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Algoma wins All-America City Award
Door County Daily News
The City of Algoma presented to the National Civic League Wednesday netting it the coveted All-America City designation, one of only ten entrants to garner the award. Their pitch lasted approximately ten minutes followed by a question and answer session. Live Algoma and the Algoma School District teamed up to create the content of the pitch, so youth efforts were the centerpiece of the city's demonstration, especially the Wolf Tech and Wolf Den programs. Wolf Tech is hands-on vocational training at the...
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Attract Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Goodwill program offers skills training and a paycheck
NBC26
Inside each of Goodwill's 27 stores, job training is a job of its own.
People who go through Goodwill's work skills training program learn skills ranging from pricing, merchandising, customer service, digital skills, or cashier training. Vickie Basar, manager of business and partnership development, said the training targets those who may have barriers to employment. Goodwill helps them create an employment plan and goal, build skills, and get some experience on a...
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Local Goodwill providing back to school vouchers
NBC 26
Goodwill Industries is once again helping kids in need who are returning to school with vouchers.
It's all part of their Good Neighbor Program. Students who receive the vouchers can use it a Goodwill center and get clothes, lunchboxes, socks, shoes or other items they may need for school.
"This is an annual thing that we do. It's really a way that we help give back and a way that we use the donations and the shopping that happens in our stores to help give back to....
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Local Chamber / Economic Development Feature
Fox Cities Chamber hosts virtual recruitment events for businesses
WISBUSINESS
The Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce is transitioning their workforce attraction program, Fox Cities Days, to a virtual format in response to COVID -19. Fox Cities Days was created in 2019 to provide structured regional recruiting events where area businesses could collectively bring the Fox Cities experience to college students throughout the Midwest. The program was developed in response to growing talent shortages in engineering, computer science and healthcare. The program aims to put Fox Cities businesses first in line with college students seeking early career placements, and to showcase a wide variety of career opportunities, as well as the region as a great place to live, work and play.
The first virtual event will take place at Michigan Tech in Houghton, Michigan, along with Finlandia University, targeting students in...
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Promote the Regional Brand/Special Events
Green Bay Restaurant Week is 22 days away
NBC 26
Green Bay's eight annual Restaurant Week is 22 days away and the menus for the event are now live on www.gbrestaurantweek.com.
While the event is usually held in July, organizers moved the event to September in order to allow for the restaurants to adjust to health guidelines brought on...
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Support an Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Business
gener8tor’s new conference to connect social impact startups with investors, corporations
WisconsinInno
Wisconsin-based startup accelerator gener8tor is planning a virtual conference this year that will connect startups, investors and corporations focused on social impact and solutions for communities.
The inaugural OnRamp Impact Conference will take place on Sept. 17 and more than 200 startups are anticipated to apply for one-on-one pitch meetings with corporations, venture capital firms and social impact investors, according...
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Expansion and Business Development
Generac remains in the running as Briggs & Stratton wins approval for fast-track auction
BizJournal
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved Briggs & Stratton Corp.’s proposal for a fast-track sale of the company via auction despite creditors’ objections, while recent court filings show Generac Power Systems remains in the running as a potential bidder.
The judge's ruling after a nearly seven-hour hearing Tuesday could mean that New York City private equity firm KPS Capital Partners will maintain the inside track on...
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