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Immel Construction achieves one million hours without a lost time injury -
IMMEL CONSTRUCTION GREEN BAY -- Immel Construction has hit a key milestone in our constant effort to live up to our number one Core Value of Safety. One Million labor hours have been successfully achieved without a lost time injury by our Green Bay based company and our crews across the Midwest.
“The safety of our employees is always a top priority at Immel Construction. It’s more than just the policies and procedures put in place to keep our employees safe, it took all employees driving our safety culture that helped us achieve this commendable achievement,” says Brian Wetzel, Vice President, Operations...
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Generous Gift Establishes First Hmong Youth Volleyball Camp
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION
FOX CITIES -- During this past summer, NEW Hmong Professionals and CrossCourt Conversations launched the first Hmong youth volleyball camp in our area. While the Hmong have been living in the Fox Cities for over 45 years, there has never been an organized camp that provided training on the key skills involved in playing volleyball.
The need for this camp came from spring surveys conducted with 7th and 8th grade Hmong students where volleyball was listed as the No. 1 sport they wanted to learn more about and play. This feedback aligned with grassroots organizations NEW Hmong Professionals’ and Crosscourt Conversations’ goals of engaging and empowering Hmong students in diverse sports that would stimulate critical thinking, character building and positive decision making...
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Pointters Community Initiatives Hosts Career Focused Program to Help Appleton Area High School Freshmen and Sophomores Prepare for the Workforce
POINTTERS COMMUNITY INITIATIVES (PCI) APPLETON – On Thursday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Pointters Community Initiatives (PCI) is hosting the Career Focus Program for freshmen and sophomore students in the Appleton Area School District. The event will be held at the Bordini Center at Fox Valley Technical College, located at 5 N. Systems Dr. in Appleton (map).
“We’re very excited to be hosting this program to drive positive change for more than 200 students in the Appleton community,” explained Oladimeji Tomori, founder and owner of Pointters Community Initiatives. “We are showcasing to our young Black community that there are many opportunities right here in their hometown for them to succeed and build a successful career and life for themselves.”... Read More 3> Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Underwater Fiber Cable to Washington Island Connected!
NSIGHT NEWS WASHINGTON ISLAND – Washington Island is on its way to becoming a Gig Island. Cellcom, an Nsight company, in partnership with Washington Island Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WIEC), has completed the middle-mile fiber connection to Washington Island crossing under the water of Death’s Door where Lake Michigan and Green Bay meet.
This crucial connection will power the fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network delivered by WIEC. By the end of the project every home, business and anchor institution on the island will have access to speeds of 1 gigabit per second (1000 Mbps) with future expansion possible.... Promoting the Regional Brand
Carnivore Meat Company donates more than 1,000 pounds to Green Bay food pantry
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Carnivore Meat Company, an ultra-premium freeze-dried and frozen raw pet food company, donated nearly 400 cans of food to Paul’s Pantry, an independent corporation that serves 800 families every week...Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Manufacturers support Peshtigo students
MARINETTE MENOMINEE EAGLE HERALD PESHTIGO—October is Manufacturing Month in Wisconsin and the NEW Manufacturing Alliance recently sponsored free transportation for Peshtigo eighth-grade students to visit three local advanced manufacturers.
“Manufacturing employs 23% of all the jobs in the region, contributing $17.9 billion to the regional economy annually,” according to executive director of the NEW Manufacturing Alliance, Ann Franz.
Peshtigo students were able to tour BPM Inc., Samuel Pressure Vessel Group and Fincantieri Marinette Marine...
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Grants will have a positive impact on women, girls in Green Bay area
WLUK GREEN BAY -- Nearly a dozen area nonprofits aimed at positively impacting women and girls received more than $81,000 in grants. The Women's Fund of Greater Green Bay issued the grants to the 11 nonprofits. ..Read More 7> Special Event
Downtown Fond du Lac to kick off holiday season with new Winter Market featuring handmade and homegrown products
FOND DU LAC REPORTER FOND DU LAC – The Farmers Market may be over for the year, but downtown Fond du Lac has a brand-new market on its heels. The Downtown Fond du Lac Winter Market will run 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays inside the former Personal Touch Flowers building, 16 E. Second St., starting Nov. 5. Vendors will sell their produce, plants, flowers and baked goods, as well as arts, crafts and other handmade items....
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