New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challeng Fall school plans worry business leaders Insight on Business As schools begin to open across the state, 43 percent of Wisconsin business leaders responding to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s fifth statewide COVID-19 economic impact survey believe school district plans will significantly impact workforce availability.
Another one-third of respondents were still unsure about the impact, said Jeffrey Sachse, interim director of.... Read More 1>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North Business owners are building in Allouez’s heavily traveled Webster Avenue corridor We Are Green Bay Take a drive down Webster Avenue in Allouez and you’ll see multiple signs of improvement. Local 5 found that despite the pandemic, business owners are building in this heavily traveled corridor.
The sounds of construction echo across Allouez – where in the middle of a pandemic business owner Keegan Pries moves forward on construction of a new day care facility, here along the Webster Avenue corridor.
“Love the area, it’s got a great community and we wanted to make our own subcommunity in it,” said Pries who owns.... Read More 2> New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge Downtown Green Bay café will deliver your coffee in sustainable style with new e-bike service Green Bay Press-Gazette Brenna Panske is looking forward to getting paid to go on bike rides. Streetwise is looking forward to hot coffee delivered by electronic bicycle.
Panske manages Glas Coffeehouse, 228 N. Adams St., which on Thursday will begin using a newly-purchased electric bike to deliver your food and drink orders to locations within a roughly one-mile radius of the downtown Green Bay cafe.
"Getting paid to exercise is a win-win gig," Panske said.
Maureen Riordan-Haese, Glas' retail operations manager, said the cafe's delivery area is bounded by Broadway, Grignon Street, Webster Avenue and the East River. Orders can be placed by either... Read More 3>
Local Chamber / Economic Development Feature Fox Cities organizations launch video campaign encouraging healthy habits amid COVID-19 Fox Cities Chamber News Seven Fox Cities-based business organizations have partnered together to launch a two-part video campaign encouraging local residents and visitors to follow public health guidelines and support the local economy amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Appleton Downtown Inc., Appleton Northside Business Association, Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce, Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau, Fox West Chamber of Commerce, Future Neenah Inc. and Heart of the Valley Chamber of Commerce collaborated to create the campaign.
“Due to the unpredictability of COVID-19, it is important to promote all efforts that we, as a community, can control to keep our economy open,” shared Becky Bartoszek, President & CEO of the Fox Cities Chamber.
Two videos will be released – one on August 26 and a second on September 1 – encouraging local residents and visitors to follow the current recommended health and safety protocols and guidelines to help.... Read More 4>
Foster Targeted Industry Clusters and New Markets UWO research project launching to consider future of Wisconsin’s paper industry The Advance Titan UW Oshkosh and the Wisconsin Paper Council are launching a yearlong project to develop a strategic framework for the future of Wisconsin’s paper industry.
Headed by UWO’s Center for Customized Research and Services, the project is one of several awarded funding under WiSys’s Ignite! Program to provide faculty, staff and students across the UW System’s 13 comprehensive universities with opportunities to apply their knowledge to build the state’s.... Read More 5>
Economic Development Feature Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation tabs Brian Doudna as new executive director Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation News The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) announced today the hiring of Brian Doudna as the new SCEDC Executive Director. Doudna comes to Sheboygan County after six successful years as the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Economic Development Association (WEDA), a statewide trade association that represents the interests of economic development professionals.
“It is with great pleasure and excitement that we welcome Brian Doudna as our new Executive Director,” said Gary Dulmes, SCEDC Chair. “He has extensive experience in the economic development field, and.... Read More 6>
Economic Development Feature State’s credit unions post solid results in first half of year Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Credit unions in Wisconsin have overall posted solid results in the first half of 2020, even as the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold, state regulators said.
The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions said in a report that total assets at the state's 118 state-chartered credit unions increased to $46.9 billion, up from $41 billion at the end of 2019.
"The financial indicators for Wisconsin’s state-chartered credit unions exhibit sound financial performance through June 30, 2020 despite the challenges associated with the.... Read More 7>
New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge Update from ThedaCare - Celebrating Groundbreaking of Orthopedics, Spine & Pain Center Thedacare Dear Community Leader,
To meet growing demand for convenient, specialized services, ThedaCare, Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin and Neuroscience Group are proud to join together to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Center. This milestone marks the official start in creating the region’s only comprehensive health center specializing in orthopedic, spine and pain care.
A news conference and groundbreaking are being held this morning at 9:00 a.m. Community members are able to view the event through Facebook Live by accessing the ThedaCare Facebook page. The online event will also be available for later viewing.
ThedaCare and partners continue to prepare and respond to the needs of our communities, keeping our patients and families safe and healthy, now and always. Our commitment to providing this specialized.... Read More 7>
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