Eight advance to Dec. 1 NEW Launch Alliance regional pitch competition
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
Eight entrepreneurial pitch winners who advanced from local pitch competitions hosted by collaborative local partners will vie for additional prize money at a regional pitch competition hosted by New North Inc. The NEW Launch Alliance Pitch Event will take place on Thursday, December 1, at 5 p.m. at TitletownTech, located at 1025 Lombardi Ave. in Green Bay.
The eight participants will have a chance for broader investor attention, along with prize money of $2,000 for first place, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place...
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Excellerate expanding to Little Chute, adding over 200 jobs
WBAY
Excellerate, a division of Faith Technologies Incorporated, is expanding its electrical component manufacturing and assemblies company to Little Chute, adding more than 200 jobs.
The company broke ground Nov. 14 on the new 385,000-square-foot building, at 2125 W. Evergreen Drive. It'll be used to manufacture microgrids, modular builds, e-houses and specialty engineering. Excellerate also has locations in Appleton, Neenah and Milwaukee.
Faith Technologies Incorporated, headquartered in Menasha, is a national leader in engineering, construction, manufacturing and clean energy.
Faith Technologies CEO Mike Jansen said the company's roots here made Little Chute a natural choice for the new location....
These 15 Wisconsin Inno Fire Awards finalists are igniting the state's tech scene (two from the New North)
WISCONSIN INNO
In the turbulent national economy that marked 2022, Wisconsin's innovation ecosystem celebrated numerous successes this year — from fast-growing tech companies to organizations that are effectively helping startups raise capital.
In its fifth year, the Wisconsin Inno Fire Awards honors individuals, companies and organizations across the state that are setting the technology ecosystem ablaze.
After seeking nominations, the Wisconsin Inno editorial team selected 15 finalists across three categories. A group of outside judges — Wisconsin Technology Council president Tom Still, angel investor Jennifer Abele and Frontdesk co-founder Kyle Weatherly — will select five winners....
Indiana woman follows dad's dairy path to Wisconsin
SPECTRUM NEWS 1
NEWTON — Emily Stevens is a long way from where she grew up in Connersville, Indiana.
Four hundred and thirteen miles, to be exact. Stevens is a student in the dairy herd management program at Lakeshore Technical College near Newton, where she was recently practicing skills on a facsimile cow. “On this cow, we were doing our dry cow protocols,” she said. “Basically, going over how you would administer drugs into a mammary gland in a cow.”...
Gov. Evers stops at local businesses that are making downtown Green Bay special
NBC 26
GREEN BAY — As people gear up for the biggest shopping weekend of the season with Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, NBC 26 took a look at why shopping small and shopping local is crucial. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers made a trip to Green Bay today to visit some locally-owned businesses. “Small business Wisconsin is such a huge part of the state's economy that I think it is incredibly important to be an advocate to shop local,” said Evers....
Bark and Brew is back: Business reopens in time for Wisconsin winter
PRESS TIMES
Tails are wagging in excitement as the beloved business, Bark and Brew, announces its return for the winter season of 2023. Bark and Brew opened its doors in 2018 at 2310 Lineville Road, Suite 100, in Suamico. Their mission was to make a groundbreaking arrival to the Green Bay area with the first off-leash, dog-friendly, in- and outdoors establishment — and they did just that. Tara Brunette, owner and founder of Bark and Brew, said “It was a cultivation of wanting to be able to bring your pet, but also be with your friends and go out and have a drink.”..
Packers thank their fans by feeding those in need
WBAY
GREEN BAY -- Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks and give back.
The Green Bay Packers took two opportunities to do so a couple of days before the official holiday.
The Packers are the only organization in American sports to be fully owned by the fans. With the holidays fast approaching, the team is taking every opportunity, like Elgton Jenkins and Rasul Douglas, to thank the fans by feeding those in need.
Jenkins and Douglas spent the late afternoon Tuesday at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Green Bay, serving children and their families a Thanksgiving meal.....
Dances, shows, food and more: A guide to Hmong Sheboygan New Year 2022SHEBOYGAN PRESSSHEBOYGAN - Sheboygan’s 44th Hmong New Year celebration will be all day Saturday and Sunday, with dances and cultural shows, food, music and more. The New Year is a time for the community to come together. “It’s the only time of year when family and friends can actually get together, coming from far and near,” said Sheila Yang, New Year celebration chairperson. “We don’t get that all the time because everyone’s so busy with life, with work, with kids.”... Read More 8>
Tom Still: Why venture capital is vital to the economy -- a national view brought homeWISCONSIN TECHNOLOGY COUNCILMADISON – It’s tempting to believe venture capital is predominantly a coastal phenomenon based on where such investments are made: About three-quarters of the record $333 billion invested in 2021 wound up in three states – California, New York and Massachusetts. A number of focus for the rest of the United States, however, is where jobs created by venture-backed companies can be found. Nearly two-thirds of that U.S. employment base (62.5%) is located outside of the “Big Three” states, including emerging tech states such as Wisconsin. That’s part of the message that Bobby Franklin, president of the National Venture Capital Association, brought to Madison recently when he addressed the annual Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. It’s a conference attended by venture and angel capitalists who, among other things, hear investment pitches by emerging companies.... Read More 9>
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