Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Resch Expo lands first large-scale trade show, helps bring back logging industry to Green Bay in 2022 (and again in 2024)
Green Bay Press-Gazette
ASHWAUBENON - The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association saw a path to return to Green Bay and has taken it.
The Resch Expo will host the group's Great Lakes Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo in 2022, and again in 2024, marking the event's return to the region after a decade away.
The three-day expo, scheduled for Sept. 8-10, 2022, is expected to bring more than 340 vendors and 6,000 people to the Green Bay area for a look at the newest equipment and technology in the industry. The event will showcase heavy....
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Leadership in the New North
Local business woman, Vicki Updike, using her experience to train new leaders
WBAY
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - A Fox Valley businesswoman is using her experience to encourage women to pursue leadership roles, both personally and professionally. But, because of the pandemic, she’s been forced to move her Women’s Leadership Academy online. The online course gives women time to juggle it all while improving themselves.
An accomplished businesswoman and former executive at Silver Star Brands as well as Bergstrom Automotive, Vicki Updike understands what it takes to be a leader. She says, “I started as a very young, independent, individual contributor and worked my way through leadership to the point where I was president of a company. I’ve made so many mistakes along the way so I want to bring those learnings to.....
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‘Evergleams on Eighth’ brings a special sparkle to Manitowoc
FOX 11 News
MANITOWOC (WLUK) -- Manitowoc was once known as the 'aluminum capital of the world' back in the 1950s, and with that came the short-lived trend of aluminum Christmas trees known as evergleams.
As with most trendy items, as quickly as it became popular, the demand also fell to near zero about a decade later. But in the early 2000s, a renewed interest in this fragile piece of history has returned. Now, thanks to a special collector in Manitowoc, some of these trees have been salvaged and return to the spotlight along the...
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Elevate Sustainability as a Economic Driver
The Oshkosh Food Co-op hires general manager, receives $145K grant towards project
Oshkosh Northwestern
OSHKOSH - The Oshkosh Food Co-op has hired a general manager after a 6-month search across the across the country.
The co-op announced Wednesday that it hired Jeffrey Thouran as general manager, who ran Breadroot Natural Foods Co-op in Rapid City, SD for the past seven years.
“I'm excited to join the Oshkosh Food Co-op community. I believe that food co-ops are essential to local food autonomy, consumer choice and ethical supply chains and am proud to be part of that movement. My family looks forward to joining the....
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Economic Development Feature
Door County preparing for J-1 Visa program
Door County Daily News
A successful exchange program that helps businesses in Door County fill jobs during past summers is hoping for a comeback after a one-year hiatus caused by COVID-19. The J-1 Visa Summer Work Travel program will be discussed at a virtual meeting at 1 pm on Thursday. Door County is hosting a J-1 Visa Employer Update on Zoom with Intrax Accounts Manager Stacie Tollaksen sharing the....
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Economic Development Feature
Timber Rattlers remain Brewers affiliate; good for local economy
FOX 11 News
GRAND CHUTE (WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are moving on up in the Milwaukee Brewers' farm system. The T-Rats will move to high Class A next year.
Whether you’re driving from Appleton to Green Bay or Green Bay to Appleton, you can’t miss it - the Fox Cities Stadium, home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
"We’re one of two now, so it’s great to know it’s going to be staying....
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Economic Development Feature
KCEDC releases info on executive search
The Kewaunee County Comet
Kewaunee County Economic Development Corp. (KCEDC) is seeking an entrepreneurial, outgoing, dynamic person as Executive Director. Kewaunee County is located on the peninsula between Green Bay and Lake Michigan, a beautiful tourist destination in Northeast Wisconsin.
The Executive Director will be leading the Kewaunee County Economic Development Corp. (KCEDC), a nonprofit business supported by joint public/private funding. The primary responsibility will be to promote, serve and support the community for business development, new business start-ups and other dedicated services that enhance and benefit the....
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The New North Region Standing Up to the COVID-19 Pandemic
These lenders approved the most PPP loans, dollars for Wisconsin borrowers
Milwaukee Business Journal
BMO Harris Bank approved more proceeds for Wisconsin businesses than any other Paycheck Protection Program lender.
The Chicago-based financial institution lent $1.24 billion to Wisconsin borrowers through the Covid-19 relief program, according to data from the Small Business Administration. BMO served 5,602 businesses with those funds. The bank accounted for about 6.3% of all the loans provided to....
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