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Research and Trends in NE Wisconsin
Business owners' input sought
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
First Business Bank has launched its 13th annual economic survey for Northeast Wisconsin.
The survey asks business owners about their year and what they expect in 2022. The results are then tallied and used to create the Business Statistics & Trends Report.
“It’s important that all businesses benefit from the survey results, so we try to survey as many senior business leaders as possible, and we always share the results with everyone,” said First Business Bank CEO Mark Meloy....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Packers, Bellin Health, Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation kick off Packers vs. Cancer campaign
GREEN BAY PACKERS
GREEN BAY -- This October, the Green Bay Packers, Bellin Health and the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation are teaming up and inviting fans to take part in the Packers Vs. Cancer campaign. For the fifth straight year, the initiative is aimed at raising awareness of all cancers, raising funds for research and cancer care and reminding fans that early screenings save lives.
"Cancer impacts the lives of many families in our community, and we're proud to show our support to them through the Packers Vs. Cancer campaign," said Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy. "We're pleased to partner once again with Bellin Health and the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation to remind fans to get screened, to raise funds for critical cancer research and to help those fighting cancer."....
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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
U.S. Venture Inc. becomes first-ever Platinum-certified Fox Cities Employee Friendly Workplace
FOX CITIES CHAMBER
FOX CITIES – Appleton-based transportation services provider U.S. Venture, Inc. has officially attained Platinum certification in the Fox Cities Employee Friendly Workplace initiative, the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce announced this week. The company becomes the third in the region to attain certification, and the first ever to earn certification at the prestigious Platinum level.
The goal of the Employee Friendly Workplace Initiative, an official Chamber program, is to create supportive work environments in the Fox Cities that improve employee engagement and encourage employee loyalty. A region-wide dedication to these policies, practices, and principles helps distinguish the Fox Cities as an outstanding place to live, work, and play – a key component of the Chamber’s talent attraction and retention objectives...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Come to Kohler, Wisconsin, for the Ryder Cup, stay for its small-town charm
GOLF MAGAZINE
Okeenow. Say something? Testing, testing. Bogey-par-birdie. My name? I’d prefer just to say Stage Manager. If we could leave it at that, that’d be right nice.
Where am I? OK, you know where am I. Downtown Kohler. Kohler, Wis. What’s it like? Nice town, if you know what I mean. Lotta brick buildings on Main Street. Little bit better behaved than most.
OK, let’s see what you have here. I’ll run down the questions on your sheet here, best I can...
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Attract, Develop and Retain Diverse Talent
Local 400 Apprentice Signing Day held in Kaukauna
NEW NORTH, INC.
KAUKAUNA -- The Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 400 held its 2nd annual Apprentice Signing Day Sept. 24 to recognize their 80 first-year apprentices with a certificate of achievement. Several of the over 100 signatory contractors were also in attendance, recognizing the importance of careers in skilled trades like plumbing, steamfitting and pipe fabrication.
Barb LaMue, president & CEO of New North, Inc. presented the keynote remarks, thanking the apprentices and contractors who are a vital part of our region. "We are a region with a population of 1.28 MM, 22% of Wisconsin's population, employment and GDP. We are blessed to have 675,00 full-time careers and growing. Thank you for being part of our region's economic prosperity," she said.
For more information about the 400 Pipe Trades Apprenticeship Program, click the link below...
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