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4 hours ago
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Green Bay's Mayor Genrich joins Latino Professionals for civic engagement event
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Mayor Eric Genrich joined State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner and members of the Latino Professionals Association of Northeast Wisconsin (LPA) at City Hall for a vibrant discussion on civic engagement, representation, and the role of Latino professionals in local government. Posted to Facebook, the event, hosted in partnership with the Greater Green Bay Chamber, brought together nearly 100 community members to explore ways to empower Latino voices in politics and public service. With a growing Latino population in the region, the event focused on encouraging voter participation, exploring pathways to leadership, and strengthening the ties between community organizations and local government. Founded in 2021, the LPA has quickly become a hub for Latino professionals seeking career growth, advocacy, and networking in Northeast Wisconsin. Its mission—to advance Latino influence across industries—aligns closely with Green Bay's ongoing goals of fostering inclusivity and civic participation. Fans react to Jaire Alexander's release from the Packers after six seasons Mayor Genrich emphasized the vital role that diverse voices play in shaping the future of Green Bay. 'When we open doors for all members of our community to engage in civic life, we create a stronger, more representative city,' Genrich said during the event. 'Organizations like the LPA are essential partners in that effort.' Attendees heard from LPA leadership, learned about strategies for civic engagement, and took part in a networking session designed to build stronger connections between city leadership and Latino professionals. The evening was coordinated by Maria Padilla, Diverse Small Business Manager at the Greater Green Bay Chamber. Padilla highlighted the importance of events like this in building bridges across communities and promoting long-term participation in local governance. 'This conversation was about more than just politics—it was about creating a sense of belonging and ownership in the future of our city,' Padilla noted. The event marks another step in Green Bay's commitment to inclusive governance and ensuring that all voices have a seat at the table. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New Paper
18-05-2025
- Sport
- New Paper
Mahadi reaps instant reward
KUALA LUMPUR - Mahadi Taib might have waited for months for his work permit to come through in Malaysia, but the Singaporean trainer hit pay dirt when his first runner in Kuala Lumpur got on the scoresheet on May 17. Purchased for just A$2,000 (S$1,665) at the Inglis 2021 July (Late) online sale and ran unplaced in two runs for Mahadi in Singapore, Genrich came from just off the pace to score a 1¾-length victory at his fifth Malaysian start in the RM38,000 (S$11,500) Class 5A sprint (1,020m) at Sungai Besi. After the son of Your Song last ran ninth in a Restricted Maiden race (1,400m) at Kranji on July 30, 2023, he suffered from tendon issues and had to be backed off. After racing in Singapore came to a halt in October 2024, Genrich was one of the horses Mahadi brought over when he relocated to the capital of Malaysia. But, with the approval of his work permit being held up, Genrich had to come under Malaysian trainer Ooi Chin Chin's care for the time being. The four-year-old gelding raced four times and finished fourth twice under Ooi. After Mahadi had his work permit approved about two weeks ago, Genrich was transferred back to his yard and won a trial on April 29 before his race at Mahadi's first meeting in Malaysia on May 17. Though the former syce currently trains 15 horses, Genrich was his only runner at the meeting. Ridden by Lim Shung Uai, Genrich ($54) jumped from barrier 7 and settled in fourth with Banker'sseventytwo (Harmeet Singh Gill) setting a brisk pace from Give Me Five (Uzair Sharudin) and Sacred Order (Andre da Silva). Genrich moved up swiftly to second spot upon making the turn into the straight. The Fabulous Stable-owned gelding kept closing in behind the leader at the 300m before finally sprinting past Banker'sseventytwo at the 100m to win. Pacific Stout (Laercio de Souza) ran another 1¼ lengths away in third. The winning time was 59.04sec for the 1,020m on the turf. "I am happy to get my first win with my first runner," said Mahadi, who has worked with various trainers in Singapore before getting his trainer's licence in 2022. "I am especially happy because this horse (Genrich) had tendon issues after his last race in Singapore and could not race for some time. "This horse has settled down a lot since he wore blinkers-pacifiers, so I might step him up to 1,200m next, run him a bit quieter than before and see how he goes from there. "The work permit took quite some time and it was only approved about two weeks ago I think, but I would like to thank the Selangor Turf Club for helping me." Although Mahadi did not have a runner at the Kuala Lumpur meeting on May 18, things are still up and running with more of his horses to be fielded in the two-meeting weekend in Malaysia next week. "I will run Top Confidence in a 1,300m race in Ipoh next Saturday, and then Good Star and Leiniao over 1,200m in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday," he said. The Ipoh meeting would be held on May 24 while the Selangor meeting would take place on May 25. Lim, who was at his third ride on Genrich, said patience was the key to the horse's first career win in Malaysia. "Mahadi told me to ride patiently. I could see that the pace was very fast so I only made my move passing the 600m," said the Malaysian jockey. "I rode him in a trial recently. He won his trial so I was quite confident of a win today." French jockey Marc Lerner booted home his first winner atop the Simon Dunderdale-trained Thunderous in the RM45,000 Open Novice event (1,400m) on May 17 at his first long-term stint in Malaysia. After sitting on the girth of the leader Sakura (Mohd Zaki) for most parts of the way, Lerner made his move on the Written Tycoon four-year-old at the 400m. Night Warrior (de Souza) was gaining momentum with every stride on the outside, but Thunderous ($13) kept finding under Lerner's strong urgings and opened his account by 1¼ lengths. Lerner, former partner of Singapore champion galloper Lim's Kosciuszko - who ran a creditable third first-up in the Listed Straight Six (1,200m) at Flemington on May 17 - went on to score another win aboard the Joseph Leck-trained Wait U Know ($23) in the RM32,000 Class 5B event (1,300m) on May 18. After posting four wins at his three previous short-term visits to Malaysia, Lerner has decided to base himself in Selangor after his last stint in New Zealand. Another ex-Kranji jockey, Oscar Chavez, landed his first Malaysian winner in 2025 with the Jerome Tan-trained Ahone ($32) in the RM32,000 Class 5 contest (1,020m) at his second meeting on May 18, after coming close with two thirds from seven rides earlier. The Panamanian-born hoop, who picked up two placings from five rides at Sungai Besi on May 17, last rode in Abu Dhabi on Feb 28. SELANGOR TURF CLUB/TURFONLINE
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- General
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Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich hosts non-profit leaders, emphasizing community improvement efforts
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Mayor Eric Genrich invited a few local leaders from various non-profits on Tuesday afternoon to discuss community improvement efforts. The local leaders who stopped by to showcase their work were as follows: Monica McClure – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Wisconsin Missy Schmeling – Encompass Early Education and Care Said Hassan – COMSA (Community Services Agency) Nicole Zimmer – Legal Action of Wisconsin Spring Volunteer Expo invites Brown County residents various ways to help the community The organizations in attendance also got varying donations from the City of Green Bay, totalling roughly $163,000: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Wisconsin – $20,000 Encompass Early Education and Care – $50,000 Legal Action of Wisconsin – $48,700 COMSA – $45,000 'A lot of different work is being represented here,' Mayor Genrich said. 'We wanted to highlight the organizations and inform the community about some of the federal dollars being put to work here.' Appleton celebrates Mardi Gras with Jambalaya and King Cake ahead of Lent Mayor Genrich added that while the city hasn't been reimbursed from the federal government yet, he expects it to happen despite spending cuts across the nation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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19-02-2025
- Business
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City officials across northeast Wisconsin share economic plans for 2025 NFL Draft
WISCONSIN (WFRV) — Although the NFL Draft is set to pour money into local businesses, municipal governments are not likely to make much, if any, from the draft. For the city of Green Bay, there is a good chance the draft will result in an overall loss due to security expenses. Still, there were no second thoughts about hosting the draft, Mayor Eric Genrich said, noting that all components were fully committed. 'Will never happen again': Titletown businesses planning massive tailgates, other parking lot events 'For us, it's not really a financial benefit for the city organization. It's a major financial obligation we're taking on. We're glad to do it because of the community benefits that I think are going to be accrued,' Genrich said. 'There really wasn't any hesitation. We knew this was a big undertaking, a big responsibility for our police and fire departments.' The big responsibility comes with national attention for the city and all that it has to offer—something Genrich hopes will have a lasting impact. 'This is going to be a multi-day commercial essentially for Greater Green Bay and for Wisconsin. And so we're really looking forward to seizing that opportunity to show off everything that Green Bay has to offer,' Genrich said. 'If even a small portion of those folks seriously consider relocating to Green Bay or Brown County, I think that would be a huge win for us.' Because the county generates revenue from sales tax—not the city—the only substantial funds Green Bay will likely recoup are through parking fees. 'We might see a little bit of additional parking revenue, especially in our downtown ramps,' Genrich said. 'We're going to be advertising them and offering people through our transit system connections to get out to Lambeau.' The NFL has previously said that it has been prioritizing the Super Bowl and will then turn its full attention to the draft. The delays have caused bouts of worry locally, but Genrich is placing full trust in the league's system, as well as his own security team, which operates similarly during Packers game days. 'Their schedule of things is a little bit different than ours might be, but they've got a tried-and-true method. They focus on all of their events with a particular timeline,' Genrich said. 'Having that kind of system, that collaborative approach [on game days], really puts a lot of us at ease.' For other cities, however, the NFL Draft is an entirely new event. Less than an hour north, the city of Marinette has funds set aside from a hotel room tax that will allow its hotels to shuttle guests to the draft each day while getting reimbursed. 'If the hotels decide to use buses, we will reimburse them for that. So people come here, they stay here, we bring them down and bring them back,' Marinette Director of Tourism and Marketing Shawn Katzbeck said. 'The best thing that we can do is eliminate the drive time and the driving, and just get them down to the draft and pick them up from the draft. We're just going to tell the hotels, 'Get a bus, and we will reimburse you. All we need is the invoice sent over, and we'll pay for it.'' So far, hotels have been receptive to the idea and are just waiting for guests to start booking. 'Right now it's a little bit slow is what they've told me, but that it's picking up,' Katzbeck said. The NFL has been relatively quiet in dealing with communities farther from Green Bay, according to Katzbeck. However, other organizations taking the lead on the draft, such as Discover Green Bay, have been inclusive in organizing press conferences and keeping smaller towns in the loop. 'I kind of wish we had a little bit better communication with [the NFL] just so we could better serve the people who are coming,' Katzbeck said. Even though it is nearly an hour's drive north of Titletown, the Marinette area has plenty to offer. City leaders believe that cheaper lodging is the strongest draw to the area. 'Local hotels, restaurants, you name it, benefit, and we'd love to see some tourists come to our area,' Marinette Mayor Steve Genisot said. 'We got real excited once we heard Green Bay was selected. And like every other community around Green Bay, we're all trying to think of creative ways to get people to come visit our community to stay here and then visit the draft, making it convenient for them. I would think you would find our hotels a little bit more economical and yet still close enough.' In Manitowoc, national events are nothing new for city leaders, as PGA events at Kohler's Whistling Straits gave them a small taste of what to expect for the draft. Mayor Justin Nickels believes that hotels will be fully booked and says the city is not planning separate events for visitors, as they typically spend most of their time at the main attraction. 'Hotels and Airbnbs and everything will be booked in Manitowoc because it's 35 minutes from Lambeau Field, right off the interstate,' Nickels said. 'We found out that they spend most of their day at the golf course, and they just want to go out to eat or do this, so having some big thing in Manitowoc didn't really make sense for the PGA.' An hour and 15 minutes from Green Bay, the city of Waupaca is similarly considering what its shuttle structure to and from the draft campus would look like. Officials say they have been in contact with leaders in other cities, especially in Green Bay, as they work out plans. 'If we can make it easier for our guests staying here to get to the draft, we want to help them do that. So that's how we're looking to see how we can optimize that or make it easier for our guests as we get a little bit closer to the event,' Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce, Visitors Bureau and Foundation President and CEO Jeff Anderson said. 'Conversations have been regular, and it's easy to reach out and hear what others are experiencing, so that's been a great experience for us.' Despite the longer drive, Anderson expects Waupaca and the surrounding area to thrive, noting the variety of establishments ready to welcome out-of-town visitors. 'We have a lot to offer in terms of service, restaurants, and retail shops,' Anderson said. 'April is traditionally a quieter time of year for us. We see a lot of activity in the summertime, especially around the Chain O' Lakes, but it tends to be one of our quieter months. So the impact of the draft could be filling hotel rooms, private rentals, and BnBs, and potentially even campgrounds.' Back in Green Bay, Genrich has one major hope for draft week. 'I'll be hoping we got some good weather, and then hoping that everybody was safe and had a good time and really enjoyed themselves here in Green Bay,' he said. 'It can serve as a proof of concept for us to host in the future.' 'Really hope we can pull this off': Downtown Green Bay planning events, stocking up for draft visitors Genrich is already looking ahead, floating the idea of bringing the draft back to Titletown or even hosting other large-scale events. 'We'd love to be on the NFL's regular schedule of drafts, 5–10 years down the line, to be able to welcome something like this back,' Genrich said. 'I know Formula 1 is something that they rotate around a little bit, but I can't think of another event on the scale of an NFL Draft.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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14-02-2025
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C. Reiss makes new offer to move coal piles
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – C. Reiss Company officials have made a new offer to Brown County officials to move its coal piles. The offer involves either buying or leasing the entire former Pulliam Power Plant property and moving its coal piles there. The company said if they bought the property they would pay the county $3.5 million for it and use $25 million in federal and state grants to develop the site. If they take the leasing route, company officials said they would want an initial lease term of 25 years with three successive 25-year extension options. They would pay $110,000 for the first year of the lease and rent would increase by 2 percent each year. C. Reiss Company and city of Green Bay officials are in the process of finalizing a memorandum of understanding that affirms both parties commitment to ensuring that the current site of the coal pile gets developed into something that is economically viable for the city. De Pere resident making difference with community porch 'C. Reiss's proposal will achieve the long-held goal of moving the coal piles and generate an estimated $200 million in economic activity for Brown County, according to local officials,' said C. Reiss Company CEO Keith Haselhoff. 'This plan includes an imminent agreement with the City of Green Bay for revitalizing C. Reiss's current downtown site and has the support of Mayor Genrich as well as multiple Great Lakes port and shipping companies. We look forward to continuing to engage with the County on this.' These new offers come after Brown County officials put out a request for information (RFI) for businesses interested in purchasing or leasing the former Pulliam Power Plant site. Previously, it appeared that moving the coal piles was in jeopardy after Brown County supervisors made a counter offer on a lease agreement that had previously been discussed between C. Reiss Company and other Brown County officials. C. Reiss Company and Brown County officials had previously struggled to come to an agreement on a plan to move the coal piles. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
