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Moraine Park’s 2021 Community Partnership Award Presented to ASTOP
Moraine Park Technical College has presented ASTOP with its 2021 Community Partnership Award. This award recognizes a community organization that has gone above and beyond in their role of working with Moraine Park students in community impact opportunities. ASTOP...
“A Common Guy” with an Uncommon Legacy
A tribute to our former Ambassador David Noe It’s hard to imagine the Fond du Lac restaurant scene without long-time staples like Salty’s Seafood and Spirits, Friar Tuck’s, and Sebastian’s Steakhouse. These establishments continue to serve hundreds of patrons every...
Ice cream treats will be given away at FDLPL on Sunday, Aug. 22
The Fond du Lac Public Library has some sweet news: Because the community succeeded in reading more than 2 million minutes during the Summer Reading Program, the library will be giving away ice cream treats on Sunday, Aug. 22. All told, participants in this year's...
Drug Free Communities, YPF partner on Community Events Best Practices
Young Professionals of Fond du Lac (YPF) and Drug Free Communities of Fond du Lac County (DFC) teamed up recently for the YPF’s Kicking for a Cause Kickball Tournament. DFC developed a Community Events Best Practices Alcohol Management tool to reduce the risk of...
Envision Greater Fond du Lac launches Fond du Lac County Worker Relocation Incentive Program
Envision Greater Fond du Lac, in a collaborative effort to address imminent workforce shortages, partnered with Fond du Lac County and Fond du Lac County Capital Resources to develop a county-wide workforce attraction and retention tool for employers to utilize across...
Fondue Fest Mini TRY-athlon
Date: Saturday, September 11thTimes: 8am – 2pm (tentative, based on # registered) with Social to follow at Fondue FestLocation: Downtown Fond du Lac locations (see below)Details: Set up as a Triathlon Super Sprint 450 yard Swim at FDL Aquatic Center 1.5 mile...
Mercury Marine Announces New Global Leadership Team
Mercury Marine, the marine propulsion systems division of Brunswick Corporation, announced multiple job moves and promotions within its global leadership team, effective immediately. Will Sangster is promoted to President, Mercury EMEA. Sangster has been General...
WORLD-CLASS CULTURE EARNS VERVE PRESTIGIOUS WORKPLACE RECOGNITION FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
Verve, a Credit Union, was recently named to the Spring 2021 National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® list. Administered by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR), the Spring 2021 National list had more than 1,000 nominations considered, with...
McClone Insurance Promotes 3 Team Members, Hires 6
Company grows as more clients seek innovative ideas to lower healthcare costs McClone Insurance has hired six new team members and promoted three at the start of the third quarter as the company continues to expand operations to meet client and community needs. “As we...
Rick Parks of Society Insurance: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became a C-Suite Executive
Aspart of our series called “5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Began Leading My Company” I had the pleasure of interviewing Rick Parks. Rick Parks is the president and chief executive officer of Society Insurance. He facilitates setting the culture, mission and...
UScellular and Fond du Lac Dock Spiders Baseball Team Host Fun Event for Community on August 5
Event features free food, entertainment and enter-to-win $5,000 cash and ticket giveaway UScellular is teaming up with Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, the Northwoods League collegiate baseball team, on a fun summer event at the UScellular store located at 842 W Johnson...
Your Source for Business Intelligence: An Inside Look at the Economic Development Process
Written by guest blogger Ethan Laufenberg, business intelligence intern For this month’s blog post, business intelligence intern Ethan Laufenberg conducted an interview with Jim Cleveland, Vice President of Economic Development at Envision Greater Fond du Lac. Jim...
Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution and Taycheedah Correctional Institution will be holding open interviews
Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution and Taycheedah Correctional Institution will be holding open interviews for interested applicants from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on: August 3rd- at MPTC, 235 N National Ave, Fond du Lac WI 54936 August 10th- at MPTC, 2151 N Main St,...
Envision Greater Fond du Lac hires Aubriana Donahue as administrative assistant
Envision Greater Fond du Lac has hired Aubriana Donahue as the organizational administrative assistant. “I’m excited to start this new chapter with Envision Greater Fond du Lac,” Donahue said. “This role is a great fit for my skillset and my interest in helping those...
Ribbon Cutting Held for New Exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday, July 21, 2021 for an exciting, new exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac. The Automotive Tech Center is a new immersive STEM space where kids can pretend to be automotive technicians working on a kid-size...
CSM Companies, Inc., Expands Wisconsin Kenworth Dealerships, announces groundbreaking
The new Fond du Lac location will join 6 other Wisconsin Kenworth dealerships CSM Companies, Inc., a nationwide network of Kenworth truck, commercial vehicle and automotive dealerships, has announced the building of a 24,000 sq. ft. new truck dealership in North Fond...
Small Business Assistance: A project of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Business Law Section
The Business Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin has initiated a program to provide a free legal consultation on business matters to small businesses and their owners. This free consultation is provided virtually so this service is accessible state wide....
Stuff The Trunk School Supply Drive Benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters
Van Horn Hyundai of Fond du Lac is hosting a school supply drive July 22 - August 22, 2021. Items collected will benefit Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County. Donated items must be new. Cash donations can be given at the reception desk. Items being collected...
Six Dock Spiders Players Selected in 2021 MLB Draft
The 2021 MLB Draft took place Sunday, July 11th through Tuesday, July 13th and six Fond du Lac Dock Spiders players were selected. Five members of the 2020 team including John Rhodes, Ryan Bergert, Theo Denlinger, Caleb Durbin, and Drew Irvine were selected by an MLB...
5th Annual Scary Scurry 5K and Kid’s Races
After needing to postpone the 5th Annual Scary Scurry in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Info-Pro Lender Services and Guaranty Title Services are extremely excited to announce the 5th Annual Scary Scurry 5K Run/Walk and Kid’s Races at Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac,...