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09/20/2024

Political scientist Juliane Troicki spent much of her career in academia researching how political parties successfully engage with their voter bases.

The native of Germany is now applying her findings to the corporate world to help employers crack the ever‑elusive code of talent attraction and retention through engagement.

It all comes down to recognition and appreciation. Troicki helps employers accomplish this through the Illuminating Project, which creates custom employee engagement opportunities through writing and photography.

“People want to know not just that they matter, but that their work is seen and their work has an impact,” she says.

Read more in the September issue: https://loom.ly/w5ZCgzc

09/19/2024

This week's episode of the NEW Manufacturing Insights podcast, sponsored by Wisconsin Paper Group, brings additional insights from the September IOM cover story on Wisconsin's teacher shortage from Steve Meyer, a longtime educator and advocate who currently teaches at Seymour High School.

Take a listen to this week's episode everywhere you get your podcasts.

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09/18/2024

⚙️ is Oct. 30 at Resch Expo in Green Bay! Go online to read IOM editor Kate Bruns' preview of the 14th annual event in the latest edition of Insight on magazine, including an interview with keynote speaker Steve Jones: https://loom.ly/aHVauoo

🎧 Bonus! You can also hear Kate's and NEWMA executive director Ann Franz's interview with Jones from the Sept. 5 episode of the NEW Manufacturing Insights podcast: https://loom.ly/kBuafNA (Listen and subscribe everywhere you get your podcasts!)

📆 Registration for Manufacturing First is available online now at manufacturingfirst.com. Register before Oct. 3 and receive an exclusive invitation to a special Manufacturing Month kickoff event, which will include a live recording of NEW Manufacturing Insights, at Werner Electric Supply in Appleton Oct. 3.

See you this !

09/17/2024

We are getting ready to rock! InDevelopment 2024 is about to kick off at the KI Convention Center in downtown Green Bay. If you hustle, you can still make it to hear all the latest updates on developments from around the region.

09/17/2024

What does Gen Z want?

It's a question many companies are trying to answer, as the generation born between 1997 and 2012 comes into the workplace. Read this month's Insight Insider to learn how local businesses are going beyond their benefits packages to create a work culture that's attractive to a new generation.

Read more in the September issue: https://loom.ly/vamWTi8

09/16/2024

❗DEADLINE EXTENDED❗

Attention procrastinators -- we are giving you until Sept. 19 to submit your CFO of the Year nominations. It's quick and easy. Show your favorite finance pro some love by nominating them here: https://loom.ly/S61vr4Q

09/16/2024

The September issue of Insight on is hitting mailboxes this week and is ready to read online at insightonmfg.com. In the spirit of back-to-school season, this issue's cover story is a deep dive into the teacher shortage in Northeast , with insight from leading educators and advocates who are working to bring in quality K-12 education that is inspiring the next generation of manufacturers.

Check out Amelia Compton Wolff's cover story, "Filling the void," online now: https://loom.ly/I9kOFKA

09/12/2024

📣 This just in: Workforce Research Group has revealed the 10 companies that will be honored this fall as Insight’s inaugural Best Places to Work in Manufacturing – ! Congratulations to:

Advanced Tooling, Inc., Mt. Calvary
Cherry Optical Lab, Green Bay
Dairyland Electrical Industries, Stoughton
Eagle Performance Plastics, Appleton
Fox Cities Builders, Seymour
FTI (Faith Technologies Incorporated) , Menasha
HART Design & Manufacturing, Green Bay
HUI Manufacturing, Kiel
Kadant GranTek, Green Bay
Redline Plastics, Manitowoc

These workplaces will be honored at a special event Nov. 13 at Lambeau Field, as well as in the pages of Insight on Manufacturing magazine. Drop your congrats in the comments and learn more at www.insightonbusiness.com/bptw.

09/12/2024

Burnout affects as many as 8 of 10 workers worldwide. This week's guest on the NEW Manufacturing Insights podcast, Kelly Bubolz of KB Training Connections LLC, shares her own experience with and how she is working to help manufacturers today. You can listen to NEW Manufacturing Insights, sponsored by Wisconsin Paper Group, every Thursday, everywhere you get your podcasts.

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09/11/2024

We are hiring!

Insight Publications, a division of Woodward Communications, is growing and we are looking for a general manager to lead our team.

Apply here: https://loom.ly/jdxJkJQ

09/11/2024

Today, the Greater Green Bay Chamber is hosting the first-ever Wisconsin Childcare Summit, an event designed to educate business leaders about the state's child care crisis and how it affects employees, employee retention and attraction, and the local economy.

Read more about what it means to take a business-centric approach to the child care crisis: https://loom.ly/UdzJ6lQ

09/10/2024

📣 Last call for CFO of the Year nominations! 📣

Sept. 15 is the last day to submit nominations for Insight's 2024 CFO of the Year Awards. Don't delay in nominating an inspiring financial leader for the recognition they deserve. We will honor individuals in a variety of categories including public, private and nonprofit businesses.

To nominate, go here: https://loom.ly/S61vr4Q

09/09/2024

Get an inside look at the New North region’s major development projects before the InDevelopment Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 2 – 7 p.m. at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay. The event includes a keynote presentation, developer briefings and a cocktail networking reception. Registration is still open!

View the special section featuring the latest updates from communities around the region here: https://loom.ly/mDQRIk4

09/06/2024

As Travis Froze approaches his five-year anniversary with First Business Bank, he steps into a new role as president of its Northeast Wisconsin market. The Neenah native has his sights set on growing community and clients at the $3.5 billion business-focused bank. Read more in this month's Personalities feature: https://loom.ly/DUUygCI

09/05/2024

We are so excited for Steve Jones of Jadin Jones Consulting to keynote this year's Expo and Conference Oct. 30 at the Resch Expo. Today he joins co-hosts Ann Franz of Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance (NEWMA) and Kate Bruns of IOM on the latest episode of the NEW Insights podcast, sponsored by Wisconsin Paper Group, to give a preview of his remarks and much more. You won't want to miss hearing what he considers his BEST leadership tip. (Aren't we glad we ask every week?) Listen everywhere you get podcasts!

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2024 Manufacturing First keynote speaker Steve Jones of Jadin Jones Consulting joins co-hosts Kate Bruns and Ann Franz on this week's episode of the NEW Manufacturing Insights podcast. A 20-year

09/04/2024

📹 WATCH: September is upon us, and calendars are filling up. Be sure to check out 3️⃣ important reminders from Insight Publisher Brian Rasmussen!

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Three reminders about InDevelopment Conference Sept. 17, the early bird deadline for Manufacturing First and the CFO of the Year Award nominations ending Sep...

09/03/2024

Around the country, institutions of higher learning are grappling with how to move sustainably into the future. When Laurie Joyner joined De Pere’s St. Norbert College as its ninth president in 2023, she accepted the challenge of guiding the 125-year-old university into a new era.

Only a year into her tenure, it’s a proposition she feels the Catholic liberal arts college is poised to accomplish. Read this month’s cover story to learn how the college, based on 900-year-old Norbertine traditions, plans to address the evolving needs of the local community.

Read more in the September issue, out now: https://loom.ly/t7QarE8

08/29/2024

⚙️ Thank you to Chris Fuss of Titletown Manufacturing LLC for joining Kate and Ann on this week's episode of the NEW Manufacturing Insights podcast, sponsored by The Boldt Company! Listen on Spreaker or anywhere you get your podcasts; new episodes are released every Thursday.

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08/29/2024

High school friends Joe Maretti, Kyle Herzog and Scott Biely had just finished up a round of golf at Thornberry Creek in Oneida in July 2020, taking advantage of the pandemic-friendly outdoor social opportunity. Someone walked in wearing a “Wisconsin” hat, and they wondered why there was no golf apparel that featured the state. They decided to launch the apparel business Old Fashioned Golf to change that.

“None of us have apparel backgrounds, none of us have business startup backgrounds, none of us have small business backgrounds, but we just went from there,” Herzog says. “It was July 2020 and we had a lot of time on our hands. We never found a reason to stop.”

Read more: https://loom.ly/HaKH0HM

08/27/2024

Curious about development projects on the horizon in Northeast Wisconsin? Join us at InDevelopment 2024 where Manny Vasquez of NAI Pfefferle will moderate a panel discussion on the state of industrial and commercial real estate. Panelists include:

⭐Bob Huss, director of security and facilities for U.S. Venture, Inc, who will share details on the company’s relocation to downtown Appleton
⭐Jason Tadych, principal and owner of Tadych Investment Partners, who will cover urban development including the redevelopment of the former Shopko space in downtown De Pere
⭐Brian Doudna, executive director of Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation, who will provide an overview of the public-private partnership the Forward Fund and Founders' Pointe housing development

Register now: https://loom.ly/8M7POZc

08/26/2024

🏆 It's time to recognize the financial leaders driving success in our community! 🏆

Insight is hosting our second annual CFO of the Year Awards, and we're looking for nominations. Do you know a finance professional who has made a significant impact in their organization and community? Now’s the time to give them the spotlight they deserve.

🔗https://loom.ly/S61vr4Q
📅 Deadline for nominations: September 15

Let’s celebrate the financial minds that help our business community thrive!

08/23/2024

Recently retired and with more time to devote to community leadership, former Encapsys president Mary Goggans is stepping into a co-chair leadership role with New North, Inc., as it closes in on its 20th anniversary as an 18-county nonprofit regional economic development corporation. Goggans was formally introduced as New North, Inc.’s newest co-chair June 6, but her connection and service to the board dates back to 2017.

Get to know Goggans in this month's New North feature: https://loom.ly/ekNzg6A

08/22/2024

The early-bird registration deadline for this year's Manufacturing First Expo & Conference is coming up Sept. 7. Sign up today to join us Oct. 30 at the Resch Expo for Wisconsin's largest annual manufacturing event!

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Registration is open at manufacturingfirst.com for the 2024 Manufacturing First Expo & Conference, which will take place Oct. 30 at Resch Expo in Green Bay.

08/22/2024

🛳️ Take a listen to this week's episode of the NEW Insights , where Ann Franz of the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance (NEWMA) and Kate Bruns of Insight on Manufacturing magazine chat with the senior vice president of the second-oldest company in : Ron Cleveringa of Burger Boat Company!

🎧 Listen and subscribe anywhere you get your podcasts: insightonbusiness.com/podcasts

All of our August episodes are sponsored by The Boldt Company.

08/21/2024

The city of is the host city for InDevelopment 2024 on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the KI Convention Center!

Plan on attending to learn more about some of Green Bay's most exciting projects. City of Green Bay Development Director Cheryl Renier-Wigg and Deputy Development Director Matt Buchanan will lead discussions on Green Bay’s recent economic development successes and plans including the JBS housing development and the Shipyard and Rail Yard developments.

Register here: https://loom.ly/8M7POZc

08/14/2024

IOM's July "Insight From" feature is by Paramount Physical Therapy and Training's Bryan Schwebke, who talks workplace and why "the old method of standard benefits, PTO and the occasional raise are not enough anymore."

Read "Reimagining Workplace Wellness" online: https://loom.ly/XgQtop0

The concept of workplace wellness has become a buzz topic over the past few years. The old method of standard benefits, PTO and the occasional raise are not enough anymore.

08/13/2024

The Northeast Wisconsin Chinese Association (NEWCA) was founded as a social club more than four decades ago by a pair of Lawrence University professors from Taiwan. The group disbanded during the pandemic, but in 2021 President Fanni Xie was inspired to bring the organization back as a 501(c)3 with a new scope and primary mission: promoting diversity and cultural understanding.

A lot of NEWCA’s work under Xie’s leadership has come in the form of presentations and performances at schools, libraries and cultural festivals, but its signature event is the Northeast Wisconsin Dragon Boat Festival, which is scheduled this year for Sept. 14 at Leach Amphitheater in Oshkosh.

Learn more about the festival in our August issue: https://loom.ly/fmKMWP4

08/12/2024

We will be recognizing and celebrating the exceptional financial leaders who drive excellence in their organizations at our upcoming CFO of the Year Awards event Dec. 3 at Lambeau Field.

If you know a CFO who has displayed dedication, strategic prowess and vision, please nominate them for Insight's CFO of the Year Awards! Help us shine a spotlight on those who have not only managed the bottom line but have also demonstrated leadership, foresight and a commitment to driving sustainable growth.

Nominations close Sept. 15 so submit yours today: https://loom.ly/S61vr4Q

08/09/2024

Earlier this summer we hosted a job shadow for Chloe, a soon-to-be junior at Denmark Viking Academy. Chloe is interested in publishing as a future career, so she pursued a job shadow through Inspire Wisconsin which connects students with career exploration opportunities.

Chloe got to experience a "day in the life" of our editorial staff -- participating in a team meeting, proofing a publication being sent to print and even sitting in during a live radio spot on Focus Fox Valley!

Best of luck in your new school year and future career, Chloe. You have the ambition and drive to accomplish whatever you set your mind to 💪

08/08/2024

It's Thursday, which means another episode of the NEW Manufacturing Insights podcast! This week's episode is a follow up to the July IOM feature, "At Risk," which talks to DeWitt LLP Law's Steve DiTullio about the ramifications of the FTC's April 2024 announcement banning noncompete clauses. On today's podcast, DiTullio helps listeners understand what comes next after a federal judge last month temporarily blocked the rule. He also highlights other key employment law issues companies should be tracking in this busy election year.

Read "At Risk" here: https://loom.ly/PdfXzhI

Listen to today's episode of NEW Manufacturing Insights here: insightonbusiness.com/podcasts