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Broadband investment panel discussions to occur in Centergy region
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In keeping with our mission to support infrastructure for business growth, Centergy partnered with the Public Service Commission to develop a local task force of experts that has identified broadband deficiencies. These efforts tie into a statewide initiative called LinkWisconsin, to promote the availability and sustainable adoption of broadband Internet access.
While we have identified barriers to broadband access, our attention has now turned to how we fix those problems. To this end, Centergy is hosting a series of panel discussions with public and private industry experts on Tuesday, November 8 from 4 to 6pm on the UWSP campus. Please contact our office for more information.
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North Central Workforce Development Board seeks regional input
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This past summer the North Central Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (NCWWDB) engaged in a visioning exercise with key stakeholders. You are invited to refine the discussion to include current and projected labor demands, collaboration with K-12 and post-secondary level with business stakeholders and development of assessment practices to better measure the return-on-investment to funding sources and taxpayers. This discussion will occur during the morning of Monday, October 17 at Northcentral Technical College. Please contact Peggy Bortz at pbortz@ncwwdb.org to register.
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Meet the Centergy
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Centergy is blessed to have a strong, diverse board of directors from both the public and private sectors. Meet them HERE. |
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Centergy to sponsor BioForward Next Generation Jobs Luncheon
In our effort to further develop the industries involved in biosciences - health, energy, and agriculture - Centergy is pleased to co-sponsor an event on Thursday, October 20 at Prevention Genetics in Marshfield. CEO Jadin of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will kick things off with MACCI's ribbon cutting for Prevention Genetics at 10 am. This will be followed by a luncheon presentation, hosted by Centergy, and a discussion about pending legislation called 'Next Generation Jobs Act' which would create a self-funded reserve fund from new income taxes from the bioscience industry. This legislation is part of the "Back to Work" special session of the legislature. We are pleased that Paul Fowler, WIST Executive Director, has joined the Centergy board and is leading our bioscience focus in our plan of work. We see great value in closer collaboration among Centergy, the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology and BioForward.
There is no cost to attend the event. Please email your registration to bfleisner@centergy.net.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2011
TIME: 10AM - TBD
PLACE: PREVENTION GENETICS, MARSHFIELD
Hope to see you there.
Best regards,
Barb
Barb Fleisner
Executive Director
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Manufacturing First event to help increase sales for local companies
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Centergy is pleased to promote to you the Manufacturing First event to be held on Wednesday, October 26. At the event, Wisconsin manufacturers will be able to showcase industry advances, highlight successes, announce their latest developments and provide premier networking opportunities.
In order to increase sales of our Central Wisconsin manufacturing companies, the Centergy manufacturing steering committee has identified a strategy to link local companies to new supply chains. Due to the fact that a large amount of military contracts have been acquired in northeastern Wisconsin, we hope that you take the time to make these connections. In working with the conference organizers, Centergy has been given a certain number of registration discounts for our local manufacturing companies at a rate of $35. For more information, please visit the conference website HERE.
Should you wish to attend, please contact the Centergy office for your online registration discount code.
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'Back to Work Wisconsin' special legislative session
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- AB 97 - Advanced manufacturing skills grants for technical colleges
- AB 211 - Income and franchise tax credits for investments in community development financial institutions
- AB 90 & SB 40 - Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
- AB 20 - Allowing refunds for the early stage seed and angel investment tax credits and making an appropriation.
- LRB 2221- Authorizing a school board to grant a vocational high school diploma
- AB 179 - Authorizing the creation of a multijurisdictional tax incremental financing district
- LRB 1875 - Increasing amounts of small business loan guarantees by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
- LRB 1877 - Changes to agricultural production and loan guarantee programs administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
- LRB 2861 - Creation of the Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board and Fund, and authorizing the State of Wisconsin Investment Board to provide loans
- LRB 1446 - Relating to wetland quality certifications to streamline the permitting process
- AB 145 & SB 102 - Authorizing the Public Service Commission to approve temporary electric rates to promote economic development
- AB 220 - Income and franchise tax credits for workplace wellness programs
- AB 277 & SB 203 - Adopting federal law as it relates to excluding from an employee's income certain payments from an employer related to medical care
- AB 252 & SB 195 - Seasonal weight limits for certain vehicles transporting agricultural crops
- AB 253 & SB 189 - Modification of the maximum permissible length of vehicles carrying poles, pipe, girders, and similar materials on highways
- AB 254 & SB 190 - Modification to maximum permissible length of single vehicles operated on a highway without an overweight permit
- LRB 2900 - Permits for overweight vehicle combinations transporting sealed containers or vehicles in international trade
- LRB 2901 - Annual or consecutive month permits for certain overweight vehicle combinations transporting agricultural commodities
- LRB 2890 - Providing immunity from liability to drug and device manufacturers and sellers under certain circumstances
You can review details of these bills by going HERE and in the search field, enter the bill number. While Centergy is not a registered lobbying organization, we monitor legislation and provide input to support our mission of growing our regional economy.
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