The company won a Lean in Design award from the Lean Construction Institute (LCI) for work done on the Pleasant Prairie Medical Center located in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The $130 million project opened in the summer of 2020, and is owned by Advocate Aurora Health. The Boldt Company provided construction management on the project and HGA Architects was responsible for design work.
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Foster Targeted Industry Clusters and New Markets
The NEW Construction Alliance to host annual meeting Nov. 9
NEW CONSTRUCTION ALLIANCE (NEWCA)
APPLETON -- The NEW Construction Alliance is pleased to invite you to our annual meeting. First, we’ll offer breakfast, followed by a presentation from Chris Czarnik on the topic of Winning the War for Talent. Afterwards, we’ll take a short networking break. Then, we’ll feature a lively panel discussion focused on the topic of youth academic and career planning initiatives. Panelist information is included below. The meeting will end with a brief presentation from the NEW Construction Alliance...
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Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Afghan refugee shares story of survival and success in Green Bay
NBC 26
GREEN BAY — They have come to this country looking for hope. Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees escaped terror and the Taliban rule.
They are in the United States now to build their lives from the ground up. One Afghan refugee described his experiences in his own words, and how he is helping new Afghan evacuees adjust to life in Wisconsin:
"My name is Sayed. I came from Afghanistan in 2016."...
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Research and Trends in NE Wisconsin
2021 Wisconsin Manufacturing Report results released
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
The Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity today presented key findings from a survey and series of focus groups conducted among manufacturing executives in Wisconsin.
Surveys were conducted Aug. 16 through Sept. 21, and focus groups were conducted throughout the state Oct. 5-7....
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Economic Development Feature
Sturgeon Bay housing development moves forward on westside
DOOR COUNTY DAILY NEWS
A new apartment complex is on track to be built just off Highway 42/57 on Sturgeon Bay’s westside. On Monday, the Aesthetic Design and Site Plan Review Board approved the Lexington Homes 14-unit multiple Family development that would be located on Grant Avenue. City planning/zoning administrator Chris Sullivan-Robinson says the apartment dwelling would mirror the current 14-unit complex that is just north of the property at 416 South Grant Avenue.
The Sturgeon Bay Plan Commission did approve a conditional use permit for Harbor Ridge, LLC last week. Robinson says essentially, the developer will only need to pull permits for final zoning and get stormwater management approval to begin building the apartments...Read More 5>
Promoting the Regional Brand
NFL approves another Green Bay Packers stock sale pending regulatory approval
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
Green Bay Packers fans who missed out on buying stock during the sale in 2011, or the one before that in 1997, could get another chance.
NFL owners during their fall meeting on Wednesday approved what would be the sixth stock sale by the Packers. Other regulatory approvals remain, including review by regulatory agencies in the states where the stock will be sold.
The Packers said they would use the money for improvements at Lambeau Field. Projects at the stadium, including completed and planned concourse upgrades, and new video scoreboards, total about $250 million...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Grants To Help Viewers Dive To Door County Shipwrecks
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION
In June 2020, members of PBS Wisconsin’s production team and the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Maritime Archeology department set out on the blustery waters of Door County’s infamous Death’s Door. Headed toward Washington Island, their intended destination was not the island itself but below the surface of the water. They were there to document two shipwrecks at the bottom of one of Lake Michigan’s most treacherous passageways...
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