New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge Nicolet Bank starts micro grant program to help small business customers through pandemic We Are Green Bay A small business owner in downtown Green Bay went to his bank looking for a loan and a few days later learned he was awarded a grant. Here’s more on the micro-grant program in operation at Nicolet Bank.
With COVID-19 sweeping the nation, small businesses like the House of Homebrew, have had to adapt. For Doug Feck, that means finding new ways to sell the equipment and ingredients he stocks to make.... Read More 1>
Promote the Regional Brand Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna says goodbye after 24 years on the job WBAY For the first time in 24 years, Appleton will be under new leadership Tuesday.
Monday is Mayor Tim Hanna's last day on the job and the change comes during the outbreak of the coronavirus, which will be the biggest issue moving forward.
As the longest serving mayor in the history of Appleton, Tim Hanna has faced a lot... Read More 2>
Economic Development Feature Gov. Evers announces Badger Bounce Back plan WisPolitics.com Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin’s “Badger Bounce Back” plan which outlines important criteria for Wisconsin to be able to reopen its economy in phases and includes steps to make sure workers and businesses are prepared to reopen as soon as it is safe to do so. In coordination with this announcement, at the direction of the governor, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm issued Emergency Order #31 establishing the process and outlining the phases of the plan. The emergency order is available.... Read More 3>
Economic Development Feature Exact Sciences in Madison ready to process 20,000 coronavirus tests per week, expanding Wisconsin’s testing capacity Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Last year, Exact Sciences processed 1.7 million tests, more than 30,000 a week on average, that look for genetic markers of colon cancer.
The instruments that processed those tests can be modified to look for genetic markers of the coronavirus.
For the past several weeks, lab and software engineers, scientists and technicians at.... Read More 4>
Expansion and Business Development 3M contract with Pentagon for N95 masks worth $76 million StarTribune 3M will receive $76 million under a Pentagon contract for N95 respirator masks it shares with Honeywell and Owens & Minor.
The Maplewood-based company said earlier this month a government contract would allow it to continue putting money into its N95 lines in the U.S.
The Pentagon contract, awarded April 11, was for a total of.... Read More 5>
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