Economic Development Feature
New North to offer free economic outlook for state, region on Dec. 9
New North News Release
NEW NORTH, December 1, 2020 – New North Inc., the regional economic development corporation for the 18 counties of Northeast Wisconsin, is presenting an economic outlook for Wisconsin and the New North region on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. The free webinar is being offered through a partnership between New North Inc., The Schneider School of Business & Economics at St. Norbert College and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. Registration is available at https://schneiderschool.snc.edu/newsandevents/economicintelwebinar.html.
Live Zoom access will be provided to those who sign up. The event will offer an overview of the economic outlook for the state and New North region directly from the experts. Peter Barca, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DoR), and....
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Support an Entrepreneurial Climate and Small Business
Some small businesses beginning to see increase in shopping local
NBC 26
GREEN BAY (NBC26) -- The pandemic continues to be a challenge for many small businesses, but some hope holiday shopping can turn things around.
Jill Muenster, business manager at Furs & Clothing of Distinction, said spending is lower than normal for this time of year. She said business increased in the summer, but went down a bit in October. That's the same time Wisconsin saw large....
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Staying connected: Pandemic forces banks to find different ways to do business
Insight On Business
After closing its lobbies last March when Wisconsin’s Safer at Home order went into effect, Associated Bank began preparing for its safe reopening over the summer by adding plexiglass barriers and asking customers to wear masks and practice social distancing. But as COVID-19 cases began to increase dramatically, the Green Bay-based bank decided this fall to close all of its lobbies once again.
That’s been par for the course in 2020 as financial institutions try to stay nimble and still provide customers with quality customer service. To meet that goal, banks promoted their online and mobile banking options and found different ways to service their....
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Economic Development Feature
No slowing down: Appleton’s economic development plans continue to roll along
Insight On Business
From downtown housing developments and industrial warehouses to entertainment venues and a reimagined library, the pandemic has not slowed economic development projects in the City of Appleton.
One of the largest projects underway is at the intersection of Midway Road and Eisenhower Drive, where the F Street Group has begun construction on a new 218,240-square-foot industrial warehouse building. F Street owns 50 acres in the Southpoint Commerce Park and plans to lease the building to businesses looking for warehouse and distribution space.
Once the first building is leased, construction will begin on another building with plans calling for construction of up to four facilities,....
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Attract Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Virtually possible: Hiring during a pandemic requires some creativity
Insight On Business
Remember sitting face to face for a job interview? Or attending a crowded job fair? While those mainstays of hiring won’t be gone forever, the pandemic has forced both employers and job seekers to turn to a more virtual way of engaging.
“In the past 20 to 25 years, 95 percent of my interviews have been face-to-face,” says Lisa Powers, president of Reshaping HR in Appleton.
The recruiting expert says she was a bit reluctant to begin conducting online interviews when the pandemic shut down in-person meetings, but she’s gotten more comfortable with remote interviewing. “Every few months, I evaluate the process to see how it could be improved,” Powers says.
At Investors Community Bank in Manitowoc, its HR team has done a handful of online interviews, via....
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Leadership in the New North
Wills hired as new Brillion city administrator
The Brillion News
BRILLION – Brillion residents, meet your new city administrator and community development director. Peter Wills speaks fast, speaks passionately, and has ideas and plenty of
experience.
“My background is diverse, but it’s always been close to our customers, and our customers is our businesses and it’s our workforce and it’s our people,” Wills said, as he plans to...
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State of Wisconsin COVID Relief Efforts
New campaign lists Wisconsin restaurants pledging to follow COVID-19 protocols
FOX 11 Online
APPLETON (WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Restaurant Association made picking out a restaurant a bit easier.
The association recently launched a campaign that lists restaurants that pledge to follow COVID-19 guidelines put out by the WRA, as well as the FDA and the CDC.
The WRA says regardless of capacity limits, restaurants need customer confidence in order to survive.
"It's the confidence that eating out is safe. That's the critical thing for us because we want....
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