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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
How Georgia-Pacific's prior investments in Green Bay cleared the way for $500 million Broadway Mill expansion
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
GREEN BAY -- A recent change to the Green Bay skyline of smokestacks and steeples was among the investments that set up Georgia-Pacific's Broadway Mill for a $500 million expansion announced Thursday. Georgia-Pacific Corp. announced that will add a new paper machine, converting equipment and 150 new jobs at the plant located at 1919 S. Broadway. The expansion will take until mid-2024 to complete, said Mike Kawleski, Georgia-Pacific spokesperson. Once done, the 102-year-old Broadway Mill will employ about 1,000 people. Kawleski said the investment in the Green Bay mill reflects the local workforce's efficiency, productivity, safety and sustainability... Read More 1>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
ThedaCare, Bellin, Children's Wisconsin will partner to expand access to pediatric services in northeastern Wisconsin
APPLETON POST-CRESCENT
In a Thursday interview with The Post-Crescent, leaders of ThedaCare, Bellin Health and Children's Wisconsin described the partnership as "the bridge" to services that might not have been as readily available to patients of the three systems individually.
Children's Wisconsin is aiming to grow the number of its specialists who live in the northeastern part of the state, adding to their cardiac specialists who are already based there, president and CEO Peggy Troy said Thursday.
Anchoring more services in the region will reduce the need for families to travel to Children's Milwaukee hospital for services, she said...Read More 2>
Promoting the Regional Brand
State awards United Way of Door County $3.5 million to address child care challenges
DOOR COUNTY DAILY NEWS Your concerns about child care in Door County are getting addressed thanks to a state grant awarded in Sturgeon Bay on Thursday. Governor Tony Evers and Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek announced the United Way of Door County was getting a $3.5 million grant to help make improvements to the Northern Door Children's Center in Sister Bay and the Door County Child Development Center in Sturgeon Bay. The grant would also help address affordable housing options in Door County to attract and retain child care workers. With workforce challenges prevalent across the state, Evers says the efforts these grants could spur could be duplicated in other communities.... Read More 3> Economic Development Feature
Small business in Outagamie County receive pandemic grants
WLUK APPLETON -- Dozens of Outagamie County small businesses received some pandemic relief. Some small businesses were eligible for grants of up to $5,000 as funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Local nonprofit organizations were eligible to apply for grants of up to $25,000 in eight different categories; Food/Nutrition, Safe Shelter, Financial Assistance, Behavioral Health, Child Care, Youth Enrichment, Cultural Venues, and Local Tourism. “As a former small business owner, I know how skinny margins can be in normal times,” commented Outagamie County Board Chair Jeff Nooyen... Promoting the Regional Brand
ATC recognized as Green Professional company by Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council
ATC American Transmission Co. has been recognized by the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council Green Masters program as a Green Professional organization after earning its second-highest score since the company’s participation in the program began. The Green Masters Program identifies nine key areas that define business sustainability: energy, carbon, water, waste management, transportation, supply chain, education and outreach, workforce and governance. Participants must apply each year and are scored on how well they perform in each category... Read More 5> Promoting the Regional Brand
Mercury Marine earns 11th consecutive Green Masters designation
WIS BUSINESS
FOND DU LAC -- For the 11th consecutive year, Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC), has earned a Green Masters designation from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council (WSBC). Once again, Mercury achieved a score within the top 20% of all applicants to earn the designation.The Green Masters Program measures companies on a broad range of sustainability categories ranging from energy and water conservation to waste management, community outreach and education. In addition, companies are evaluated in the contexts of transportation, supply chain, workforce and governance... Read More 6>
Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
El-Amin working to give others an opportunity: Executive of the Year
MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL
Que El-Amin sees 1,000 or more people like himself in Milwaukee who, given the right opportunity, can accomplish big things. He’s trying to create inroads for those people through his work in both commercial real estate and entrepreneurship. After a major year in 2021 where the number and scale of his accomplishments grew significantly, El-Amin intends to do even more for others in Milwaukee who are waiting for their chance to rise. “If we give everyone a chance, Milwaukee will be more successful,” he said. “There’s a lot of different ways to give people chances, and I’d say the first chance we have to give is more on the education side. If we do that, we can be the top-tier city we’re on the path to become. We’ll get there a lot quicker.” El-Amin straddles the world of real estate development and entrepreneurship. Through his Scott Crawford Inc. – founded in 2007 under his two grandfathers’ last names – El-Amin this year started construction on what will become the state’s largest private affordable housing project: the Community Within the Corridor... Read More 7> |
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