Fox Cities Week: Chamber welcomes new VP of Government Affairs | Nominate a deserving organization for a Chamber Business Award

July 14, 2022 | Issue #28

Chamber welcomes new VP of Government Affairs

Join us in welcoming Jon Turke to the Chamber as our new Vice President of Government Affairs.

Jon brings extensive advocacy experience including work as Chief of Staff to the Majority Leader in the Wisconsin State Assembly and Director of Government Relations for a statewide financial services trade association.

In his role he will coordinate government affairs activities of the Chamber at the city, county, state and federal level. Email Jon at jturke@foxcitieschamber.com.

Nominate a deserving organization: Chamber Business Award

Nominations are open now through July 29 for the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Business Awards. Categories include:

· Business of the Year Award

· Rising Star Award

· Corporate Citizen/Leadership Award:

· Company Innovation Award

Award recipients will be announced in September and be recognized on stage at the Chamber’s Business Awards Luncheon on November 14th. Sponsorships are available by emailing Jim Wickersham.

Learn more/Nominate a business

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Congratulations Brehmer Law LLC on your grand opening

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Chamber; UWO on WFRV's Local 5 Live

Our special guest for today's Local 5 Live Chamber segment was Dr. Martin Rudd from UW Oshkosh, who talked about their new accelerated online learning program UWO+

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Outagamie County seeking input

Outagamie County has received Federal ARPA Funds to mitigate the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure our economy continues to grow more resilient to future economic shocks.

To effectively use County ARPA funds, staff from Development and Land Services (DLS) Department developed this brief survey to gauge professional opinions. Please consider taking the survey by July 22, 2022 by clicking the link below.

Take the Outagamie County Survey

What We're Reading

The Best U.S. Gas Station Brand in 2022 Is Kwik Trip. Read article>>

Number of Americans involuntarily working part-time falls by 707,000 to 3.6 million, lowest level in 21 years. Read article>>

Euro reaches parity against the dollar, hits its lowest level against U.S. currency since December 2002. Read article>>

Chamber Member News

Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity, a leader in affordable housing solutions, has decided to consolidate its Fox Cities Habitat ReStore locations in Appleton. The ReStore East site, located at 3000 E. College Ave. will close by October 1, 2022. Read more>>

Clutch, a data-driven company that compiles reviews and other information to help bring businesses together, names Weidert Group a Top Wisconsin B2B Service Provider for 2022. Read more>>

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People In the News

Plastic Surgery & Skin Specialists by BayCare Clinic is offering expanded services in Green Bay and Kaukauna. Dr. Karri Adamson, FACS, plastic surgeon, has added her plastic surgery expertise to the team at Aurora BayCare Health Center in Kaukauna, 1500 Arbor Way. Similarly, Dr. W. Jeffrey Dierberg has added his plastic surgery expertise to the team at 2605 Development Drive in Green Bay.

Kelly Retzlaff, AuD, has joined Hearing Center BayCare Clinic in Green Bay.

Lacie Callan has been named Executive Vice President of Technology Solutions at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., the leading provider of safety and compliance solutions across North America.