Promote the New North Region
Green Bay named as safest place to live in the U.S. in 2020-21 by U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News Best Places Rankings
Home to one of the most storied football franchises in the NFL, the Green Bay Packers, Green Bay has the perfect mix of big-city amenities complemented with a Midwestern, small-town feel. This city boasts a thriving entertainment and arts scene, revitalized downtown, and two college campuses, creating an energy that may appeal to.....
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Economic Development Feature
Green Bay area will need up to 7,400 new apartments, 9,000 new homes to keep up with market demand, new study says
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Brown County communities will need to add as many as 310 apartments and 375 single-family homes each year for two decades to keep up with the growing demand for housing.
The city-commissioned Green Bay Housing Market Study provides a new, comprehensive look at the Green Bay area's existing housing stock, how affordable it is for the region's residents and the projected demand for rental units and homes between now and 2040.
It paints a picture of an already tight housing market that will continue to struggle to meet growing demand. It calls particular attention to the....
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Local paper converting machinery manufacturer rebrands
FOX 11 News
A Northeast Wisconsin-based company is being rebranded.
Fabio Perini North America of Ashwaubenon is one of the companies being rebranded by its parent company, the Körber Group. FPNA, which manufactures machines for converting and packaging toilet tissue rolls, kitchen towels and folded products, will be known as Körber.
"We have been proud to be a trusted leader in the tissue paper industry for over 40 years, and we are ready to get started on an exciting future ahead with our new singular, unifying brand as....
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Economic Development Feature
Gov. Evers, WEDC, PSC Announce Six Communities Selected for Broadband Connectors Pilot Program - Fond du Lac County Selected in the New North Region
WEDC News
Gov. Tony Evers today, together with the state Public Service Commission (PSC) and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), announced six communities were selected for the new Broadband Connectors Pilot program cohort.
“As families, business owners, and communities across the state continue to face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for affordable, accessible high-speed broadband is perhaps more important now than ever,” said Gov. Evers. “This joint program will provide critical support and resources to help....
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Founding member of the New North helps found the Wisconsin Veterans Village Association
New North News
The Wisconsin Veterans Village Association has been recognized by the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce with the Community Leadership Award for small organizations.
Serving veterans in need of affordable housing throughout the New North region, the Wisconsin Veterans Village organization was officially formed just over two years ago by a number of regional leaders, many of whom are veterans themselves.
One of the New North co-founders, Dr. Tom Wiltzius, a Vietnam War and Persian Gulf War veteran, has co-led the founding of the...
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