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16 | I NSIGH T • N o v e m b e r 2 0 19 w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m • PLACES continued Wisconsin, including Appleton and Green Bay. It will be the first phase of the company's planned multiyear network expansion for 5G. Customers in Iowa and Wisconsin with 4G devices will begin to see increased network quality as cell towers are updated with new technology, which also supports 5G. As the 5G network expands, customers will receive notification. Oshkosh is on the list of cities slated to receive 5G at some point during 2020. Bankruptcy court approves Oshkosh arena financing plan e owner of Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh says it has the funding to continue running the facility and pay back its debts. Fox Valley Pro Basketball said a bankruptcy court has approved a $500,000 financing plan. at's in addition to the $420,000 in TIF money the arena will receive from the City of Oshkosh this month. Of the $500,000 in approved financing, $200,000 is coming from Windward Wealth Management, which is owned by Greg Pierce, the president of Fox Valley Pro Basketball. e money secured is enough for the arena to "fund its operations, become profitable and propose a plan of reorganization that will allow Fox Valley Pro Basketball to exit Chapter 11," attorney Jerome Kerkman of Kerkman & Dunn, the company's legal representative, said in a statement. e financing plan was approved aer concerns raised by parties, including Bayland Buildings, had been addressed. Bayland Buildings and Fox Valley Pro Basketball reached an agreement to allow the financing and to stay all legal proceedings between the parties until mid-January 2020. is will allow Fox Valley Pro Basketball time to work toward its financial restructuring. In August, Bayland sued Fox Valley Pro Basketball, saying it was still owed $13 million from the arena's 2017 construction. Fox Valley Pro Basketball already reached agreements with e Future Bucks and the City of Oshkosh to address their concerns in the organization's restructuring efforts. • THE LAKESHORE Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan Counties LTC receives $2M grant to help meet low-income students' needs e United States Department of Education awarded Lakeshore Technical College a $2.06 million competitive grant under the Title III Strengthening Institutions program. is grant program provides funding to higher education institutions so they can expand and strengthen their capacity to serve low-income students. e funds are payable over five years. LTC plans to invest the grant funds in the development of competency-based learning formats, the deployment of additional student support services and the implementation of a holistic student support system. Competency-based learning provides students with a high degree of flexibility with their schedules and lets them obtain college credit for skills already mastered, allowing them to earn their degrees faster. It also allows students to learn at their own pace by progressing aer having proven specific job competencies and choose for themselves the best times to learn on campus. Competency-based learning formats will be developed for high-demand, high-wage programs including those in advanced manufacturing, which are among the highest in demand locally. Additional support services will help each student, including those who are low-income, of color or with disabilities, reach their goal of a college degree and a career. A holistic student support system will focus on student advisers taking new approaches to helping students overcome the challenges they face while working toward obtaining their education and career goals. Manitowoc launches website that shares county's positives Manitowoc County launched Life's All Here, a new countywide website. e new identity and website aim to capture the assets, growth, innovation and active lifestyle Manitowoc County boasts today and in the future. e website is designed to be the single source of information that the community 920 751 4200 MCMGRP.COM FULL SERVICE IN-HOUSE Solutions that help SHAPE OUR COMMUNITIES 3800 N. Providence Ave. Ste. B APPLETON 800 - 622 - 3353 www.anixter.com We deliver your infrastructure solutions Providing integrated solutions for your electrical needs www.usa.siemens.com