High Hopes. Community. The Power of We. Those were prevalent themes Wednesday night at the Lamp of Knowledge Celebration as Scholarships, Inc. honored 68 high school graduates as its 2019 scholarship recipients and also introduced 29 young students who comprise the newest cohort (Class of 2026) in the NEW Scholars program. As a proud partner...Continue Reading
This spring, O’Connor Connective became a certified Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE). Why is this worth celebrating? The process administered by the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Supplier Diversity Program is a lengthy one, and O’Connor Connective’s office manager, Aimee Massie, made the certification possible. Below, she shares with OCC Communications Specialist Lindsay Arndt the...Continue Reading
Community open house, ribbon cutting Tuesday at De Pere professional development center. Having passed its first 100 days as an organization on a mission to uniquely advance the regional workforce, The Connective: A Place for Women in Business celebrates in a big way this week. Co-founders Bridget O’Connor and Vicki Updike are commemorating the...Continue Reading
Today, Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity publicly announced its $3.5 million Framing Our Future Campaign to move the Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity ReStore from Ashwaubenon to a much bigger location in Bellevue later this year. The new Habitat campus of 3 ½ acres at the former Van Lanen Inc. (VIRIDIAM) printing facility on Allouez Avenue will...Continue Reading
Today, from City Hall in De Pere, Jim and Miriam Mulva announced in front of a packed room of City of De Pere, Brown County Government and State of Wisconsin representatives, other community leaders and the local media that the Mulva Cultural Center has expanded in scope to a $50 million gift to their hometown and the...Continue Reading
What a great day in Greater Green Bay as Encompass Early Education and Care, Inc. celebrated its 100th birthday with an eye on the future by unveiling a new logo. We were honored to partner with Encompass on the creation of this new identity going forward. This organization started Feb. 19, 1919 — six months...Continue Reading
Marketing consultant Michelle Dejno is named Vice President; communications professional Todd McMahon is elevated to Project and Media Relations Manager. As the company continues to advance its work of aligning business strategy and communication strategy for growth, O’Connor Connective is elevating two team members to serve the strategic marketing communications needs of the New North...Continue Reading
So nice to have two helpings of good news in the news during the holidays. First, thank you to The Press Times – Ashwaubenon, De Pere, Howard, Suamico & Hobart newspaper for devoting a well-written business feature to the opening of The Connective: A Place for Women in Business in downtown De Pere. The doors are open...Continue Reading
A unique mixture of right- and left-brain thinking brings creative strategist Joe Bergner to O’Connor Connective as a Brand Consultant. With a background in both design and brand development, including founder and head of creative at a local ad agency for more than 20 years, Bergner’s experience in all aspects of the creative process has...Continue Reading
We not only have a published book author on our team, but an award-winning one as well. We congratulate Communications Specialist Melissa Gorzelanczyk for being selected the winner of the 2018 Mill Prize for short fiction at the Fox Cities Book Festival in Neenah on Sunday. The creatively talented Melissa entered an excerpt from her...Continue Reading
