Fox Cities Week: Nominate a young professional for a Fox Cities Future 15 Award | Know an innovative business in the Fox Cities?

August 4, 2022 | Issue #31

Nominations open! Nominate a young professional for a Fox Cities Future 15 Award

The Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and its Pulse Young Professionals Network are ready to select the 12^th annual class of Fox Cities Future 15 Young Professionals. Nominations are open now through August 26.

Applications are also open for the 2022 Fox Cities Young Professional of the Year, an honor selected among past Future 15 classes. Nomination forms are here and past Future 15 honorees are listed online.

For more details visit www.foxcitieschamber.com/future15. Additional sponsorship opportunities remain; contact Jim Wickersham at jwickersham@foxcitieschamber.com for more information.

Future 15 Nomination

YP of the Year Nomination

Know an innovative business in the Fox Cities?

Nominate them for the Fox Cities Chamber Innovation Award by tomorrow!

Innovation can be transformational for a business and is often necessary in order to adapt to, or overcome, challenges. Do you know any businesses in the Fox Cities with an innovative mindset; one who has identified opportunities and executed creative-thinking, taking calculated risks to bring innovation to the marketplace? The award is one of several that will be presented at our Business Awards Luncheon on November 14. Other categories included are Business of the Year Award, Rising Star Award, and Corporate Citizen/Leadership Award.

Nominate a Business

Take our Chamber Quick Poll: What is your business’s biggest pain point right now?

Large Business (over 50 employees)

Brand awareness

Capital

Communication across the organization

Culture

Customer Service

Data is siloed

Employees - retaining/attracting

Innovation

Other

Small Business (50 employees or less)

Capital

Cash flow

Culture

Getting/retaining customers

Employees - retaining/attracting

Innovation

Marketing

Time - not enough

Other

Last week's poll results:

Which social media platform do you personally use the most?

Facebook - 28.1%
Instagram - 13.3%
Snapchat - 14.8%
LinkedIn - 16.3%
Twitter - 13.3%
TikTok - 14.1%

Congratulations to A Healing Place on your 5 Year Anniversary

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Four new employees join the Chamber Crew

We welcomed four new employees to the Fox Cities Chamber this week! We are excited to have these professionals on board as we continue to grow our team:

Aimee Herrick and Shanda Wenninger are our Special Events Coordinators, helping plan and execute Chamber events.

Michelle Lasecki-Jahnke is the Executive Administrative Assistant, providing executive support in a one-on-one working relationship to the President/CEO, and serving as a liaison to the board of directors and senior management teams

Melissa Schamburek is our Marketing Communications Specialist, designing branded Chamber marketing materials, writing and distributing news releases, and assisting in other areas that support the Chamber’s programs and services.

Welcome!

Launch of Chamber’s Leadership Fox Cities 2.0 rescheduled for 2023

To better accommodate participant schedules, the Fox Cities Chamber is moving the launch of its Leadership Fox Cities 2.0 program to 2023.

Leadership Fox Cities 2.0 was created exclusively for graduates of Leadership Fox Cities and other community leadership programs. The advanced leadership development program is an extension of the original program that takes a deeper dive into community topics, furthering participants’ knowledge and understanding of the region.

Following are the new dates for its 2023 launch:

October 24, 2023 - Business Day

January 23, 2024 - Board Service Day

March 26, 2024 - Government Day

April 23, 2024 - Human Services Day

Each session will run from 8 a.m. to noon. Leadership Fox Cities 2.0 is only open to graduates of the Leadership Fox Cities program (any year), or any other community leadership program. Class size is limited to 20 students. Tuition is $1,000 for Chamber members and $1,500 for non-members.

The Chamber will open up applications for the first class in early 2023.

For questions on the program, contact Amy Schanke, Director of Leadership Fox Cities, at (920) 422-0041 or aschanke@foxcitieschamber.com.

August Business After Hours at Hilton Appleton Paper Valley

We're looking forward to our next Business After Hours at the Hilton Appleton Paper Valley! Join us at 333 W College Ave. in Appleton, on August 9th from 5 - 7 PM for an informal after-hours event in their Clubhouse Kitchen & Bar.

A Healing Place, Complete Counseling Care

145 W Wisconsin Ave., Neenah

Fox Valley CPAs LLC

2401 W Wisconsin Ave., Appleton

Great Lakes Roofing Corporation

1605 Drum Corps Dr., Menasha

Prime Storage

2400 W College Ave., Appleton

QPS Employment Group

250 N Patrick Blvd., Ste. 185, Brookfield

World Relief Fox Valley

510 E Wisconsin Ave., Appleton

Impact Networking
STRYKER
D&K Foods LLC (DBA: Jersey Mike's Subs)
Unity Recovery Services
Cobblestone Hotel & Suites
Intrigue Fashions & Beauty Supply
Realty One Group Haven
FACE FOUNDRIÉ
Luvata Appleton, LLC
Lowney's Landscaping Center, Inc.
E&S Security LLC
Jordyn Hendzel Insurance Agency INC
Residence Inn by Marriott
Pullmans
Century 21 Ace Realty

Wisconsin Primary Election is Tuesday

With only five days left before the primary election, there’s still time to make your plan for voting! Do you know if you’re already registered to vote? Have you moved recently? You can find out all the details of where and when you can vote, as well as a sample ballot, at myvote.wi.gov.

In most cases, in-person early voting ends on Friday August 5, though some municipalities have office hours over the weekend where you may be able to vote until Sunday. However, Wisconsin law allows you to register to vote on Election Day so you do not need to scramble into your municipal hall.

Important races for U.S. Senator, governor, attorney general, legislative, and county offices will be on your ballot. Primary elections have historically lower turnout compared to the general election in November, so your vote can matter even more!

Please note, while Wisconsin does not require you to be an official member of any political party to vote in their primary, you can only choose one party’s primary to vote in. For example, if you vote for a Republican candidate for governor, you cannot crossover and vote for a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. You must vote down the ballot on the same party line.

If you have any questions about voting or candidates, please don’t hesitate to contact our VP of Government Affairs: jturke@foxcitieschamber.com.

What We're Reading

Demand for workers fell in June to lowest level in nine months. Read article>>

Inflation weighs on back-to-school buying for many families. Read article>>

Region’s manufacturing sector contracts for first time in two years. Read article>>

Chamber Member News

Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 New North Workplace Excellence Award. The honor recognizes organizations within the 18-county New North region that are improving their competitive advantage through people practices that lead to successful business outcomes. Read more>>

Fox Cities LIFE Study finds population growing, while the diversity of the area increases slowly. The population of the Fox Cities three core counties grew at a rate faster than Wisconsin but slower than the United States from 2010 to 2020. In addition, Outagamie, Calumet and Winnebago counties saw an increase in their aging population but a decrease in those under age 18. Read more>>

View all member news releases >>

Send your news releases to marketing@foxcitieschamber.com

People In the News

Cassady Danelski, a registered nurse with Plastic Surgery & Skin Specialists by BayCare Clinic, recently earned her Certified Plastic Surgical Nurse credential from the Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board.

She is one of only seven nurses in Wisconsin to have the certification.

The Business News, a regional bi-weekly newspaper that covers Northeast Wisconsin, hired Heather Graves as the new editor. Graves comes to The Business News with more than 20 years of experience in journalism and editing.