 cartons of milk to food banks across the Midwest this year. Kemps and Festival Foods hope this donation will help the Appleton community... Read More 10> |
