Foster Targeted Industry Clusters and New Markets
Brown County takes another step toward getting Green Bay coal piles moved
WLUK
ASHWAUBENON -- Brown County wants to know what it would take to turn a former power plant location into a state-of-the-art port facility, as part of the effort to move the coal piles out of downtown Green Bay.
The county wants to transform the site of the shuttered Pulliam power plant at the mouth of the Fox River into a new home for the coal piles, which sit 2.5 miles upstream. The coal piles, owned by C. Reiss Coal Company, have been on property along the Fox River south of Mason Street since 1904...
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Economic Development Feature
Portions of State 23 project in Plymouth, rural FDL County, open this month to 4-lane traffic
FOND DU LAC REPORTER
FOND DU LAC - The long-anticipated State 23 project is working its way toward completion, with two out of three legs of the 19-mile stretch from Plymouth to Fond du Lac opening up to four-lane traffic this month.
The $173 million expansion of the roadway into a four-lane divided highway from Sheboygan County P to U.S. 151 just east of the city of Fond du Lac began in May 2019 in Plymouth and will conclude in 2022 in Fond du Lac County. The project also improves numerous intersections along the way...
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Here's how Sheboygan city and county officials might spend a 'tremendous influx' of pandemic funds
SHEBOYGAN PRESS
SHEBOYGAN - Possibilities abound for how local government officials can use new federal COVID-19 funds.
Sheboygan County municipalities will receive $51.4 million from the American Rescue Plan’s pandemic recovery funding. The City of Sheboygan and Sheboygan County will receive about $22 million each.
County Administrator Adam Payne said that in his 23 years on the job, he’s never seen anything like the amount of revenue coming to local governments, calling it a “tremendous influx of resources.”..
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Nancy Armbrust Impact Award accepting nominations through October 31, 2021
WOMEN'S FUND OF THE GREATER GREEN BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
GREEN BAY – Schreiber Foods created the Nancy Armbrust Impact Award to honor Nancy Armbrust, a retired Schreiber Foods executive, community advocate and leader. The award is given annually to recognize a woman who, in the same spirit of Nancy, has had an indelible impact on the community.
The award, given in partnership with Schreiber Foods and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation, includes a grant of $5,000 to be given to the recipient’s nonprofit organization of choice through the Women’s Fund biannual grant cycle.
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Encourage Educational Attainment
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Foundation launches executive fellowship program for emerging executives
WIS BUSINESS
MADISON – WMC Foundation – an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – announced the creation of Wisconsin Leads: Executive Fellowship on Monday. The new educational program for emerging executives is an exclusive opportunity for participants to learn from Wisconsin’s most prominent business and thought leaders.
Wisconsin Leads will feature a series of events on the state’s economy, complex business challenges and the foundational public policies that will shape the future of Wisconsin’s economic landscape. The inaugural program will kick off this coming January in La Crosse and will feature an all-star line-up of speakers who will be sharing their business knowledge with participants...
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Leadership in the New North
McMahon announces new chairman of the board
WIS BUSINESS
NEENAH – McMahon, a full-service, professional engineering and architectural firm, announces Vic Lutz, current McMahon chief financial officer, as the company’s new chairman of the board effective September 2, 2021.
Lutz has worked for McMahon since December of 1985 and has served on the board of directors since 2007. He has extensive experience with mergers and acquistions, property and asset management, real estate, insurance, loss prevention, human resources, employee benefits, and estate preservation...Read More 6>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
SCS Swiderski Approved For Multi-Family Project in Florence
S.C. SWIDERSKI, LLC
MOSINEE – Florence County has approved plans by S.C. Swiderski, LLC for a multi-family development in the Town of Florence, Wisconsin. The company plans to build 44 market rate apartments. S.C. Swiderski, LLC is a regional leader in real estate development which has over a half billion dollars of residential projects in development.
The apartment site has been named SCS Florence and will be located on 10 acres of land on Chapin Street north of Lagoon Road. The plans for the site feature three buildings and will offer 12 different floor plans ranging from 700 to 1237 square feet. There will be a mix of one and two bedroom apartments and townhomes. Director of Business Development Jacqui McElroy said, “Our floor plan mix is based on research of the area demographics and demand so we will be offering a variety of options for those seeking maintenance free living.” All homes have private entrances, in-unit laundry and garage parking. Rent rates will include heat, water, garbage, cable and internet...
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