The Business News

Healthy changes are coming to St. Mary’s and St. Vincent Hospitals in Green Bay as Hospital Sisters Health System is making the largest investment in its history, $270 million to expand and remodel both hospitals. Visit the link below to find out what’s in store and how many more patients will be served. https://lnkd.in/ge_wbbkt

With hundreds of thousands of people visiting Green Bay next month for the NFL Draft, Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport has been hard at work making upgrades to GRB’s interior and exterior as the airport will be the first and last impression of Green Bay for many visitors. Visit our website to read our conversation with GRB Airport Director Marty Piette ahead of the Draft and how the Airport is preparing for an influx of corporate aircraft for the Draft too. https://lnkd.in/g4pNNbem

“One of the wonderful things about chambers, even though every community has one, (is that) every community’s chamber is developed and created for what that chamber needs and what that community needs (it) to do,” said Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO David Minor. The Eau Claire Chamber is celebrating its 110th anniversary in 2025, which Minor reflects on in the link below. https://lnkd.in/gcHv23xF

A slice above the rest: Fourth-generation artisan cheese company, Henning Cheese, took home multiple first-place honors at the 2025 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest earlier this month. Visit our website to learn more about the Kiel company, including what has and hasn’t changed about their cheese making process in the last 111 years. https://lnkd.in/gtzDwNBF

“Unintentional perfect timing” is how Michelle Tyo-Johnson and Donna Gehl describe the recent merger of their companies, NorthCoast Media Group LLC and Image Studios. The merger, under the umbrella of NorthCoast Media Group, forms one of the Midwest’s largest video production agencies, Tyo-Johnson said, including creative marketing, live event production and audio.?

As a 5th generation owner, Tony Ahern knows it took ongoing learning, training and development for Ahern to reach its 145th birthday. “Our core purpose is to create and maintain systems that save lives, improve the environment and ensure personal comfort and well-being – that’s why we exist,” he said. Visit our website to learn more about Ahern, a mechanical and fire protection contractor, and how the company has grown to this milestone. https://lnkd.in/gmN4EKsG

Mid-State Technical College students will soon have the opportunity to take the school’s new drone “for a walk.” A brand new land drone, similar to a land drone, named Bark Twain, will be used to teach students how to survey land or industrial settings. Check out the article in the link below to learn more about Bark.

“Transitions – whether through acquisitions, mergers or internal changes – are not about abandoning tradition but evolving those traditions to meet new challenges and opportunities.” Kimberly Kane and Susan Finco know this firsthand as Kane Communications Group acquired Leonard & Finco Public Relations, Inc. in 2023. In this issue of The New Business Review, learn how the two business leaders approached tradition and transition, and how it made their business stronger.?

Bank First, headquartered in Manitowoc, has been named one of Forbes’ Best Banks in America for 2025. On top of this designation, Bank First is celebrating being in business for over 130 years and will soon open its 27th location. Read more about the designation and Bank First’s story as an organization in the link below. https://lnkd.in/g-h9c9Dg

A preflight drink at the airport just got a little happier for Appleton International Airport passengers. ATW recently announced Fratellos Craft Kitchen & Bar will have a home in the nearly complete terminal expansion in the form of a biergarten, complete with a specialty beer, named Fox River Just Plane Beer, from Fox River Brewing Company. Cheers to a safe flight! https://lnkd.in/grNzJi5x