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Marketplace continues a legacy in Sturgeon Bay
WBAY
STURGEON BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - After sitting vacant for more than two years, a century-old department store building in Sturgeon Bay has come back to life.
Its history as a retail shopping destination at the corner of North Third Avenue and Louisiana Street dates back more than 140 years, from the Washburn Company to H.C. Prange to eventually Younkers.
“We wanted to do this as part of a legacy, that we save this building and become part of the history of this building,” says Todd Trimberger, owner of Bliss, a home accessories store.
After Younkers closed in 2018, Trimberger and his partner, a local doctor, purchased the building with a vision to create...
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North Region
Nicolet National Bank opens new branch in downtown Appleton Gabriel Lofts building
Appleton Post-Crescent
APPLETON - Nicolet National Bank opened its third Appleton branch last month on College Avenue.
The new branch opened Nov. 16 in the ground floor of Gabriel Lofts, the new apartment building at 201 E. College Ave. in downtown Appleton. The building used to be Gabriel's Furniture Store, which closed in 2019 after 91 years in business.
Kodere Salon is also located in the ground floor of the apartment building. The salon opened its doors in September.
Nicolet Bank's senior vice president Chris Dimmer said the bank previously had a branch in downtown Appleton and the commercial space in the apartment building was a....
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De Pere offers new grant specifically for downtown hospitality businesses
WBAY
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Small businesses hit hard by the pandemic are getting more opportunities for financial relief as we head into the winter months.
Governor Tony Evers announced Thursday an additional $45 million in grants for restaurants across the state.
The City of De Pere also rolled out another round of grants this week, specifically for downtown hospitality businesses.
“These are going to be, kind of, the next toughest months,” said Shanna Zeitler, owner of Azure in Downtown De Pere. “Every month is different, so we’re just kind of going one day at a time.”.....
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Encourage Educational Attainment
UW Oshkosh student nurses get real world training
WTAQ
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Nursing students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will be eligible for tuition credit if they work to fight the coronavirus pandemic. More than 850 students in the UW Oshkosh College of Nursing (CON) can earn $500 of tuition credit during winter break.
For Chloe Jostad, it was never a question: she wanted to study nursing.
“I come from a long line of nurses and really admire the profession.”
Even a global pandemic, that has overwhelmed her field, has not scared her away. “I think made me want to be a nurse more and to care for...
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Appleton leads NE Wisconsin in LGBTQ rights and protections, according to national report
We Are Green Bay
(WFRV) — For the past nine years, the Human Rights Campaign has sponsored a national survey of LGBTQ protections called the Municipality Equality Index.
“This is a tool for advocates and decision makers on the local level to take stock of where they land,” Xavier Persad, Senior Legislative Counsel for the Human Rights Campaign.
Speaker’s Task Force on Racial Disparities holds hearing in Green Bay
“We’re looking at city services, we’re looking at law enforcement, and the city’s leadership and public display and support of....
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