Subject: 10.02.23 New North Newsletter

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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
New North companies invited to build a military-talent pipeline
NEW NORTH, INC.

NEW NORTH – Multiple programs for New North companies to be engaged in building a military-talent pipeline now are available, and New North Inc. stands ready to help in making the connections. Highly trained transitioning service members, along with their spouses, can be prospective employees through tailored internships or apprenticeships...


Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talen
Great heights: NEW BOOST for Hidden Talent initiative raises the bar on digital literacy skills training
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS

There is a significant digital skills gap in Wisconsin’s workforce, but a new training initiative is aiming to close it.

According to State Digital Equity Scorecards, nearly 33% of unemployed individuals in Wisconsin lack the foundational digital skills to compete for the state’s more than 140,000 open positions. Without those skills, almost 73% of open jobs are unattainable for unemployed individuals in Wisconsin....

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Economic Development Feature
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NEW NORTH, INC.

Global New North’s goal is to increase regional exports, creating new jobs and investment in Northeast Wisconsin. Subscribe today to receive multiple global resources and event updates right in your inbox...

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Promoting the Regional Brand
Flash forward: Green Lake transportation company rides high in trucking, transloading and logistics
INSIGHT ON BUSINESS

GREEN LAKE -- It’s a blue-skied Thursday morning at FLASH Family of Companies in Green Lake when there’s a knock at President Mandi Hinrichs’ door. An employee pops his head inside her office, which formerly belonged to Hinrichs’ father and company founder Pat McConnell. Hinrichs has been occupying the space since 2020....

Special Event
InspirASIAN Speaker Series with Sachin Shivaram
ACEL - NEW CHAPTER 

ASHWAUBENON -- Sachin Shivaram, CEO of Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry is the featured speaker for the InspirASIAN Speaker Series on Oct. 25 presented by ACEL - NEW Chapter.  Register below....

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Support an Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Business
Business boom in downtown Menasha gives it a fresh new feel
NBC 26 

MENASHA -- Downtown Menasha is seeing a huge influx of independent business owners who are hoping to establish the area as a destination site for people living in the Fox Valley.

Seven new businesses have already opened or begun preparations to open since September, with more on the way....

Encourage Educational Attainment
'Trucks are for Girls' invites Girl Scouts to learn about trucking industry
WLUK

DE PERE -- Nearly a hundred local Girl Scouts explored careers in the trucking industry and STEM.

Paper Transport in De Pere teamed up with Michelin to host the "Trucks Are for Girls" event...

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Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
'Resilience, Recovery, and Prosperity': Diverse business grants, child care expansion support growth in the Northwoods
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS

Earlier this year, the Wisconsin Indigenous Economic Development Corporation (WIEDC), based in Keshena, received a $4 million grant through the Department of Administration’s Diverse Business Assistance grant program...

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Promoting the Regional Brand
Program helping end stigmas around mental health in the construction industry
SPECTRUM NEWS 1

DE PERE — There were just a few days of construction left on a new CoVantage Credit Union regional headquarters building in De Pere.

Mike Brayton moved around the site, checking on some of the final details of the build...

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Promoting the Regional Brand
NEW Plastics shares national spotlight with Packers
DOOR COUNTY DAILY NEWS

DOOR COUNTY -- While the play of the Green Bay Packers Thursday night may have forced you to turn your attention to other things, a local business may have caught your attention in between commercial breaks. NEW Plastics of Luxemburg was featured as one of the clips returning viewers to the game on Amazon Prime. The manufacturer produces reusable squeeze bottles for Gatorade, which is a sponsor of the NFL. Founded in 1968 by Irvin Vincent, NEW Plastics continues to be a family-owned company employing more than 200 people while producing a wide variety of plastic-based products ranging from bottles and containers to lumber...

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NEW Plastics of Luxemburg produces reusable squeeze bottles for Gatorade, which is a sponsor of the NFL. See Door County Daily News story above for more. 
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