(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff The Alliant Energy Foundation is investing in Lite-Brite. Last week, the Beloit Public Library announced that the foundation is giving the library a $35,000 grant to support its Discovery PLAYce project, which is the centerpiece of a more than...

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Beloit Memorial Hospital earned the top safety mark in Rock County and the second highest in the region in the semi-annual Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grades. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN The Caldwell Group, Inc. has launched a welding education outreach program to create a pipeline of welders by reaching local high school and college students. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The Hendricks Family Foundation, the charitable arm of ABC Supply Co. co-founder Diane Hendricks and her family, presented a proposal Tuesday night to the School District of Beloit Board of Education for a literacy program. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The Lincoln Academy plans for expansion are progressing as the charter school is seeking to combine 16 properties into one as part of the expansion plans. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff The Ecolab Foundation is the latest entity to get behind the Beloit Public Library's plan to build an interactive children's area with a Beloit historical theme. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The Beloit City Council on Tuesday approved giving a Madison-based company planning a 55-unit affordable housing development in the city an additional $1.16 million. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG The Boys & Girls Club of Janesville hosted a special walkthrough Tuesday night for donors and community partners to see the progress on its new 35,000-square-foot building. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff Mastercraft Ventures, a venture capital fund based at Irontek, now has $11.5 million to invest in Wisconsin startups looking for initial venture capital investment. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG The Janesville City Council voted unanimously Monday in favor of an agreement to construct a new electrical substation at Innovation Park on the southside. MORE INFO