Economic Development Feature
Broadband update: Wisconsinites encouraged to submit challenges to Federal broadband map by January 13, 2023
NEW NORTH
NEW NORTH - The Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access identified that the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) unveiled the “pre-production draft” of the new national broadband map. This new map is the current federal map that identifies where broadband is in place and what internet service providers cover those locations.
The new map is the most granular and up-to-date federal map of where broadband is, and is not, available across the country. The FCC’s new broadband maps will be used to determine the allocation of Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funds that Wisconsin will receive to build broadband infrastructure...
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Progress update on North Town development
SHEBOYGAN SUN SHEBOYGAN - Significant progress has been made on infrastructure for the North Town development in the Town of Sheboygan, setting up construction of the first buildings in spring 2023. This includes a recently-approved Hilton Home2 Suites hotel. North Town, which is a collaboration between Van Horn Development and the Town of Sheboygan, will combine residential, retail and commercial space over 99 acres of prime real estate located northeast of the I-43 and WIS-42 interchange in the Town of Sheboygan. Since ground was broken in June, crews have been putting the infrastructure in place for the massive project, which is one of the biggest in Sheboygan County history... Read More 2> Economic Development Feature
Wisconsin sees 2 major hospital mergers finalized back to back
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
Millions of Wisconsin residents will be affected by two separate mergers of nonprofit hospital systems that were finalized earlier this month. Gundersen Health System and Bellin Health completed a merger on Dec. 1. The next day, Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health did the same. Together, the mergers will impact about 8.5 million patients across several states.
Bellin and Gundersen will keep their respective names for the time being, as well as separate headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, while Advocate Aurora and Atrium will become "Advocate Health." Marshfield Clinic Health System and Essentia health also announced merger talks earlier this year... Economic Development Feature
Austin Straubel preparing for busy week with Packers game, Christmas travel
WLUK ASHWAUBENON - A Monday night Green Bay Packers game and the Christmas holiday will make for a busy week at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport."Normally, for Christmas week, we'd see travel pick up a few days before the holiday," airport director Marty Piette said in a news release. "But with a Monday night home Packers game, we're seeing strong air travel demand over the weekend, on Tuesday, as well as next Thursday and Friday. Anecdotally, we're hearing that some people are coming early to go to the game and then staying the week to be with family and friends for Christmas... Leadership in the New North
Bassett Mechanical Announces Executive Leadership Promotions
FOX CITIES CHAMBER Bassett Mechanical is pleased to announce several leadership promotions that position the company for continued growth as well as delivering on its vision of Creating Customers for Life®. Jerod Steigenberger will become President of the 86-year-old family enterprise. Kim Bassett will assume the role of Chairperson of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and Bill Bassett will become Chairman Emeritus. Patty Van Ryzin will be the Chief Human Resource Officer. These changes were announced to Bassett associates today. Bassett Mechanical has been on a journey of corporate realignment and restructuring over the past few years to better serve customers and be positioned to continually adapt and evolve as an innovative and solution-oriented organization.. .
Economic Development Feature
BLS data: Wisconsin adds 6,500 non-farm jobs in November, up 63,900 jobs over the year
STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of November 2022, which showed Wisconsin has added 6,500 nonfarm and 5,800 total private sector jobs.
The data also showed that Wisconsin had an unemployment rate of 3.3% in November, unchanged from the prior month. The labor force participation rate was 64.9%. Nationwide for the month of November, the unemployment rate was 3.7% with a labor force participation rate of 62.1%... Read More 6>
Special Event
gener8tor Skills Northeast Wisconsin January '23
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The gener8tor Skills Accelerator is a virtual, rapid reskilling program for people looking for jobs in high-demand roles in their communities or working remotely for companies across the country. Graduates build their confidence alongside their technical knowledge in small cohort-based groups where they receive one-on-one support to achieve their goals. Participants earn LinkedIn Learning certificates and, in certain programs, have access to reduced fee exams to secure industry-recognized certifications. All learning is self-paced to fit any schedule...
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