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Our reputation is building
The Fox Cities Chamber and the Fox
Cities Regional Partnership are holding
an upcoming Fox Cities Days event to
help attract workers from Michigan's
Upper Peninsula, especially those in
college, to the Fox Cities.
Area employers can participate in a
visit to Bay College in Escanaba on Oct. 2.
For more information, contact Amy
Andersen, director of talent and K-16
relations, at amy@foxcitiesregion.com.
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"It was such a great conversation,"
Franz says. "We met with deans and
faculty. They were so excited."
In May, NEWMA bused in staff
from regional state schools and those
in the UP to tour manufacturers in
Northeast Wisconsin.
This November, NEWMA will host its
Internship Draft Day, where hundreds of
students, including those from the UP,
will be able to interview with companies
for possible internships.
"We need to bring these students
to our area," Franz says. "This is not
a short-term strategy. It's a long-term
strategy. It's going to be a year or
two before we start seeing some fruit.
It's important to start developing
these relationships."
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