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Chair’s message Steve Baue, president and owner ERC: Counselors and Consultants / Steve Baue, LLC
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became involved with the Greater Green Bay Chamber when we moved to Green Bay eight years ago. As I’ve shared before, it didn’t take long to realize the Chamber had the best events, brought in speakers I could learn from, and led the initiatives I wanted to be a part of. This view was strengthened even more when I transitioned from executive to small business owner. So, the chance to play a small role in the Chamber’s mission via the chairperson role was one I could never say no to.
Of course, no one could have prepared us for what this past year has brought. I remember Laurie Radke telling me the time commitment for the chair role would be just a few hours a month. That’s not quite how it worked out. I started my term with modest goals of further driving the board of directors’ responsibilities, ensuring the Chamber was building bench strength, implementing a long-term revenue strategy, and for me to be a visible chair. And while I can say we made significant strides in those first three goals, who would have guessed being a visible chair would be accomplished from my basement via my laptop camera. Now, this is normally the section where the chair lists all the accomplishments of the last 12 months, but my time as chair will be marked by two seminal events: COVID-19 and the divisive gap of equality in our community: • Because of COVID-19, the Chamber had to pivot its way of doing business overnight. The Chamber team had to move a 138-year organization based on face-to-face connection to almost 100% virtual. So many things had to change and so many new tools were implemented including the COVID-19/ We Still Mean Business resource section on the Chamber website, online seminars, industry specific roundtables, virtual power
networking, weekly videos with community leaders, jobs page, the Greater Green Bay Small Business Hotline and the Greater Green Bay Back to Business Grant program. In addition, and whenever possible, the Chamber made sure to have the voice of its members and our community heard at both the state and federal levels. • The murder of George Floyd and the resulting civil unrest reinforced the need for the Chamber to be a leader both as convener and facilitator of critical conversations and actions. This mindset and resulting actions actually started three years ago when more than 300 of our community leaders came together to create a Greater Green Bay Economic Development Strategic Plan that would be community-owned and -driven. At that time, we recognized the challenges our communities faced regarding diversity and inclusiveness. From that, Initiative #10 of the strategic plan and its resulting diversity and inclusiveness (D&I) task force was formed, co-chaired by community members. And while the D&I task force has made progress via the CEO Action for diversity and inclusion pledge, board of director diversity, small business diversity and housing diversity working groups, it recognizes there is so much more to be done.
Our lives have changed. In looking back, there is no way to not be affected by the events and work of the last year. I am thankful I was supported by, and learned from, an amazing group of individuals at the Chamber that extended plenty of mercy and grace (especially when it comes to my humor). I did my best to embrace this experience with open arms, and the result has made immeasurable impact on me professionally and personally. I want to thank Cindy Caine Treleven for her mentorship and guidance. She left an incredible shadow to fill, and I can only hope that I reached some level of semblance. Let us welcome our new chair, Pat Schillinger. No stranger to the Greater Green Bay Chamber and community, Pat brings an incredible level of expertise to this role, and I am excited for the impact he will have. But I must save my biggest thanks for Laurie Radke. We are fortunate to have Laurie as a prominent leader in our community. Working closely with Laurie has been an absolute pleasure. She is truly a great leader, mentor, teacher and guide. Her hard work and unwavering commitment is why we have the Chamber we do. Thank you all; it has been a privilege to serve.
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Laurie Radke, president/CEO, Greater Green Bay Chamber
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he year 2020 will go down in history books for many reasons. But all of them reminded us that it’s not only what happens to us, but also how we respond. I’m proud of how the Greater Green Bay Chamber responded to the challenges posed by COVID-19 as it wreaked havoc in so many aspects of everyone’s lives. The Chamber pivoted quickly to respond to the changing needs of businesses, their employees and the community at large. As we look to the new fiscal year, I look forward to how we will continue to a) reflect and b) respond meaningfully during a continued time of uncertainty. Even in the midst of the pandemic, the Chamber remained true to its core. Yes, we had to table many previous plans to respond and provide deliverables in the thick of COVID-19. But throughout, we were careful not to stray from our mission to strengthen member businesses by enhancing economic and workforce development, resulting in improved quality of life in our community and region. As we integrate and shift into a “new normal,” our team is continuing to keep that mission front of mind and not just 4 Collective IMPACT | Summer 2020
a slogan on a wall. Our leadership team has resumed work on the Chamber strategic plan, evaluating the plan to ensure the priorities and strategies we outlined six months ago are still the right ones at this time. Doing this intensive exercise was important pre-COVID-19, and it’s just as important – if not more so – to do so now. Our leadership team is figuring out ways to be nimble enough to flex to meet our members’ and stakeholders’ needs where they – you – are. And we continue to engage the community in executing the Greater Green Bay Economic Development Strategic Plan. If you reach out to any staff members, board members or other stakeholders intimately involved with the Chamber for any length of time, they’ll be the first to acknowledge that the last nine years under my leadership has been a continued journey of reflection, assessment and meaningful, purposeful and calculated change. It’s ironic that a 138-year-old organization’s culture is that status quo is NOT OK, and why would it be? Our businesses can’t live by the status quo, and we are no different. You have our commitment in the year ahead that we will not simply do what we’ve done because it’s the status quo.
Instead, we will continue to figure out how we do business on behalf of business and how we can continue to act as good stewards of your investment. We’re very conscious that people give us their precious time and investment, and is crucial that we never forget to listen. Anytime we engage a volunteer, we have the opportunity to hear a voice representing their business or industry sector. Since we engage more than 1,000 volunteers in a given year, that’s a lot of opportunities to listen. Our entire team is attuned to listening and bringing the information back to the organization. A great example is how we pivoted during COVID-19, calling every one of our nearly 1,200 members at two different times to learn what their hardships and needs were. We also distributed a Back to Business Survey to gauge members’ needs as they began to re-open or resume some sense of a new normal. This is in addition to other ways the team pivoted to respond to needs you voiced, from industry-specific roundtable sessions, to timely virtual events on the virus and changed work dynamic, to a need for a more inclusive online job board. I’m proud to reflect that our team stepped up and responded. Our outgoing board chair, Steve Baue, estimates we delivered
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the equivalent of two years’ worth of programming and other work in the span of a few months – all because that’s what our members and stakeholders needed and deserved. As we venture into a new fiscal year, I’m very excited we will continue to enhance member value and the member experience with the implementation of a new database system that will drive so many of our online interactions with members. This will include how they register for events, view and update their information in the online directory and access other benefits of membership. That will be accompanied by the launch of a new, more user-friendly website that’s structured to more intuitively serve different pockets of stakeholders. Together, the database and the website forthcoming are about staying relevant, purposeful and user-friendly in this increasingly virtually-based world. I also look forward to continuing to evaluate opportunities for engagement and participation; to what degree those can be in person is still to be determined. We look forward to the day we don’t have to think about things like that; but in the meantime, look for us to continue to respond to what you, our members, share is important to you in this time of unparalleled change. Thank you to continuing to believe in our mission and my team, and for continuing to invest in the Chamber.
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Pete Augustine, president, Fabio Perini North America, Inc.
Steve Baue, president & owner, ERC: Counselors and Consultants/Steve Baue, LLC
Cole Buergi, Brian Charlier, president & CEO, HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and vice president, Leonard and Finco Public Relations, Inc. HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center and senior
vice president and chief operating officer, Prevea Health
Mark Graul, owner, Arena Strategy Group
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Bryan Hyska, market president, Associated Bank
Paul Belschner, president, CEO, Base Companies LLC
Dave Bishop, director of account management, UnitedHealthcare
Louise Cornelius, gaming general manager, Oneida Nation
William Frank, VP, EGS market risk management, Humana, Inc.
Mike Kirschling, staff attorney, Prevea Health
Ryan Krumrie, attorney, Hager, Dewick & Zuengler, S.C.
Michelle Langenfeld, superintendent of schools and learning, Green Bay Area Public School District
Jim Michels, CPA, shareholder, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Troy Murphy, lead vision/teaching pastor, Green Bay Community Church
Kristin O’Grady, director of operations, Georgia-Pacific
Rich Otradovec, CEO/owner, RODAC Development & Construction LLC
Dan Pichler, partner, Wipfli LLP
Dave Pisani, senior vice president, strategy and operations, Camera Corner Connecting Point
Vinith Poduval, senior vice president, quality & innovation, Schreiber Foods
Aaron Popkey, director of public affairs, Green Bay Packers, Inc.
Brighid Riordan, CINO and VP of emerging services and public affairs, Nsight & Cellcom
Pat Schillinger, vice president, state legislative and local affairs, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
Troy Streckenbach, Brown County executive, Brown County
Brad Toll, president, CEO, Greater Green Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau
Cindy Treleven, partner, Menn Law Firm, Ltd.
Randy Van Straten, vice president, business & community health, Bellin Health
Lynie Vincent, owner, VP sales & marketing, NEW Plastics Corp. Summer 2020 | Collective IMPACT 7
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Greater Green Bay Economic Development Strategic Plan outcomes So much of the economic development team’s work is centered on Greater Green Bay Economic Development Strategic Plan’s initiatives.
Initiatives 1, 2 & 3 Collaborated with NEWMA on the five-part Manufacturing Forward Series to assist the region’s manufacturers in understanding the implications of industry 4.0, productivity and automation; we will provide specific takeaways for implementation.
Initiative 2 This initiative focuses on the support of existing businesses in our community. The Chamber’s economic development team has taken an active role in the support of existing businesses through the business retention & expansion (BRE) led by Josh Bernhardt. 1. Community members engaged with the BRE program visit with leadership from County Materials Corporation in Green Bay to help recognize National Concrete Pipe Week. 2. Matthew Kee (right) visits with Dean Hendrickson, owner at Soda Sense, in the company’s new facility. 3. Josh Bernhardt does a virtual interview with a local TV station about the Paycheck Protection Program. 4. Josh Bernhardt talks with a local business representative, highlighting their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was shared through social media.
These efforts focus on the growth of existing firms as up to 80% of new job growth and investment in a community comes from alreadyestablished businesses. BRE looks to build relationships with existing businesses to connect them to resources for continued growth locally.
BRE BY THE NUMBERS More than half of the business visits resulted in a referral to a solution provider partner organization Main issues reported: Access to skilled talent/ workforce and COVID-19related questions and concerns
Connecting resources/results Soda Sense is a new Green Bay area business that started by knocking on the door of the Startup Hub to find valuable resources to jumpstart their business. The economic development team leveraged connections through the BRE program and helped find Soda Sense a facility that fit their needs. Soda Sense now calls Greater Green Bay home, and is the newest local business providing an alternative for in-home soda making with their membership-based CO2 cartridge exchange program. 8 Collective IMPACT | Summer 2020
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COVID-19 and BRE COVID-19 presented challenges for business across various industries, and BRE was able to provide valuable insights and resources to businesses when they needed it most through things like: • Connecting business to disaster resources including the: • Economic Injury Disaster Loan • Paycheck Protection Program • Greater Green Bay Back to Business Grant • We’re All In Business Grant • PPE resources
Sharing the story While COVID-19 prevented the in-person visit opportunities, the BRE program continued to share the #GreenBayMade story of local business through online methods with video interviews.
Initiative 5 We reworked initiative 5 with an overarching goal to tell the story of Greater Green Bay for talent and retention. This is more crucial than ever as we compete globally for talent and the business development and investment we need to make Greater Green Bay an economically viable community in the future. Placemaking Greater Green Bay will provide consistent messaging that resonates with several key audiences – including young professionals and entrepreneurs – and will focus on both attracting and retaining talent.
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In the PPP, loans are backed by the SBA through local lenders.
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Example of a resource created to help businesses navigate some of the loan options as a result of COVID-19
Initiative 6 The downtown task force took a study trip to Louisville where their focus was city collaboration, downtown economic development, residential and arts & culture. Picture is the meeting with Mayor Greg Fischer.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Initiative 10
Initiative 11
This initiative led to the creation of three working groups. • Board diversity working group • The why: There is a lack of diversity among many boards of directors in the community; this group is researching why that is, what educational opportunities exist and analyzing how boards in the area are structured and function. Their goal is ultimately to boost board diversity within area boards of directors. • Housing diversity working group • The why: Green Bay is short 2,000 housing units– rentals, ownership, stand-alone, condominiums and apartments. The working group’s purpose is to understand the services people offer/resources and to analyze the gaps; map out the housing ecosystems; identify stakeholders in the community and determine how to bring the private and public sectors together while also looking at housing with a “diversity lens.” • Small business working group • Collect and analyze current “D&I for business” landscape and identify gaps. • Identify key pieces (ideas, practices, processes) for small business and identify means/partners to fill in gaps. • Translate and create resources for small business. • Identify or create distribution and implementation channels.
We hosted a transportation forum in September 2019; speakers included Craig Fuller CEO & founder of FreightWaves, John Larkin, operating partner of Clarendon Capital with a roundtable discussion with Mark Rourke, CEO, Schneider, & Paul Snider, president of KBX Logistics LLC, moderated by Craig Dickman, managing director of TitletownTech. They spoke on transportation & logistics in Greater Green Bay and the importance of innovation, the pool of qualified candidates in the area and how they are growing so much.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COVID–19 RESPONSE We knew
40%
of small businesses had, or were seeking, financial support.
We collected The Greater Green Bay Chamber Back to Business Grant launched to help small- and mediumsize companies significantly impacted by COVID-19.
$276,500 in grant funds from local business to help fund 23 small businesses’ needs.
We launched the Greater Green Bay Small Business Hotline with several partner organizations to provide expert responses to small businesses’ questions related to accounting, finances, marketing and other topics in the COVID-19 environment.
Startup Hub/Urban Hub Urban Hub co-working space This past year, the Startup Hub began operating and managing the former T2 Accelerator as the Urban Hub. The Urban Hub is a coworking space for entrepreneurs and remote workers located in the heart of the Rail Yard Innovation District. The Urban Hub is a direct outgrowth of fulfilling entrepreneurial needs and furthering downtown innovation and development as defined in the Greater Green Bay Economic Development Strategic Plan. The Urban Hub also introduced a new resident entrepreneurs program featuring entrepreneurs focused on using the coworking space as “home base” for their companies. This allows for organic collaboration that drives results and ideas for both startups and corporate members’ employees who need offsite space for idea-generation and retreats. Startup Hub occupancy For the first time ever, the Startup Hub not only reached 100% occupancy but exceeded it! How is that possible?! Through our partnership with NWTC, we rented some previously excluded offices, putting us at 107% occupancy in office space and 98% in manufacturing. Startup Hub updates Through partnerships with strong community businesses, we performed a complete update on the Startup Hub’s major spaces including updating the former classroom space to become the Associated Bank room. Updates included state-of-the-art presentation systems, surround sound and updated furniture. The now-named Microsoft room features a whiteboard wall, new presentation capabilities and ergonomic chairs. BE’s Vending provides onsite vending through a micromart.
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Community-Driven Solutions When it comes to significant community investments like roadways, trails, public buildings, and healthcare facilities, it’s important to partner with a firm that has a first-hand understanding of the community, and can leverage local familiarity to develop innovative solutions that bring lasting value. ISGInc.com | Architecture + Engineering + Environmental + Planning
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Tundra Angels
1. Matthew Kee, venture fund and startup development manager 2. Randy Knaflic, former HR executive with Google, Jawbone and SpaceX, speaks at The Founders’ Circle 3. Adam Hardy, founder and CEO of Future State, pitches at TechConnect, November 2019
On the road to entrepreneurship, one of the most challenging hurdles is startup capital. In July 2020, the Startup Hub launched Tundra Angels, an angel investor network that aims to deliver capital, connections and customers to early-stage companies. One of the objectives under the strategic plan is to develop a capital mechanism for early-stage, high-growth ventures, and Tundra Angels is a solution to filling the funding gap. Tundra Angels represents the only formal angel investor group in Northeast Wisconsin.
Founders’ Circle In February 2020, the Startup Hub launched The Founders’ Circle, an intimate group of local founders of high-growth, highly-scalable companies that meet every month to share mutual challenges and gain tactical advice. This group consists of 20 local founders in Greater Green Bay. In the past year, the group has learned fundraising tactics from a former managing director of Techstars, how to write a compelling one-liner from a marketing expert, and formed connections with each other that didn’t exist just a few months ago.
TechConnect We launched TechConnect in November 2019, where, during two events, eight area startups pitched an audience of software developers and designers to form a technical co-founder or advisor relationship. A Green Bay-based founder, Adam Hardy, Future State, connected with a technology professional who became his co-founder, and they now have a live platform with active customers. The second TechConnect event was held in June 2020, where each founder made value-added connections with technology professionals. More than 150 people attended the events.
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Workforce development A successful, vibrant community relies heavily on the supply of qualified people who can meet the current and future needs of business and industry. The workforce development team is committed to the cultivation of a culture of growth and opportunity for individuals to increase the talent available to employers. The past year was filled with countless examples of impact that will reverberate through the community for years to come.
Leadership Green Bay Class of 2020 was the
36th
class of the Leadership Green Bay program
Current Young Professionals
Alumni numbers
1,315 graduates through the 36 years
370
Spirit of Current award recipients. The Spirit of Current Award is bestowed annually on a Current member who embodies the mission and values of Current Young Professionals and supports the overall success of the program. This year’s recipients: • Joshua Kohnhorst, ambassador committee, chair • Molly Carey, professional development committee • Jackie Leifker, social engagement committee, co-chair • Eric Nelson, professional development committee
companies have alumni of the program
168 Class of 2020:
45
graduates participating in the 9-month journey
completed community projects The program has contributed more than $3.6 million of volunteer time benefiting the Greater Green Bay community
The Class of 2020 created a video of the impact the program had on them. Video available on the Leadership Green Bay website www.greatergbc.org/LeadershipGreenBay Class of 2020 community projects benefited these organizations • House of Hope • NEW School of Innovation • Veteran Trailer • Activity Bags for Autism • HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital • Brown County Shelter Care Enhancements 14 Collective IMPACT | Summer 2020
Leaders’ Luncheon More than
100
young professionals and community leaders attended in 2019
Current events (including professional development, After 5s, community giving)
1,260 participants
368 Nearly
100 corporate members
Nearly
1,700 individual members
participants in professional development opportunities who collectively received 9,384 hours of professional development
Current’s sustaining partners
“We sponsor Wisconsin Public Radio because it is a leader in its field.” - Tom Boldt, CEO The Boldt Company
Greater Green Bay SOUP recipient In November, Project Urban Beehive, focused on installing an urban beehive on the top of the far north development in the Rail Yard Innovation District on North Broadway, received more than $1,300 through the Greater Green Bay SOUP program.
WPR Business Sponsorship Good for your community and your bottom line!
Learn more at wpr.org/sponsor, or contact Sherry Boushele-Walter at sherry.boushelewalter@wpr.org or 920-810-6841.
Partners in Education Partners in Education convenes leaders from business, nonprofit, K-12 and post-secondary education, to facilitate discussions and foster partnerships that lead to enhanced opportunities for all students across Northeastern Wisconsin. Our mission is to be the lead program for identifying, developing and supporting education & business to help all learners prepare for productive community life and strengthen the economic vitality of the region.
Golden Apple Awards Other efforts Ambassadors have connected with nearly 70% of corporate members be in person or by phone/video. • In September, more than 80 Current YP committee members met to discuss our 2020 Vision. We explored 5 questions of importance to Greater Green Bay young professionals, and identified 4 themes that guided 2020 programming:
2,301
Major sponsors
teacher nominations (the biggest # ever)
34 individual Teachers of Distinction and six Teacher of Distinction teams
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
SCHOLARSHIPS Provided four Technical College Scholarships worth $1,500 each to seniors headed to a Wisconsin technical college – Blaze Mueller – Kewaunee High School Jesse Hendricks – Green Bay Preble High School Alexandra Duffus – Green Bay West High Alyssa Berg – Kewaunee High School Provided $10,000 Brian La Violette Scholarship to Lauren Bonetti, Green Bay Preble High School, who will attend Marquette University to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering and continue her education as a participant in ROTC for the U.S. Air Force. Provided two $1,000 scholarships through the 5/12 Scholarship Program to Fort Howard Elementary 5th grade students. The actual scholarship funds are distributed once the student successfully completes high school and continues onto a secondary education at a technical college, college or university.
Find Your Inspiration The 2019 Community Exploration Night and Student Exploration Field Trip
400
attendees at the night event
65+
businesses exhibited
3,700+
8th graders attended the field trip
50
teen leaders
25
community volunteers
worked the event
New this year:
The Chamber partnered with Junior Achievement to provide preand post-lesson plans in the classroom for students to create a more streamlined approach to career exploration and prepare for the Find Your Inspiration experience.
FindYourInspiration.Careers Launched in fall 2019, this site is part of the Greater Green Bay Chamber website. It offers a set of resources designed to inspire and educate our future workforce while showcasing opportunities in Greater Green Bay. Students, parents and educators explore career-based learning opportunities provided by local employers. We have 210+ businesses with profiles. 16 Collective IMPACT | Summer 2020
Lauren Bonetti
SURVEY RESULTS who attended the event, took 56% ofthestudents post-lesson plan reflection survey 25%
31%
confirmed their career interest after talking with businesses
found a new area of interest after talking to businesses
14% were still unsure about their future after attending the event
30% were still discussing their future with educators and parents after the event
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Greater Green Bay Teen Leadership
51
students from more than 10 schools graduated from Greater Green Bay Teen Leadership â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the largest class ever.
View the Class of 2020â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s video here: http://www.greatergbc.org/teenleadership
New this year: Eight community leaders served as mentors to the small groups as they worked on their projects.
Community projects include: â&#x20AC;˘ Provided clothing at area hospitals for sexual assault victims by partnering with HSHS St. Vincent Hospital. â&#x20AC;˘ Performed organized monthly random acts of kindness in our community. â&#x20AC;˘ Built and continue to maintain a little library for area parks to promote literacy and access to all. â&#x20AC;˘ Provided basic daily necessities for area foster programs by working with Brown County Human Services. â&#x20AC;˘ Helped to landscape yards for low-income residents in our community in partnership with NeighborWorks Green Bay. â&#x20AC;˘ Planned a Fun Day at Woodside Manner to encourage healthy activity and socializing with elderly. NEW to showcase for 2019-2020: Over the past four years, the Teen Leadership program has built a mentor base of successful community leaders to help support the students through their community projects. This year, there were eight mentors from the nonprofit sector, financial institutions, medical industry, construction sector and other industries, the largest mentor group yet.
Youth Apprenticeship Youth Apprenticeship enrollees
147
Active employers hosting Youth Apprenticeship students
138
Career clusters with the highest participation in Greater Green Bay
in manufacturing
in architecture and construction
in health science
in agriculture, food and natural resources
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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Government affairs The Chamber serves as the voice of business for its members in a number of ways. This past fiscal year, advocating for business interests and viability included these highlights.
Interactive session with Deputy Secretary/COO Sam Rikkers of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. In mid-May, Rikkers presented to the Chamber’s Public Policy Council about business reopening guidelines. That resulted in a virtual learning opportunity we extended to our membership with the Brown County Health Department and representatives from our business community on how businesses could best follow guidelines and reopen safely. Participants included representatives from Hagemeister and Ahlstrom-Munksjo.
The Chamber’s Public Policy Council continued to meet bimonthly this year. The group, comprised of representatives from various industries, addresses business issues of relevance to our membership and legislative agenda.
Southern Bridge. This past year proved to be a pivotal one for the Southern Bridge. To recap, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) is committed to designing and constructing a new I-41 interchange that will connect to the Southern Bridge Corridor. Brown County is tasked with conducting the environmental process to determine the location of the Southern Bridge Corridor and obtain a signed record of decision by October, at which time the DOT will take it over to do the design and construction of the interchange as a part of the I-41 expansion project between De Pere and the Fox Valley.
Business Day in Madison. On Feb. 25, a group of community leaders from Greater Green Bay journeyed to Madison to participate in a private panel discussion with local legislators. This was an important opportunity for different industry leaders to speak to how policy impacts their sector as well as to hear firsthand from Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and legislators.
Legislation passes to add industry clusters to the state’s Youth Apprenticeship program. In March, the Wisconsin State Senate passed Bill 72, legislation the Chamber lobbied on behalf of. This bill signals exciting changes to come for the Youth Apprenticeship program to include new career clusters to explore through the work-based learning program. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) will release the curriculum associated with these changes at a later date. Once curriculum is completed, the program will provide additional work-based learning placements for area students, increasing the program’s community impact for students and local businesses.
Convening leads to Green Bay city improvements for business
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ocal government has many roles to play. But when it comes to economic development, I believe our principal responsibility is to construct a reliable and supportive platform upon which businesses and individuals can thrive. That’s sometimes easier said than done, and it’s not something that happens by accident. Last fall, upon my request for support and guidance, Chamber staff convened a task force to tackle this topic with the understanding that lasting change in this area can only occur with a functional and symbiotic relationship between local businesses and city government. The task force, initially staffed by Jayme Sellen, formerly of the Chamber, chaired by Brighid Riordan of Nsight Telservices and Cellcom and co-chaired by our city’s human resources director, Joe Faulds, gathered for a number of meetings and honest conversations to identify areas in need of improvement. The task force sent out a survey to area business owners 18 Collective IMPACT | Summer 2020
and developers with 47 responses and conducted a SWOT analysis over the course of four meetings to gather the information and recommendations. Thanks to the Chamber and interested businesses, we learned a lot about how the City of Green Bay is perceived in economic development terms, where we have shortcomings, and how we can enact the reforms necessary to make our city more hospitable to private investment. As the result of this effort, the city has: • identified customer service improvement as our highest priority strategic initiative; • opened regular lines of communication with individual businesses and trade associations to exchange ideas and receive feedback; • created a “Policy Updates” email subscription service; • instituted an “Open Counter” initiative during which business and property developers can
be assured access to relevant professionals in the Departments of Public Works and Community and Economic Development during a set time every week. Work remains to be done, and, quite honestly, it won’t ever be complete. I assure you this project of continual improvement is one that I will be dedicated to so long as I’m your mayor. I’m incredibly grateful to Laurie Radke, the Chamber and the individual business people who have offered me their advice and insight. I know we will continue to accomplish great things for the community we love as long as we continue to move forward together.
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MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
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Chamber member businesses
Total Chamber member business employees
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93
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retention of member renewal dollars
Membership by employee count 0 employees (10%) 1-5 employees (35.6%) 6-20 employees (25.9%) 21-50 employees (11%) 51-100 employees (3.47%) 100+ employees (11.82%)
New membership resources The membership team reinvigorated existing resources and spearheaded new resources for members this past fiscal year, including: 1. Pandemic activities new to the Chamber’s membership team: a. Called all Chamber member businesses two different times (once in mid-March at pandemic’s start; once in late May/ early June at end of Gov. Evers’ Stay at Home Order) to see how businesses were doing, and to offer resources and assistance as needed. 20 Collective IMPACT | Summer 2020
b. Built a new section on the website, We Still Mean Business, exclusive to COVID-19 pandemic-related information – financial options, job opportunities, assistance organizations, member news, etc. c. Conducted a Back to Business Survey to gauge members’ needs and business practices as they re-opened or resumed business. d. Provided a variety of Chamber@Home webinars on topics of interest to business owners and employees during
the pandemic as well as industryspecific roundtables 2. Continued to build use of the member news page, especially during the pandemic, to allow Chamber member businesses to get word out about their activities.
Joleen Allard Green Bay Area Newcomers & Neighbors Barb Braun PAi Mary DeChamps US Bank Mark Dunning LaJava Roasting House Terry Hetzel Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin Tony Hoslet Hoslet Consulting Kasha Huntowski Neville Public Museum Foundation Jim Knopf SERVPRO of Brown County Stew Koskinen UnitedHealthcare Sue Lagerman Brown County Library Joe Malcore Camera Corner Connecting Point Sue May Heartland Business Systems Susan Nowak Green Bay Job Center Patrick Olejniczak Kress Inn/F.K. Bemis International Center
Jan Padron National Railroad Museum Steve Roth Profile by Sanford Lynn Schad Wisconsin Public Service Corp. Kelly Schoen Bay Park Square Mall Pam Seidl BayCare Clinic Eric Sponholtz Volunteer Center of Brown County Nancy Steffel Seroogy’s Chocolates Dan Terrien Woodward Radio Group Kierstin Thompson Jones Sign Co. Justin Trepes Spectrum Insurance Group Tori Grant Welhouse University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Jessie Wensink Flex-Staff, Inc. Mae Worley Briq’s Window Cleaning Lynn Zettel Relyco
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MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
Events & registrations 2019 Annual Dinner – 492 with Rudy Ruettiger 2019 Manufacturing Awards – 302 attendees, 12 nominations 2020 Business Recognition Luncheon – rescheduled to Dec. 1, 2020 2020 Golf Outing – scheduled for Aug. 31, 2020 Business After Hours – 706 attendees (September – May with 1 virtual event) Power Networking Breakfast – 653 attendees (including two virtual events) Golden Apple Award – virtual only Ribbon cuttings/Groundbreakings – 43 Seminars/workshops – 94 up to COVID-19 Food for Thought – 153 During the height of COVID-19, the Greater Green Bay Chamber events team and Current Young Professionals pivoted their events to allow the entire Greater Green Bay community to attend virtual events for free. March 31-June 15 We went completely virtual, hosting 33 events that welcomed more than 1,370 attendees. We also held several roundtables with our community partners with industry-specific sessions focused on manufacturers, nonprofits, hospitality, tourism, small businesses <50 and small businesses <10.
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Awards Manufacturing Awards of Distinction recipients: Large Company: KI Medium Company: Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats Small Company: Evergreen Tool Company Workforce Development: Badger Sheet Metal Works Environmental Sustainability: Georgia-Pacific Innovation: Green Bay Packaging Growth: Salm Partners Annual Dinner Awards: Daniel Whitney: Paul Belschner, Base Companies
ATHENA Award: Robyn Y. Davis, Brown County United Way Business Recognition Awards: To be held Dec. 1, 2020 Golden Apple Award recipients Joan Brylski, Pulaski High School Carrie Corcoran, Valley View Elementary School Nicole Diemel, Glenbrook Elementary School Ned Dorff, Aldo Leopold Community School Amber Kalishek, Bay Harbor Elementary School Anne Schmidt, Bay Port High School Emily Stonelake, Syble Hopp School Nicky VanLaanen, Ashwaubenon High School
Future 15 & Young Professional Awards Kassie Batchelor, University of Madeline C. Szymanski, Wisconsin-Green Bay CP and Lucky 7 Dog Rescue Joe Faulds, City of Green Bay Tynisha D. Willingham, Mario Gonzalez, Wello St. Norbert College Claudia E. Guzman, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Young Professional of Beth Hudak, House of the Year presented by Hope Green Bay, Inc. KBX Logistics: Ben Joniaux, University of Heather Milbach, Wisconsin-Green Bay Schreiber Foods Sarah Krier, Breakthrough Kathryn Kroll, Downtown Young Entrepreneur of Green Bay, Inc. the Year presented by Samantha Maass, Nicolet National Bank: On Broadway, Inc. Taylor Pierce, The Cupcake Ken Mika, Geosyntec Couture Consultants, Inc. Heather Milbach, Next Generation Best Place Schreiber Foods to Work presented by Briana Peters, Hawkins PAi Retirement Services: Ash CPAs, LLP Nicolet National Bank Kristina Shelton, YWCA of Greater Green Bay
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