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DCEDC and the Door County Visitor Bureau are pleased to bring representatives from Constant Contact back to Door County for essential training for local businesses on cost-effective tools that can help business owners build and maintain strong relationships with customers through email and social media marketing. Join us on either Tuesday, June 2nd or Wednesday, June 3rd for a three-part program designed to educate business owners and operators about current web trends, email newsletters and announcements, as well as advanced social media marketing.
Whether you're a restaurant owner, non-profit organization, manufacturer, resort or retail store, this free seminar can get you started on the path to greater and more successful customer relationships. You'll leave this program with real-world insights and knowledge that you can put to work immediately to help your business succeed, just in time for the busy summer season.
Tuesday, June 2, 12:30-4:15pm
Mosling Recreation Center
1877 Lakeview Rd, Washington Island
12:30-1pm - Registration & Networking
1-1:45pm - Web Trends - Udo Misch, NeoCloud Marketing
2-3pm - Newsletters & Announcements - Betsy Armstrong, Constant Contact
3:15-4:15pm - Social Media 201 - Udo Misch
Register for June 2!
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Wednesday, June 3, 8am-Noon
Gibraltar Fire Station
4097 County Highway F
Fish Creek, WI
8:15-8:45am - Registration & Networking
8:45-9:30am - Web Trends - Udo Misch, NeoCloud Marketing
9:45-10:45am - Newsletters & Announcements - Betsy Armstrong, Constant Contact
11:00am - 12:00pm - Social Media 201 - Udo Misch
Register for June 3!
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Buy Local Mixer
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Door County Buy Local is holding their next business networking mixer on Wednesday, June 3rd, 5:30-7pm at Door County Brewing Co., 2434 County Highway F, Baileys Harbor, WI . The event will feature a presentation from company owner John McMahon, talking about how their business has grown since starting just over two years ago, as well as tours of the brewery operations. The mixer will also provide time for an update about the status and activities of the Door County Buy Local program.
The networking event is open to anyone interested in learning more about the Buy Local initiative in Door County. Attendees are asked to make a $5 donation to help offset costs; refreshments and appetizers will be provided. To RSVP for this event by Monday, June 1st or if you have questions, please email bill@doorcountybusiness.com or call 920-743-3113 ext. 200. Buy Local Mixers will take a summer vacation after the June event and restart in the fall on Wednesday, November 4th.
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Fast Forward Workforce Training Grants
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On Thursday, June 11, DCEDC, NWTC and the state Department of Workforce Development invite you to learn about new workforce training grant opportunities for businesses. Shelly Harkins from the Department of Workforce Development's Office of Skills Development will discuss the recently announced fourth round of Wisconsin Fast Forward grants available to employers for customized worker training, including details of the application process. Dean Stewart, Dean of Corporate Training and Economic Development at NWTC will provide information about additional workplace training grant opportunities.
Thursday, June 11, 2015, 8-9am
NWTC Sturgeon Bay Campus, 229 North 14th Avenue
Light breakfast provided
Click here to register
The Department of Workforce Development's Office of Skills Development (OSD) recently released $8 million in Grant Program Announcements under Governor Walker's Wisconsin Fast Forward initiative. Employers are encouraged to submit innovative and collaborative customized worker training grant applications in the nine occupational areas by the deadlines listed below.
- July 2:
- Manufacturing and Related Occupations, $5,000 to $400,000
- August 20:
- Financial Services and Related Occupations, $5,000 to $400,000
- Information Technology, Systems Security, Data Analytics and Related Occupations, $5,000 to $400,000
- Human Services, Customer Service and Related Occupations, $5,000 to $400,000
- Health Science, Health Care and Related Occupations, $5,000 to $400,000
- October 1:
- Transportation, Logistics, Distribution and Related Occupations, $5,000 to $400,000
- Architecture, Construction and Related Occupations, $5,000 to $400,000
- Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources and Related Occupations, $5,000 to $400,000
- October 8:
- Wisconsin Small Business Occupations with 50 or fewer full-time employees, $5,000 to $50,000
OSD set Round 4 investment categories based on a comprehensive analysis of pressing workforce demand that included skilled worker labor market employment projections and immediate worker training needs of employers. Grant awards will be announced no later than sixty days from the application deadline.
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Cadence Inc. Breaks Ground on New Facility
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Cadence, Inc., recently broke ground on a new 62,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility located in the Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park at 1425 South Neenah Avenue. The new facility, nearly three times the size of the company's existing space, will position the company to expand production capacity and add new technologies to support an expanding customer base. The $5 Million project will retain 40 existing jobs and create 50 new jobs in the county. Cadence is a leading supplier of advanced products, technologies and services to medical, life science, automotive, and industrial companies worldwide.
"Our Sturgeon Bay operation is one of the leading providers in the U.S. of precision metal stamping for the most complex components used in medical, automotive and industrial applications," said Alan Connor, President and CEO of Cadence. "We continue to expand our unique multi-slide forming, microstamping, insert molding, and assembly capabilities, and this new facility will allow us to continue to grow and better serve our customers."
Sandy Sekadlo, VP of Manufacturing stated, "I am pleased not only for our customers and employees, but also for the community of Sturgeon Bay. We fully expect that this expansion will create many job opportunities over the next several years. This project required the cooperation of Bill Chaudoir and the Door County Economic Development Corporation, the City of Sturgeon Bay and Bayland Builders. I would like to thank them for their efforts and support and extend special appreciation to Roger and Sandy Anderson for their willingness to sell the property. Without that building location, this project would not be possible."
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COIN Loan Program
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The Door County Community Opportunity Investment Network (COIN) microloan program has approved their third loan to the new A Cut Above Salon at the Top of The Hill Shops in Fish Creek, owned by Joni Witalison.
The Door County Community Foundation established the COIN fund in 2014 to stimulate economic activity and opportunity in Door County; DCEDC administers the program. Visit our Business Financing page to learn more about the COIN program and other business financing tools.
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DKBEP Golf Outing
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The Door Kewaunee Business & Education Partnership (DKBEP) and the Door County Home Builders Association (DCHBA) are partnering together yet again (and we're not talking about houses)! Please join us and extend your support at our annual golf outing fundraiser at the Orchards Golf Course, on Wednesday, July 15th in Egg Harbor!
The 8th annual golf challenge is a 4-person scramble and includes golf, cart, gifts, lunch, dinner, hole contests and door prizes.
Proceeds will benefit youth career awareness and talent development initiatives for DKBEP, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the DCHBA high school scholarship program.
Click to Register!
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New Businesses List for 2015
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As a sidebar to a story about the new business Harbor Pie Co. opening in Sister Bay, the Peninsula Pulse had a list of new businesses opening in the county this year, including established businesses with new ownership. The list covers an exciting range of entrepreneurial activity throughout the County.
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