Promoting the Regional Brand
Netting a win: Carron Net Co. defies long-term odds for family business
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
It is commonly said that few family-owned businesses make it to the third generation. In Two Rivers, one historic company is proving that old adage wrong. With Carron Net Co.’s 90th anniversary on the horizon, fourth-generation owner Bill Kiel Jr. says the small manufacturer is stronger than ever. The netting company is seeing unprecedented growth and, in the last six years, has doubled its sales.
“Ours is one of the little American success stories,” he says. “My family members who came before me were resilient and adaptable, and all took a longer view for the company and the people who live in Two Rivers. Carron has provided a life for our family and given many families the opportunity to make a good living.”...
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Meeting a need: Main Oriental Market specializes in imported Asian products
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
When Kao Shoua Yang moved to the United States as a refugee from the Vietnam War, she knew what it was like to go without. Yang, a teenager at the time, and her family had little and were lucky to have one hot meal each day.
Yang’s experience motivated her to open a business selling the staple Asian foods people typically couldn’t afford to buy from a traditional store. In 2005, she started Main Oriental Market in 1,500 square feet of strip mall space in downtown Green Bay.
In 2011, CVS purchased the space the market was renting. Yang and her husband, Bruce — also a Vietnam War refugee — searched for another location in which to continue their business but couldn’t find the right one, leading to a two-year closure...
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Economic Development Feature
Sun Country adds nonstop Las Vegas flight from Green Bay's airport
WLUK
ASHWAUBENON -- A new nonstop flight from Green Bay's airport to Las Vegas will start this fall.
Sun Country will begin service from Austin Straubel Airport to Las Vegas, beginning Sept. 9, 2022. Introductory fares start as low as $79 one way. They will operate twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays.
“Only three months ago, we welcomed Sun Country Airlines to GRB,” said Airport Director Marty Piette, A.A.E. “with nonstop service to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers, Florida and Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) in Phoenix, Arizona. The new routes have done extremely well, and we have consistently heard from local travelers that Las Vegas is a destination that they’ve wanted, so I know there will be strong support for the flights. GRB looks forward to being a part of Sun Country Airlines’ continued growth, and I thank Sun Country Airlines for their investment in our region."....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
'Hamilton' is returning, while 'Aladdin' and 'To Kill A Mockingbird' will make Wisconsin debuts in 2022-23 season at the Fox Cities PAC
APPLETON POST-CRESCENT
APPLETON – Broadway's megahit musical "Hamilton" is returning to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center to highlight its 20th anniversary season.
The PAC announced its lineup for the 2022-23 season at an in-person reveal event Monday.
"Hamilton" made its Wisconsin premiere at the PAC in October 2019. The musical, which scored 11 Tony Awards in 2016 and began touring the country in 2017, will make its return to the Fox Cities for a two-week engagement May 9-21, 2023...
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