Progress Lakeshore's 5th Annual Excellence in Economic Development Awards Breakfast is set for Tuesday, May 3 from 7:00-9:00 a.m. at Knox's Silver Valley Banquet Hall, Manitowoc.

Awards to be presented at the Annual Breakfast are: 

Community Members:

The Chamber of Manitowoc County and Progress Lakeshore are pleased to offer a Job Fair for ALL job seekers in Manitowoc County who are looking for either summer or permanent employment.

This Job Fair takes place Thursday, April 28 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm at the JFK Fieldhouse at Lincoln High School.

All graduating high school seniors and community members from Manitowoc County are invited and encouraged to join us for this event. There is no fee to attend!

Businesses:

This is a great way for you to share the positions you have available, collect applications and set up interviews. To sign up for a booth, register on The Chamber of Manitowoc County's website. For more information, please contact The Chamber at 920.684.5575.

In partnership with:

A Business Education Partnership Summit is set for Tuesday, April 26, from 10:45am-12:30pm at Mishicot High School.

• Learn how schools are preparing students for the needs of the modern workforce.
• Learn what ACP (Academic Career Planning) is and how it impacts Manitowoc County.
• Learn how ACP impacts students, businesses and schools.
• Learn about innovative programs at regional employers and schools.

Lunch will be provided by Mishicot High School culinary students.

Dramm has been making professional watering tools for nurseries, greenhouse growers and avid gardeners for 75 years. Dramm strives to produce products that save time and energy while providing quality products that will last a lifetime. For more information about Dramm's products and services, visit the business online at www.dramm.com.

Lakeshore International Networking & Knowledge exchange (LINKe) is hosting a seminar on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) on Tuesday, April 19.

This presentation will provide an overview of the FCPA, an analysis of current enforcement activity, and a discussion of FCPA compliance "best practices." The presentation will also highlight emerging issues and trends and a perceived shift in the Department of Justice's and the Securities & Exchange Commission's enforcement strategies for 2016.

Select from two opportunities for this event (RSVP required):

11:30am-1:30pm Fox Valley Technical College D.J. Bordini Center 5 Systems Drive Appleton, WI  54914 Register online at www.fvtc.edu/NEWIBN.

4:00-6:00pm Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland Training Room 1290 North Avenue Cleveland, WI  53015 Register by email at [email protected].

Presenters at this seminar are David Simon and John Turlais of Foley & Lardner LLP.

For more information about the event and speakers, please view the flyer.


About LINKe
LINKe is a group of professionals who assist in the promotion and education of global business activities. They offer low-cost seminars and networking nights from September to May.

Sean P. Johnson | Insight magazine

The economic convulsions that rattled some of Manitowoc County's largest employers in decades past continue to reverberate in a Dickensian tale of two cities on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Both Hamilton Manufacturing in Two Rivers and Mirro Company in Manitowoc employed hundreds in massive manufacturing complexes the companies built in the two cities throughout the 1900s. But as industrial competition changed, so did the need for the phalanx of buildings that stood in each community.

Eventually, both companies departed, and that's where the two communities' paths diverge.

For Two Rivers, the successors to Hamilton Manufacturing - now Fisher Scientific - spent nearly two years salvaging and demolishing the 1.2 million-square-foot complex, clearing more than 12 acres of riverfront property for potential development. The company did so at its own expense.

"It really creates a unique site. I'm not sure there is anything like it around the Great Lakes," says Greg Buckley, city manager of Two Rivers. "They were intent on not leaving vacant buildings behind."

When coupled with an adjacent 3.5-acre site recently cleared by Eggers Industries after it relocated to another facility in the city, there are nearly 16 acres of riverfront property available for the first time in perhaps a century. Both sites are still privately-held, however, and no specific plans have been announced.

Read the full story  (navigate to page 37 of the online magazine)

If the answer is "yes" to any of the above, you will want to join us for valuable training from BoardStar.

Last fall, United Way of Sheboygan County and Kohler Company teamed up with BoardStar for a 3-hour introductory training session. So many attendees found this event valuable that Sheboygan County and Manitowoc County are joining together to offer the introductory session on Wednesday, April 20 again, as well as a 5-session series of in-depth workshops, available by application.

This Board Education Training session will take place on April 20 from 8:30-11:30am at Lakeshore Technical College. The $15 fee includes breakfast.