New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
CEO Leadership Series continues with Foxconn Industrial Internet presentation
New North Press Release
The COVID-19 CEO Leadership Series of webinars returns this Thursday, October 22, from 11 a.m.-12 noon with a special presentation – “The Journey to Lighthouse Factories” – featuring leaders from Foxconn Industrial Internet. The program will center on how digital transformation is helping manufacturers to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic and to thrive in the future.
The scheduled keynote speakers from Foxconn Industrial Internet are Chief Executive Officer Brand Cheng, Chief Operating Officer Foo-Ming Fu and Chief Technology Officer TaiYu Chou. Following that, four others from the company will take part in a panel discussion:...
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Special Event!
Manufacturing First launches Tuesday
Insight On Business
The 10th annual Manufacturing First Expo and Conference begins today at noon with a presentation from keynote speaker and renowned futurist Daniel Burrus.
This year’s Manufacturing First is completely virtual and will be held this afternoon as well as Wednesday and Thursday beginning at 10 a.m. The event features three keynote presentations, virtual presentations, AI-powered networking and time to...
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Home buyers in northeast Wisconsin can get up to $6,000 for a down payment, if qualified and quick
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Local banks and NeighborWorks Green Bay have free money to give qualified home buyers in an 11-county area of northeast Wisconsin.
The only catch: Home buyers have to use the money by Nov. 10 when the federal grant expires.
Each prospective buyer could receive up to $6,000 in grant assistance that would be forgiven after the buyers live in the house for five years, said Noel Halvorsen, president and CEO of the nonprofit NeighborWorks organization.
NeighborWorks Green Bay, North Shore Bank, Nicolet National Bank, Associated Bank and other financial institutions have....
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Economic Development Feature
5 coronavirus-related changes manufacturers expect to keep for the future
BizTimes
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a lot of companies to change the way they operate and manufacturers are no different. During the 2020 BizTimes Next Generation Manufacturing Summit, five local company executives shared some of the changes they’ve made this year that they expect to continue even after the pandemic is over.
Staggered lunches and breaks
Several years ago Mike Kryshak, owner of Saukville-based wet wipe maker Rebel Converting, gave employees a choice to tryout a 4-day workweek with 10-hour shifts. Employees like the change and it stuck, but when COVID-19 hit the company had to start operating....
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