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Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Wisconsin farmers to receive record-breaking support this year from USDA
NBC 26
SOBIESKI — In 2015, Mike Sievert was awarded nearly $16,000 from the USDA to purchase a grain dryer for his farm.
“Things are changing fast, the way things are going right now," he said. "You hear a lot of things, you read a lot of articles about how to get better and stuff like that, and you just start learning from other people and discussing with people from there how to make things better and more practical.”....
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
'600 gallons at a time:' Omro distillery reflects back on hand sanitizer production
WFRV
OMRO – The hand sanitizer produced by Henricks Family Distillery has one important thing in common with the liquors they traditionally focus on.
“All of our products are potato-based,” says Co-Owner Peggy Hendricks.
The business decided to get involved in the hand sanitizer effort in Spring 2020.
“We do our own distillation, and we meet the high proof that was needed for the WHO recipe, the World Health Organization,” adds Hendricks...
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Encourage Educational Attainment
Bay Area Workforce board offers $8,000 in scholarships to pursue jobs in five high-demand industries
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
GREEN BAY - Unemployed people and workers who are struggling to support their families can apply for an $8,000 scholarship to pursue higher-paying jobs in one of five high-demand industries.
The Bay Area Workforce Development Board is offering 100 scholarships to residents of its 11-county service region—which includes Brown, Outagamie, Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties. The scholarships aim to help people pursue degrees, technical certificates or other training necessary for careers in transportation, manufacturing, health care, construction or information technology...
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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Future of J-1 visa program discussed in Zoom event
DOOR COUNTY DAILY NEWS
DOOR COUNTY -- You may have directly or indirectly felt the effects of the low number of J-1 visa students in Door County. On Thursday, 34 people, including Door County business owners, joined in a Zoom call to discuss the current state of the J-1 Visa program and possible solutions and resources going forward. Business owners expressed their concerns and discussed their difficulties patching their business together through the season with minimal staff. The session was headlined by Attorney Glenn Mandel with USITEX Law, who spoke and took questions....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
UW Oshkosh celebrates 150th birthday with community celebration
WLUK
OSHKOSH -- UW-Oshkosh celebrated its 150th birthday Sunday.
The college held a community celebration on a walkway between the Reeve Memorial Union and the school's Arts and Communications Building.
The event featured various activities, bands, and displays, showing a historical timeline of the school's evolution.
It started as the Oshkosh Normal School in 1871, and since, faculty say it has turned into one of Wisconsin's premier schools...
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Celebrating Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Mexican food, a hot pepper contest and Mariachi music coming to Fond du Lac this weekend
FOND DU LAC REPORTER
FOND DU LAC - Fond du Lac will play host for the first time to festivities offering authentic Mexican food, live bands, a jalapeño-eating contest, a shouting match and a Catholic Mass with Mariachi music.
Sabor a Mexican Festival will be held Sept. 18 and 19 on Oven Island West at Lakeside Park, along the shores of Lake Winnebago.
Organizer Carlos Munoz of Fond du Lac said it's long overdue for the city to host an event that highlights Hispanic culture. In previous years, the festival was held as part of Oshkosh's Sawdust Days and the three-day Celebrate Waupun family festival...
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