Faith Technologies Incorporated (FTI) announced that it will not acquire the former UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus in Menasha from Winnebago County after concluding the due diligence process.
“After careful review, FTI has determined that the best path forward is not acquiring the campus buildings and continuing to look for opportunities that better align with long-term needs,” the company said in its press release on Feb. 17.
The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors approved the $1 purchase of Outagamie County’s share of the Menasha campus in April 2025, ahead of the campus’s closure on June 30 that year. FTI began to explore Fox Cities campus after signing a letter of intent with Winnebago County at the end of 2025 to evaluate whether the place could become a national hub for the company’s workforce development and advanced technology training.
FTI’s Executive Vice President Charlie Fredrickson said the campus did not fit the company’s plans after completing the assessment process.
“Although the campus wasn’t the ideal match for our growth plans, as an organization with teams across the country we are focused on finding a location that will best serve our team members today and for years to come, both locally and nationally,” he said. “We are excited to explore supporting technical education and workforce development through new partnerships and initiatives.”
Winnebago County Executive Gordon Hintz said the county understood that FTI’s exploration of the Fox Cities campus was an exploratory process and their interest was not a guarantee of a sale.
“This was always an exploratory process and we understood there were no commitments that FTI would take on the campus,” he said. “We appreciated their thorough due diligence and the thoughtful conversations throughout the process.”
Hintz said FTI’s feedback provided the county an understanding on existing challenges and opportunities with the campus.
“FTI’s feedback and assessment give us a good understanding of the challenges and opportunities that exist as we work to redevelop and repurpose the Winnebago Fox campus,” he said. “We will work to get the Communication Arts Center and field house open to the public in the short term as well embark on a visioning and market assessment to help determine a future for that campus that adds to our tax base, preserves our community assets, and contributes to workforce development and quality of life in our community.”
According to FTI, the company is exploring collaborative opportunities at the Fox Cities campus including leasing space and working with organizations focused on innovation and technical training.
