MANITOWOC - Looking for a new way to navigate the waters of Lake Michigan or Green Bay?
Well, Burger Boat Company, one of the oldest custom yacht builders in the United States, now offers a new deluxe way to hit the open waves.
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast becomes the 15th National Marine Sanctuary
NBC 26
MANITOWOC — Dave DeZeeuw has been exploring shipwrecks along the western coast of Lake Michigan for decades.
“I used to be a flight instructor here in Manitowoc back in the 1980s," he said. "We used to see the shipwrecks down in the water. I thought everybody knew about them, but the people that are walking on the beach, they'd walk right by them and have no clue that they were there.”....
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Special Event
Women at a turning point in workforce
WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
GREEN BAY --One consequence of the prolonged pandemic is more women are contemplating leaving the workforce -- as many as two million women are considering taking a leave of absence or leaving the workforce altogether. * Working from home and managing the home are causing stress, burnout, and a mass exodus from the working world.
These topics and others affecting women in the workforce are central to the Women’s Leadership Conference held in person and online on Oct. 7, 2021 at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay. The conference is an all-day professional development and networking conference created to provide a platform outside of the workplace to educate, encourage and inspire women to take their careers to the next level...
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
UW Oshkosh reports results of 17-month COVID-19 economic impact survey
UW OSHKOSH
A 17-month COVID-19 economic impact survey conducted by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s Center for Customized Research and Services (CCRS) collected feedback from 3,500 Wisconsin business leaders to help shape policies and strategies to assist in recovering from the pandemic.
The research showed an average income loss of more than $150,000 reported by 138 businesses that completed the full study.
New North President Barb LaMue said the research project—a partnership between UW Oshkosh, the state’s nine Regional Development Organizations and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation—helped determine the types of resources that businesses required to navigate the pandemic....
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Pierce Manufacturing purchases ownership interest in Idaho-based Boise Mobile Equipment
APPLETON POST CRESCENT
FOX CROSSING – A Fox Cities-based business is strengthening its presence in the wildland firefighting market.
Pierce Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corp., announced Thursday it has bought an ownership interest in Boise Mobile Equipment, based in Boise, Idaho.
Over the past few years, Pierce has provided equipment to fire departments battling the ongoing wildfires in states such as California, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. Through its investment in BME, Pierce will increase its support to those fire departments....
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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Grant from AT&T supports VET program to train veterans for IT jobs
WBAY
GREEN BAY - A new training program is launching in the Fox Valley that will help train veterans for jobs in IT.
It’s no secret there’s a shortage of workers in the workforce, and IT is no different.
“There are just a ton of jobs, here in the valley and across the state, in cybersecurity, help desk, data analytics, you’re just seeing things across the board,” says Patrick Riley from New Horizons.
And according to the Fox Valley Veterans Council, many businesses are looking to hire veterans to fill open positions. Zach Zabel says, “People just think we have a roll call of vets to call, waiting for the employer, but that’s not the case. So, what we’re trying to do is develop those veterans into employable members of the workforce.”...
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Economic Development Feature
Company hiring to begin decommissioning of former Kewaunee nuclear plant
WLUK
KEWAUNEE COUNTY -- Steps to decommission the nuclear power plant in Kewaunee County continue. Energy Solutions took over the project to close the plant this past May and is now looking to hire people to begin the job.
Along Lake Michigan in Kewaunee County sits the former Kewaunee Nuclear Power Station. It takes up 900 acres of land on and around the lakefront. But, in the next seven to ten years, Energy Solutions will turn the plant into cleared-out green space...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
3 Wisconsin resorts (2 from the New North), 1 tour company make Travel + Leisure's 2021 World's Best lists
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
For the second year in a row, three Wisconsin resorts have been named among the top 10 resort hotels in the Midwest by Travel + Leisure as part of the magazine's 2021 World's Best Awards. One Wisconsin-based tour company also rejoined the rankings this year.
The American Club in Kohler, Wisconsin's only AAA Five-Star and Forbes Five-Diamond resort, made the list for the third year in a row, ranking seventh. The Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake (No. 9) and Sundara Inn & Spa in Wisconsin Dells (No. 10) also made the list...
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