Bemis Company Inc. of Neenah acquired the South American rigid plastic packaging operations of Emplal Participações S.A., a Brazilian manufacturer of plastic packaging for food and consumer applications.
U.S. Gain, the compressed natural gas division of U.S. Venture Inc. announced it has completed a new CNG station in Indianapolis in partnership with Delco Foods. A
new GAIN Clean Fuel compressed natural gas station opened in Smyrna, Ga. to supply Core-Mark’s fleet
of alternative energy trucks.
Miron Construction Co. Inc. announced its involvement in several projects: as a partner with CDM Smith Inc. and Donohue & Associates, to complete the renovation of the existing Sheboygan Water Treatment Plant; as a partner with Water Technology Inc. to build a new swimming pool for the City of Merrill; as a partner with Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. to remodel Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua; as a partner with Cedar Corporation to modify the wastewater treatment plant in Weyauwega; and the remodeling of Waukesha County Technical College in Pewaukee.
Toyota Industrial Equipment presented the Conger Toyotalift dealership in Green Bay with Toyota’s top North American Aftersales Service Evaluation and Certification award.
Nsight was named a gold level award winner for the Governor’s Worksite Wellness Awards in the large company category.
Frontier Builders & Consultants of Kaukauna announced work on a new 9,027-square-foot building for Prestige Auto near Brillion.
Classroom Direct, one of School Specialty’s consumer-facing brands for educators, parents and children, extended its collaboration with the North Side School to furnish its early childhood center in Queens, N.Y., with modern classroom desks.
The Lake Companies, Green Bay, announced Beacon-Trak, a new, patent-pending Bluetooth beacon technology that brings indoor positioning and proximity-based information to the shop floor.
Stellar Blue launched custom websites for 10 organizations: Strategies Ltd., St. Mary Catholic Schools, AIA Community, AZCO Integrated Construction Inc., Great Northern Corporation, CopperLeaf Boutique Hotel & Spa, Orthopedic Institute, Best Western PREMIER Bridgewood Resort Hotel & Conference Center, Daryl Stuermer and Best Western Premier Waterfront Hotel & Convention Center.
ACUITY was named to the 2015 list of Super Regional Property-Casualty Insurers, an annual ranking prepared by the Insurance Journal and research firm Demotech of the leading multi-state P&C carriers in the nation.
Independent Printing of De Pere announced its acquisition of PrimaGraphics Inc.
SECURA Insurance has been recognized as a Ward’s 50 Top Performer for the second year in a row. Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company was named to the 2015 list for the fifth consecutive year. ACUITY earned the recognition for the 16th consecutive year.
Appleton-based Cypress Benefit Administrators finished in third place in the first Top 100 Active Companies challenge conducted in Wisconsin by the Wellness Council of America.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation accepted 18 new participants into its Connect Communities Program, including four from northeast Wisconsin: the Village of Elkhart Lake, Hortonville Downtown Business Association, Mainly Manitowoc and the City of
New London.
Shawano ranked 10th in a NerdWallet study conducted to find
the best places in Wisconsin to start
a business.
The Breast Cancer Family Foundation held its 15th annual Titletown Bike Tour. The event brought in 719 bike riders and raised a record $79,144. The fund total is $17,691 more than the 2014 Titletown Bike Tour and $7,243 more than the 2015 goal set by the organization.
The Door County Community Foundation awarded the Door County YMCA a sustainability grant from the Children & Youth Fund. The grant provides financial assistance to Door County students who would like to participate in the Youth in Government program.
In an effort to bring more awareness to the disease of addiction, Fox Communities Credit Union has partnered with Woodward Radio Group, Fidelity Bank, Prospera Credit Union, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc., Kimberly-Clark, Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region Inc., Willems Marketing & Events, and Culvers of Darboy to bring in former NBA player and addiction recovery advocate, Chris Herren, to speak in Appleton.
Unity, De Pere, has been selected to participate in the Medicare Care Choices model.
ThedaCare was recognized as one of the country’s Most Wired hospitals and health systems by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine for the 14th consecutive year.
St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh received Most Wired recognition by the American Hospital Association’s Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives. Calumet Medical Center in Chilton was recognized in the Most Wired category for small and rural hospitals.
Agnesian HealthCare sponsored a book fair to raise proceeds for the Agnesian HealthCare Volunteers Scholarship Fund. The provider raised more than $7,300 at its annual Garden Walk & Art Fair, which contributes to its Hospice Hope program.
The following businesses and organizations were finalists in MBM’s 360 My Office contest: Aging and Disability Resource Center, Green Bay; Bay City Christian School, Green Bay; Bethlehem Lutheran School, Sheboygan; Encompass Early Education and Care Inc., Green Bay; St. Nicholas Catholic School, Freedom; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Wisconsin, Green Bay; Fox River Environmental Education Alliance, Appleton; LEAVEN Inc., Menasha; Sheboygan County Humane Society, Sheboygan; and St. Joseph Food Program Inc., Menasha.
Window World, in partnership with Rob Holland Ultimate Airshows, selected military veteran Art Lane for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture Oshkosh Hero Flight.
H.J. Martin and Son made both a financial donation to the $4-million Backstage at the Meyer project and performed the installation of new walls, ceilings, flooring and glass and glazing in the renovated building. Additionally, David Martin served as a volunteer on the capital campaign.
BPM Inc., Peshtigo, has been recognized as a Green Professional in the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council’s Green Masters Program.
