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UPFRONT
12 News from the New North Region
Ready to roll: New North's Supply Chain Marketplace
gears up to connect suppliers to proposed Foxconn plant
17 Face Time
Brian Bruess ready to crank the amps at SNC
20 Connections
Doing great things in extraordinary ways: Fast
Company co-founder Bill Taylor to keynote Manufacturing First
22 C O V E R S T O R Y
HEALTH & HAPPINESS:
Prevea takes proactive approach to
wellness — and curbing costs
Video: page 24
ONLINE: Click to watch Dr. Ashok Rai talk
about how preventive care is key to
curbing health care costs.
Less than 5% of adults participate in
30 minutes of physical activity each
day. Only 1 in three adults receives
the recommended amount of physical
activity each week.
Insight On …
33 TALENT RECRUITMENT
» Reeling them in: How Northeast Wisconsin
competes for talent in the digital age
35 EDUCATION
» Breaking down barriers: Tools and events help
facilitate connections between employers, students
38 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
» Building on success: Village of Sherwood turns
its focus to downtown development
IN FOCUS
Small Business
40 Testing the waters: Marinette County
entrepreneur creates portable purification system
The Business of Life
42 A brush with success: Appleton artist finds
niche painting miniature gaming figures
On the Move
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