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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
New Wittman airport terminal will open at the end of June, just in time for EAA AirVenture 2021
OSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN
OSHKOSH – Wittman Regional Airport's new terminal will be done just in time for the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual AirVenture fly-in convention.
Airport Director Jim Schell anticipates crews will finish the new building June 13 with an opening at the end of that month. Officials initially thought it would cost $7 million, but lower-than-expected bids caused that amount to dip to $5.5 million, Schell said.
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Galloway House & Village in Fond du Lac plans celebration for $1.6 million makeover
FOND DU LAC REPORTER
FOND DU LAC - For decades one of the city's historic landmarks has struggled with the wear and tear of time.
Galloway House and Village sits on 15 acres of what was once a farmstead on the south edge of Fond du Lac, owned by banker and lumberman Edwin H. Galloway. In the late 1860s he developed Melrose Farms there, which later became famous for its brown Swiss cattle.
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Economic Development Feature
Developer proposes more apartments in Shipyard District
WLUK
GREEN BAY – A developer is proposing to build more than 200 apartment on the northern half of the Shipyard site on the west shore of the Fox River in downtown.
Merge Urban Development Group is proposing to build two buildings, according to documents filed with the agenda for Tuesday’s Redevelopment Authority...
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Encourage Educational Attainment
DWD announces a new resource for Wisconsinites: Apprenticeship Navigators
DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (DWD)
MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has created five new Apprenticeship Navigator positions to help Wisconsinites find open apprenticeship opportunities.
Apprenticeship is an industry-driven training model that combines on-the-job learning with job-related classroom instruction. As an "earn and learn" model, apprentices are employed and earn wages from their first day on the job. Upon completion of their programs, apprentices earn an average of $80,000. Apprenticeship opportunities are available in the traditional construction, manufacturing, utility, and service sectors, as well as emerging areas like health care, information technology, finance, transportation, biotech, and agriculture...
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