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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Appleton Downtown Inc. hopes 'Support 9$20' pledge will encourage local spending
FOX 11 News
Appleton Downtown Inc. is giving shoppers another reason to spend locally this holiday season.
The organization created the Support 9$20 pledge to support downtown locally-owned small businesses as this tough year wraps up.
By pledging, community members are tasked to select nine downtown Appleton businesses and.....
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Greater Waupaca community benefits from more than $100,000 in grants
WBAY
Over twenty non-profit organizations in our area will be getting over $100,000 in grant money. It’s all thanks to the Waupaca Area Community Foundation, wanting to help those most affected by the pandemic.
It’s organizations like Foundations for Living, a warming shelter in Waupaca, that is seeing how the pandemic is impacting hundreds of people.
“I think because of COVID, family members that were taking care of other family members on a temporary basis, it’s lengthened and it’s lengthened, and it’s gotten to be a lot, financially and emotionally,” said Wilma Akright, Foundations for Living Executive Director.
The organization is getting about.....
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| | | Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Irish dairy cooperative Ornua plans $10 million investment in Wisconsin facility
WEDC INBOUND Newsletter
Ornua, Ireland’s largest premium dairy cooperative, is expanding its North American division with a $10 million investment in its production facility in Hilbert, Wisconsin.
The company plans to add 22,000 square feet of warehousing and cooling infrastructure to the already state-of-the-art operation. The expansion is expected to increase the cheesemaking plant’s production by 30% and is expected to be completed in February 2021.
Ornua Ingredients North America specializes in producing customized, functional cheese products for major food manufacturing and food service customers. This latest investment is a result of a period of exceptional multi-year growth in the division, with 2019 reporting a record year with double-digit growth. The company’s two cheesemaking facilities in Hilbert and Byron, Minnesota, employ more than 265 associates.
According to Rick Pedersen, president of Ornua Ingredients North America, “The capacity and flexibility enabled by this latest investment will allow us to deliver the scale and breadth of product portfolio required to maintain our position as the leading partner in our customers’ ambitious growth plans.”
New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
UWO survey: Businesses brace for months of struggle
Insight On Business
Uncertainty grows for Wisconsin business leaders as they expect another 12 to 18 months of impact from the COVID-19 virus and hold little hope for further government assistance.
Results of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s October COVID-19 business and economic impact survey also reveal a rekindled concern regarding long-term viability, said Jeffrey Sachse, interim director of UWO’s Center for Customized Research and Services.
“The latest survey indicates 8.8 percent of responding businesses estimate viability of no more than three months,” he said. “The decrease in business confidence is again largely a function of the....
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Advocate Aurora Health to expand Fond du Lac facility to include $67M hospital, emergency department
Fond du Lac Reporter
Advocate Aurora Health has announced plans to expand its existing health center in Fond du Lac to include a hospital and emergency department.
The new facilities are part of an initiative to increase access to integrated health care in Fond du Lac and the surrounding communities, according to a press release issued Wednesday afternoon.
The planned 9,100-square foot expansion is expecting to create more than 100 jobs. The hospital portion will contain....
Read More 5>Attract Develop and Retain Diverse TalentGulfstream’s Long Beach facility closure will shift some aircraft work to AppletonAppleton Post-CrescentGulfstream Aerospace Corp. plans to close its Long Beach, California, aircraft maintenance and modification facility over the next six months, and transfer some of the work to three other sites, including Appleton.
In the announcement, the company said it was "streamlining and modernizing its customer service and support experiences."
Gulfstream opened its new Appleton service center in 2019 at....Read More 6>Expansion and Business Development
C.H. Robinson said shipping activity accelerated throughout third quarterStar Tribune
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., the Eden Prairie based third-party logistics firm, said shipping demand accelerated throughout the third quarter while outstripping the growth in carrier capacity.
"We were able to deliver solid performance across our diversified business portfolio and improve our results as the quarter progressed," said C.H. Robinson's chief executive, Bob Biesterfeld, in a news release.
The company earned $136.5 million, or $1 per share, a 7% increase over the third quarter of 2019 and 3 cents per share better than....Read More 7>
Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
Sally the Salad Robot is replacing the traditional salad bar at Piggly Wiggly
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Salad bars have been mostly shut down since the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Wisconsin.
Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly is bringing back its salad bar with Sally the Salad Robot for a contactless experience.
The Piggly Wiggly in Oconomowoc will start using Sally the Salad Robot to prepare individualized salads for customers Friday, the grocery store.....
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| | The robot, made by California startup Chowbotics. Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly is bringing back its salad bar with Sally the Salad Robot for a contactless experience.
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| | COVID-19 Updates & Resources
As the COVID-19 begins to have an increased impact on our businesses and communities, we thank our local media for keeping us informed. Additional resources can be found on the COVID-19 Updates page on the New North website.
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