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Transportation will bring better transportation and more jobs to a number of areas in Wisconsin, including the New North region. In Marinette County, $73,500 was allocated to a project to improve rail tracks. These improvements, in the town of Beecher, are for Thilmany Papers' new rail yard. This project will create 15 new jobs and indirectly support 20 additional jobs. In the town of Pembine, $55,000 will be used to rebuild a county highway. This separate project will create 11 jobs and indirectly support an additional 10. Ten TEA grants were given to GOOD HEALTH IS GOOD BUSINESS Corporate Partnership Program Wisconsin, totaling $3 million in grant funding. This funding directly created 805 jobs throughout Wisconsin, and indirectly supported 830. College of Menominee Nation adds degrees The College of Menominee Nation, which traditionally offers associate and technical degree programs, will add two new bachelor's degree programs at its Keshena and Green Bay campuses. These four- year degrees are a bachelor of science in Business Administration and a bachelor of arts in Public Administration. A degree in Business Administration consists of 120 credit hours, while a degree in Public Administration will consist of 121. The associate degree program The Y's Corporate Partnership Program does more than provide membership cards. Create a partnership in well-being and provide a plan that offers a healthier workplace environment. By connecting with the Y, employees receive personalized service supporting them on their journey in getting active as they become engaged in a healthier lifestyle. Ask how the YMCA can generate a wellness program tailored to your company's specific needs. Increase employee productivity, reduce absenteeism and help lower insurance claims by designing on-site programming that can include: "THE BEST INVESTMENT OUR BUSINESS COULD EVER MAKE." • fitness assessments • nutritional counseling • on-site rehabilitation • group fitness classes • on-site health fairs including • stress release techniques and programs Offer a wellness program and improve your workplace environment and morale. Simply stated, an investment in employee wellness is money well spent. Call today to discuss your Y Corporate Partnership Program for 2012. Greater Green Bay YMCA Broadview YMCA • 380 Broadview Drive Green Bay • 920.436.9622 Downtown YMCA • 235 N Jefferson Street Green Bay • 920.436.9622 West Side YMCA • 601 Cardinal Lane Green Bay • 920.436.9622 in these two subjects will still be available. The college will allow those who have earned an associate degree in either area to return and pursue a bachelor's degree. The degrees will have a combination of typical curriculum focus and a tribal component. The bachelor of Business Administration degree, for example, will involve curriculum centered on the challenges and opportunities of business in tribal areas. Send business news updates and photos to edit@insightonbusiness.com. www.insightonbusiness .com East Side YMCA • 1740 S Huron Road Green Bay • 920.436.9622 Oshkosh Community YMCA Downtown Center • 324 Washington Avenue Oshkosh • 920.236.3380 20th Ave Center • 3303 West 20th Avenue Oshkosh • 920.230.8439 Tennis Center • 640 East County Trunk Y Oshkosh • 920.236.3400 YMCA of the Fox Cities Apple Creek YMCA • 2851 E. Apple Creek Road Appleton • 920.733.9622 Appleton YMCA • 218 E. Lawrence Street Appleton 920.739.6135 Fox West YMCA • W6931 School Road Greenville • 920.757.9820 Heart of the Valley YMCA • 225 W. Kennedy Avenue Kimberly • 920.830.5700 Neenah-Menasha YMCA • 110 W. North Water Street Neenah • 920.729.9622 www.ymcasofnewis.org August 2012 • INSIGHT | 13