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C H A M P I O N S O F I N N O VAT I O N | 5 Whether you're a startup or a mature company, innovation is vital to your success. Innovation was never more visible than this past year as we witnessed businesses of all sizes coming up with new products and processes as we made our way through the pandemic. You may remember we previously handed out the Insight Innovation Awards each May, but this year with all the innovation happening, we decided to make a change. Instead of highlighting only a few businesses' innovative processes and products, we wanted to share as many business innovation stories as possible. The Champions of Innovation sponsored content section allows businesses to share their own innovation stories in their own words and photographs. In the pages that follow, you will read about businesses creating new processes and products as they dealt with the pandemic and other businesses that include innovation as part of their everyday processes. I hope you'll be as impressed as I am with the amount of innovation happening in the New North and the impact it has on the region's economy. Brian Rasmussen Publisher, Insight Publications brasmussen@insightonbusiness.com 7 Nicolet Bank: The innovative mindset 8 PCMC: Equipment making a difference 9 J. J. Keller Foundation and Oshkosh Corp.: Delivering PPE to nonprofits 10 New North, Inc.: NEW Launch Alliance 11 Roving Blue, Inc.: Power of EO3 TM Bassett Mechanical: Facility upgrades 12 Network Health: Hometown Advantage TM 13 Samaritan Counseling: Connected Community Wellness Screen 14 TitletownTech: Investing in problem-solvers 16 Camera Corner Connecting Point: Meridian Temperature Screening Kiosk Employ Humanity: Emotional intelligence programs 17 Lakeland University: Co-Op employment 18 Weidert Group: Business development through inbound marketing 19 Bank First National: Launching new systems, streamlining processes 20 Prophit Co.: Dignify® 22 Prefense: Prefense Hand Sanitizer & Prefense Multi-SurfacePro 23 Fox Cities Chamber: Outreach & New Connections Sure Controls Inc.: SureConnect Remote Service Box 24 Waupaca Foundry: Foundry 4.0 26 WMEP: Guiding manufacturers through automation 27 Endowment Wealth Management: 3-D Endowment Investment Philosophy 28 AZCO Inc.: Prefabrication 29 Ansay & Associates: Internet of Insurance 30 NWTC: Equipping students today with skills for tomorrow 32 First Business Bank: Custom PPP loan application portal Heling & Associates: Tax and accounting guidance 33 Element Creative: Integrated marketing 34 Green Stem: Personalized hand sanitizer 35 Guaranty Title Services: Providing excellent title services Image Studios: Livestreaming events 36 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers: New look for established organization 38 Settlers bank: Streamlining the PPP experience 39 Davis|Kuelthau: Helping businesses protect their IP insightonbusiness.com