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Encourage Educational Attainment
Lawrence Advantage will provide financial support to students starting in fall 2023
WLUK
APPLETON - Generations of future Lawrence students will receive additional help beyond scholarships and federal financial aid.
“Very often folks think about liberal arts education as too expensive or something that's out of reach," Lawrence President Laurie Carter said. We want to make sure that everyone knows that a Lawrence education is within their reach.”
The Lawrence Advantage is a tuition program that will start in fall of 2023. It's entirely funded by donors and school officials hope it will benefit hundreds...
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Special Event
STEM shuttle bus comes to Oshkosh schools
WLUK
OSHKOSH - Some kids in Oshkosh are learning outside the classroom.
A shuttle bus arrived to Shapiro STEM Academy Monday. The mobile classroom taught fourth and fifth graders about science, technology, engineering, and math.
There was a robotic arm. Plus, students learned about gravity and constellations...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
T.J. Rodgers expands local investments to a nonprofit's tiny home village to help the homeless as soon as this winter
OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN
SHEBOYGAN - It took T.J. Rodgers all of one meal to decide the Oshkosh Kids Foundation's Tiny House Village for the homeless was a worthwhile investment.
"I remember pulling out a napkin, making a calculation and committing $2.8 million at the table," he said of a meeting between him and the project's team.
The village is currently under construction on a 3.57-acre site on the 200 block of W. Packer Ave. When complete, it will house 32 tiny homes and a community center with a kitchen, programming space and other resources for residents...
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Promoting Leadership in the New North
People who make a Difference: Sabrina Robins
THE BUSINESS NEWS
APPLETON - Sabrina Robins, the chief operating officer for AbaCor LLC, an Abaxent LLC Co. (a technical solutions company in Appleton), said being involved in her community is something she’s always been drawn to do.
“I'm a woman of faith, and it's really, ‘to whom much is given, much is expected,’” she said. “I've always had the support I needed to get to the next level or the next task I needed in life. I believe in the laws of reciprocity – if you do good things, it comes back to you. I believe strongly in community investment and supporting those who share the same values...
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Economic Development Feature
Stadium District Board earmarks revenues for possible NFL Draft in Green Bay
WLUK
GREEN BAY - The Green Bay Packers and other local organizations continue to try and bring the NFL Draft to Green Bay.
The Stadium District Board met Monday afternoon to discuss what this could cost financially, and what kind of economic impact it could bring to the area.
As the 2024 NFL Draft was awarded to Detroit, Green Bay has its eye on the future.
With a pledge from the Stadium District, the hope is to land the event by 2027...
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Economic Development Feature
Fox Cities Chamber partners with Livability Media
FOX CITIES CHAMBER
The Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce recently entered a partnership with Livability Media, a custom media publishing company located in Tennessee, to develop and implement a print and digital communications marketing program that focuses on economic development and talent attraction/retention by telling the story of the Fox Cities and our quality-of-life.
Livability Media, a nationally recognized authority on America’s residential markets, offers engaging campaigns and targeted messaging to those searching for our community – including corporate executives, families, job seekers, and site selectors.
Through a multiyear program, the Fox Cities area is highlighted on Livability.com, which attracts millions of viewers each year. Additionally, a custom newsstand-quality print publication and interactive digital magazine, Livability Fox Cities, Wisconsin, will be made available to key audiences...
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