Where’s the Juice

Tom Schumacher, Housing and Safety Signals Team

How do you keep the lights on during the next big power outage? The answer might be right in your refrigerator. Factors converging in the direction of distributed energy storage might one day make your home more energy resilient. Batteries are taking centerstage in this transition, and advances in battery technology are making the scenario more feasible. Read about whole-house batteries.

Pain in the Workforce

Jim Golembeski, Upward Mobility Signals Team

Recently I had the pleasure of getting a root canal. The experience was not as bad as I thought it would be, but the real problem was that the oral surgeon kept up a one-sided conversation to which I was unable to reply.  He kept talking about people unwilling to work. I wanted to say, “show me where they are,” but, under the circumstances… Read about Pain in the Workforce.

From Disney to Green Bay

Beverly French, Arts, Culture and Entertainment Signals

In 2015, our local Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau wanted to build a visitor center – a welcoming front door to our community. But, to create a welcome center that would require fundraising, building design, content creation, and programming. The Chamber needed the right leader to make it happen. Read about Cameron Teske and Discover Green Bay!