Author: Jena Richter Landers
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Defense firm eyes former UW-Green Bay Marinette campus for high-tech innovation hub | Fox 11
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“MARINETTE (WLUK) — A defense technology company is looking into purchasing the former UW-Green Bay Marinette branch campus. In-person classes ended at the 36-acre site in spring 2024. Last year, the Marinette County board approved a plan to sell the more than 18-acre Max E. Peterson Fieldhouse to the Greater Marinette-Menominee YMCA. The fieldhouse is one of four…
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New proposal could bring defense research to UWGB-Marinette Campus | WBAY
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“MARINETTE, Wis. (WBAY) – A new proposal could bring a high-tech defense research hub to Marinette. Aurora Global Defense Systems wants to purchase several buildings at the former UW-Green Bay, Marinette Campus. The company proposes acquiring the theater, library, and tech center for three dollars. The goal is to create a research and development center…
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Tunnels no more? How UWGB’s concourse system will change amid renovation | Green Bay Press-Gazette
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“After over 50 years, the underground concourse ‘tunnel’ system that allows University of Wisconsin-Green Bay students to avoid rain, snow and freezing cold is changing. Cofrin Library, which sits at an intersection of the concourse system, is set to be demolished early next year. That means the tunnels running beneath it will no longer connect. Students will still be able to get from the academic buildings on the north end of campus to those on the…
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UW-Green Bay alumnus celebrates 30 years in community banking
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“Beginning his banking career 30 years ago, Paul Northway – now president and CEO of American National Bank Fox Cities (ANBFC) – said he started at the local finance house’s singular branch in Appleton. ‘I recently celebrated 30 years in banking, and that started in 1995 at this bank,’ he said. Northway said he left…
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UW-Green Bay’s new library hits high point in construction with ‘topping out’ ceremony | Fox 11
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Excerpt by: by Ashley Kaster & Emily Matesic, FOX 11 News “GREEN BAY (WLUK) — Construction on UW-Green Bay’s new libraryreached a milestone Wednesday. The campus held a topping out ceremony for its five-story, $101 million Cofrin Technology and Education Center (CTEC). Dozens of UW-Green Bay faculty, staff and students, along with community members and construction workers,…
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How changing winters are affecting fish in the Great Lakes | Fox 11
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“MANITOWOC, Wis. (WLUK) — Warmer winters are reshaping Wisconsin’s ice season, impacting fish populations in the Great Lakes. Titus Seilheimer, a fisheries specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus, highlighted the significance of the Great Lakes, which contain about 20% of the world’s surface freshwater. While there is ice along the Lake Michigan…
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UW-Green Bay alumnus takes Appleton International Airport to new heights
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“Appleton International Airport director Abe Weber doesn’t let anything get in the way of a good idea. Weber spent 10 years trying to secure a direct-to-Dallas flight, knowing there was strong connectivity between the region and Texas. He also knew there were local companies with plants in Mexico, which is an easy connection from Dallas.…
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AI, new leaders: 5 things to watch at the Universities of Wisconsin in 2026 | Wisconsin State Journal
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Excerpt by: Sabine Martin, Wisconsin State Journal (Source: AI, new leaders: 5 things to watch at the Universities of Wisconsin in 2026, Wisconsin State Journal) “The system in 2018 moved its 13 branch campuses under the control of its larger four-year institutions in order to keep them afloat after the closure of the UW Colleges,…
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Proposed state tax credit could drive video game industry | Insight on Business
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“By Louis Livingston-Garcia, In Business Madison After years of working for video game giants in California like 2K, Blizzard and Netflix Games, Wisconsin native Ben Kvalo had a vision for publishing games in his native Midwest. Kvalo, who founded Midwest Games in 2023 when he moved back to Wisconsin, said it would not have been…