Around the Marketplace

NEW LOCATIONS

F. Ziegler Enterprises in Fond du Lac will significantly expand its capacity to keep up with customer demand. Their growth necessitates moving its operations to a space triple the size of its current facilities and adding up to 35 employees over the next three years.

NEW PRODUCTS/SERVICES

DynaEdge, a division of Cleaning Systems, Inc., received patent approval for BriTecTM, a breakthrough technology in vehicle cleaning. Originally designed as a non-acid aluminum brightener, the formula is customer-proven to not only brighten but to break through tough road film and transportation-related soils. It safely brightens aluminum surfaces, removing oxidation on wheels, fuel tanks, tool boxes and other surfaces.

Fox Communities Credit Union broke ground for its new location in Black Creek. The office will be located at 502 S. Main St. They will be moving from their current location on N4512 County A, Black Creek. It will be a full service branch with two drive-up lanes and a drive-up ATM.

INTERNET ADDRESSES

Stodola–Maas Construction, Inc., has launched its new Web site at www.stodolamaas.com. The Web site features information on the company, types of Construction Services offered and a gallery showcasing previous projects. SMC is a commercial contractor with four office locations throughout Wisconsin.

Aurora Health Care unveiled a redesigned Web site that emphasizes convenience and easy access to information and services. The Aurora Web site — www.AuroraHealthCare.org — has developed a national reputation, receiving numerous awards for design and content. It has close to 800,000 visits each month.

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Construction has begun on a 105,338-square-foot addition to Jones Sign Co.’s plant in the Town of Lawrence. The addition will allow increased manufacturing of Jones’ flagship product, custom lighted signs, as well as the addition of grand format digital printing operations and in-house LED sign assembly. This marks the second addition to the building since the move from Hinkle Street in November 2004. The site is at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Scheuring Road.

MERGERS/ACQUISITIONS

Customers of Ford Pharmacy are likely to see some familiar faces when filling prescriptions at area Shopko locations. Many Ford staff members will be joining Shopko pharmacies, including Ford Pharmacy co-owners, Sue Luniak and Bill Smith.

ALLIANCES

Mike Milligan, owner of Legato Marketing & Communications, Inc., moved into The Advance Business Development Center, a business incubator at 2701 Larsen Road in Green Bay, Aug. 1. Legato is a full-service marketing and communications agency that operates as a virtual agency. Legato is a network of five professionals who all market under the Legato name, yet each member still remains owner of his or her own business.

Priora Cash Flow Management, LLC, a local business advisory service founded in 2003, has started a business alliance with BeneVentura, LLC, for the purpose of building quality business plans for business owners.

NEW NAMES

Garnishes Restaurant in Manitowoc has changed its name to G’s Catering to refocus its efforts and better serve their core customers. According to owner Rudy Baumann, G’s will no longer serve dine-in customers in their restaurant but instead focus more on catering events.

Expert Therapy is officially open at 2719 Calumet Ave. in Manitowoc. The rehabilitation clinic will remain at its current location and continue to offer care from therapists Sue DeZeeuw, John Johaneck, Adam Klarkowski, Ray Mack, Vickie Mullins and Tony Vogel.

ACCREDITATIONS

Bellin Health was recently awarded a three-year term of accreditation in computerized tomography following a survey by the American College of Radiology.

CERTIFICATIONS

Bellin Health was recently designated a UnitedHealth Premium Total Joint Replacement Center for quality of care provided. UnitedHealthcare developed the designation program to better offer its members information about, and access to, a listing of total joint replacement specialists. Bellin Health will maintain its Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission.

AWARDS

For the seventh consecutive year, ThedaCare has been named one of the 100 Most Wired health systems in the nation, according to an annual study in the July edition of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the journal of the American Hospital Association. The award honors the country’s most technologically advanced hospitals and health systems.

Optima Associates, Inc., has been selected for the 2008 Best of De Pere Award in the Business Management Consultants category by the U.S. Local Business Association.

Imaginasium, a Green Bay full brand alignment firm, has won a bronze Telly Award for a 30-second TV commercial produced for Valley Cabinet Inc.

AZCO Inc. received the Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety and Health in 2007 from The Association of Union Constructors.

Leibold Associates Inc., a strategic marketing and packaging design firm, received five Addy awards and the People’s Choice award at the Northeastern Wisconsin Addy Award presentation held recently in Green Bay.

Northern Electric, Inc., received the 2007 Platinum Award of Honor for zero lost time injuries and recorded accidents. The award, presented by the Wisconsin chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, is open to all ABC contractors in Wisconsin.

Schneider National, Inc., premier provider of transportation, logistics and intermodal services, has received the first Innovator of the Year award from Kimberly–Clark. Schneider earned this award for its innovative thinking and the assistance it provided in pioneering a transportation management system for Kimberly–Clark.

VAL-FAB, Inc. in Neenah was awarded the State of Wisconsin Governor’s Award for the Federal Contractor of the Year — New Federal Contractor.

Leadership Green Bay, a leadership development program of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, acknowledged Green Bay area community leaders’ contributions: Mary Jane Herber, Brown County Library, the recipient of the Leo Frigo Leadership Award; Advantage Office Solutions, first-time recipient of the John M. and Meredith B. Rose Business Award for Community Involvement and Leadership; Leadership Green Bay alumni Gregg Bushner, Eric Urben and Heather Heil, Advantage Office Solutions; Karen Recka, Brown County Human Services; Michelle Farnsworth, Humana; Patrick Blaney, Liebmann, Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry S.C.; DeLisse Brunette, Aurora Health Care; Paul Bredael, Wisconsin Public Service; and Gene Summerfield, Morgan Stanley as recipients of the Leadership Green Bay Special Recognition Award.

Johnsonville Sausage’s Countryside Plant was named 2008 Plant of the Year by Food & Beverage Packaging magazine. Built in 1977, Johnsonville’s Countryside plant is responsible for fresh sausage production, employs 400 members, and is located on the company’s Sheboygan Falls campus.

The Credit Union National Association selected Capital Credit Union, Kimberly, with the first place Diamond Award winner in the Community/Public Relations Program Division ($100 million–$499 million asset category) of the national competition.

Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center has been named among the nation’s 100 top hospitals. Thomson Healthcare, a leading health care consultant, analyzes publicly available data on hospital performance to develop the 100 Top Hospitals list. This marks the first time Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center has been named to the list.

Smet Construction Corporation Services in De Pere was presented with Star’s prestigious President’s Club Award.

The University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Alumni Association honored four graduates for their accomplishments. Receiving Distinguished Alumni Awards will be David T. Muench, a community outreach specialist with EcoEnergy, and Mary M. Kabacinski, a former teacher who went on to become chief financial officer at School Specialty, Inc. Receiving Outstanding Recent Alumni Awards are U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Amy Roznowski, a Cobra helicopter pilot who is on active duty and preparing to redeploy to Iraq, and Rachel Neff Greenley, assistant professor of pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

Independent Printing Company, Inc. of De Pere won three Badger Awards in the Printing Industries of Wisconsin’s 2008 Graphics Excellence Awards competition. The winning pieces were Sundance Papers — A Practical Choice, produced for Neenah Paper, the 2008 EAA World of Flight calendar, and the 2008–09 BlueDog Digital calendar.

First Business Financial Services, Inc., which has offices in Appleton and Oshkosh, was a recent recipient of a Wisconsin Corporate Citizenship Award. The Wisconsin Corporate Citizenship Award program was created and is sponsored by Corporate Report Wisconsin and Edgewood College.

Wisconsin Lift Truck, which has a branch in Green Bay, was recently awarded Gold “Dealer of the Year” by Cat Lift Trucks and Mitsubishi Lift Trucks.

A brochure for Mulberry Lane Farm in Sherwood took top honors at the recent North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Convention.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in Alexandria, Va., has awarded the Superior Merit Chapter designation to the Fox Valley SHRM Chapter of Appleton for its scope of work in perpetuating and supporting the mission of the organization in 2007.

The Karma Group, Green Bay, has received honors in the American Advertising Federation District Addy Award competition: two Gold Addys and two Silver Addys. A billboard campaign for Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin won Gold, as did a multimedia campaign for G-Force, the in-stadium fan-participation body of the Green Bay Packers. G-Force campaign elements included print, outdoor, radio, web videos and in-stadium signage. The two Silver Awards went to The Karma Group for its own Web site, and for a full-page, full-color ad for G-Force (the Green Bay Packers).

Christine Lidbury presented Business and Professional Women of Wisconsin with a Certificate of Recognition from the Wisconsin Women’s Council for leadership and education efforts to advocate for pay equity in Wisconsin.

Oshkosh Designs was recently recognized by Design Journal, with a 2008 Gold Award for Design Excellence.

For the sixth time since 1996, The Boldt Co., Appleton, is the winner of top honors among state construction companies for maintaining a safe working environment. The firm received the grand award in the construction category from the Wisconsin Corporate Safety Awards. In the 14-year history of the program, Boldt is the only state construction company to win a grand award six times.

Keller Planners, Architects and Builders in Kaukauna has been named Wisconsin’s ESOP Company of the Year for 2008.

For the sixth time in the last nine years, Tweet/Garot Mechanical of Green Bay has received the 2007 Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award from the Wisconsin Council of Safety and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

Digicorporation has recently been awarded vendor of the year for 2007 by J.J. Keller and Associates. The award was accepted by Gregory and Jodi Berven of Digicorporation, Inc.

Affinity Health System received the Environmental Leadership Circle award at the 2008 Practice Greenhealth Awards ceremony May 20 in Pittsburgh. This is the third consecutive year Affinity received an award for environmental leadership and the second year of continuance in the Environmental Leadership Circle.

Schneider National, Inc., was recently honored by Kohl’s Department Stores with its 2007 Customer Service Team of the Year award. This marks the third consecutive year Schneider has received this prestigious award, which recognizes outstanding service performance by a transportation carrier.

Ripon Printers became a Wisconsin Green Tier participant, joining other companies voluntarily reducing their impact on the environment by going beyond current rules and regulations.

The Health Management Resources Program at Bellin Health, Green Bay, was recently awarded the HMR Gold Standard Certificate of Achievement for excellence.

Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay, recently received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines — Coronary Artery Disease Silver Performance Achievement Award.

Bellin Health, Green Bay, recently earned recognition from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for providing superior service in the treatment of cardiac and stroke patients.

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Nearly $235,000 in grants has been awarded by St. Elizabeth Hospital Community Foundation to promote the programs and services offered at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, Calumet Medical Center in Chilton, and Affinity Medical Group clinics in the Fox Cities. A total of 17 grants were awarded. The three largest grants support technology advancements at Calumet Medical Center in Chilton and St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and a new genetics counseling program at St. Elizabeth Hospital.

The Celebrate Committee, Inc., organizers of Celebrate De Pere, will be making charitable donations from proceeds of the 2008 festival to 17 charitable causes. Those benefiting will be Hometown Vets, Golf Balls for Soldiers, De Pere Christian Outreach, De Pere VFW Post and Women’s Auxiliary, Oneida Relay for Life, De Pere Historical Society, De Pere Kress Library, Brian’s Angel Classic, The Cerebral Palsy Center, De Pere Historical Preservation Committee, Grad Bash/Graduation Lock-in for East and West De Pere High school students, De Pere Boy Scouts, NEW Service Dogs, Legion Park fund to light baseball diamonds, Voyageur Park Improvement fund, and De Pere’s Riverwalk.

The Oshkosh Convention & Visitors Bureau has been granted $12,500 to market a special “Fall in Love with Oshkosh on the Water” promotion in the months of September and October. The one-time grant became available in the aftermath of the June floods that devastated several areas in Wisconsin, including Oshkosh. Winnebago County was one of those designated as a federal disaster area.

The Central House of Chilton has re-opened under new ownership. Located at 321 E. Main St. in downtown Chilton, the new restaurant is owned by Connie Alger of Kaukauna.

Jim Reif and 12 field employees from Jim Reif Builders attended 2008 Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code (UDC) training to obtain the latest updates in the UDC code and its application. The program, Knowing it Inside Out, was sponsored by the Wisconsin Builders Association.

ZBB Energy Corp.’s ZESS 50TM fuel cell zinc energy storage system has been chosen to provide a key element in the Zero Net Energy ("ZNE"), Future House USA ("FHUSA") home that was on display at the Beijing Olympic Games in August. ZBB develops and manufactures distributed energy storage solutions based on its proprietary zinc rechargeable electrical energy storage technology.

Students in Fox Valley Technical College’s Agriculture program placed in four different categories, including two first place honors, at the annual national Postsecondary Agriculture Student competition in Dallas. Competition categories and FVTC’s winners include: Crop Specialist Team — First Place to Robert Laubenstein and Craig Rieckmann, and Third Place to Nathan Knaack and Jason Much. Crop Specialist Individual — First Place to Robert Laubenstein, and Third Place to Nathan Knaack. Employment Interview: Third Place to Jason Muck. Dairy Specialist Individual — Third Place to Alex Geiser.

Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group congratulates several employees on their anniversaries with the company: Michelle Neshek, Appleton, 22 years; Helena Jacyno, Appleton, 18 years; Fran Scoville, Neenah, 17 years; Mary Lou Eisner, Appleton, 13 years; Stephanie Niesen, Appleton, 13 years; Sue Bohlen, Appleton, 11 years; Debbie Seidel, Appleton, 11 years; Dan Flood, Fond du Lac, 10 years; Eric Temmer, Greenville, 10 years.

Schneider National, Inc. continued to top the list of the 30 largest private employers in the Green Bay area in a survey done by the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce.

Appleton Downtown Inc. honored eight local businesses: Cleo’s Brown Beam, Walter Kalata Downtown Landmark Award; Fred Hauser of YMCA, President’s Award; Rollie Winter and Associates, Dreamers and Doers Award; Dave Willems, Bernie Pearlman “Downtowner” Award; S.K. Flooring, Downtown Renovation Award; Live Oak Market, New Business of the Year Award; Sarah Schneider of THRIVE, Sarah Schneider, the founder of THRIVE; Brewed Awakenings, Downtown Business of the Year Award.

The Phoenix Group of Wisconsin, Inc. has been named one of Society’s Best for 2007 by Society Insurance, a mutual insurance company, located in Fond du Lac.

Play It Again Sports is celebrating the brand’s 25th anniversary this year.

Systems Furniture, in De Pere and Appleton, has been named “Top Supplier” for 2007 by J.J. Keller & Associates. Systems Furniture is celebrating its 20th anniversary in business in 2008.

A.C.E. Building Service, Inc. in Manitowoc is celebrating its 45th corporate anniversary in April. A.C.E. Building Service provides commercial and industrial construction services.

Schneider National, Inc. recently held a customer security summit to highlight practical and effective security procedures within the transportation industry.

The Brown County Home Builders Association recently donated proceeds from its annual Auction to the Ribbon of Hope, NEW Community Shelter and Syble Hopp School. Checks for $5,000 were presented to each charitable cause.

Orion Energy Systems has received a grant for employee training through Lakeshore Technical College. The grant is part of a larger fund request made by Bay Area Workforce Development Board. The grant is part of Gov. Jim Doyle’s Grow Wisconsin — The Next Steps initiative for strengthening the economy.

Harmony Café in Appleton has been awarded two grants totaling $7,680 to support its Open Mic and PROactive CONversation programs. Harmony Café received a $3,000 grant from the Fox Valley Community Arts Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc., and the Wisconsin Arts Board to support its Open Mic program. The Mielke Family Foundation awarded a $4,680 grant to Harmony Café to fund PROactive CONversation.

Darboy Stone and Brick has joined the Woodward group of radio stations – 95.9 KISS FM, 105.7 WAPL, 104.3 The Breeze, and 1150 WHBY — in support of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin–Fox Valley to raise money to help children get healthy and stay well. For every purchase of landscape materials made through their Web site, www.darboystone.com, throughout the summer, Darboy Stone and Brick will make a contribution to the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.

Fox Communities Credit Union employees cleaned out their closets and donated more than 250 large “Sacks” of clothing and other household items. “Pack Your Sack” is an annual initiative for Goodwill Industries to help fill their cupboards. Fox Communities Credit Union is the sponsor for the Green Bay area event.

Bill Doering and Eugene Fassbender have sold a 21,247 square foot building on 1.4 acres of land located at 205 Milwaukee St. in Menasha to James Putman. Patrick Connor of NAI MLG Commercial represented both parties in the transaction. Putman plans to utilize the building for collector cars and related retail projects.

In 2007, Thrivent Financial members in the Fox Cities performed 680 community activities while volunteering 150,000 hours to raise and donate $1.4 million, including funds from Thrivent Financial. In addition, the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation provided 101 grants totaling more than $1.5 million to charitable organizations in the Fox Cities during 2007. The Foundation recently demonstrated its support for several innovative programs in the Appleton Area School District by awarding $68,000 for three AASD projects that support early childhood development and financial literacy.

Through a variety of fundraising efforts over the past year, the Fox Cities Chapter of Credit Unions has contributed $32,000 to Children’s Miracle Network.

2008 marks the 35th anniversary of the staffing firm Flex-Staff. Founded in 1973 as a franchise of a permanent placement company, Flex-Staff has since grown to become one of the leading independently owned staffing services in Wisconsin. This second generation family business provides employees for temporary, temp to hire and direct placement positions.

The TREG Foundation, a not for profit organization founded by Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group, Inc., raised a record $25,000 during its suixth annual charity golf outing, held on May 20 at Mid Vallee Golf Course.

The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Board is expected to approve grants totaling up to $616,500 over the next three years for seven projects. These grants are part of the Basic Needs Giving Partnership program established in 2007 to address the root causes of poverty in the region.

The Shopko Foundation will make a $5,000 donation to The Post~Crescent’s Do It! Community Campaign for the Community Emergency Prescription Drug Fund.

Mid-Day Business and Professional Women received three awards at the annual BPW Wisconsin statewide convention in Brookfield in May. Honors included: First Place Award for Most New Members (30 new members for 2007–08), Retentions Award (90 percent retention of members) and Silver Foundation Award (for contributions to the BPW Foundation).