Fowler elected to Centergy Board of Directors

STEVENS POINT, WIS.—Paul Fowler, executive director of the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, has been elected to the board of directors of Centergy, a Central Wisconsin economic development group.
 
Centergy executive director Barb Fleisner said the institute’s goals are a good match for Centergy. WIST seeks to develop sustainable solutions for business and industry, transferring new technology from the university to the private sector in order to help grow the economy. Fleisner added that Fowler, who is from the United Kingdom, will bring a valuable, new perspective to the business group. Fowler has a dozen years’ experience in contract research and development of new products and opportunities from bio-based materials.
 
Reflecting the shared goals of the two organizations, Fleisner earlier this year was named to WIST’s 12-member advisory board.
 
About Centergy: Centergy was formed in 1989 under the name of Central Wisconsin Area Economic Development Council (CWAEDC). The group, comprising a varied range of businesses, organizations and individuals, came together to find ways to improve the region’s business climate and civic infrastructure. An early accomplishment was advocating, lobbying and being approved for a major state investment in road improvements. Today as Centergy, we serve as a central resource, bringing together the efforts of many entities, and providing a unified voice to be heard by our state and local governments and the greater business community. Centergy continues to encourage business cluster development, support local businesses, attract new businesses, achieve growth for our higher education facilities, and improve life in general for all central Wisconsin residents.