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How to Gain New Skills for the Digital Economy in Northeast Wisconsin
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This week we’re celebrating the third year of Microsoft’s TechSpark program, and I am really excited about the digital skilling opportunities we’ve brought to our region.
In a time when stay at home orders are in place and people are being displaced from jobs, virtual learning and virtual hiring are mandatory. Businesses and individuals are quickly adopting new ways to learn, interview, hire, and work.
Though companies are adopting technology faster than ever and more jobs are open in the region, the bottom line is that there is....
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Green Bay airport gift shop owners celebrate 50 years in business
WTAQ
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The gift shop at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport has been around for 50 years, and it’s anything but your usual corner store full of snacks and tropical postcards.
The star Packers quarterback was still named Starr when Jack and Donna Hill started slinging merchandise to travelers in Green Bay. Some things have changed since then.
“We’ve seen TSA come about. Prior to TSA, we used to sell individual bottles of wine and beer and they could just carry it onboard,” Jack said.
Other things haven’t changed too much.
“I don’t consider it a job when it’s fun,” he added.
But that shop is anything but your typical, cookie-cutter airport gift shop. It’s almost more reminiscent of the fan section of an
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Bank of Luxemburg plans to open Fish Creek branch
Kewaunee County Comet
This coming spring, Bank of Luxemburg plans to open a new Door County banking branch at 9331 Spring Road, B20 in Fish Creek.
The new branch will be located at the “Top of the Hill Shops” in Fish Creek. With on-site local staff and an Interactive Teller Machine (ITM), the branch will offer full-service banking including the ability to make deposits, investments, apply for loans and more.
“With tremendous support from our local communities, our bank is growing,” said Bank of Luxemburg President Tim Treml. “Our staff looks forward to providing another convenient banking option for our....
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New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge
FCCVB creates grants to venues, organizations hit hard by pandemic
Insight On Business
The Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau has created the FCCVB Tourism Asset Emergency Grant program, dedicating $200,000 to assist Fox Cities tourism-generating organizations and venues impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“Tourism recovery will happen, and it is essential that we maintain our tourism assets that contribute to the quality of life and visitor experience in the Fox Cities during this time,” says Executive Director Pam Seidl. “If these assets fail, the tourism recovery will take longer or may not happen at all.”
While many sectors of the tourism economy have been negatively impacted by the ongoing global pandemic, industry data shows large events and group travel will take the longest to recover. This negatively affects the organizations and venues that rely on income from large group events. The Fox Cities tourism economy — which generated more than....
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Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
Two-year project restores Kewaunee Riverview Park, lessening erosion
We Are Green Bay
KEWAUNEE, Wis. (WFRV) – The views at the Riverview ATV Park have changed for visitors next season because of a two-year restoration project.
According to a release, the restoration project addresses water quality, erosion, and habitat improvement in the park.
Officials say the renovations should help eliminate the need for repeated trail improvements that have.....
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Chamber seeks Awards of Distinction nominees – and more Manitowoc business news
Herald Times Reporter
The Chamber of Manitowoc County is accepting nominations for its annual Awards of Distinction, which will be presented Feb. 9.
The awards honor local businesses, organizations and individuals for their contributions to the community in the past year.
The Chamber has updated and simplified its application criteria, and nominations can be submitted at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/27YMBG7.
Nominations are due by Nov. 30.
Award categories include....
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Support an Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Business
Northwestern Mutual dedicating $20 million in venture capital to Black-founded startups
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. is starting a new effort to support Black entrepreneurs by dedicating $20 million of its venture capital funding to Black-founded startups and launching an accelerator.
Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures will dedicate $20 million to investing in companies founded by Black entrepreneurs, the company announced in a news release Wednesday. It will also partner with gener8tor, the nationally ranked startup accelerator based in Milwaukee, to launch the.....
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