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Economic Development Feature
State could see over $1 billion in broadband help from federal infrastructure law
WIS BUSINESS
Wisconsin could get more than $1 billion in broadband help from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, according to a PSC official.
Rory Tikalsky, broadband expansion manager for the Public Service Commission, gave the new estimate yesterday during an event in Appleton hosted by the New North and Competitive Wisconsin. WisBusiness.com is a partner in the CWI series.
He discussed the funds Wisconsin can expect to receive out of the $65 billion national broadband allocation from the infrastructure law....
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Special Event
The University of Wisconsin’s Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in partnership with WICTRA presents a cybersecurity conference Sept. 12-13
UW OSHKOSH & WICTRA
OSHKOSH -- Please join us for the inaugural Cybersecurity Conferencehosted by the Cyber Security Center of Excellence (CCoE), UW-Oshkosh in partnership with the Wisconsin Cyber Threat Response Alliance (WICTRA), Northeast Wisconsin Digital IT Alliance (NEWDA), Amplify Oshkosh and the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce.
- Date: September 12-13, 2022
- Location: Culver Family Welcome Center, 625 Pearl Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54901
- Individual Cost: $149 for two days
- 16 CPE credits...
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Join us at the WISCONSIN ECONOMIC SUMMIT - Connecting people, creating opportunities and fueling the success of our future economy!
WISCONSIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP (WEDC)
Leaders throughout our state—business and industry leaders, economic-development professionals, and academics—are coming together to look forward to Wisconsin’s future economy in this first-ever statewide summit.
Explore the opportunities to foster strong businesses and thriving communities, support and expand our workforce, and empower the next generation of Wisconsin thinkers and creators....
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Economic Development Feature
Brown County eyes water research center as catalyst for Renard Island development
WLUK
GREEN BAY -- Brown County is hoping Renard Island is selected as the site for a highly-coveted water research center, which is expected to attract local education groups and visitors from outside the region.
The island was built in the late 1970s as a place to put toxic PCB sediment dredged from the bay harbor. It has since been capped and is ready for development.
At the mouth of the Fox River and neighbors with Bay Beach Amusement Park, Renard Island is being pitched as the perfect spot to put a NERR facility. NERR stands for National Estuarine Research Reserve...
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Economic Development Feature
Outagamie County devotes 'unprecedented' ARPA funds towards youngest citizens, fight child care crisis
APPLETON POST-CRESCENT
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY -- Outagamie County plans to use $2.8 million of its remaining federal pandemic aid funds to improve the child care and early childhood development landscape in the county.
The funds come from a remaining pot of $14.9 million in American Rescue Plan funding for external investments. The county board earlier this month agreed to earmark the funds to address local child care and early education issues. It's tied with behavioral and mental health services as the second largest expenditure authorized by the board after the $3.5 million that will be used to address the area's shortage of affordable housing...
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