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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
TitletownFlats welcomes first residents Monday
NBC 26
GREEN BAY — Residents are set to begin moving in Monday to TitletownFlats, the seven-story apartment building on the west side of Titletown.
Back in late September, Titletown Development LLC, the real estate development arm of the Green Bay Packers, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the apartment complex.
TitletownFlats, located along Brookwood Drive and Marlee Lane in the west end of Titletown features 152 units, ranging in size from studio to three-bedroom flats.
The Packers stated in a previous news release that leases begin in November...
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Economic Development Feature
Donation by Green Bay Packaging boosts UW-Stout packaging program
WIS BUSINESS
MENOMONIE -- A national leader in the packaging industry has stepped forward to support a national leader in packaging education, University of Wisconsin-Stout.
The George Kress Foundation, part of Green Bay Packaging based in Green Bay, donated $180,000 to UW-Stout for an upgraded, interactive packaging classroom and a new high-tech specialty printer.
The gift was celebrated recently with a dedication event in the classroom, room 128 of the Applied Arts Building. The room has been renamed for the company and the George Kress Foundation....
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Economic Development Feature
Lawrence University to expand bee research with nearly $200,000 grant
WBAY
APPLETON -- Bee research will be expanding at Lawrence University after the school announced it’s receiving a grant of almost $200,000 from the National Science Foundation.
Throughout the past five years, a lab at Lawrence University has focused on bee research - specifically, how to make bees more comfortable living in urban areas like Appleton.
Now, a major grant is expected to intensify that effort.
Assistant Professor of Biology Israel Del Toro says “What this grant allows us to do is basically look under the hood of a bee and look inside of a bee to try and understand what it’s role in the eco-system is.”
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Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Apartment hunting underway for incoming refugees in the Green Bay area
WFRV
ALLOUEZ — When you’re a refugee, finding an apartment comes with its challenges.
“They don’t have the typical rental history,” Kory Krauss, Financial Health Services Manager for Catholic Charities of The Diocese of Green Bay explained, “they don’t have a credit report, they don’t have local work history.”
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Leadership in the New North
Associated Bank announces leadership changes
ASSOCIATED BANK
GREEN BAY – Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE: ASB) today announced changes involving its executive leadership and Northeast Wisconsin leadership teams.
Timothy J. Lau, executive vice president and head of community markets, has announced his plans to retire from Associated Bank in the second quarter of 2022. Lau, who joined Associated in 1989, has held a successful career in banking spanning more than 30 years. Prior to leading the company’s community market’s strategy, he held leadership roles in consumer and small business banking, residential lending, commercial banking, and private client and institutional services...
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