🌱 Patch AM: How a busy August at Port of Green Bay affects local business

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In today's newsletter:

• How a busy August at Port of Green Bay affects local business
• Where to catch Green Bay's best early fall colors this week
• Why De Pere's data center pause matters for Green Bay neighbors

Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Morning rain; mostly cloudy, with a high of 70 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: Showers around in the morning, temps: high: 69, low: 47.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 63 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Port of Green Bay reports August cargo tonnage (wbay.com) — The Port of Green Bay moved more than 213,000 metric tons of cargo in August, pushing this year's total 9% above last year. Nineteen vessels brought in key materials like cement, salt, petroleum products, and limestone, underscoring how the port keeps local industries supplied and northeast Wisconsin businesses connected.
   

• Travel Wisconsin: Green Bay's fall colors reach about 20% ahead of October peak (wbay.com) — Green Bay's fall colors are about 20% toward peak, with the brightest local spots right now at Bay Shore Park, Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, and the UW‑Green Bay campus. A volunteer color spotter tracks Brown County foliage for Travel Wisconsin's popular fall color report, which predicts peak vibrancy here in the fourth week of October.
   

• Milwaukee advances data center moratorium (finance-commerce.com) — Just five miles south of Green Bay, De Pere is moving toward a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers that use heavy water and power, mirroring Milwaukee's new pause. City leaders say they need time to understand potential strain on water supplies and utilities, while emphasizing they still support growth and technology if properly regulated.
   

📸 Around Green Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Green Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1
• Kevin Van Ess and The Talk of The Town Jazz Band at Riverside Ballroom →
  Riverside Ballroom, Green Bay

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• With Daddy D Show Riverside Ballroom →
  Green Bay WI
• Kevin Van Ess and The Talk of The Town at Riverside Ballroom →
  Riverside Ballroom, Green Bay
• Greater Green Bay Faith Leaders Gathering →
  1660 East Shore Drive, Green Bay
• Storytime for Groups & Families: Ones & Twos →
  Central Library, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay
  9:30 am
• FSET Orientation - Green Bay →
  Forward Service Corporation – Brown, 726 Pine St., Green Bay
  10:00 am
• Green Bay Neighborhood Membership Meeting →
  Brown County Library, 515 Pine Street, Green Bay
  5:30 pm
• Alan Basche Experience - Live at the Taproom →
  Noble Roots Brewing Company, 2790 University Avenue, Green Bay
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
  Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
  10:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Dinner Detective Green Bay →
  Hyatt Regency Green Bay, 333 Main St, Green Bay
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons →
  National Railroad Museum, National Railroad Museum, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54115
  6:30 pm
• Candlelight: Tribute to Queen →
  National Railroad Museum, 2285 S Broadway, Ashwaubenon
  8:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• HUGE shout out to Russ with Bug Guy Pest Control !!!
  Came and took care of wasps that were making a home in my foundation cement block!! I am SO thankful!! Very fast to respond and very friendly!! (Nextdoor Colburn Park)
• I need somebody to make, and Install a self closing dog gate for my upstairs and downstairs.
  I don't want my dogs to come upstairs and I don't want them to go downstairs and my kids keep forgetting to close the retractable gates. Anybody have… (Nextdoor Bellevue - Josten Park)

• Luxottica Group posted a job opening for D/L - Distribution Clerk 2 in Green Bay. Apply here.
• Brown County Wisconsin posted a job opening for Community Garden Assistant (LTE) - Extension in Green Bay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Green Bay here.

🗞 Nearby News

Allouez

• October 1, 2026 (villageofallouezwi.gov)
• UW-Madison and Green Bay-area partners build flood resilience along the East River (wisconsin.edu)
• FLYNIT: Building a Professional Digital Asset Trading Experience Through Technology and Security (kdhnews.com)

Howard

• Howard-Suamico acquires larger school site, but no plans to build (bnd.com)
• Day Trip Destination: Pulaski (greenbay.com)

De Pere

• De Pere gallery spotlights Hispanic stories across Northeast Wisconsin (fox11online.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: You don't want to press your luck! (Thank you Tee E. for sending it in!)
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