Subject: 08.16.2021 New North Newsletter

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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Fun, food and financial benefits ease workforce challenges
WISCONSIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (WEDC)

SHEBOYGAN – Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes visited Acuity Insurance’s Sheboygan headquarters today to highlight the company’s innovative investments in their employees and unique workplace culture.

“As I travel Wisconsin to tell people about Governor Evers’ latest initiatives to enhance our workforce, I want to highlight some businesses that have made innovative investments in their people and are seeing the rewards,” Hughes said. “Acuity prioritized their employee culture investing in good wages and benefits, education and fun perks. They’ve been rewarded with extremely low turnover and many applicants for each job opening.”...

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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Samaritan Counseling Center of the Fox Valley breaks ground on new facility
WLUK

MENASHA -- A counseling center in the Fox Valley is expanding its services with a new building.

The Samaritan Counseling Center of the Fox Valley, Inc. broke ground on its new $2.85 million facility located at 1205 Province Terrace in Menasha.

The center provides professional mental health and substance abuse counseling services to more than 1,500 people every year, including children, youth, adults, couples and families....

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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Groundbreaking celebrates Mulva Cultural Center in De Pere
WBAY

DE PERE - A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Mulva Cultural Center in De Pere Thursday.

The $70 million project will include a 10,000 square foot museum for national exhibits, a 200 seat auditorium, classroom space along with a café and gift shop.

The center is expected to open in summer of 2023...

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Special Event
Kohler Food & Wine Experience sets its chef lineup; tickets are on sale now
SHEBOYGAN PRESS 

SHEBOYGAN -- Tickets are on sale for the 20th anniversary edition of the Kohler Food & Wine Experience, taking place Oct. 21 to 24 at Destination Kohler, the resort about 60 miles north of Milwaukee....

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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
An $11 million upgrade to a downsized Heidel House Hotel

WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL

GREEN LAKE -- There was much concern here in 2019 when the Heidel House Resort & Conference Center shuttered its doors and went up for sale.

The property on the northeast shore of the state’s deepest natural inland lake had been hosting guests since 1945 and over the years had become one of the Midwest’s premier destinations for vacations, business meetings and weddings....

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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Nemak updating Gateway Drive warehouse for new contract
SHEBOYGAN SUN 

SHEBOYGAN — Nemak has been recently awarded a contract with one of the country's largest electric vehicle companies through 2027 and will be renovating its underutilized warehouse facility at 4464 Gateway Drive to meet new production need.

The existing site is owned by Fifth Generation Properties and is leased to Nemak, which currently uses the site as a warehouse facility. The plans, approved in Tuesday's City Plan Commission meeting, state that the property will continue to be used as a warehouse facility but will now include landscape-screened outdoor storage and manufacturing/production area...

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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
'Build Like A Girl' event breaking down stereotypes in the construction industry
WBAY

NEENAH -- You don’t often see middle school and high school girls operating cranes and laying down bricks. However, for the fifth annual ‘Build Like A Girl’ event hosted by Miron Construction that was exactly what you might have seen today in Neenah.

“The whole idea is to get girls interested in the construction industry,” Dave Walsh, Miron executive vice president of human resources, said. “Let’s think for a second... 50% of the world is women but only about 3% of our construction workers in the country are female. That’s a hard thing. There is an opportunity there to get more girls involved in construction.”...

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'Build Like A Girl' event breaking down stereotypes in the construction industry, WBAY story above.
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