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regional roundup U P FRONT Development in the New North By Felic ia Clark For links to economic development groups in the New North, visit www.thenewnorth.com/ communitiesmap. » Highway 41 Corridor Brown, Calumet, Outagamie, Winnebago, Fond du Lac Counties Courtesy of Miron Construc tion Panelists also suggested ensuring the marketing footprint includes Oshkosh and Green Bay and using the name Appleton instead of Fox Cities. "(Fox Cities) doesn't mean that much to people outside of this area," Laszlo said. "If I tell a client they should consider the Fox Cities, the response I'm going to get is, 'Fox Cities? Where's that?' and that's not what you want." The partnership's switch to the name "Appleton Regional Partnership" earlier this year didn't stick, said Burkhardt, but the marketing strategy will continue to be reviewed. "It's not as easy as picking a name out and going with it – you have to be able to coalesce around that marketing name as a region in order for it to be effective." Burkhardt said the panel's visit spotlighted the need for the area to refine its marketing message by quantifying its advantages, such as a labor pool that comes from that Green Bay-to-Oshkosh region, as well as continuing to strengthen programs like "Ready to Build," a Partnership program which helps prepare industrial sites for potential clients. "This is an activity that requires ongoing discipline, ongoing attention to detail," Burkhardt said. "We have to look for those areas in which we excel and package that effectively to draw new business to the area." Oshkosh ranked 10th for small cities hiring veterans The United Services Automobile Association (USAA) ranked Oshkosh 10th in the nation for small metro areas hiring veterans, according to the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce. Below is the complete list of the top 10 small metro areas: 1. Columbia, Mo. 2. Billings, Mont. 3. La Crosse 4. Waterloo, Iowa 5. Morgantown, W. V. 6. Winchester, Va. 7. Iowa City, Iowa 8. Blacksburg, Va. 9. Sioux City, Iowa 10. Oshkosh A list of the top 10 cities and top 10 large metro cities is available at www. usaa.com. USAA and Hiring Our Heroes GET $100 Miron Construction was a sponsor of the 15th annual Quarry Quest, which raised $130,000 to benefit local children's charities. The event brought out 16,000 participants. authorized Sperling's Best Places to create a list to help veterans as they transition from the armed forces to civilian life. Quarry Quest raises $130,000 in its 15th year More than 16,000 people attended the 15th annual Quarry Quest at Michels Materials Quarry in Neenah where $130,000 was raised to benefit various local children's charities and the Quarry Quest Environmental Educational Fund. 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