Subject: 11.25.2020 New North Newsletter


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Microsoft, gener8tor will offer job skills program to more locations nationally after success of northeastern Wisconsin pilot
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Before the pandemic, David Robles was planning to switch jobs and move out of state. He'd wanted to make better use of his MBA from Lakeland University and had worked for years in the Milwaukee area. 

The pandemic derailed his plans while he was preparing for the next chapter of his life. Robles found himself without employment at a time when many companies had paused hiring.

He applied to Microsoft's and Madison-based gener8tor's new Upskilling Program in northeast Wisconsin so he could broaden his technical skills and be connected with area employers. Program participants learn....


Kewaunee graduate, St. Norbert student wins college ‘Shark Tank’ style pitch contest
Green Bay Press-Gazette
DE PERE - If Kewaunee High School graduate Olivia Smidel ever ends up on the ABC-TV reality show "Shark Tank," she'll have the experience of competing in contests similar to it — and winning.

Smidel, now a junior at St. Norbert College, won first place in The Pitch 2020, the fourth-annual collegiate business pitch competition held recently in Oshkosh by Fox Connection, a consortium of six colleges and universities in Northeast Wisconsin dedicated to encouraging and....


SoFresh Inc. wins $500K at business competition for innovative food and agriculture technology startups; Six Wisconsin-based startups are advancing to a regional pitch competition hosted by New North Inc.
Wisconsin Inno
SoFresh Inc., a Pleasant Prairie-based startup that developed food packaging materials designed to extend the shelf life of foods like bread and fruits, recently won $500,000 at the Grow-NY business competition for innovative food and agriculture technology companies.

SoFresh, founded in 2018, was one of 260 companies from 27 different countries to apply for the competition and one of 20 finalists selected to pitch virtually. The company was one of two to receive the $500,000 grand prize.

The competition is funded by the governor of New York's Upstate Revitalization Initiative and is administered by Cornell University. Companies were judged on viability, customer value, innovation, regional job creation and its company staff.

Meanwhile, six Wisconsin-based startups are advancing to a regional pitch competition hosted by New North Inc., the nonprofit economic development corporation serving the northeast Wisconsin region. The nonprofit, 
in conjunction with....


RiverHeath’s $5 million concert/event venue under construction now
Appleton Post Crescent 
Reader question: What is being built under the College Avenue bridge between the Willow building and the Marriott Hotel?

Answer: That’s RiverHeath’s $5 million concert/event venue under construction now. It’s between the Willow apartment building and Courtyard by Marriott along the Fox River in Appleton.

I contacted RiverHeath’s developer, Mark Geall of Tanesay Development, for an update this week.

“We’re on track for a summer opening,” Geall said. “To be conservative, we are taking...


Local non-profit helping kids go to college changes name to ‘CollegeReady'
WBAY
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A local non-profit that’s been known as ‘Scholarships, Inc.’ for almost six decades is changing its name to ‘CollegeReady’.

The organization said the reason for the name change is to better reflect its purpose, which will always remain the same -- to help students of all backgrounds transform their lives through higher education.

Green Bay East High School Senior Jaime Alvarez, who has been part of the organization since 6th grade, said he wouldn’t be off to college next year if it weren’t for the help at CollegeReady, which started in 1962.

“Over that period of time we’ve helped thousands of students and awarded over....


Invest – Winnebago Seed Fund
Wisconsin Inno
Socialeads Inc., a Milwaukee startup that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to support insurance and financial services, has closed on $1.75 million in new investment capital to grow its sales and marketing, both domestic and international, the company announced.

Socialeads' technology allows financial advisers to understand the size and value of an individual’s social media network, thus more effectively positioning products based on what is learned through the platform.

The new investment capital came from both new and existing investors. Existing investors were Northwestern Mutual, through its Cream City Venture Capital fund, and Neenah-based Winnebago Seed Fund. New investors were....
There is no time like Thanksgiving to give pause and say thank you to people who are making a positive difference in our region every day. Here at New North we value our relationship with our many stakeholders. 
 Happy Thanksgiving!
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