Developments is the bi-monthly e-newsletter for Door County Economic Development
Corporation investors and other stakeholders in the Door County community. 
DCEDC Developments
October 2015
Succession Planning Workshop       


On Tuesday, October 20, 8am-12pm at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall (Corner of Highway 57 and County Road F), DCEDC and the Door County Visitor Bureau are pleased to present a free workshop on succession planning for Door County business owners. Topics to be addressed during the half-day seminar include: Introduction to Business Succession Planning, Protecting Your Legacy: Probate Considerations, and a panel discussion on Preparing Your Business For Sale. The agenda also will provide time for questions and answers and networking opportunities. Speakers will include legal experts, accountants, realtors and other experts from Door County and across the state of Wisconsin. To attend this free seminar, please register via e-mail by Friday, October 16 to cindy@doorcountybusiness.com.

Door County Buy Local

Door County Buy Local business networking mixers return from their summer recess on Wednesday, November 4th, 5:30-7pm at We Are HOPE, Inc., 1300 Egg Harbor Road in the Cherry Point Mall, Sturgeon Bay. The event will feature a program from Sandy Duckett, CEO of We Are HOPE. The mixer will include a tour of the Door County Job Center.  Buy Local mixers also provide time for an update about the status and activities of the Door County Buy Local program.

The December Buy Local mixer will be hosted by the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay on Wednesday, December 2nd with their annual Merry-Time Festival of Trees. The museum will be decorated with dozens of beautifully decorated trees, all hosted by local businesses. Door County Buy Local will be the proud sponsor of a tree this year. If your business is not already sponsoring a tree, we hope you will donate a gift certificate or product that can be used to decorate the Buy Local tree. To donate, just call or email Tree Chairman Jon Gast, co-owner of Edible Door at 920-493-1935 or jsgast@gmail.com. All donors will be recognized on the signage for the tree.

These networking events are 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 defray costs; refreshments and appetizers will be provided. . To RSVP or if you have questions, please email bill@doorcountybusiness.com or call 920-743-3113 ext. 203.
Sister City Delegate

This October, retired local attorney Mark Jinkins will represent Door County as the 2015 Sister City Delegation to Jingdezhen, China. Jinkins will travel to Door County's Sister City of Jingdezhen, China as a guest of the City of Jingdezhen for four days, and will be treated to a tour of a variety of business, cultural and community events and sights, including the 2015 International Ceramic Fair. Jinkins will remain in China for three additional weeks, taking advantage of a scholarship opportunity at the international ceramic school in Jingdezhen, which covers all tuition, room and board for the three week session.
Photo from the Door County Advocate
Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park

The City of Sturgeon Bay recently sold an additional lot in the Industrial Park to Murrock Yard Maintenance company, to facilitate the expansion of the business. The three-quarter-acre parcel is adjacent to Murrock's current building on Keel Court and will be the site for their new 7,000 square foot building, which will serve as a place to separate seasonal equipment and supplies when needed. The company also plans to increase employment by three jobs as a result of the facility expansion. 

Cadence
Over on Neenah Street, construction continues on the 62,000 square foot new building for Cadence, Inc. The medical device manufacturing company expects to begin moving into the new facility in March. Their current, 24,000 square foot building on 2.93 acres at 512 South Columbia is available for sale or lease. 
Stephanie
Welcome, Stephanie!

The Door/Kewaunee Business & Education Partnership (DKBEP) is proud to introduce Stephanie Cataldo Pabich as the new DKBEP Program Manager. Stephanie comes to the Partnership after a role as an event coordinator for the Heritage Hill Foundation in Green Bay. Before that, she worked for eight years at UW-Green Bay in the award-winning Phuture Phoenix Program. She has a depth of experience collaborating with K-12 schools and is passionate about helping students figure out their path after they graduate from high school. She looks forward to working with local businesses to help connect students to careers in our area. 

Stephanie recently moved to Door County from De Pere, WI. She has a husband, Ken, and two children who have now joined the Sturgeon Bay School District. Although she is new as a resident to Door County, she has been visiting the area since she was two years old, with her parents owning a cottage in Southern Door.
Bay Shipbuilding Christening

Bay Shipbuilding Company held a christening for the newly constructed tugboat Leigh Ann Moran and companion barge Mississippi recently in Sturgeon Bay.

A number of local dignitaries, including Sturgeon Bay Mayor Thad Birmingham and state Rep. Joel Kitchens, attended the event along with more than 500 Bay Ship employees. Paul Tregurtha, founder and chairman of Moran Towing Corp., gave the ceremony's opening address. Bay Shipbuilding has an additional tug and barge to complete for Moran.

Washington Island Ferry Line Turns 75

Local and state dignitaries gathered at Northport on September 25 to recognize the Washington Island Ferry Line for 75 years of service. DCEDC was among many other organizations, including the Door County Visitor Bureau, the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Harbor Assistance Program, and the Wisconsin Department of Administration Division of Intergovernmental Relations, to read and present plagues, commendations and proclamations to the Ferry Line for providing safe and reliable round-trip service to the island community. 

Tower Ordinance Approved

On September 29th, after vigorous and lengthy debate, the Door County Board of Supervisors voted 13-7 in favor of a new Communications Support Structure & Facilities Ordinance, which could hurt the ability of small companies to bring internet services to rural areas. The new ordinance creates a new chapter in County Zoning, affecting all 14 towns; the ordinance will not apply to the City of Sturgeon Bay or the Villages. In a separate item, they voted 19-1 to maintain the current $500 fee for new tower applications and class-1 collocations. DCEDC and many other individuals and organizations, including the Door County Board of Realtors and the Sevastopol School District, wrote letters, emails and made phone calls to County Board supervisors expressing their opposition to the proposed ordinance, which would make it more difficult for local residents and businesses to gain access to high-speed broadband services. It also appears that the ordinance has application requirements that go beyond state statutes which were designed to create a level playing field across the state.
 Door County Economic Development Corporation | 920-450-3113
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