Technology and Innovation
New Computer Science Licensure Cohort Group Announced
NEW DIGITAL ALLIANCE
NEW NORTH – The NEW Digital Alliance, in collaboration with CESA 7’s
Computer Science Talent Ecosystem for Youth (CSTEY) program, has launched a Computer Science Licensure Cohort group, Kim Iversen, Director of the NEW Digital Alliance, recently announced. This first-of-its-kind program will provide structure and support for middle and high school computer science teachers in Wisconsin working on their Computer Science 405/1405
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Frontier Airlines has added a third nonstop destination out of Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
ASHWAUBENON - Frontier Airlines will begin nonstop flights between Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport and Tampa International Airport on Dec. 16.
Denver-based Frontier on Tuesday announced it would offer two flights each week between Green Bay and Tampa, Florida, the third, nonstop destination along with service to Denver and Orlando, Florida.....
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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
As Wisconsin employers struggle to find workers, state prisons work to build opportunities for those leaving custody
SHEBOYGAN PRESS
The Wisconsin Departments of Corrections and Workforce Development are on course to open seven job centers in state correctional facilities at time when a nationwide labor shortage is creating more job opportunities.
Department of Workforce Development Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek said the department is looking to build on the success of three correctional institution job centers that have opened since 2018....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
After 23 years of championship golf contested on Kohler Co. courses, culminating with a wildly successful Ryder Cup, what's next?
WISCONSIN GOLF
HAVEN – The 43rd Ryder Cup marked the end of an incredible run for Kohler Co.’s hospitality division, which played host to two U.S. Women’s Opens, a U.S. Senior Open, three PGA Championships and the Ryder Cup in a span of 23 years.
Few other courses in the United States can claim to have been the host venue for such a diverse list of championships in such a short period of time...
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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Oshkosh Area Employment Fair at Menominee Nation Arena; More Than 80 Employers Ready to Offer You Your Dream Job
FOX VALLEY WORKFORCE DEV BOARD
OSHKOSH -- The region’s pre-eminent job fair will be back to an in-person event after a two-year absence thanks to COVID-19. The Oshkosh Area Employment Fair will be held 1-4 pm on Tuesday, October 12, at the Menominee Nation Arena, 1212 S. Main Street, Oshkosh. More than 80 employers from across the region will feature a wide mix of available positions including office and administrative, service, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and other professional positions. In just three hours, job seekers can meet with some of the region’s premier companies.
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc is building a 92-foot ice-breaking ferry to run in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
MANITOWOC HERALD TIMES REPORTER
MANITOWOC - You might think of Burger Boat Company as the maker of high-end yachts, at which the Manitowoc-based business is good — but that’s not all the shipyard produces.Burger Boat officials announced earlier this week the company has begun work on a new vehicle and passenger ferry for the Eastern Upper Peninsula Transportation Authority, located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in Sault Ste. Marie...Read More 7>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
24-hour child care facility eyes vacant Sheboygan Christian School building for new site
SHEBOYGAN PRESS
SHEBOYGAN - The vacant building that was once part of Sheboygan Christian School could be the new location for a 24/7 child care facility.
Last year, Sheboygan Christian School expanded its high school location by more than 40,000 square feet, which allowed it to combine preschool through 12th grade onto one campus, leaving its former 418 Geele Ave. location up for sale....
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Encourage Educational Attainment
New diesel education program comes to Luxemburg-Casco
WLUK
CASCO -- A new diesel education program is coming to the Lakeshore. It's located within the Casco Career Academy.
The Ahnapee Diesel Center was dedicated Wednesday afternoon. The Luxemburg-Casco School District is partnering with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College to create the Ahnapee Diesel program. Juniors and seniors can take the Diesel Maintenance Technician curriculum while in high school...
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Celebrating Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
'The best part of my job is taking care of the calves': Henry Fajardo celebrates Hispanic Heritage daily
WFRV
KEWAUNEE – One in 20 Wisconsinites are born in a different country, according to the American Immigration Council. The Council also reports that 15% of farmworkers are migrants.
Henry Fajardo, 32, has been employed at Pagels Ponderosa in Kewaunee for a decade, born in Guatemala he had dreams at an early age. “Over there, it’s a poor country, but it’s in a process to grow,” says Fajardo. That dream included the United States. “I wanted to come here and have a better life,” adds Fajardo...
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