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Resource Library
The Nicolet Bank Business PulseŠ Quarterly Study
Wisconsin's Business Climate 2010 - Meeting held June 1st, 2010
New North Summit 2009
New North Summit 2009 Video
New North Summit 2008
New North Summit 2008 Video
New North Summit 2008 Videos
New North Summit 2007
New North Attract and Retain Survey Results
New North Economic Development Summit, 2006
Wisconsin Department of Commerce
- Starting a Business in Wisconsin
Tools and information tailored to businesses just entering Wisconsin, whether the business be not-for-profit, sole-proprietorship, franchise, corporation, general partnership, limited Liability partnership, or international. Includes permit information and financing help.
- Wisconsin's Business Climate
Quick facts about Wisconsin's overall business environment, including highlights of multiple New North cities such as Oshkosh, Appleton, Green Bay, Sheboygan, and Neenah.
Technology
- Wisconsin Technology Council
The leading catalyst for the creation, development and retention of science and technology-based businesses in Wisconsin.
- UW Wisconsin Technology Network
The region's leading news source for news, commentary and analysis for technology and life science.
- Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP)
WMEP provides technical expertise and hands-on implementation assistance to small and midsize manufacturing firms on advanced manufacturing technologies and business practices. Click here to view their Resource page.
- Advanced Manufacturing Solutions Initiatives
The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) with the involvement from manufacturers around the state has developed "three key strategies" and "six solutions" to address the challenges facing manufacturing today and anticipate what is needed tomorrow.
- The Advanced Manufacturing Project (AMP)
The AMP is a research consortium consisting of Center of Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) staff and their colleagues at the Center for Regional Economic Issues at Case Western Reserve University, the University of Chicago, and the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center. The project's goal is to identify the factors that lead companies to adopt "high road" versus "low road" competitive strategies. To that end, AMP looks at firms in the component-manufacturing sector. Heavily concentrated in the Upper Midwest, this sector is widely regarded as critical to the future of U.S. manufacturing as a whole.
Finance
Workforce
- Information for Employers
Dozens of links from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development providing information on finding workers, what employers need to know, and general resources for Wisconsin employers.
Education
Quality of Life
General Sources of Regional & State Information
- Forward Wisconsin
Forward Wisconsin is a unique public-private state marketing and business recruitment organization whose job is to market outside Wisconsin to attract new businesses, jobs and increased economic activity to the state.
- Wisconsin's WORKnet
An online, interactive tool from the Department of Workforce Development providing various types of labor market and economic information on the state of Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin Dept of Workforce Development
The DWD provides access to a variety of workforce and labor information and offers a wide variety of employment programs and services. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is the state agency charged with building and strengthening Wisconsin's workforce.
- Wisconsin's Office of Economic Advisors
The OEA publishes monthly and annual reports that provide an overview of Wisconsin county and state trends including workforce observations, county workforce profiles, workforce development area profiles, and state and regional employment projections. The Office, created as part of Governor Doyle's "Grow Wisconsin" plan, assists economic data users to better understand the relationships between labor markets and other economic and demographic specifics as well as helping users interpret labor force data and focus on the issues and trends influencing employment growth in the State of Wisconsin.
- Northeast Wisconsin Economic Opportunity Study
New North, Inc. was one of the results of this study, which highlighted the value of regional branding and collaboration. A printable copy of the published study can be found here.
- Northeast Midwest Institute
Northeast-Midwest state economic profiles describing the labor market, economic activity, regional cost of living, government spending, and key demographics; provided by the Northeast-Midwest Institute, a Washington-based, private, non-profit, and non-partisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality, environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.
Modernized Agriculture
Biomasses
Cellulosic Ethanol
The 2008 closure of the NewPage mill in Niagara, Wisconsin has resulted in a unique opportunity. The acreage has been identified as an ideal location to establish a cellulosic ethanol production facility. The site features numerous advantages important to a biofuels operation, including:
- Sustainable Woody Biomass Supply
- Site Facility Operations
- Infastructure
- Competent Workforce
- Government Support & Incentives
See the Cellulosic Ethanol Sell Sheet for the Niagara, WI Mill here: Cellulosic Ethanol Sell Sheet
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