Subject: 8.9.24 New North Newsletter

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Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
WiDEN: The Ethnic and Diverse Business Council launches new exclusive digital platform to position Wisconsin's socially and economically disadvantaged businesses for success
WIS BUSINESS

MILWAUKEE –  The Ethnic and Diverse Business Coalition today announced the official launch of the Wisconsin Diverse Enterprise Network (WiDEN), an innovative online platform designed to bridge the gap between Fortune 500 companies and Wisconsin’s diverse, socially and economically-disadvantaged businesses in an intentional and equitable way.....

Encourage Educational Attainment
UW-Green Bay's Cofrin Technology and Education Center receives state approval
WLUK

GREEN BAY -- The green light has been given to replace the 52-year-old Cofrin Library at UW-Green Bay.

Ground will be broken next spring on the Cofrin Technology and Education Center-- a five-story, $101 million replacement approved recently by the state’s building commission....

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Economic Development Feature
A 'new county complex': Without students, former UWO-FDL campus will take on fresh uses this fall
NBC 26

FOND DU LAC — This fall, the former UWO-Fond du Lac campus won’t be welcoming college students, but it will be used by the Fond du Lac County community.....

Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
Helping women persist in leadership journey
PRESS TIMES

NORTHEAST WISCONSIN – The Schreiber Institute for Women’s Leadership at UW-Green Bay has partnered with Honor Jensen to launch an executive coaching opportunity for women in Northeast Wisconsin....

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Promoting the Regional Brand
Is Sheboygan really the 'Malibu of the Midwest?' -- People weigh in
NBC 26

SHEBOYGAN — Did you know Sheboygan is known as the "Malibu of the Midwest?" I wanted to find out if people think the nickname is too far-fetched or accurate. Locals and visitors weighed in....

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Promoting the Regional Brand
Manitowoc hospital celebrates 125 years
WBAY

MANITOWOC -- Manitowoc’s Froedert Holy Family Memorial Hospital is celebrating its 125th anniversary.

Holy Family Hospital of the Sisters of St. Francis was dedicated on Sept. 28, 1899.....

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Leadership in the New North
Wisconsin Technical College System Board names new President
WIS BUSINESS

MADISON – The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Board today announced the next leader of Wisconsin’s largest higher education System.

Layla Merrifield has been named the next president of Wisconsin’s largest higher education system. Layla has been the executive director of the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association, an organization representing the trustees of the 16 Wisconsin technical colleges’ district boards, since 2015.....

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Promoting the Regional Brand
The Weidner's 2024-25 Broadway in Green Bay season includes 'The Cher Show,' 'STOMP,' 'Dirty Dancing in Concert'
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE  

GREEN BAY - The Weidner's 2024-25 Broadway in Green Bay season is filled with familiar names, including Roxie Hart, Cher, Vivian and Baby.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay performing arts center announced six new shows Thursday as part of the series:

  • Chicago: The Musical," Dec. 3
  • "Dirty Dancing in Concert," Feb. 7
  • "Pretty Woman: The Musical," Feb. 17
  • "STOMP," March 18
  • "Champions of Magic: Chasing the Unbelievable," April 1
  • "The Cher Show," April 18...
Kite boarding is a water sport catching on in Sheboygan, adding to the Malibu-like atmosphere. But surfing is local activity already booming. See NBC26 story above for more. 
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