News-Chronicle
The Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Council has inducted a new chair and vice chair for the year. Elliot Christenson, co-founder of GreenBay Net, accepted the position of chairperson. Mike Hildebrand, of Wisconsin Public Service Corp., took vice chair. The Small Business Council represents member firms with one to 300 employees and strives to meet the legislative and educational needs of area small business.
Burnham Richards Advertising of Green Bay, has been hired by Time Warner Cable of Milwaukee to produce a new ad campaign for High Definition television. The campaign includes broadcast, in-store, and print promotions throughout the Milwaukee market and features Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Barnett to promote the football season in HDTV. The agency has also been producing award-winning campaigns for the Northeastern Wisconsin Time Warner Division, including a commercial featuring star running back Ahman Green to promote online gaming.
Unity Hospice and Palliative Care was honored for its pioneer work in the state of Wisconsin at a special event hosted by the National Hospice Foundation on Oct. 1 in Washington. Unity, an extension of the Bellin Hospice which opened in March of 1977, is the oldest hospice program in the state of Wisconsin and one of the oldest in the nation.
The U.S. Postal Service in Green Bay has honored several employees for anniversaries. They include: 35 years - Raymond C. Anderson, supervisor, customer service, Edward B. Skrobutanas, electronic technician; 30 years - David G. Schneider, supervisor distribution operations, George E. Conlon, manager, maintenance; 25 years - Debra A. Black, Sales and Services Associate, Susan K. Calhoun, city letter carrier, Steven E. Christiansen, laborer custodial and Sharon R. Collins, sales and services associate.
The USPS has also announced that William Galbraith has been named postmaster in De Pere, and the retirements of Wayne Gronnert, Raymond Steffens and Donna Flagg.
The Goltz Seering Agency of Green Bay has received a Bronze Anvil award and an award of commendation in the 2004 Public Relations Society of America Bronze Anvil competition. Winners were chosen for displaying creativity in a public relations tactic that delivered results. Goltz Seering received the Bronze Anvil for a video, "Changing Channels," using TV parodies to prepare employees for organizational change at Schneider National. It received the commendation for its "krautheads" program for the Great Lakes Kraut Co.
U.S. Lamp Inc. of Green Bay has been named as one of five Preferred Program Allies for 2004 from the energy efficiency initiative Focus on Energy. The allies were chosen for their commitment to the program, with U.S. Lamp's services including energy audits, lighting retrofits and computer-aided lighting design.
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank (M&I Bank) has announced that Bradley D. Chapin has been promoted to regional president, Minnesota market, for M&I Bank. Chapin is currently executive vice president and regional manager, northeast Wisconsin, for M&I.
John T. Tubbs, senior vice president, commercial banking for M&I Bank's northwest region will assume the additional responsibility of overseeing the commercial banking activities in the northeast region.
STS Consultants of Green Bay has promoted Vladimir Wojnar to associate geologist.