2021 Business Recognition Luncheon by Greater Green Bay Chamber

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Tundra Lodge Resort Waterpark & Conference Center

Congratulations to Our Green Bay Businesses Without question, the last year will be remembered as one of the most challenging years in our nation’s history. We congratulate you for adapting and overcoming all of the challenges you and your business faced. We couldn’t be prouder of our Green Bay business community. To learn more about our commitment to our customers, associates and communities, visit JohnsonFinancialGroup.com or contact us.

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Dear Business Luncheon Participants, On behalf of Johnson Financial Group and our associates, congratulations to the recipients of the 2021 Business Recognition Awards! This past year has been as challenging of an environment as we have ever experienced as a community, and Johnson Financial Group is honored to celebrate our business community’s strength & perseverance. Embedded in our culture is a genuine sense of mission to make every community where we live and work better because we’re there. It’s a philosophy anchored in the philanthropic spirit of our founder and demonstrated in the way we do business and the individual actions of our associates. That is why we are proud to support the Greater Green Bay Chamber Business Recognition Luncheon. At Johnson Financial Group, we know banking, wealth and insurance are not one-size-fits-all propositions for your business. As a privately-held, Wisconsin based financial services company, we will tailor our approach to ensure your unique business and personal needs are met through a broad range of financial solutions. We value strong relationships and are dedicated to building value for you, your family and business for generations to come. Thank you for your commitment to the Greater Green Bay area. We look forward to your continued success! Sincerely,

Bruce Zak Regional President Johnson Financial Group

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Thank you to all the businesses who took the time to nominate their peers for the Business Recognition Awards. We recognize Greater Green Bay would not be the vital community it is without the strength of our business community, whether that is an established business that has been a cornerstone of the community for decades or an entrepreneurial business in its infancy. Thank you to everyone in attendance today and for your show of support for all business.

Agenda 11:30 a.m. Mark Leland, WLUK FOX 11, Master of ceremonies Bruce Zak, Johnson Financial Group

11:45 a.m. 2021 award presentation

1 p.m. Conclusion

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ABOUT THE AWARDS Resiliency Award (three awards - for small, medium and large companies) Recognizes three companies that have demonstrated their ability to quickly adapt and respond to business disruptions in the face of the global pandemic and economic hardship it has caused. These companies are examples of overcoming incredible obstacles by demonstrating innovation, grit and resiliency. Cornerstone Award Recognizes a local company that has demonstrated growth in sales, employees and/or service since its inception. Additionally, it will show active participation in the business community and makes an impact on the local community with involvement in associations and volunteer groups. Entrepreneurial Award Recognizes a locally owned or operated company doing business at least two but not more than five years. The business will have demonstrated a creative business approach and current success. It will have had an impact on the local business community. Growth Award Recognizes a business that is locally owned and operated, in business at least three years and under current ownership has demonstrated significant or continuous growth in sales, service and number of employees. Special Accomplishment Award Occasionally there are special circumstances that have occurred in the past year(s) deserving this award that recognizes a small business, an organization or a person for extraordinary achievement other than excellence in entrepreneurialism, business growth or cornerstone contributions.

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BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR

Steve Van Lannen, president and COO, American Foods Group Van Lannen is president and COO of American Foods Group (AFG), the fifthlargest beef packer in the U.S. with approximately 4,800 employees in 12 locations across seven states. They process more than 500 million pounds of beef a year and are proud to put food on the tables of America and worldwide. Rosen’s Diversified Inc. is AFG’s parent company, a private, family-owned business run by the second and third generations of the Rosen family. The seven AFG locations in Brown County employ more than1,800 people and include a corporate office, technology buildings, three meat processing plants, a cattle buying station and America’s Service Line’s headquarters and transportation terminal. Van Lannen was born and raised on a dairy farm in Shawano County. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin College

of Agriculture and Life Sciences, he began his career in the meat industry. He ran meatpacking operations in Iowa, Nebraska, Arizona and Wisconsin and has been in the business of meat for more than 30 years. He joined AFG in 2008 and was promoted to president and COO in 2016. Van Lannen is an admired leader who leads by example and prioritizes his employees and the community he lives in. Van Lannen is a long-time board member with Downtown Green Bay, Inc and serves as a board member with the North American Meat Institute, the meat industry’s trade association. He also is the current chairman of the UW Meat Science advisory. When not working, Steve lives in Suamico with his wife Bonnie, and they have two grown children. Together they enjoy boating, snowmobiling and traveling.

Proudly supporting our communities Congratulations to all of today’s nominees and recipients! Wisconsin Public Service is proud to support the Greater Green Bay Chamber Business Recognition Awards Luncheon. Together, we all support the growth and well-being of the greater Green Bay area.

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CORNERSTONE AWARD NOMINEES

Fly Me Flag Fly Me Flag has been selling, installing and servicing flagpoles throughout Northeast Wisconsin and Upper Michigan since 1985. Three decades of experience and thousands of flagpoles later, the company has earned a reputation as the local flag authority. As a family-run and woman-owned small business led by owners Stacey and Robert Stewart since 2017, the business strives to earn customer loyalty by carrying on the Fly Me Flag legacy. They lead with service, aim to do things right the first time and stand behind their work. In short, they take pride in what they do so customers can be proud of their flags.

The company is committed to only selling American flags that are Certified Made in the USA, meaning they are 100% manufactured by American workers, with domesticsourced materials, in U.S. facilities. Fly Me Flag is a Certified Retailer of the Flag Manufacturers Association of America and a proud member of the National Independent Flag Dealers Association. They understand they’re not just selling flags and installing flagpoles; they’re helping customers show pride and celebrate beliefs. The company also designs and prints custom flags and banners.

GLC Minerals GLC Minerals is a custom manufacturer of industrial minerals used in a wide variety of agriculture and industrial applications. Entrepreneurship, leadership and service to community run strong in this fifth-generation-owned business. The former Hurlbut Calcium and Chemical Company was founded in 1871 by Fred Hurlbut, Sr. He recognized the strategic location of Green Bay and the economic opportunity of Great Lakes shipping following the Civil War. During the past 150 years, the company has evolved under each generation’s leadership to meet the growing and changing needs of the

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markets it serves. The generations of entrepreneurship continue to this day with fifth-generation family member owner, Wes Garner, II, at the helm since 1996. His focus is on continual growth and reinvestment in the firm and the community. In 2015, he rebranded the company as GLC Minerals to better reflect the products it makes and the markets it serves including animal feed, agriculture, glass manufacturing, mineral fillers and adhesives. The company is going strong with five generations of family leadership and a commitment to employees, customers and the community.

CORNERSTONE AWARD NOMINEES

Wipfli LLP In 1910, Clifford Smith started the first public accounting firm in Green Bay. From these humble beginnings, and a merger with a Wausau firm in 1980, Wipfli has grown into a top 20 accounting and business consulting firm in the United States. With nearly 2,500 associates, including 125 located in Green Bay, and a deep bench of experts, Wipfli has positioned itself as a trusted advisor to clients. These range from large public and private companies to closely-held, family-owned businesses, to start-up entities and individuals. They are comprised of various industries including manufacturing, construction, real estate and developers, health care and nonprofit organizations, financial services and institutions, and dealerships. Together, Wipfli staff work

to provide clients with streamlined processes, improved performance, innovative technology, accurate and timely information, regulatory insights and increased financial growth. Wipfli brings unmatched depth of experience to clients and leverages its outward mindset to overcome the business challenges today and to plan for tomorrow. Locally, Wipfli is proud of the clients they serve and their associates’ commitment to the community. The firm’s Community Day, started in 2005, closes their office for the day, allowing associates to band together and help organizations with projects requiring larger groups of people.

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ENTREPRENEURIAL AWARD NOMINEES

Black Sheep Pub & Grill & Wedding Hall Black Sheep Pub & Grill & Wedding Hall is a restaurant and wedding venue that started as a dream for two business entrepreneurs with multiple years of business experience. Tom Anderson always had a dream of owning and operating a pub and grill even though he had no experience in the industry. He met his future partner, Bob Kiehnau, when Anderson and a group of friends played basketball for the team sponsored by the bar and restaurant Kiehnau managed. Later, Kiehnau became his business partner and together, they bought the restaurant formerly known as The Bluff in August 2015. After making extensive renovations,

including gutting the building, tearing out the bar and rebuilding the interior to match their vision, the duo opened Black Sheep Pub & Grill. After five and a half years in business, they are thriving, even after a devastating pandemic year that ended a lot of similar businesses across the country. With the government shutdown looming and 30+ weddings already booked, they took another leap of faith during COVID and built a wedding and events venue. They hosted their first wedding in August 2020 and have more than 150 weddings and events booked during the next two and a half years.

Evolved Habitat LLC Evolved Habitat is the brainchild of Jamie Jansen, who made it his life’s mission to make “smart” work for everyone. Evolved Habitat offers better living through innovative home design and technology integration. The company specializes in installing cutting-edge technology that integrates seamlessly into residential and commercial spaces. But they do so without complicated instructions or setup procedures. Instead, everything works with a simple voice command or touch of an app. This winning combination leaves clients overjoyed at their newfound freedom from technological hassles and worries about security.

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Evolved Habitat helps clients imagine the possibilities of making their home more convenient, efficient and fun to live in. Primarily focusing on homeowners building new construction homes or launching major renovations for existing ones (though they do offer guidance for tech lovers as well), Evolved Habit has become one of the top resources and local experts in Northeast Wisconsin when it comes to living better through innovative home design and technology integration.

ENTREPRENEURIAL AWARD NOMINEES

N.E.W. Beads & Jewelry N.E.W. Beads & Jewelry is Green Bay’s premier source of beads, jewelry repairs, supplies and classes. The business started when a local bead store closed. The owner, Jo Brinkley Chaudoir, knew enough interest existed in a store catering to the beading community, so she took a chance at business ownership. She knew what it was like to go into a store and get just what she needed, whether it was one gemstone or three grams of seed beads. Running a business was new to her, but she knew she wanted a store whose philosophy was focused on community...a place not only to buy beads and such but a welcoming

and joyful place. The business has a wide bead selection from all over the world as well as the tools needed to create your own jewelry. N.E.W. Beads & Jewelry is different from many bead stores because it offers free fundamental classes, one-on-one teaching, field trips and get-togethers. These include everything from a beginner’s 2-hole bead bracelet class or beginner’s working with metals class to intermediate classes on bead embroidery and right-angle weave stitching with embellishments. The store also offers studio time for metal working, torch enameling, poly clay and soldering.

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Reynolds Packaging Reynolds Packaging started out in a small garage on Main Street (Yes, Main Street) in Green Bay more than 20 years ago. What began as a man and his machine has evolved into an elite flexible packaging manufacturer with more than 17 employees. Reynolds Packaging manufactures flexible packaging products ranging from traditional stand-up pouches and bags with press-to-close zippers to the complex substrates used in sustainable packaging such as 100% compostable, recyclable and paper products. Lisa Reynolds, CEO of the womanowned business, and her husband, Kelly Reynolds, founder, COO and manufacturing wizard are forward thinkers and problem solvers.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the region in 2020, Reynolds Packaging undertook new goals. They started to manufacture mass quantities of Personal Protective Equipment which was so desperately needed for the front lines. In 2020, Reynolds Packaging earned national recognition when then-U.S. Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza toured their facility. Also in 2020, Reynolds Packaging earned a statewide honor for demonstrating excellence in sales growth, product innovation, employment and management. The company was honored as the Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year in the Wisconsin 2020 Marketplace Governor’s Awards.

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The Press Times is Greater Green Bay’s only locally-owned newspaper, providing hyper-local news people can’t find anywhere else. This includes a focus on local government and high school sports online daily and in print weekly. The Press Times has a fulltime staff of nine employees who handle everything from reporting, to classifieds, to ad sales. The company had its origins as The Ashwaubenon Times in 1970, originally owned by Lois Aubinger and then taken over by her son, Mike Aubinger, who changed the name to the Ashwaubenon Press as the paper expanded to cover more municipalities. The paper became part of Multi Media Channels in 2017,

expanding to cover Green Bay, De Pere, Allouez and Bellevue. With the history of the newspaper, The Press Times chose its name to pay homage to those who previously ran it. Since 2017, the paper has nearly doubled its subscriber base and has added columnists to highlight local arts and entertainment, nature, senior living and more. In addition to telling the stories coming from local board rooms and high school gyms, the Press Times also tells stories about community members making a difference, local business openings, political candidates running for office and more.

GROWTH AWARD NOMINEES

5G Benefits & Insurance 5G Benefits & Insurance started eight years ago by Tony Goebel with 0 clients, $0 revenue and 0 employees. 5G has now grown to be a premier group benefits and insurance agency with thousands of businesses and individual clients, three locations in Northeast Wisconsin and 20 highly experienced employees. In 2020, 5G won EBA Magazine’s Rising Star Award in Advising, Pekin Life insurance national Life agent of the year, agency of the year for multiple Wisconsin insurance carriers and MDRT Top of the Table.

a corporate wellness company and created HR technology for seamless employee enrollments and engagement. 5G is all about education, expert insurance advice and finding unmatched benefit offerings for its clients. The company is constantly evolving as the insurance and health market shifts to make sure its business clients have the best benefit package for the price. 5G is an insurance agency that does advising differently and brings all the value-adds a national agency has but with local Wisconsin service.

In just the last year, 5G purchased a property and casualty agency, started

American Tent American Tent hit the ground running when it first came on the scene in 2014. Since then, it has grown from a handful of employees to a team of 50+. The company has led the way in industry innovation and prides itself on being a leader in the tent industry. Tony Ehrbar has been owner and CEO of American Tent since the beginning, shepherding the Green Bay-based company from the “little tent company that could” to national powerhouse. They are committed to innovation, change and the wellbeing of their clients and employees. The company credits its astounding growth and success to a commitment to innovation, change and a focus on the well-being of clients and

employees. Its growth included a significant acquisition prior to COVID that required staff to adapt to a whole new market. The company has ballooned from $1.1 million in 2017 to $7.6 million in 2020. Growth requires space, too, and the company is on the cusp of moving into a redevelopment project that has four times more space to prepare for its next chapter. The company is also developing a partnership program with local schools to help teens learn on-the-job manufacturing skills in addition to its leadership rotation program to help young team members find their perfect place at the conference table.

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InitiativeOne Founded in 1999 by Dr. Fred Johnson, with McDonald’s Corporation as its first client, InitiativeOne began transforming leaders and their organizations, helping them foster high impact work cultures defined by authenticity, transparency, safe environments and deep respect. The company’s goal is to be the global leader in transforming organizational potential through accelerated personal and professional growth. They deliver leadership training to help employers eliminate drama, improve decision-making and win as a team. InitiativeOne is headquartered in Green Bay with team members across the country. InitiativeOne offers customized leadership training services including

Leadership transformation, leadership foundations, organizational discovery, keynote speaking, strategic planning, executive coaching and executive retreat. Products and services are developed and refined every year based on the needs of their clients and the industries they serve. InitiativeOne offers a complimentary monthly leadership event called Think Tank, an interactive event that brings leaders together and provides a small dose of InitiativeOne Leadership Learning. The event is offered in person and online. Johnson has been a featured TEDx speaker and brings that same captivating storyteller style every month to this engaging event.

LaJava Roasting House LaJava is a small-batch specialty coffee roaster established in 2002, located in Green Bay and owned and operated by husband-and-wife team Mark and Catherine Semrau. The company provides customers with the highest quality coffees, including organic and Fair Trade from regions throughout the world, freshly roasted in small batches to ensure freshness. LaJava has three retail/drive-thru locations include its first location on Cardinal Lane in Howard. This is the only full café and retail store including a full coffee bar with breakfast and lunch options. LaJava also operates a LaJava Express on West Mason Sreet in Green Bay – providing drinks

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and bakery – whereas its 1250 Velp Ave location offers both a drive-thru featuring drinks and bakery and a retail outlet to purchase bulk coffee, tea and accessories. The Velp Avenue location operates as the company’s production and storage facility. Further, LaJava has several licensed partnership stores including Zesty’s Sweets and Eats and BnB in Crivitz, Wis. Over the years, LaJava has added other coffee brands to its portfolio including Fox River Coffee, Racer’s Roast and Northwood Coffee, all of which are online companies. The company also roasts coffee that’s private labeled for other companies in many states.

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GROWTH AWARD NOMINEES

McDonald Companies McDonald Companies has been family owned and operated since 1909. The company empowers through service to others so together, they may grow and succeed. It staff follow the McDonald Way: A company who does what they say they are going to do and delivers what they promise. This statement keeps the company focused on the foundation and principle employees’ lives are built upon. McDonald Companies quietly develops people, partners and real estate, helping their communities succeed. McDonald Companies invests in real estate, business and most importantly, the people who can maximize value over time for

their partners. It focuses on three key areas of service for its partners in Northeast Wisconsin: real estate development, tenant services (proper management and logistics) and waterfront recreation (marina sales and service). Whether it’s helping a tenant move their inventory from one warehouse to another or helping their marina customers find the right boat for their family, The McDonald Way is just good business. Over its 100-year history, the company has helped people develop into experts in their craft and helped a few dreams grow ideas into companies capable of building communities.

RC Mowers RC Mowers USA began in the summer of 2018 as an idea. Its founders saw a gap in the industry that left folks attempting to mow steep slopes, rough terrain and hazardous landscapes with ride-on mowers and weed-whackers – putting them in peril and wasting limited resources. In September 2018, the company opened its doors at 2146 E. Deerfield Ave., Suamico, with two employees. With concern for the safety of their peers and the determination to optimize time and assets, RC Mowers’ trailblazing team expertly combines traditional parts and services with remarkable technology to create reliable, life-saving remote-operated slope mowers that take on everything

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from steep slopes and embankments to dangerous and difficult terrain – and the extreme landscapes in between. They help customers create opportunities that were previously out-of-reach due to the lack of industry innovation – including new revenue streams by way of advanced capabilities and versatility; and the ability to attract, hire and retain talented workers with safer and more enjoyable working conditions. In other words, RC Mowers is redefining the business of commercial mowing. The company is currently “On Tour as the Great American Road Show” with its Generation 2 modelshowcasing all the new features and improvements.

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Roots on 9th For years, Jamie Hemenway-Peotter has had a desire and dream of having her own greenhouse and floral shop that offered an edgy botanical experience. The opportunity to purchase the current floral shop in March 2016 was the beginning of realizing that dream. With the strong support of her husband, Mark, she jumped into the journey of owning a business, remodeling a building and creating a brand in the world of flower and plant design, The Roots brand. She holds

a degree in interior design and has more than 14 years of local experience designing floral arrangements with a specialization in cut flowers for weddings and special events highlights. She stresses the emphasis of Roots on 9th is creativity and originality and has been recognized on several occasions for her authentic designs. Hemenway-Peotter is inspired by her love of nature and texture, and has a focus on organic vegetables and hardto-find plants.

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SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AWARD NOMINEES

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In 1915, nine members of the Green Bay Art Club held a one-week exhibit of rare and historically significant objects from the Green Bay and De Pere area. It was so popular the club decided the community needed a permanent museum; its mission at the time was to “bring the world” to Green Bay with the collection including important local artifacts as well as items from around the world. Today, the Neville Public Museum is an AAM accredited cultural institution, an honor bestowed on fewer than 5% of museums in the country. The museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of significant objects relevant to

Northeast Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. While items are sometimes purchased by specific exhibitions or programs, the vast majority of the museum’s holdings are donated by people in the region, one item at a time. These collections reflect the events, lifestyles and culture of the community for more than 100 years and are used to tell the stories in the museum’s exhibits. These real things bring history, science and art alive in ways printed pages or electronic screens cannot. Altogether, the museum has been helping to bridge communities and connect generations in Northeast Wisconsin for more than 100 years.

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O’Connor Connective is a strategy and marketing communications consultancy connecting people and organizations to innovative results. The firm provides expertise in executive communication coaching, training and strategic planning; organizational branding; public, media, community and donor relations; and creative implementation through writing, design and digital services.

response to COVID-19 and focused on resiliency and connectivity. In 2021, The Connective aligned its efforts with UW-Green Bay in the launch of the Institute for Women’s Leadership. The Institute for Women’s Leadership through UW-Green Bay provides programs, events, certificates, credit courses, retreats and more for women in various stages of their professional leadership.

In 2019, the company launched a social enterprise, The Connective, to assist leaders through workshops, events and networking. Programming was designed for professional women to support the advancement of talent and inclusivity in the region. In 2020, all programming went virtual as a

Today, O’Connor Connective helps for-profit and nonprofit organizational leaders communication to further advance their ability to live out their mission. The Connective continues to offer customized training, event space rental and executives suites in downtown De Pere.

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Aurora’s Apothecary Aurora’s Apothecary is a retail store featuring handmade products made from locally homegrown herbs. Products include teas, coffees, tinctures, soaps, essential oils and an array of one-of-a-kind gifts and jewelry. Co-owner Melissa Adelbush worked 30 years to make her dream come true by starting her business in 2007, selling at farmers’ markets. She opened her first shop 10 years ago in Morrison, Wis., in an old stone general store she transformed into her house, laboratory and retail herb shop. Melissa and her husband, Kevin

Adelbush, first opened a retail store in Appleton and then a seasonal store in Door County. Green Bay’s storefront was delayed by COVID-19 and opened on Broadway Street in Green Bay in November 2020. All the stores’ employees love helping customers on their road to healthy living; education is a huge part of the business. This includes teaching classes to educate the public on how to incorporate herbs into their lives. The Appleton storefront houses a classroom at which Adelbush teaches many herbal classes and welcomes guest instructors.

Greater Green Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau In 1969, the Greater Green Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) was formed to strengthen the spirit of the community, attract visitors to conventions, develop interest in holding public gatherings and distribute information related to convention and attractions. Today, having just celebrated its 52nd year, the CVB’s mission has evolved but is largely unchanged. As Northeast Wisconsin’s largest destination management organization, the CVB curates and markets the community’s attractions, venues, events, tourismfriendly businesses and destination experiences to visitors from across the globe. The CVB is accredited

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by Destinations International, a distinction earned only by the best tourism bureaus in the world.The staff works to bring conventions, sporting events, leisure tourists and organized travel groups to the community. Their efforts take them on sales missions across the U.S. telling the story of a great Midwestern destination ready to host events and welcome travelers. Recognized as being the best resource for travel information, the staff distributes more than half a million brochures annually and acts as a community concierge, making every visit the best it can be for the six million people who visit Brown County every year.

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NEW Fusion Dance & Performing Arts NEW Fusion Dance & Performing Arts fosters a love of the arts through dance. NEW Fusion offers both competitive and recreational dance for all ages and levels. It is NEW Fusion’s mission to offer the highest level of training in a positive atmosphere, encouraging self-confidence, personal growth and an overall love for the arts. Under the direction of Owner Rana Poley, NEW Fusion has become a staple in the Green Bay and Appleton area communities. Poley strives to not only offer stellar dance education, but also emphasizes the importance of teaching life lessons along the way.

With an award-winning staff, stateof-the-art facility and 20 years of experience, NEW Fusion is the place for making dreams come true in an environment that treats each student, at each level, as an individual and with respect and positive energy. The family-friendly, inclusive environment at NEW Fusion can be felt when you walk through the front door. From the tiniest of dancers, to the grandparents on pickup duty, everyone is treated like family.

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Village Roasters Village Roasters is a small batch coffee roastery located in the heart of Ashwaubenon, a local business that cares about its products and pays strong attention to detail. Coffee is an ever-changing commodity that requires creativity, knowledge and dedication, all of which you will find at Village Roasters. Village Roasters’ mission is to offer specialty coffee at an affordable price, allowing people to brew a better cup at home. Owner, Mitch Josephs

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has been roasting coffee beans since 2013 and has loved every moment since. High-quality beans are roasted in controlled small batches to ensure a quality end product. All coffee is roasted in-house fresh daily. From single origin to flavored beans, the roastery has something for everyone including coffee drinks, loose tea, candy, gift baskets and drinkware. In addition to retail offerings, Village Roasters has partnered with many businesses and organizations through wholesaling and fundraising.

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building, tearing out the bar and rebuilding the interior to match their vision, the duo opened Black Sheep Pub & Grill. After five and a half years in business, they are thriving, even after a devastating pandemic year that ended a lot of similar businesses across the country. With the government shutdown looming and 30+ weddings already booked, they took another leap of faith during COVID and built a wedding and events venue. They hosted their first wedding in August 2020 and have more than 150 weddings and events booked during the next two and a half years.

Curative Connections Curative Connections provides an array of services in Northeast Wisconsin to people with cognitive and physical disabilities, aging concerns, mental health concerns and neurological impairments. Specific services include work preparedness and work support programs for people with disabilities and older adults. Curative also offers specialized learning services for people with autism, adult day services (including dementia-specific adult day care) and rehabilitation services for people with brain injuries, and specialized transportation services for people with disabilities and vulnerable older adults. They also offer a variety of services for people in their homes or elsewhere in the community. All of

Curative Connections’ services are designed to help people achieve their goals for independence. Curative has been in the community since 1948 and has touched the lives of tens of thousands of people. In 2019, they served more than 3,000 people directly and touched the lives of another 7,500, including family members, caregivers and other loved ones. Curative is also the owner of ProSolutions, a for-profit entity that provides quality manufacturing, packaging and mail order fulfillment services to businesses. ProSolutions exists to support Curative’s nonprofit mission while delivering top-notch services to its business partners.

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Vye Vye, formerly known as Leighton Interactive, is an inbound marketing agency and HubSpot partner that makes brands competitive. The company’s curious, analytical and adaptive team members work their magic from offices in the Rail Yard Innovation District in Green Bay and downtown St. Cloud, Minn. They help companies solve a variety of problems with a fresh alternative to traditional marketing that joins technology and data with uncommon creativity. The company’s mission is to redefine marketing as a measurable, growth investment. They help companies

measure, and see, the results of their marketing efforts. They do so with a proven process that focuses on the buyer’s needs and includes a mix of web development, digital marketing, strategy and brand development, analytics, automation and campaign planning. Their goal is to be adaptable and to keep an eye on the “long game,” focusing on a partnership versus a project. The Vye Way is to create, adapt and win, a three-step process to discover and create an uncommon, creative way to solve the challenges businesses face.

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RESILIENCY AWARD NOMINEES – LARGE COMPANIES

Schneider Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Schneider is a premier provider of transportation and logistics services. Offering one of the broadest portfolios in the industry, Schneider’s solutions include regional and long-haul truckload, expedited, dedicated, bulk intermodal, brokerage, warehousing, supply chain management, port logistics and logistics consulting. In 1935, Al Schneider sold the family car to buy the first truck. Al, and his son Don after him, foresaw the growth of our roadway system, the need for shipping companies and the value in multimodal and logistics solutions to get goods where they need to be. They built the company on values — and they built it to last. Today, with $4.6 billion in annual revenue, Schneider has been safely

delivering superior customer experiences and investing in innovation for more than 85 years. Excellence, integrity, safety, respect. Their core values not only matter, they deliver. Excellence results in industry-leading innovation. Integrity evolves into flexible solutions. Safety yields reliability. And their respect for all drives great value and exceptional service for every customer. Their values move the company forward. And every day, these values deliver for shippers and carriers. Schneider’s digital marketplace, Schneider FreightPower®, is also revolutionizing the industry, giving shippers access to an expanded, highly flexible capacity network and providing carriers with unmatched access to quality drop-and-hook freight – Always Delivering, Always Ahead.

St. Norbert College Founded in 1898, St. Norbert College is a top-ranked Catholic liberal arts college located in De Pere. The vibrant residential campus is home to about 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students pursuing more than 80 programs of study across the humanities, arts and sciences. The riverside campus includes state-ofthe-art facilities and houses the Medical College of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The college has been named a “Best in the Midwest” college by Princeton Review and, since 1991, has been listed among “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report. Collaborative research programs, career mentoring and close personal relationships are among the hallmarks of a St. Norbert College education. More than 30% of students study abroad, and the college offers

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more than 100 student organizations. The college boasts more than 150 conference championships across 23 varsity sports, five Division III national championships and 76 Academic AllAmericans. St. Norbert College’s mission as a Catholic, Norbertine institution means students are passionate about service; they devote 18,000 hours a year to serving the community through volunteer teaching, working in shelters and pantries and raising money and awareness. In addition, St. Norbert offers merit scholarships that reward academic excellence as well as needbased scholarships and other forms of financial aid: 97% of students receive some form of financial aid. St. Norbert’s alumni loan default is a remarkable 1%, a fraction of the national average.

RESILIENCY AWARD NOMINEES – LARGE COMPANIES

Woodside Senior Communities Woodside Senior Communities is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization providing a full continuum of housing and healthcare services for older adults. The organization has been providing exceptional care and services for aging adults in Greater Green Bay for more than 50 years. It is now home to more than 340 residents and employs more than 350 team members. What started as a vision for a nursing home by two Lutheran pastors has grown into a full spectrum of housing and healthcare services. Situated on 18 park-life acres in Ashwaubenon, Woodside provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation services including outpatient therapy,

memory care, assisted living and independent living apartments. As a nonprofit organization with a Lutheran heritage, Woodside Senior Communities does serve people of all faiths. The organization’s mission is to remain the premier provider of a full scope of health care and housing services in which residents, community members, employees and healthcare partners are treated with a respect in a warm, enriching, faithbased environment. They enrich lives through a passion for wellness which happens daily throughout campus as they care for the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of residents.

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Monday, Aug. 16 | 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Join us on the fairway

There is still time to register your foursome for 18 holes of fun at the Greater Green Bay Chamber’s 40th Annual Golf Outing Classic later this summer at Northbrook Golf & Grill.

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Join us for any or all of the Whiskey, Wine & Wedges golf lesson events leading up to the Golf Outing. Details at events.greatergbc.org. Thank you to our title sponsors:

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Keeping Our Communities Strong As Wisconsin’s largest family-owned financial services company for the past 50 years, we’re committed to investing in the health, well-being and success of our associates, our customers and our local communities today, tomorrow and for generations to come. Thank you, Greater Green Bay Chamber, for the opportunity to support your work in our communities. Learn more at JohnsonFinancialGroup.com. 318 S. Washington St. Green Bay | 920.433.7100

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