By Greg BatesCorrespondent GREEN BAY – Green Bay is known for its football – American football, that is. However, this weekend, the European version of the time-honored sport will be invading Titletown for a first-of-its-kind match at Lambeau Field. Two of Europe’s premier soccer teams – FC Bayern Munich and Manchester City – will face …
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By Heather GravesEditor GREEN BAY – Leaders from throughout the area, including Gov. Tony Evers, gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking event Tuesday, June 28, to commemorate the start of construction for the long-anticipated Discover Green Bay Visitors Center. Plans for the new visitors center, which will be located on the corner of Lombardi Avenue and …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Following Gov. Tony Evers’ announcement of $10 million in grants available for tourism-related investment projects, Discover Green Bay, formerly known as the Green Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau, will seek $2 million to help build a new visitor center. Evers announced grants of up to $3.5 million will …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The Greater Green Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is no more – in name, that is. At a press conference July 20, at its temporary visitor center at 789 Armed Forces Drive, CVB officials announced the name has been changed to Discover Green Bay. The rebranding of …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – More than a year has passed without construction having commenced since the initial approval, so the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) was required to resubmit its site plan to build a new visitor center. Community Development Director Aaron Schuette said the resubmitted plan, which the …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – State lawmakers held public hearings last week before both a Senate and Assembly committee to consider a bill the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) hopes will make it possible to proceed with constructing a new visitor center. “The hearings went well,” said CVB President/CEO Brad …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – In the final months before state lawmakers adjourn for this legislative session, the prospects aren’t looking good for providing a $2 million grant to build a new visitor center in the Green Bay area. After the money wasn’t included in the biennial budget Gov. Tony Evers approved last …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – After state funding to help build a new visitor center in the Green Bay area wasn’t included in Gov. Tony Evers’ approved biennial budget, another effort has been introduced to provide a $2 million state grant for the project. Evers was on hand for a press conference Monday, …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – Just short of 62 years after leaders broke ground for the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena (Sept. 22, 1957) and just shy of 33 years after the opening of the Brown County Exposition Hall, later Shopko Hall (Sept. 27, 1986), groups came together to break ground again, this time …
Baseball, soccer only part of the annual mix for new stadium By Dan Flannery Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – More than a baseball game will be at stake when the Green Bay Booyah opens its Northwoods League home schedule at Capital Credit Union Park. The Booyah will face the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, …
