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06/03/2022

The Wisconsin High School Business Model Competition was held on May 21st. You can read more here:

Pitching their idea for sweatshirts with heated hoods, a student team from Kimberly High School won the Wisconsin High School Business Model Competition at UW Oshkosh.

05/25/2022

Thank you Insight Publications LLC for sharing our work on the Wisconsin Paper Industry Strategic Framework study. The Wisconsin Paper Council and CCRS worked together for 18 months and are excited to share the results.

The ordinary person might not realize it, but Wisconsin is the No. 1 paper maker in the United States. Facing an increasingly competitive landscape — both from other states and

05/12/2022

We are excited to be working with the Town of Algoma to complete a comprehensive strategic plan for their community. Read more about the project in the Oshkosh Herald this week:

04/22/2022

This Monday (4/25) there will be another presentation to share the housing study done by CCRS for the Winnebago County Aging and Disability Resource Center.

You can view the presentation here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86324026543?pwd=S3ovNXlmdisrOTRuY1pTZWF0bzlYUT09

04/18/2022

We recently completed a student for the Winnebago County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) the looked at the impact of population changes to Winnebago county from 2022 to 2030. There will be two more public presentations (April 25 and April 27) to inform the public about gaps and projected future needs in this housing market. Here is a direct link to the Zoom presentations: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86324026543?pwd=S3ovNXlmdisrOTRuY1pTZWF0bzlYUT09

The Winnebago County Aging and Disability Resource Center sponsored a UW Oshkosh study that looks at the impact of population changes in Winnebago County from 2022 to 2030.

04/15/2022

04/12/2022

LAST CHANCE for the WI HS Business Model Competition!

Open to all sophomores, juniors and seniors.

A chance to win a share of $15,000.00!

To apply visit uwosh.edu/cei/hs-pitch

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04/11/2022

Wisconsin’s $18 billion paper industry, employing more than 30,000 people, faces a labor shortage even with the shutdown of mills that were a cornerstone of rural communities. The industry’s share of workers under age 25, at less than nine percent, is among the lowest in manufacturing. Many of t...

04/01/2022

CCRS and the Wisconsin Paper Council have been working on a Wisconsin Paper Industry Strategic Framework. Over the past 18 months, we collaborated with a team of undergraduate student researchers to capture feedback from company leaders, industry experts, and young professionals. The strategic framework and recommendations have been completed and we are excited to share the results of the report!

The Paper Council and the UW Oshkosh Center for Customized Research and Services released an 18-month study on Wednesday, highlighting the industry's challenges.

03/31/2022

The results of a comprehensive, two-year collaborative study of the workforce challenges and future needs of the state’s papermaking industry will be unveiled at an upcoming launch event on March 30th, 2022.

This strategic framework final report was conducted by the UW Oshkosh Center for Customized Research and Services (CCRS) and the Wisconsin Paper Council (WPC) and funded through a WiSys IGNITE! Applied Research grant.

https://www.wipaper.org/paper-news/2022/3/29/0q3m2dq5529ul4dpntz90ne81ts3mw

03/29/2022

UWO Alta Resource Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and CCRS are excited to be hosting our 2nd annual Wisconsin High School Business Model Competition Saturday, May 21st.

The competition is open to all Wisconsin high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. Students will present an idea or solution for a problem that could potentially lead to a business for a chance to win a share of $15,000.00!

Applications are open until Sunday, April 10th. For more information or to apply visit uwosh.edu/cei/hs-pitch

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03/18/2022

Director, Jeff Sachse, talked about the impact of the Georgia-Pacific mill closing in Green Bay on WLUK-TV FOX 11 this week:

(WLUK) -- A Georgia-Pacific mill in Green Bay is closing, affecting more than a hundred employees. The Mill on Day Street in Green Bay will be shutting down over the next 18 months. The decision impacts around 190 employees. Caption: The closing of Georgia-Pacific's Day Street mill in Green Bay will...