Subject: 08.04.2022 New North Newsletter
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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
New North Workplace Excellence Award applications being accepted
NEW NORTH, INC.

NEW NORTH – Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 New North Workplace Excellence Award. The honor recognizes organizations within the 18-county New North region that are improving their competitive advantage through people practices that lead to successful business outcomes. 

Award submissions are evaluated on two primary criteria: People Practices and Business Practices. People Practices is inclusive of orientation and assimilation; recruitment, selection and retention; culture management; alignment and engagement; development/performance management; employee communication; succession/knowledge transfer; and exit (retirement or outplacement). Business Practices criterion include savings (financial and efficiencies), growth (financial and customers) and increased profitability...

Economic Development Feature
Kewaunee County awarded $1.3 million grant to expand broadband
NBC 26

KEWAUNEE COUNTY — Kewaunee County is getting $1.3 million to expand the public's access to high-speed internet.

The $1.3 million broadband expansion grant from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) will help the county provide high-speed internet to businesses and residents. According to a statement from the county, it has received a total of $3.7 million in grant funds since it first began enhancing broadband access for the public....

Encourage Educational Attainment
Green Bay and Fox Valley Boys & Girls Clubs receive STEM grants
WLUK

NEW NORTH -- A grant is providing two area Boys & Girls Clubs with increased access to STEM learning experiences.

UScellular is giving $60,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Green Bay and the Fox Valley to support K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and academic enrichment programs.

Each club will get $30,000. They will use the money to purchase equipment, software, technology, staffing and training, the development of new STEM activities and the funding of two STEM staff positions to deliver programs....

Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Ahern ranked in top 160 environmental firms
THE DAILY REPORTER

J.F. Ahern Co. has been ranked among the top environmental companies in Engineering News-Record’s annual survey of the Top 200 Environmental Firms. The company reported revenue from project activity for 2021, encompassing the measured categories of air quality and clean energy, water supply and treatment and wastewater treatment.

Ahern continues to advance in this area, moving up 33 spots from last year and designated as the 160th largest environmental service provider in the country.

Engineering News Record ranks companies nationwide based on percent of 2021 gross revenue reported from environmental services...

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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Golden House unveils plans to build larger facility
WLUK

GREEN BAY -- A facility that makes a difference in the lives of domestic abuse survivors is getting bigger.

Golden House announced its plans Wednesday to build a larger facility in Green Bay.

Since 1993, Golden House has operated a facility at 1120 University Avenue that includes an emergency shelter for women, men and children...

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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
YWCA TechGYRLS visit National Railroad Museum in Brown County
WFRV

ASHWAUBENON – Fifteen girls from YWCA TechGYRLS spent the day at the National Railroad Museum in the Village of Ashwaubenon on Tuesday.

TechGYRLS is a program that empowers young women to learn about different programs and careers that are out in the job field that tend to be considered ‘male-dominated’ such as construction, carpentry, and rail work.

“We get to have the hands-on experiences in those fields and learn about those things,” said Stephanie Milavitz, a volunteer with the YWCA....

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Promoting the Regional Brand
Appleton group gives, receives gifts to connect neighbors and create community
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO

When Sarah Scanlan met a woman she messaged on Facebook in her Appleton garden, she expected to give away camomile tea leaves. But then the two connected over composting, too, and Scanlan walked away with a gardening friend and a deeper sense of community.

The two women met because of Appleton’s Buy Nothing Facebook group, which Scanlan co-founded with neighbor James Bacon. Members are encouraged to give away possessions they no longer want and ask for what they need.

"We all have something we could give, and we all have something we could get from the group," Bacon said in an interview on Wisconsin Public Radio’s "Central Time."...

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Encourage Educational Attainment
Lakeland to host Open House at new Fox Cities location
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS

Lakeland University will host an open house at its new Fox Cities Center location at Fox Valley Technical College’s Appleton campus, 1825 N Bluemound Dr., from 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. on August 24.

At 5:30 p.m., Lakeland President Dr. Beth Borgen and FVTC President Dr. Chris Matheny will be part of a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially kick off the next chapter in this decades-long partnership.

Lakeland staff will be available throughout the day at the center, located inside FVTC Entrance 15, to provide a tour of LU’s new space. Staff can also discuss how Lakeland will continue to serve its students and make it easier for FVTC graduates to complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree...

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Leadership in the New North
Lakeshore Technical College’s Heidi Soodsma Receives National Recognition for Exemplary Service
LAKESHORE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

The Association of Community College Trustees has awarded Heidi Soodsma, executive assistant and senior advisor to the president at Lakeshore Technical College, its 2022 Professional Board Staff Member Award for the association’s central region. She is one of five candidates eligible for the association’s national-level award. That award will be announced in October at an awards presentation held during the annual ACCT Leadership Congress in New York.

“Heidi performs her role at Lakeshore at an exceptionally high level and, as a result, elevates the performance of everyone she works with,” said Lakeshore President Dr. Paul Carlsen. “All of us at Lakeshore are proud of Heidi for earning this recognition.”...

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The Golden House in Green Bay unveils its plans to build a new, larger facility next to its current facility, August 3, 2022. WLUK story above.
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