Brown County

May 14, 2026

Wrightstown tensions high amid data center proposal

An hours-long meeting to gauge interest in data centers in the Wrightstown Village Hall that gathered about 20 people turned into open debate.

Jan 16, 2026

Data center believed to be behind Greenleaf land offers

Landowners in Greenleaf, WI, face offers from a company linked to a potential AI data center, sparking local worries about community impact and transparency.

Dec 18, 2025

Brown County Board awards $44.1M bid to build port site ahead of coal pile move

The Brown County Board approved a bid from Zenith Tech to head construction of the Port of Green Bay development site that would eventually lead to the relocation of major coal piles.

Sep 5, 2025

Interstate 41 project ramps up in northeast Wisconsin

Full steam ahead on the Interstate 41 mainline project in Appleton as new interchanges, ramps and buildings are constructed.

Oct 30, 2024

Fox Valley road projects progressing ahead of winter season

The multi-phase, multi-contract $1.2 billion expansion of Interstate 41 is expected to be significantly completed in 2026.

Oct 11, 2022

Brown County to get $50M from WisDOT to build connector bridge

Brown County will get $50 million in the next state budget to build a connector bridge in the Green Bay area, the state transportation agency announced on Tuesday.

Nov 16, 2021

High court hears challenge of sales tax used for Resch Expo, other projects

A case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday threatens to invalidate a Brown County sales tax used to reduce debt and pay for road work, a new expo center and other projects.

Apr 20, 2020

Federal investigators looking into Brown County virus surge

Federal investigators plan to be in the Green Bay area this weekend to look into a recent surge of COVID-19 cases, Brown County officials said Friday.

Mar 13, 2019

BUILDING BLOCKS: Brown County Expo Center

This project will replace the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena and Shopko Hall with a rectangular expo hall with about 120,000 square feet of event space on the ground.

Aug 17, 2018

Brown County settles dispute over tarnished courthouse dome (UPDATE)

Brown County has settled a dispute with a Chicago engineering company over a tarnished copper dome atop its historic courthouse.

Jun 7, 2018

Freshly restored Brown County copper dome takes a turn, baffling officials

When Brown County officials unveiled the gleaming, copper dome of the county's newly restored courthouse in November, it was a glimpse of what the building looked like when it was first built 107 years ago.

Jan 3, 2018