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Integrated Talent Management Education Seminar
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DCEDC and the Door County Visitor Bureau are hosting a free Integrated Talent Management (ITM) business education seminar on Tuesday, October 29, 9-10:30am in the Sturgeon Bay City Hall Community Meeting Room, 421 Michigan Street. The presenter will be Blake Siewert, founder and President of LogiTran Group, an industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology consulting and recruiting firm. Integrated Talent Management (ITM) refers to those human capital systems that attract the right talent and leverage that talent in a way that achieves the greatest return from individual and collective capabilities. ITM can provide business owners, managers, human resource professionals and team leaders with the methods and tools to drive organizational excellence. The well-known Myers-Briggs personality inventory is just one of several tools that can be used to improve the bottom line in any business. Send an e-mail to education@doorcountybusiness.com to register for this free event.
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Buy Local Returns!
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After taking the summer off, Door County Buy Local returns to a regular schedule of business mixer events. The first Wednesday of each month, Buy Local will host a networking and educational event at locations throughout Door County. The events start at 5:30pm with a social time including refreshments and appetizers. A brief business meeting and program follows from 6-7pm. The meeting will provide an update about the status and activities of the Buy Local program. There will also be a brief program with a speaker on an interesting business related topic.
On Wednesday, November 6, the topic will be "Productivity, Communication & Technology" and the event will be held at the new US Cellular retail store at 1424 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay. On Wednesday, December 4th, the mixer will be held at the Door County Maritime Museum, 120 North Madison Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, and the holiday-themed program will be a Festival of Trees, with local business sponsors. For more information, visit www.doorcounty-buylocal.com.
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| Coastal Byways Kiosks
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On Thursday, October 31, the Door County Coastal Byways Council will officially unveil the new byways kiosks that are starting to be erected along the byway route. In 2011, the Federal Highway Administration awarded a $138,200 grant to participating Door County Coastal Byway member communities and partners to allow the Byway to coordinate and better convey the Byway story. The Coastal Byways Council contracted with Schmeeckle Reserve Interpreters from UW-Stevens Point to be consultants on the development of a comprehensive master interpretive plan and kiosk design. The first eight kiosks are up and will eventually be joined by four more. The kiosk project was also supported by Sturgeon Bay Utilities and a grant from the Wisconsin Public Service Foundation.
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Sturgeon Bay Waterfront Project Update
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 The City of Sturgeon Bay continues to make significant progress on the implementation of its Westside waterfront redevelopment plan. To date, the city has obtained ownership of the former co-op feed mill, conducted a feasibility study, hired an engineering firm that determined the historic granary is structurally sound to be the centerpiece of a new brewpub, developed design concepts, and installed new sidewalks. The City recently let the contract to demolish all buildings on the site except the granary, and approved plans for a US Coast Guard Mobile Bay support building to be constructed in 2014. The public got a sneak peek of what Sturgeon Bay's future west waterfront could look like at a recent a public meeting to gather input on preliminary designs and public waterfront access. The City is currently seeking a developer for the four -season market project.
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| County Delegation to Visit Chinese Sister City
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A ten-person delegation representing Door County is scheduled to visit the county's Sister City of Jingdezhen, China in mid-October 2013. The delegation will be attending the China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Fair, meeting with local officials and seeking ways in which to increase both cultural and business exchanges between the two municipalities. Bill Chaudoir, DCEDC Executive Director, will be part of the delegation. For more information about the Door County-Jingdezhen relationship, including a historic timeline, visit www.doorcountybusiness.com/news/china.
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New Incubator Tenant Businesses
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The Door County Business Development Center, the small business incubator operated and managed by DCEDC, recently welcomed Life Preserver Wellness Shop and Door Peninsula Technical Support Services as new tenant businesses to the facility. Life Preserver Wellness Shop offers clinically proven effective nutritional supplements, natural remedies and chemical-free personal care products. Door Peninsula Technical Support Services are technology support specialists. Services include computer installations; wireless networking; server and network configurations; mobile device integration; retail point of sale installations; cabling; and complete enterprise management services.
As of October 1, the Business Development Center has around 4,800 square feet of light manufacturing space available. The Center helps reduce business start-up overhead costs by offering affordable rents and providing free or low-cost access to shared facilities, services and equipment. Eligible clients include new or young companies looking for support to get a strong start in business. For more information, contact Paula Sullivan, DCEDC Operations Manager at (920) 743-3113 x202 or paula@doorcountybusiness.com.
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Lakeshore Industry Cluster Initiative
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The five-county Lakeshore Industry Cluster Initiative, which includes Door County, is holding a Cross Cluster Workshop on Wednesday, October 16 at Fox Hills Resort in Mishicot. The workshop is designed to be an opportunity to: develop action plans to implement specific projects identified by the cluster workgroups in Manufacturing, Agriculture/Local Foods, Energy and Tourism; identify cross cluster partnership opportunities; and learn about some recommendations evolving out of the Kewaunee Nuclear Plant Economic Recovery Strategic Planning process that align with the targeted clusters. DCEDC is a participating sponsor of the Lakeshore Cluster Initiative. To register for the October 16 session, please click here.
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