Leadership in the New North
Schuler named Co-Chair of New North
FOX11
WLUK – Michelle Schuler of Microsoft will be the next co-chair of New North, a regional economic development group in Northeast Wisconsin. Schuler is manager of TechSpark Wisconsin at Microsoft. According to New North, her job includes spearheading technology-related initiatives focused on job creation and skills development in Northeast Wisconsin. She has been on the board of directors of New North since 2018... Read More 1>
Expansion and Business Development in the New North
Local veterans open an online retail store during the pandemic
NBC26
DARBOY, Wis -- A group of veterans has started an online retail store where you can buy locally produced foods and hand-crafted creations from right here in northeast Wisconsin.
Every Friday, since early on in the pandemic, Jonathan Pylypiv has been stuffing bags full of northeastern Wisconsin produce for folks who are trying to avoid the grocery store or just shop local...
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Cellcom to Deliver Gigabit Speed Fiber Internet to the Village of Luxemburg
NSIGHT NEWS
LUXEMBURG, WI — Residents and businesses in the Village of Luxemburg will soon have a new high-speed internet provider. On February 9 the Village board voted to accept Cellcom’s proposal to provide fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) internet, TV, and voice services to every address in the village. With fiber optic speed options from 250 Mbps up to a gigabit, the project will address the current need for fast, reliable internet, as well serving the Village’s planned future expansions.
“Village residents and businesses were seeking better internet service for years, but the pandemic really put a spotlight on the issue,” said Brian Barbiaux, ...
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Business Development in the New North
Oshkosh Food Co-Op under construction, set to open in 2021
We Are Green Bay
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) — At the corner of Jackson St. and Pearl Ave. in Oshkosh, Northeast Wisconsin’s first food co-op is growing closer to reality. “We’ve been working on this project for about eight years now, so it’s really exciting to see the building under construction and knowing that we’re so close to opening,” Oshkosh Food Co-Op President Brenda Haines said.
The area in Oshkosh that will host the co-op is designated as a food desert, according to the USDA... Read More 4>
Talent Development in the New North
Celebrating Women's History Month: female engineers at NWTC changing landscape of STEM workforce
NBC26
GREEN BAY (NBC26) — Favour Butterfield says this March, she's reflecting on how far women have come in STEM fields.
“Women were limited to traditional roles," she said. "And just seeing that we’ve grown from that time, that’s what women’s history means to me.”
Butterfield, a student at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, started taking engineering classes when she was still in high school. Now, she's doing her own automation.
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