The Neenah Paper Mill in Appleton makes transportation filtration products. Neenah Inc. says the Appleton mill closure will impact about 100 people.
Thirteen of those people will go to a restart of a smaller fine paper and packaging line out of its facility in the City of Neenah.
Matt Valiquette, executive director of Bay Area Workforce Development Board, says the good news for the people who are leaving the paper mill, is that employers in our area are actively hiring, and their skill set is extremely transferable....
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Special Event
WI Department of Workforce Development assisting with Lakeside Foods multi-location hiring event
Press Release
MANITOWOC -- Lakeside Foods is hosting an open interview hiring event for
production jobs at its multiple lakeshore locations on Thursday, July 22, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the UW-Green Bay Manitowoc Campus. The event is co-hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Attendees can complete an application and receive an immediate interview...
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Economic Development Feature
Kewaunee wins $150,000 grant from state to restore blighted properties for redevelopment
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
KEWAUNEE -- The city of Kewaunee is receiving another grant to help it clean up three blighted downtown properties and prepare them for redevelopment.
The Wisconsin Department of Administration last week approved a grant proposal of $150,000 for the city to provide environmental clean-up and site restoration for blight elimination at the three sites....
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Research and Trends in NE Wisconsin
Responses sought for annual Fox Cities Employer Benefit Survey
FOX CITIES CHAMBER
FOX CITIES -- The 2021 Fox Cities Benefits Survey is open now through Aug. 16 for responses from regional employers. The annual survey is a program of the Fox Cities Regional Partnership—the economic development division of the Fox Cities Chamber—with support from United Way Fox Cities, Child Care Resource Referral, Inc., and the Community Early Learning Center...
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Economic Development Feature
Oshkosh, Fond du Lac to remain MSAs
WHBY
OSHKOSH -- Oshkosh and Fond du Lac will remain “metropolitan areas” for at least another ten years. The federal Office of Management and Budget has backed off from a plan to increase the population thresholds for what it considers to be a Metropolitan Statistical Area....
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Expansion and Business Development in the New North
United Airlines adds nonstop flights for traveling Packers fans
WLUK
ASHWAUBENON -- United Airlines is making it easier for Packers fans to cheer for the green and gold on the road.
United Airlines added nonstop flights to and from Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) for two games this fall....
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Special Event
Artists creating 'really big prints' in Manitowoc
WLUK
MANITOWOC -- Art so big, it takes a street roller to print!
Really Big Prints is back in Manitowoc. The event features artists from across the country joining together to create limited edition prints.
This year, 28 artists are taking part. It's located in the south parking lot of the U-W Green Bay, Manitowoc campus.
Organizers encourage people to stop by to see the process....
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