The Bulletin: What Happened

• The Door County Economic Development Corporation’s Technology Council heard a proposal from Norlight Communications for a fiber-to-the-premises project. The proposal would bring fiber to the City of Sturgeon Bay and to the more densely populated areas of Northern Door County at a cost of $14 – $17 million. The technology council will continue evaluating the proposal along with the Door County Information Technology Department. Sam Perlman of the DCEDC called it the “most viable proposal for fiber we’ve seen.” Norlight owns fiber in 23 states.

• Baylake Corporation named Joseph Hoffmeyer as president and chief operating officer Dec. 1. Hoffmeyer was previously senior vice president and managing director of the First Bank Wealth Management Group in St. Louis. Baylake includes 28 financial centers in Northeast Wisconsin.

• The Door County Advocate made a few shocking cuts this week at the behest of Gannett Corporation, the large media company that owns the paper, as well as the Green Bay Press-Gazette and the Door Reminder. Longtime news reporter Joe Knaapen confirmed that he, editor Chuck Carlson, and photographer Len Villano were let go. The cuts were part of 2,000 positions eliminated by the company nationwide, affecting all of its daily newspapers except the USA Today and Detroit Free Press.

• The Wisconsin District Attorneys Association has asked the state legislature to raise the state’s beer and liquor taxes for the first time in four decades to help pay for more prosecutors. Wisconsin has the third lowest beer tax in the nation, but the taxes bring in about $50 million each year.