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REGIONAL ROUNDUP » HIGHWAY 41 CORRIDOR Brown, Calumet, Outagamie, Winnebago, Fond du Lac Counties Development in the New North By MaryBeth Matzek For links to economic development groups in the New North, visit www.thenewnorth.com/communitiesmap. NWTC, Miller Electric team up on welding partnership Miller Electric Mfg. Co. and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College recently announced a strategic partnership to supply nearly $1.3 million of new equipment for NWTC's welding labs. As part of the agreement, Miller will update the welding and plasma cutting equipment on the NWTC Green Bay and NWTC Sturgeon Bay campuses and in Wausaukee High School, providing NWTC students with the most current training technology available. "By working with companies Mike Weller of Miller Electric announces a partnership with NWTC to provide equip- ment to help train welders. provided by Miller, the agreement outlines services that ensure NWTC continues to meet the needs of its students and of the workforce. Miller will provide equipment training and classroom support for the college's Trades and Technologies Department. For its part, NWTC agrees to provide Miller with training credits for its employees. and businesses, NWTC is able to continually react to industry needs," says Joseph Draves, NWTC associate dean of trades and technologies. "For students, this means they'll be working on the exact technology and machines that businesses are using, giving them current, real-world training. 14 | INSIGHT • In addition to the equipment October 2012 " Affinity parent looks to merge with Ascension Marian Health System, parent organization of Ministry Health Care which took over sole ownership of Appleton's Affinity Health System earlier this year, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ascension Health Alliance of St. Louis, the organizations will pursue the development of a definitive agreement and begin due diligence. If an agreement is reached, Ministry Health Care would become a regional ministry of Ascension Health and the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother would share a leadership role of Ascension Health with four other religious congregations. presence throughout Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota with 15 hospitals including St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, Calumet Medical Center in Chilton and Mercy Medical Center in Oshkosh. Over the next several months, regional health systems sponsored by Marian Health System, founded in 1989, included in the memo of understanding. Ministry Health Care has a the nation's largest Catholic nonprofit health system. Ministry Health Care is one of three Alliance Laundry Systems of Ripon to add 260 jobs Alliance Laundry Systems in Ripon Development Corporation has approved up to $1.5 million in tax credits for the project while the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation (FCEDC) Special Allocation Revolving Loan Fund has provided a $500,000 performance- based loan. Alliance Laundry is the world' recently announced plans for a $23 million expansion that will create more than 260 jobs. The Wisconsin Economic commercial laundry equipment. "It is great news that Alliance Laundry Systems is growing and s largest manufacturer of www. insightonbusiness.com U PFR O N T PHOTOGRAPHSS COURTESY OF NWTC