Celebrate Fox Cities' Silent auction now open for online bidding | Pulse 2022 calendar of events is now online

March 31, 2022 | ISSUE NO. 13

FOX CITIES WEEK

Your connection to employers, economic development & quality of life in the Fox Cities region

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Celebrate Fox Cities' Silent auction now open for online bidding!
Fewer HS students going to college

Pulse 2022 event calendar is online
Online scheduling opens for no-cost meeting with SBDC at Chamber

Celebrate Fox Cities' silent auction now open for online bidding!

Celebrate Fox Cities Annual Dinner has lots in store next week! In addition to an inspiring keynote speaker and recognizing our Fox Cities leaders, we are holding both a live and silent auction at the event. This year we have moved the silent auction online, and you can start bidding NOW! Simply text celebratefoxcities22 to 99192 to get started. Silent auction items include:

Fore the Love of Golf
Music to your Ears
Pamper Me
Los Cabos Paradise in the Sun Vacation
Tool Time
Wisconsin Sports Fan
Take me Out to the Ballgame
Time for a Tailgate

Additionally, we have exciting live auction items you can learn more about:

Fit & Fabulous, featuring a ProForm Studio Bike Pro 22
Party of 9 Dining Experience
Scottsdale Desert Oasis
Up, Up & Wine Not Away in Napa Valley

Proceeds from the Celebrate Fox Cities Annual Dinner Auction will benefit the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and Fox Cities Chamber Foundation, which encompasses talent and workforce programming created to respond to employment needs in our community. Happy bidding!

Learn more about the Celebrate Fox Cities auction

What We Are Reading ...

Fewer Wisconsin high school students are going to college. A hot labor market may be the reason. Read more>>

Inflation tops Americans' biggest economic concerns, Gallup survey shows. Read more>>

UW-Extension report highlights potential for housing bubble. Read more>>

Kemps to provide 325,000 shelf-stable milks for Wisconsin-area food banks. Read more>>

2021 Wisconsin County Profiles released

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has released new County Workforce Profiles that provide snapshots of the labor market for every Wisconsin county. Each profile includes analysis of the current and projected population dynamics, the effect on the labor force, county industries and employers, occupational patterns within industries, and average wages.

Learn more>>

Chamber Member & Community News

Old Glory Honor Flight announces fundraiser

After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Old Glory Honor Flight of Northeast Wisconsin announced today its Pulling for Honor fundraising competition will be held August 20, 2022, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Appleton International Airport. Read more>>

Appleton Memorial Day Parade deadline April 1

The 2022 Appleton Memorial Day Parade is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 30. Organizations interested in participating must complete and submit an official application before Friday, April 1, 2022. Read more>>

Read all Chamber member news here>>

Reminder: Dream Up! and Partner Up! state child care grant applications close April 4

Project Growth Dream Up! and Partner Up! grant program application periods close on Monday, April 4 at 5 p.m. CST. If you are planning to apply, submit your applications soon!

Project Growth is a grant initiative designed to address the challenges facing Wisconsin’s child care system. The unique grants work to sustain programs that support families, invest in quality care so families can return to work, and improve employer recruitment and retention.

The Dream Up! grants will offer $8.1 million to directly support 30 communities and child care programs around the state, over the next two years. The Partner Up! grant program will provide $10 million in funding to support partnerships between businesses who purchase slots at existing regulated child care providers.

Chamber Members on the Move

LaForce announced that Eric Hansen is their new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective immediately. This management change comes after the retirement of long-time CFO, Jill Pruski.
McMahon, a full-service, professional engineering and architectural firm, has hired David Lintz as a senior architect as well as Ethan Lang and Maija Seppanen as water and wastewater engineers.
McMahon announced that retired senior vice president Carl Sutter, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE was recently named a board certified diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (D.WRE) of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE).
Red Shoes Inc., a full-service marketing and public relations firm that specializes in strategic communication, has hired Tracy Carpenter as its new business manager and Katie Much as an account coordinator. The company also promoted Katie Thao to creative specialist.

Pulse calendar online

Pulse members can view an updated 2022 calendar of events online. Register now for our April 26 CEO Breakfast and save the date for the May 3 Entrepreneur Panel. Watch for more information next week on the panel discussion.