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3 M I D -Y E A R R E P O R T 2 019 19 Mid-Year Letter From the Director Bring the future into focus Greetings, While this report reflects the hard work of the New North board, staff and volunteers, I am extremely humbled and honored to have been given this opportunity to lead our efforts going forward — a responsibility that I do not take lightly. I congratulate Jerry, as the first and only executive director of the New North, on the organization's many successes since its inception and for his leadership, not only to this region, but mentoring other regions across Wisconsin. I look forward to working with Jerry, the New North board, staff, investors, business community and local partners to build on the accomplishments identified in this mid-year report. Because I am a big fan of educator and author Stephen Covey, I begin with the end in mind. In the pages that follow, you'll note the level of energy that the region has put into addressing the talent shortage, initiatives to better match talent needs of companies with students' career aspirations, branding and marketing the region from both a talent and business investment approach, and creating opportunities and tools to build awareness of small business and entrepreneurial resources. ere is a lot of momentum around these topics, which is a tribute to our investors, partners and volunteers. As New North moves forward, we will continue to forge new and enhanced relationships with local partners, develop scalable models for enhanced productivity and innovation, identify strategies to increase the speed of entrepreneurial formation, champion diversity and inclusion, and use data- driven decision-making as we qualify market opportunities anchored in existing regional assets. New North will work through these initiatives while staying true to our strategic pillars of Business Development, Talent Diversification and Attraction, Branding/Marketing and Business Intelligence. Lastly, but certainly not least, I look forward to building upon collaborative relationships formed around mutual objectives, shared creative thought and a deep appreciation for the unique talents and knowledge of local, regional and state partners. Again, to quote Covey, "Seek first to understand, then to be understood." My hope is that within the next six months we will have frequent interaction leading up to the 2019 New North Summit on ursday, Dec. 5: "2020 Vision, Bring the Future into Focus." Respectfully, Barb LaMue New North, Inc. Executive Director 2019 New North Board of Directors Co-chair: Bill Bohn, Associated Bank Corp.* Co-chair: Vicki Updike, New Sage Strategies* Peggy Ament, Kimberly-Clark Corp. Fabio Bordignon, Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC Brian Bruess, St. Norbert College Corey Brumbaugh, Miron Construction Co. Inc. Angela Creel, Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. Bob DeKoch, The Boldt Co.* Coreen Dicus-Johnson, Network Health Tim Feldhausen, Davis & Kuelthau, S.C. Mary Goggans, Encapsys, LLC Robyn Gruner, AT&T, Inc. Cecilia Harry, Envision Greater Fond du Lac Chris Hess, Goodwill NCW Bryan Hollenbach, Green Bay Packaging John Kreul, Amcor Flexibles North America* Erik Lampe, Oshkosh Corp. Andrew Leavitt, UW-Oshkosh* Maggie Lund, ThedaCare David Martin, H.J. Martin and Son Susan May, Fox Valley Technical College* Gary Miller, UW-Green Bay Doug Page, Performa Inc. Vern Peterson, Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPS) Maureen Pistone, Wipfli, LLP Mark Rourke, Schneider Greg Sabel, C.D. Smith Construction Inc. Tim Schneider, Investors Community Bank* Michelle Schuler, Microsoft Mark Schwei, Consolidated Construction Co. Inc. Kathi Seifert, Katapult, LLC* Scott Teerlinck, Werner Electric Supply David Thiel, Waupaca County Economic Development Corp. Catherine Tierney, Community First Credit Union David Ward, NorthStar Analytics Scott Weas, Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA) Bill Woodward, von Briesen & Roper, S.C. Ken Zacharias, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Bob Zemple, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Executive Director through June 7 — Jerry Murphy, New North Inc. * Executive Director — Barb LaMue, New North Inc. * *Indicates service on the New North Executive Committee