Support an Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Business Hatching new ideas: New North coordinating regional pitch event Insight On Business A good idea is just an idea until something launches it forward. The NEW Launch Alliance Hatch event is one such catalyst for local entrepreneurs.
Hatch begins with Startup Week in Wisconsin, which runs Nov. 11-18, and will feature seven in-person or virtual competitions in the New North where entrepreneurs will pitch their ideas. The top finisher in the local contests will advance to the regional Hatch event that will be held Dec. 3.
New North, Inc. President and CEO Barb LaMue says Hatch has seen significant growth since its inaugural event last year when there were...
Economic Development Feature Office of New North Inc. has relocated to NWTC Address changing, phone number and email addresses to remain the same New North Press Release The office of New North Inc. has relocated, effective today. The organization’s new mailing address is:
New North Inc. 2740 West Mason St. Green Bay, WI 54303
Those visiting the New North office within the College of Business at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College should enter on the west side and proceed to Room BT344.
The phone number and email addresses for New North personnel have not changed. The phone number.... Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Kraut king: GLK Foods grows beyond sauerkraut into healthy grab-and-go snacks
Insight On Business
For nearly 120 years, GLK Foods, LLC was known for one product: sauerkraut. Through growth and acquisitions, the business founded in Bear Creek eventually became the No. 1 producer of sauerkraut in the world.
But that wasn’t enough for Ryan M. Downs, who became president of GLK Foods in 2012. He wanted to expand the company’s reach and product line beyond just sauerkraut, which is fermented cabbage. Downs, the fourth generation of his family to lead GLK, kept an eye on health and eating trends and noted consumers were becoming increasingly interested in....
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Jewelers Mutual Group acquires Wexler Insurance Agency / IJB
WisBusiness
Jewelers Mutual Group today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wexler Insurance Agency / IJB, one of the world’s largest insurance agencies dedicated to providing risk management solutions to the jewelry industry.
“We are pleased to have Wexler and its proven team led by Gary Wasserman and Steve Wexler join Jewelers Mutual Group,” said Scott Murphy, Jewelers Mutual president and CEO. “Wexler has a strong track record of developing relationships with, and providing risk management solutions to....
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Toilet paper’s trickle-down effect in 2020
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Ryan Freckmann sums up 2020 in one word.
“Crazy.”
He’s the production manager at Körber Tissue North America near Green Bay. The Ashwaubenon-based company makes paper converting machines that transform huge rolls of tissue to the sizes most of us are more familiar with — like toilet paper and paper towels.
Global tissue demand is nothing anyone forecast at the start of the year. Freckmann and others weren’t sure what the pandemic was going to mean for their business and industry back in....
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Opening the door to new possibilities: NWTC bootcamp allows high school students to explore latest AI tech
Insight On Business
For four Saturdays this fall, a group of high school students has the opportunity to examine the inner workings of computers and learn more about artificial intelligence. AI is the simulation of human intelligence in machines programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is one of six sites hosting a virtual AI Bootcamps Initiative designed by the Mark Cuban Foundation. An entrepreneur and startup investor, Cuban also owns the Dallas Mavericks NBA team.
“AI is everywhere and integrated into many systems we use on a daily basis. This program helps students learn how it works and how to use it,” says Sue Zittlow, an associate dean with NWTC’s College of Business. “It’s definitely a unique experience. I’m excited to....
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Critical connection: Issue of broadband access becomes more pressing than ever
Insight On Technology
David Thiel doesn’t have to look far to see the effects of poor access to broadband in his county. As the pandemic took hold last spring and forced schools statewide to close, families in rural and less densely populated areas faced added hardship.
Not long after schools closed, Thiel, who serves as executive director of the Waupaca County Economic Development Corp., received a call for help from Clintonville Public School District Superintendent David Dyb.
“They literally had families driving into the school’s parking lot to pick up homework for their kids,” Thiel says.
Rural school districts statewide have been struggling during a time when students and families are increasingly relying on....
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Bank First gives $10K to Grow It Forward — and more Manitowoc business news
Herald Times Reporter
Bank First has donated $10,000 to Grow It Forward, Inc., toward the purchase of a walk-in refrigerator unit.
Grow It Forward, based at 1501 Marshall St. in Manitowoc, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing people in need with access to high-quality food, along with opportunities to grow, cook, share and advocate for healthy foods.
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