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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
NEW BOOST™ for Hidden Talent seeks to produce ready-to-hire individuals
NEW NORTH, INC. NEW NORTH – Implementation of the NEW BOOST™ for Hidden Talent initiative with African Heritage Inc. and New North Inc., the regional economic development corporation for the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, continues to ramp up with the impactful assistance of multiple community partnerships. Through this innovative program, Hidden Talent recruits gain foundational digital literacy skills and can complete other workforce-readiness training modules to help them secure employment in the region. The NEW BOOST™ (Building Opportunities for Overlooked Sustainable Talent) Hidden Talent project is designed to connect underrepresented racial and ethnic populations, justice-involved individuals and long-term unemployed persons with programs and services that assist them with reentry into the workforce or improvement of their current employment situation. The chronically unemployed or marginally unemployed populations historically are disconnected from many of these services.... Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Bank First now has 26 locations in Wisconsin after merger with Denmark State Bank
MANITOWOC HERALD TIMES REPORTER MANITOWOC - Bank First now has 26 locations in Wisconsin after it completed a merger with Denmark State Bank over the weekend. The merger between the holding companies of the two banks — Bank First Corporation, based in Manitowoc, and Denmark Bancshares, Inc. — went in effect Aug. 12. The systems conversion took place over the weekend of Aug. 12-14, and the Denmark, Howard, Shawano and Whitelaw branches of Denmark State Bank opened as Bank First branches on Aug. 15. The Reedsville branch was set to open as Bank First on Aug. 16... Economic Development Feature
The office isn't dead yet: Businesses still seek office spaces
SPECTRUM NEWS 1 APPLETON, Wis. — There were a lot of questions about what office space would look like throughout the pandemic. Frankly, Jen Stephany and others didn’t know what to expect. But she’s feeling a little bit better two years after the pandemic sent many workers from the business office to the home office.
“Now we’re starting to see businesses already located in the downtown thinking about expanding,” she said. “There are new businesses moving into the downtown and new small businesses opening in our district as well.”
Stephany is the executive director of Downtown Appleton, Inc. She said some businesses have moved out, but others are moving in.
Encourage Educational Attainment
Moraine Park and UW Oshkosh sign articulation agreement
MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE Moraine Park Technical College and the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh signed an articulation agreement today allowing students pursuing Associate of Arts (AA) and Associate of Science (AS) liberal arts degrees to seamlessly transfer from Moraine Park and continue their education at UW Oshkosh with confirmed junior status. The agreement was signed by Moraine Park President Bonnie Baerwald and UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andy Leavitt today, Aug. 12 at Moraine Park’s Fond du Lac campus.
“This agreement represents only the latest of many collaborations between UW Oshkosh and MPTC,” UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andy Leavitt said... Read More 4> Promoting the Regional Brand
Historic barn complements artwork at Woodwalk Gallery near Egg Harbor
WLUK
DOOR COUNTY -- The Woodwalk Gallery bills itself as a way to highlight art in Door County, while using a 130-year-old barn in the process. The new owners say the site has a lot to offer. When Josyln Villalpando and her husband Matt first saw Woodwalk Gallery, they say it was love at first sight. "Matt and I decided to get married in Door County in 2015. We toured Woodwalk, and we didn't tour anywhere else. We knew this was right where we wanted to be," said Joslyn Villalpando, Woodwalk Gallery Co-Owner... Read More 5>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
UW System launches free tuition program at regional campuses
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MADISON — The University of Wisconsin System is launching a new tuition waiver at its 12 regional campuses.
The program, dubbed the Wisconsin Tuition Promise, is modeled after the Bucky’s Tuition Promise program at UW-Madison. Beginning this fall, Wisconsin residents who come from families making less than $62,000 a year will have any tuition and fees remaining after receiving financial aid waived.
Undergraduates will be eligible for the waiver for eight semesters. Students seeking associate degrees and transfer students would be eligible for the waiver for four semesters.
The discount works out to an average of $4,500 per student over four years. System officials plan to fund the program’s first year at $13.8 million and seek state aid for subsequent years....
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| | | The Woodwalk Gallery bills itself as a way to highlight art in Door County, while using a 130-year-old barn in the process., August 15, 2022 WLUK/Eric Peterson, story above. |
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