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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Cobblestone Hotels & Suites opens in downtown Little Chute
APPLETON POST CRESCENT
LITTLE CHUTE – Wisconsin’s only hotel franchise company has opened another Fox Cities location.
Cobblestone Hotel & Suites at 208 W. Main St. in Little Chute held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. The four-story, 32,000-square-foot hotel, which cost approximately $6.5 million, has 55 rooms and features an indoor pool, fitness center, business center and meeting rooms.....
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Economic Development Feature
August one of the busiest months in recent years for Port of Green Bay
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- August was a busy month for the Port of Green Bay.
Cargo in the port reached 335,602 tones last month, making it the best monthly total in the past five years.
The strong tonnage report also lifted the year-to-date totals above 1.1 million tons, 6% above the same time period a year ago.
“It was great to be as busy as it was in August with 25 ships moving cargo into and out of the Port,” said Dean Haen, Port of Green Bay Director. “This is great news for our terminal operators and for the reginal economy. Our hope is to see the tonnages remain solid for the remainder of the shipping season.”..
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Celebrating Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Pride Centers at UWGB Sheboygan and Manitowoc campuses help to form supportive communities
SHEBOYGAN PRESS
New Pride Centers in Sheboygan and Manitowoc will be places for students and community members to socialize and seek support.
“People from the community have come in and are just very excited to have something like this," said Stacie Christian, former director of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Pride Center system. "We all wish we had something like it when we were college-age. It helps you form a community that identifies with you and find people who are supportive.”...
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Small Businesses in Outagamie County still have two weeks to apply for assistance
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY
Small Businesses in Outagamie County still have two weeks to apply for assistance if they incurred additional costs to implement health & safety strategies during the pandemic. Grants of up to $5,000 are still available, as the application deadline has been extended to Thursday, September 30th.....
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