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Special Event
Manufacturing First returns Oct. 27
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
The Manufacturing First Expo & Conference, the state’s largest manufacturing conference, is slated for Oct. 27 at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay. The annual event provides Wisconsin manufacturers with hands-on opportunities to grow their business and is designed for them to partake in networking, showcase industry advances, highlight successes and announce their latest developments.
This year’s event, taking place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature a keynote presentation from Dr. Rick Rigsby, president and CEO of Rigsby Communications and the author of “Lessons of a Third Grade Dropout,” a best-selling book...
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Support an Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Business
Neenah woman finds her calling with nonprofit Be the Magic
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
NEENAH -- Stephanie Shantz of Neenah had a successful online business selling accessories for high-end Bugaboo strollers, but sensed something was missing.
“I felt like I had achieved everything I was supposed to — I had three children, a home and a business,” she said. “But in my heart, I felt like there was something else I was called to do. I had a mini life crisis in my 30s, and the more I dug into it, I realized I had a different calling in life.”.
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Promoting the Regional Brand
New art adds vibrancy to old buildings in downtown Fond du Lac district
FOND DU LAC REPORTER
FOND DU LAC - Colorful murals, old façade facelifts and whimsical art projects are providing the city’s downtown district with a shot of vitality.
For its latest project, Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership is seeking a mural artist or team to design and install a large mural for the side of an historic brick building at 82 N. Main St.
The old structure dates to 1897 and through the years has housed a variety of tenants who made their livelihood in what was the city’s main hub of activity...
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Special Event
Barbeque professionals come to Washington Island for Death's Door Bar-B-Q competition
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
WASHINGTON ISLAND - Some of the best barbecue grillers in the country, including four of the top six teams in national professional competition and one of the defending champions, are coming to Washington Island this week for the ninth annual Death's Door Bar-B-Q.
The competitive event, making its return after the COVID-19 pandemic caused last year's edition to be canceled, is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, with more than $8,000 in prize money and other awards to be distributed among the winners...
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Special Event
New night event coming to NEW Zoo
WLUK
SUAMICO -- The NEW Zoological Society is inviting everyone to attend a new event next month.
The society will host "GloWild!" at the NEW Zoo in Suamico. The event is set for Sept. 18 from 6-8 p.m.
Attendees will get a glimpse into animal nightlife illuminated in lights. Glow sticks, flashlights and a glow-in-the-dark path will guide attendees through the zoo, according to a news release...
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