OCONTO – The cost of building a new classroom and training center for New View Industries in Gillett is about 25% higher than expected.
The Oconto County Board on July 22 approved a $1.477 million contract with Zeise Construction, Green Bay, to complete the 6,000 square foot structure.
When Green Bay-based Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists formed in 2008 out of the merger of Green Bay Orthopedics and Orthopaedic Associates of Green Bay, the newly formed doctor-owned practice offering rheumatology and orthopedic services was positioned for growth. But there was one problem.
“When we merged these two practices, we realized that we had a huge cultural issue,” CEO Sandy Fragale says. “We’re sitting in the same building but competing with each other. It was the craziest thing.”...
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Support an Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Business
Nelson and Pade, Inc. announced as a Wisconsin Innovation Awards finalist
WIS BUSINESS
MONTELLO – Nelson and Pade, Inc.®, a leader in aquaponics and sustainable agriculture, is among twenty-nine companies and nonprofit organizations that have been selected as finalists for the 2021 Wisconsin Innovation Awards. In total, over 331 businesses, products and services from around the state were nominated.
The finalists were determined by a panel of 27 statewide industry experts, with winners to be announced at the annual awards ceremony on October 5, 2021. Nominations spanned across the state of Wisconsin, representing startups, companies, and established businesses of all sizes and industries...
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Outagamie County announces COVID-19 grant program for small businesses, nonprofits
APPLETON POST-CRESCENT
APPLETON -- Outagamie County is dedicating $1.8 million of federal relief funding toward the economic-recovery efforts of small businesses and nonprofits, particularly those that invested in health and safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Our focus with this small business grant program was to target small businesses that invested in health and safety precautions during COVID to help prevent the spread of the disease," said County Board Chair Jeff Nooyen during a Thursday press conference. "We also wanted to make the grant funding as flexible as possible, knowing that different businesses will have very different needs."...
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Black-owned pharmacy hoping to make vaccines more accessible for everyone
NBC 26
APPLETON — As health officials continue to stress the importance of COVID-19 vaccinations, community leaders in Northeast Wisconsin are doing what they can to make vaccines more accessible for everyone...
“I think we understand the culture. When they come here it’s like coming home,” said Jude Jean Pierre, pharmacist and the owner of RX Link.
Thanks to his efforts and the help of other community leaders, they were able to be the host for this vaccination site...
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Technology and Innovation
Simplified baking, cleanup: Specialty papermaker Ahlstrom-Munksjo
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
KAUKAUNA -- Ever bake a batch of cookies and then had a hard time getting them off the baking pan in one piece? Specialty papermaker Ahlstrom-Munksjö has a solution that’s unique to the North American market.
Ahlstrom-Munksjö, which has plants in Kaukauna, De Pere, Rhinelander and Mosinee, recently rolled out its new baking paper line, DuraBake. Designed for home bakers or professionals, DuraBake is the first U.S.-produced silicone, high-density, greaseproof product in the North American market....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Over 600,000 attended EAA AirVenture this year
WTAQ-WLUK
OSHKOSH — EAA AirVenture is over. It was the first time the event has been held since 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the 2020 event.
CEO Jack Pelton says it went very well. “24 months is a long time to not do something that is as big and as complicated, and has as many moving pieces as this has,” EAA CEO Jack Pelton said. “Certainly coming off the pandemic year, we had a lot of challenges this year. Probably one of the things I’m most proud of is that we put in place a lot of plans for things like weather, and things like parking and what would happen if we did have events that came up and I think that the team here at EAA executed it flawlessly, especially when you look at Wednesday night.”...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Cecil sunflower farm draws thousands of visitors to its annual festival
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
CECIL - There’s something about a field of sunflowers that turns heads, and not just the big yellow ones that seem to be smiling up at the blue skies of summer.
Dale and Lee Bergsbaken had no idea they were planting the seeds of happiness when they put their first crop of sunflowers in the ground more than 15 years ago...
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Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Arch Electric named top solar contractor in Wisconsin
THE DAILY REPORTER
PLYMOUTH -- Arch Electric has been named a 2021 Top Solar Contractor by Solar Power World, an trade magazine for the solar industry.
In this year’s annual list, Arch Electric is ranked as the No. 1 rooftop solar contractor in Wisconsin — and 11th in the nation, as well as the 86th overall largest solar company in the United States. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Arch has received national recognition...
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