Economic Development Feature What’s the real economic cost of COVID-19? Join economic and industry experts for a data-driven discussion of COVID-19’s economic impact. Speakers from St. Norbert College’s Center for Business & Economic Analysis (CBEA), Breakthrough and Wipfli Financial will offer diverse industry perspectives as they examine what’s happening across the economic landscape, with particular focus on financial and fuel markets.
The Economic Impact of COVID-19- A live webinar featuring: Marc Schaffer, Associate Professor of Economics, St. Norbert College Rafia Hasan, Chief Investment Officer, Wipfli Financial Matt Muenster ’09, Senior Manager of Applied Knowledge, Breakthrough April 30, starting at 2 p.m. CST Read More 1> Economic Development Feature Survey: 35 percent of businesses at risk of closing Insight On Business Thirty-five percent of Wisconsin businesses responding to a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh statewide survey will be forced to close if current conditions persist for more than three months amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The survey, which yielded nearly 2,550 responses from companies in 63 of the state’s 72 counties, covers the period April 1-10, said Jeffrey Sachse, director of the UW-Oshkosh Center for Customized Research and Services.
Results also showed... Read More 2>
New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge Lending a hand (sanitizer): Egg Harbor distillery to give out free sanitizer on Saturday Green Bay Press-Gazette If you're in the area of Hatch Distilling Company, then you don't need luck to find hand sanitizer.
The Egg Harbor distillery will pass out free 2- to 6-ounce hand sanitizer bottles outside of their shop on Saturday, with a one-bottle-per-vehicle limit.
The staff began donating hand sanitizer to Door County essential services, like the hospital and an assisted living facility, at the end of March. Sanitizer has been in short supply along with other disinfecting products like wipes and rubbing alcohol since.... Read More 3>
New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge De Pere manufacturer needed masks for its workers; Company engineers had an idea, and it took off from there Green Bay Press-Gazette A Green Bay-area manufacturer asked employees if they were willing to sew protective face masks for coworkers, but company engineers had something else in mind.
What resulted is a three-dimensional mask-printing operation that has attracted attention from the company's clients and other Wisconsin businesses looking to protect... Read More 4>
New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge Green Bay’s HSHS St. Mary’s to receive 4,000 masks, courtesy of Bass Pro Shops founder We Are Green Bay HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center will receive 4,000 face masks courtesy of Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris.
Latest coronavirus in Wisconsin updates According to Bass Pro Shops, Morris is personally donating 1 million FDA-approved ASTM Level 1 Procedure Face Masks to healthcare workers and first responders working on the front lines of the.... Read More 5>
New North Region Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge City of De Pere offering no-interest loans to small businesses FOX 11 Online It may not be a ton of money, but it can serve as a safety net for small businesses struggling in De Pere.
“Being that it is a zero-interest loan program," said Daniel Lindstrom, De Pere's Director of Development Services. "You may not need it if we are up and running in the next few months and they can pay it back if they need to in advance, but it does provide those businesses with cushion.”
The City is offering a $5,000 loan for businesses with less than.... Read More 6> |