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Kimberly-Clark donates 250,000 diapers to area United Ways
FOX 11 News
An area company's donation is making a difference in the lives of families in need.
Kimberly-Clark donated 250,000 diapers to local United Ways to help families who struggle to afford diapers.
The diapers will be distributed by the Fox Cities Diaper Bank, which is an initiative of United Way Fox Cities, Oshkosh United Way and Brown County United Way.
According to the National Diaper Bank Network, “Diaper need is a silent crisis in America.” One in three families in the United States experiences diaper need, or not having a sufficient supply of diapers to keep....
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Innovation in the New North
New North companies move on in ‘Coolest’ contest
Insight On Business
Five businesses from the New North have moved to the Round of 16 in the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest.
Regional companies moving on in the contest include:
- Plexus Corp., Neenah, Quidel’s Sofia 2 Fluorescent Immunoassay Analyzer, a small benchtop analyzer that can be used near patients and in laboratory settings.
- Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac, Bravo Four-S Forward-Facing Drive
- Kimberly-Clark Corp., Neenah, for its Huggies Nano Preemie diapers
- The Boldt Co., Appleton, for STAAT Mod, a pre-fab modular construction solution designed to assist with the shortage of hospital beds due to COVID-19
- Lakeside Plastics, Oshkosh, traffic cones
In the initial round of voting,...
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Interactive Web Management program helps UW Oshkosh land among top schools for ‘next generation of web designers’
UWO News
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is among the top schools in the nation for the next generation of web designers, according to College Magazine.
The top 10 national ranking comes thanks to the Interactive Web Management (IWM) program at UW Oshkosh, which involves students thinking well beyond the technology aspect of web design. UWO landed at No. 6 on the list, published earlier this month.
The IWM major is offered as a bachelor of business administration, a bachelor of science or a bachelor of arts degree and blends facets of marketing, information systems, journalism and computer science. With the three degree options, students have more flexibility in both the general education credits they choose and the courses they take to supplement the core courses of the major.
“IWM stands out for its focus on the blending of technology and content creation,” said IWM program director and journalism professor T.R. Gleason. “Students gain a foundational understanding in...
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New mural on Lakeside Foods building in Manitowoc inspired by unity, diversity
Herald Times Reporter
Keep an eye out for another “delightful” public mural.
Although there will not be public participation this year (because of COVID-19), the 2020 Art Slam Community Mural Project lives on. The mural is being created on the north wall of the Lakeside Foods building. It features the work of five diverse Manitowoc artists. These artists were asked to create artworks that celebrate their culture and portray a sense of unity. The submitted images all express a sense of pride for their personal identity and culture, as well as a desire to share that pride with the larger Manitowoc community.
Some images emphasized activism. Some were more subtle, sharing the everyday life of grandparents, friends or family.
Don Krumpos, David Carpenter and Erin LaBonte were tasked with coalescing these images into a single mural design. Their goal was to respect the work of the....
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Fox Cities Chamber announces 2020 Business Awards recipients
Fox Cities Chamber News
The Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce is eager to announce the 2020 Business Awards recipients. These annual awards recognize businesses and organizations in the Fox Cities that help make this a vibrant, innovative and dynamic community. The awards are given based on leadership, dedication and achievement.
While the coronavirus pandemic has shifted the way we are able to safely celebrate in-person, the Chamber will recognize this year’s esteemed businesses through a virtual campaign this fall. The Chamber encourages the community to rally together to support these award recipients as well as all....
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Economic Development Feature
From jobs to housing, the coronavirus pandemic has transformed Wisconsin’s economy
Green Bay Press-Gazette
It's been about six months since business closures and pandemic-induced economic challenges sent Wisconsin's unemployment rate from 3.1% in March to 13.6% in April.
Since then, the unemployment rate has been decreasing. Preliminary Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday indicates a 6.2% August unemployment rate.
Is Wisconsin's economy recovering? Here are five key things to know about....
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Economic Development Feature
Summer was a three-month record for Wisconsin home sales
WisBusiness
Wisconsin this summer set a three-month record for home sales, according to the Wisconsin Realtors Association.
This record was due to a combination of the state reopening in June and record-low mortgage interest rates over the summer, the association said.
Summer home sales grew 2.8 percent compared to the June-through-August period of 2019. Although June home sales saw a modest decline relative to June 2019, robust sales growth in July and a slight improvement in the August market pushed summer home sales....
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