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Economic Development Feature
Door County Economic Development Corporation completes broadband infrastructure engineering assessment, results explore feasibility and steps to bring a high-speed fiber network to the entire county
DOOR COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
STURGEON BAY - After more than 6 months of work researching, surveying and talking to local residents and businesses, broadband infrastructure engineering assessment consultants Finley Engineering and CCG Consulting in
collaboration with the Door County Economic Development Corporation’s broadband steering committee have completed their work on the Door Peninsula. A summary of the report can be viewed
HERE.
Door County Economic Development Corporation’s Executive Director, Steve Jenkins, who’s lead the broadband infrastructure engineering assessment project states that “The issue of Broadband quality and accessibility has long
been an issue in Door County. The business community and residents have clearly indicated that it is a priority for DCEDC to address and the Broadband Infrastructure Engineering Assessment was the first step in moving forward to a solution. This is an economic development issue and one of the new infrastructures of economic development which DCEDC places at the highest priority.”
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Wipfli Financial Advisors acquires Redwood Wealth Management
CISION PR NEWSWIRE
MILWAUKEE -- Wipfli Financial Advisors, LLC, a national wealth management firm with over $5 billion in assets under management, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Redwood Wealth Management, LLC, a fee-only, independent advisory firm located in Alpharetta, Georgia with over $300 million in assets under management.
Redwood expands Wipfli Financial's presence into the southeast U.S. while also bolstering the firm's team of experienced professionals...
Elevate Sustainability as an Economic Driver
DNR welcomes Kimberly-Clark Marinette to Wisconsin's Green Tier program
EAGLE HERALD
MARINETTE -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomes Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s Marinette manufacturing facility as a Tier 1 participant of the state’s Green Tier program.
As a Tier 1 participant, the facility commits to improving its environmental impacts through implementing an environmental management system. The Marinette facility currently utilizes an EHS Management System that helps location teams oversee all aspects of environmental, health and safety performance on-site.
The DNR’s Green Tier program recognizes organization commitments to going above and beyond compliance to achieve continual improvement. Tier 1 of Green Tier encourages, recognizes and rewards companies committed to superior environmental performance...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
This prehistoric landmark defined how eastern Wisconsin lives, works and plays
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
Much of eastern Wisconsin's recreational, historical and scientific significance centers around a prominent landmark — but how much do its residents actually know about the Niagara Escarpment?
The Niagara Escarpment, sometimes called "the Ledge," is a land formation that appears as a discontinuous series of exposed cliffs arching from southeast Wisconsin to New York, according to Bob Bultman, a Door County board member and ecological restoration specialist....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Heart of Wisconsin: Green Lake county established as the state's center of population
WFRV
GREEN LAKE – Home is where the heart is – and our heart is apparently located in Green Lake County.
Over 200 years ago, the United States Census Bureau began calculating the United States “center of population,” which is a point at where an imaginary, flat, weightless, and rigid map of the United States would balance perfectly if everyone were of identical weight. This point represents the average location of where people in the United States live, according to the United States Census Bureau..
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Encourage Educational Attainment
NWTC evolves student learning approach to close equity gap in higher education
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE
GREEN BAY – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College has been awarded a $2 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen student success and close equity gaps in higher education.
“It’s important that students see themselves with passion in the profession they have chosen,” said Dr. Jeff Rafn, president of NWTC. “This grant focuses on engagement, a critical component, and the next step we need to take on our continued path to ensuring student success.”...
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