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12 | I NSIGH T • N o v e m b e r 2 0 15 w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m REGIONAL ROUNDUP U P F R O N T For links to economic development groups in the New North, visit www.thenewnorth.com/partners. Development in the New North B y S e a n P. J o h n s o n » THE NORTHWOODS Florence, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto Counties A bridge over rushing waters e Oconto Area Chamber of Commerce is backing a feasibility study for building a footbridge across the Oconto River in the city. e 10-foot-wide bridge would extend from Holtwood Park along Holtwood Way north to Charles Street, terminating across from e Ruins miniature golf course. Advocates say the bridge will provide recreation, tourism and economic benefits. e bridge project is being overseen by a subcommittee of the Chamber named Grow Oconto, which is chaired by former mayor Don Nerenhausen. e group received support from the City Council in the spring to move ahead with the study. Since then, the Chamber and the committee are working to finish raising the $18,000 to pay for the study, being conducted by Stantec, a Mequon design company. Besides the design, the feasibility study also includes soil samples, planning an abutment that will support the bridge in the center, and getting approvals from the DNR and Corps of Engineers. e study should be completed in January. » INTERSTATE 41 CORRIDOR Brown, Calumet, Outagamie, Winnebago, Fond du Lac Counties Quarry Quest ends its run e quest has come to rest. Quarry Quest recently celebrated its 17th and final year by raising more than $80,000 as it welcomed 15,000 children and adults to explore the inner-workings of an active quarry. During the past 17 years, $1.5 million in proceeds from the event have been donated to local children's charities and the Quarry Quest Environmental Education Fund, which provides grants to local elementary classrooms for supplies, activities and field trips related to earth science, geology and construction. Quarry Quest has been hosted by the Michels Materials quarry in Neenah since its inception. Fond du Lac retains its finance friendly rating e latest federal Cost of Living Index shows that Fond du Lac County remains an affordable place to live, work and raise a family. e aer-tax cost for a professional/ managerial standard of living is 96.6, or 3.4 percent below the national average of 100. Each quarter, Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation collects data for the COLI which is produced by the Council for Community and Economic Research. e index measures regional differences in the cost of consumer goods and services for professional and managerial households in the top income bracket. It is based on more than 90,000 prices covering 60 different items in 271 urban areas. Boldt to shift company ownership to employees e Boldt Co. will create an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and similar management plan that will eventually give 70 percent ownership to 450 salaried employees and 12 executives of the construction services firm. e ESOP and MSOP will hold APPLETON 800 - 622 - 3353 www.anixter.com • networking • connectivity • control • security • power supplies and protection • support and supplies • supply chain solutions Industrial Communications and Control Solutions 920 751 4200 MCMGRP.COM THE McMAHON GROUP OF COMPANIES McMAHON ASSOCIATES INC McMAHON INC INTEGRATED PUBLIC RESOURCES LLC Architecture BIM Electrical/Controls Environmental Funding Strategies & Grant Assistance GIS Development HVAC/Plumbing Industrial Engineering Land Surveying LEED ® Certification Parks/Recreation Site Development Stormwater Mgt. Structural Engineering Transportation Wastewater Water Supply Construction Services Design/Build Public/Private Partnerships THE McMAHON WAY… values. culture. relationships.