INSIDEINSIGHT JUNE 2012 • VOL 5 • NO.3 | www.insightonbusiness.com CONNEC TING BUSINESS & PEOPLE IN THE NEW NORTH
18 COVER STORY AHEAD OF THE CURVE Acuity bursts the insurance industry's buttoned-down image
Video: page 23 Click to watch Ben Salzmann discuss Acuity's business practices and style.
Cover photograph by Shane Van Boxtel, Image Studios Video by ARK Media Group
18 UPFRONT
10 New North News Drawing on innovation New North, Inc. launches Fast Forward 1.0 with video Plus: News from around the New North Region
15 Face Time Walter S. Rugland on the Fox Cities Exhibition Center
17 Connections Business 'trifecta' Fox Cities Chamber rolls awards luncheon,
expo, networking into one big day Insight On …
24 TEAM BUILDING » The retreat within Companies contemplate spirituality in corporate outings
» Planning ahead New North convention sites look to upgrade
29 HIGHER EDUCATION
» Prepping for a profession Which college majors will pay off in Northeast Wisconsin?
» Cream of the crop Business leaders offer wish list for today's college grads
36 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT » Expansion mode New hospital planned in Shawano; Waupaca rolls out tourist campaign
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DEPARTMENTS 9 FROM THE EDITOR 54 FINAL FRAME
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Small Business 41 On taaaaaaaaaap 3 Sheeps Brewery sets up shop in Sheboygan
On the Move 44 People & Business
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