Senate candidate talks innovation, economic development at Nicolet College
By Eileen Persike
Editor
RHINELANDER – U.S. Senate candidate Democrat Alex Lasry made a stop this week at Nicolet College. He said he was there to learn more about college’s collaborative economic development and entrepreneurship programs. One of those programs, The GRID, which stands for Guiding Rural Innovation and Development, is getting attention around the state as a hub-and-spoke model of connecting people for economic growth.
“We’re learning about some of the great things that are happening to create jobs and move more investment and educate our students that is happening around the state, but especially here in northern Wisconsin,” said Lasry. “If we’re able to bring more resources and more funding to replicate what [Nicolet is] doing around the state, I’m going to feel really good about where Wisconsin is heading in the next ten years.”
During the meeting with Lasry, Sandy Bishop, executive director for…
