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james posted on March 04, 2021 11:03
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Layers of frozen snow still cover the ground, but come the spring thaw, three developers could break ground on...
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james posted on February 22, 2021 09:23
(Orfordville, WI) Brad Allen, BDN
Parkview School District Administrator Steve Lutzke described an “overwhelming” feeling of gratitude ab...
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james posted on February 18, 2021 12:32
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
A 1,900-square-foot Colonial on Janesville’s east side was in the midst of renovations when the owner pu...
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james posted on February 15, 2021 09:52
(Beloit, WI) Jim Franz, BDN
Beloit Baseball and the Miami Marlins made it official on Friday, signing a Professional Development License that locks B...
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james posted on February 14, 2021 09:39
(Janesville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
About 20 Craig High School students spread throughout the school’s library Friday, some of them sport...
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james posted on February 10, 2021 08:08
(Beloit, WI) Anna Marie Lux, Gazette
Paquita Purnell of Blessed Divine Creations looks forward to hosting the third annual Black Women in Business Ex...
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james posted on February 09, 2021 08:45
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
A planned downtown wine bar could be up and running this summer after receiving a tax-increment finance agr...
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james posted on February 07, 2021 12:01
(Milton, WI) Milton Courier
Several Milton High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members competed in a regional event and will advanc...
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james posted on February 04, 2021 08:02
(Milton, WI) Rebecca Kanable, Milton Courier
Rock County was given approval to establish an at-grade public crossing of the Wisconsin & Southern ...
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james posted on February 02, 2021 08:49
(Rock County, WI) Despite the challenging, as well as turbulent, national landscape the Janesville-Beloit MSA economy notched a number of new records ...
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james posted on January 28, 2021 09:43
(Town of Beloit, WI) Brad Allen, BDN
As initial construction on a new solar energy field is wrapping up, Alliant Energy says the new West Riverside E...
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james posted on January 27, 2021 09:16
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN
Fairbanks Morse was awarded a six-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Coast Guard (...
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james posted on January 26, 2021 09:23
(Town of Turtle, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
A new public works facility will help position Rock County to better handle snow and salting operations o...
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james posted on January 24, 2021 08:34
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
When COVID-19 temporarily closed the curtains last summer on Casual Joe’s barbecue restaurant in Whitewa...
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james posted on January 23, 2021 08:31
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
A Madison taxi service is entering Janesville’s dwindling taxicab market, and it is bringing with it a s...
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james posted on January 22, 2021 12:20
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Spider-Bot is a robotic terrestrial drone made mostly of 3D printed parts that is under development by Janesvi...
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james posted on January 20, 2021 10:44
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, BDN
Enrollment for The Lincoln Academy will run from Feb. 1-28, according to CEO Kristi Cole. The application period will...
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james posted on January 11, 2021 08:31
(Rock County, WI) Rebecca Kanable, APG
Rock County small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic received $4.93 million last year through ...
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james posted on January 06, 2021 16:13
(Madison, WI) David Wahlberg, WI State Journal
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, one of two Rock County companies developing radioactive isotopes for ...
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james posted on January 06, 2021 08:28
(Milton, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
After a successful first few years in its current location, Timber Hill Winery is pursuing new digs about a mil...
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james posted on December 30, 2020 15:01
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff
Hedberg Public Library is teaming up with Service Corps of Retired Executives, or SCORE, in Madison to offer a Busine...
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james posted on December 28, 2020 08:46
(Milton, WI) Rebecca Kanable, Milton Courier
Carl’s Place, owned by IHT Investments LLC of Milton, manufacturers projector screens for homes, b...
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james posted on December 27, 2020 18:01
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
Cities struggled with economic slowdowns as the COVID-19 pandemic stalled construction across the county. But a s...
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james posted on December 22, 2020 16:01
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
Beloit Health System received national recognition on Tuesday for receiving the highest patient safety rating of ...
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james posted on December 20, 2020 09:32
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan. BDN
A 2017 Beloit College graduate is hoping to transform the former Kolak Education Center and Roosevelt Junior High Sch...
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james posted on December 18, 2020 09:48
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
When a few developers planned to build a set of new homes on speculation ...
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james posted on December 18, 2020 09:31
(Milton, WI) Rebecca Kanable, Milton Courier
With the annexation of 115 acres from the town of Milton and approv...
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james posted on December 17, 2020 08:28
(Janesville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
Blackhawk Technical College’s district board on Wednesday unanimously approved construction plans for...
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james posted on December 16, 2020 08:41 
(Janesville, WI)
SHINE Medical Technologies LLC today announced that the company has broken ground on a new 54,000-square-foot facility that will hou...
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james posted on December 15, 2020 08:00
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
The Monterey Hotel, after decades of citywide anticipation, will once again become a fully-functional membe...
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james posted on December 10, 2020 09:50
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
Interstate construction at I-39/90 and I-43 remains ahead of schedule as 2020 draws to a close, according to the ...
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james posted on December 09, 2020 16:01
(Beloit, WI) Josh Flinkinger, BDN
The Beloit Snappers had nearly everything a major league organization would look for: a brand new ballpark being bu...
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james posted on December 09, 2020 09:09
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Two projects are moving forward as Beloit could see a Popeyes restaurant and a Jiffy Lube facility ...
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james posted on December 04, 2020 09:06
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan
Everyone’s invited to the Downtown Beloit Association’s (DBA) Indoor Winter Farmers’ Market. The event k...
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james posted on December 03, 2020 16:01
(Milton, WI) Rebecca Kanable, Milton Courier
The city of Milton is taking steps to encourage and facilitate the development of a chocolate factory th...
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james posted on November 28, 2020 16:01
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
A children’s museum long in the works might find a home in downtown Janesville—possibly in the vac...
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james posted on November 24, 2020 08:45
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
The city council approved Monday modifications to the city’s COVID-19 microloan program that will spe...
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james posted on November 22, 2020 16:01
(Janesville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
When Tiffany Garrison-Stanley started teaching anatomy at Blackhawk Technical College three years ago, she ...
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james posted on November 16, 2020 16:01
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Student enrollment is planned to start Feb. 1 and staff hiring and recruitment is underway at The Linco...
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james posted on November 15, 2020 08:19
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
When Copper Fire Tees started out of a basement last decade, the local cop and the local firefighter who owned...
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james posted on November 13, 2020 09:04
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Hundreds of newly-built apartments in Janesville are now coming available in Janesville, and hundreds more cou...
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james posted on November 12, 2020 09:00
(Milton, WI) Kim McDarison, Milton Courier
The City of Milton Common Council approved Nov. 4 a conditional use permit (CUP) and a tax incremental fin...
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james posted on November 10, 2020 16:01
(Beloit, WI) The City of Beloit, through the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), is launching the Small Business Assistan...
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james posted on November 09, 2020 11:47
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Three new retailers will soon be in downtown Beloit as Hendricks Commercial Properties announces th...
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james posted on October 30, 2020 08:30
(Beloit, WI) Brad Allen, BDN
A virtual business expo is planned for November with the hopes that it will promote support for Black business owners....
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james posted on October 29, 2020 21:24
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Chicken sandwiches are the stars of the menu at the newest chain restaurant planned for the Humes Road-Milton ...
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james posted on October 29, 2020 09:36
(Rock County, WI) Even in the midst of the pandemic, the Janesville-Beloit MSA economy managed to post a really strong quarter. These outcom...
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james posted on October 29, 2020 08:30
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
A prospective property sale in the Gateway Business Park could pave the way for two industrial speculative buildi...
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james posted on October 26, 2020 16:01
(Milton, WI) Kim Darison, Milton Courier
The City of Milton Common Council gave authorization Oct. 20 to City Administrator Al Hulick to execute an o...
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james posted on October 26, 2020 11:14
(Beloit, WI) Brad Allen, BDN
The latest addition to Beloit’s downtown business scene is intended to feel like home. 5Bar co-owners Levi Anderse...
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james posted on October 24, 2020 10:53
(Rock County, WI) Frank Schultz, Gazette
Solar power is busting out all over. Alliant Energy said this week it plans to build two new solar farms, on...
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james posted on October 23, 2020 13:16
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
A new outpatient orthopedic surgery center could be coming to the Gateway Business Park in Beloit, according to C...
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james posted on October 22, 2020 09:02
(Janesville, WI) Frank Schultz, Gazette
Remodeling of an abandoned south-side grocery store is underway, with Rock County Human Services and Job Cent...
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james posted on October 16, 2020 13:01
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
At dusk Friday in the heart of downtown Janesville, a set of automated lights under the bridge decks flashed b...
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james posted on October 16, 2020 09:21
(Janesville, WI) City of Janesville
The City of Janesville is celebrating Manufacturing Month by announcing the “Coolest Thing Made in Janesvil...
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james posted on October 16, 2020 08:23
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The soon-to-be new owner of the building that houses Legends Tavern plans to turn the blue-collar downtown bar...
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james posted on October 09, 2020 10:30
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has proclaimed today, Oct. 9, as USS Beloit Day in honor of the new U.S. Navy combat ship now ...
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james posted on October 07, 2020 11:30
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
The city council and plan commission could review plans to convert the Monterey Hotel into an apartment com...
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james posted on October 01, 2020 09:24
(Janesville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
Whether they’re saving for college, earning spending money or helping to pay their families’ bi...
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james posted on September 23, 2020 09:24
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
The plan to bring a new Stateline Boys and Girls Club facility to downtown Beloit is one step closer to reality a...
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james posted on September 22, 2020 08:19
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, BDN
Willowick Senior Living is bringing some of the latest approaches in memory care with the opening of its sixth assist...
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james posted on September 18, 2020 10:54
(Janesville, WI) Blackhawk Technical College
BTC is delighted to report that $268,357 in Workforce Advancement Training (WAT) grants have been ...
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james posted on September 10, 2020 11:04
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
Construction continues on the Wright and Wagner Lofts in downtown Beloit as ...
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james posted on September 09, 2020 09:06
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
Cedar Crest’s second phase of expansion cleared the plan commission Tuesday night when the panel vote...
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james posted on September 08, 2020 06:51
(Orfordville, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Another heavyweight of downtown commerce has joined the village’s ranks. It’s The Sass...
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james posted on September 04, 2020 07:22
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
After months of uncertainty, the former First National Bank building in downtown Janesville is in new hands. B...
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james posted on September 04, 2020 06:43
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
Kwik Trip is ready to submit plans to the city on what an official with the company said would be the large...
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james posted on September 02, 2020 09:39
(Janesville, WI)
Blackhawk Technical College Foundation announced on Sept. 2, 2020, the creation of a new scholarship to fully fund two student...
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james posted on September 02, 2020 07:17
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, BDN
“With all the challenges we are facing today in our world, The Lincoln Academy is a beacon of hope for our chil...
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james posted on September 02, 2020 06:54
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
SHINE Medical Technologies has landed $80 million in financing the company says will help it commercialize rad...
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james posted on August 27, 2020 10:54
(Orfordville, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN
A 36-home development is scheduled to begin soon in the village, and the village board has approved a $250,000 ince...
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james posted on August 25, 2020 13:27
(Janesville, WI) Adams Publishing Group
Students in grades K-12 and adult learners can get online help with math, reading, writing, science and socia...
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james posted on August 25, 2020 11:00
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, BDN
Beloit College will offer up to two semesters tuition-free for students post-graduation to help them recoup valuable ...
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james posted on August 20, 2020 00:01
(Rock County, WI) According to the Q2 2020 release of the Rock Ready Index, the economy of the Janesville-Beloit MSA continues to...
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james posted on August 19, 2020 08:04
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
The Amazon fulfillment center in Beloit is now open after just eight months ...
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james posted on August 18, 2020 07:48
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
Plans for a new facility for the Stateline Boys and Girls Club in Beloit moved forward on Monday night as the Bel...
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james posted on August 14, 2020 09:12
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
After two years of preparation and a change to construction plans due to COVID-19, Visit Beloit is expected to oc...
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james posted on August 06, 2020 13:01
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, BDN
La Casa Grande and Domenico’s owner Peter Gabriel is developing the historic Fourth Street corridor to offer mo...
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james posted on July 28, 2020 14:06
(Milton, WI) Rebecca Kanable, Milton Courier
Milton is in for a treat. American Dairy Queen Corporation announced plans to bring a DQ Grill &am...
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james posted on July 27, 2020 13:01
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
Those interested in working at the Amazon fulfillment center in Beloit can now look into career options as the co...
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james posted on July 26, 2020 13:01
(Beloit, WI) Brad Allen, BDN Staff
Residents hitting the town for drinks and food had a new outdoor experience over the weekend in downtown Beloit.
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james posted on July 22, 2020 16:49
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Don't you dare call it the Janesville Mall. The shopping mall at 2500 Milton Ave. has bee renamed. Its new mon...
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james posted on July 15, 2020 11:01
(Rockford, IL) Brandon Giesey, WIFR TV
Many across the Stateline saw their place of employment close during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving them stuck...
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james posted on July 14, 2020 08:01
(Madison, WI) WEDC
The City of Beloit is receiving a $250,000 state grant to assist in the development of the Beloit Riverwalk near the Beloit Powerh...
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james posted on July 10, 2020 10:48
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
East Grand Avenue businesses will spill out into the street for a unique downtown dining event that...
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james posted on July 08, 2020 10:29
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
A new report aimed at spurring economic growth in Beloit and the Stateline Area shows the region is...
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james posted on July 07, 2020 11:38
(Madison, WI) Conner Smyth, WTCS
The thousands of students seeking to transfer credits from a Wisconsin technical college to one of the state’s...
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james posted on June 30, 2020 09:54
(Rock County, WI) Gregg Bosak, SWWDB
Three free drive-thru job fairs are being offered from noon-4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15 in Janesville, B...
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james posted on June 24, 2020 10:16
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Janesville greenhouse components maker Green-Tek is relocating to the former Regal Beloit Corp.'s Durst manufa...
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james posted on June 24, 2020 10:06
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, BDN
Fairbanks Morse has been awarded a purchase order by Huntington Ingalls Industries to build and deliver the four main...
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james posted on June 23, 2020 09:09
(Janesville, WI) Ashely McCallum, Gazette
Under the new, temporary process, Building Director Tom Clippert will have authority to review and approve ...
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james posted on June 23, 2020 08:56
(Beloit, WI) Brad Allen, BDN
With community growth in mind, Rock County Jumpstart continues to uplift minority business owners in the Beloit area.
M...
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james posted on June 18, 2020 12:09
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
Amazon is “meeting and beating” construction targets for the Beloit fulfillment center project, accor...
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james posted on June 16, 2020 11:22
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
Construction is starting on a new downtown stadium for the Beloit Snappers. The construction project is expected ...
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james posted on June 09, 2020 10:51
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
The Beloit City Council on Monday approved a 20-year lease and development agreement with the Riverbend Stadium A...
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james posted on June 07, 2020 10:56
(Milton, WI) Kim McDarison, Milton Courier
Milton residents Aaron and Rebekah Falk have purchased the former General Case manufacturing building, 201...
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james posted on June 03, 2020 16:50
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, BDN
Kids First Beloit announced construction will begin at The Lincoln Academy, 608 Henry St. this month and provided arc...
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james posted on June 01, 2020 11:18
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
Construction at the Beloit Public Library (BPL) remains on schedule amid COVID-19.
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james posted on May 27, 2020 10:01
(Janesville, WI) Ashely McCallum, Gazette
The Janesville City Council on Tuesday approved a citywide economic recovery plan, including the start of a...
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james posted on May 26, 2020 10:09
(Town of Fulton, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Alliant Energy has announced it intends to buy a planned solar farm project in northern Rock County as the...
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james posted on May 20, 2020 10:09
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Fairbanks Morse has been awarded a contract by Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) to build and deliver th...
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james posted on May 19, 2020 11:47
(Janesville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
The safer-at-home order in Rock County will end Thursday. Beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, the order will be ...
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james posted on May 19, 2020 11:40
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
The University of Wisconsin, Office of Educational Opportunity (OEO) issued a conditional approval of t...
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james posted on May 16, 2020 11:37
(Town of Beloit, WI) Brad Allen, Beloit Daily News
The newly completed West Riverside Energy Center is now serving customers in the Stateline Area, A...
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james posted on May 07, 2020 13:30
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
Company growth at NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes remains uninterrupted by COVID-19, according to CEO Steve Merri...
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james posted on May 04, 2020 13:34
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
Rock County tourism data from 2019 shows an increase in visitor spending locally compared to 2018.
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james posted on April 28, 2020 09:15
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Forward Janesville is pitching to state officials and area communities a framework to safely restart local eco...
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james posted on April 22, 2020 13:00
(Rock County, WI) The results from the statewide COVID-19 impact assessment are in and those findings underscore just how fragile the economic landsca...
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james posted on April 17, 2020 12:55
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
The Ho-Chunk Nation’s casino and resort plan in Beloit took a major step forward Thursday, re...
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james posted on April 10, 2020 10:26
(Janesville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
The Rock County Board has approved a $1 million emergency loan program to keep small businesses from closin...
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james posted on April 10, 2020 08:00
(Milton, WI) Rebecca Kanable Adams Publishing Group
With the increased demand for food and medical products during the COVID-19 pandemic, Charte...
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james posted on April 10, 2020 07:28
(Janesville, WI) – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rock County Board of Supervisors recently approved a $1 million dollar emergency lo...
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james posted on March 30, 2020 15:01
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Last week, Janesville plastic packaging manufacturer Prent Corp. learned that Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma ...
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james posted on March 24, 2020 13:21
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The COVID-19 crisis has mobilized Janesville fabric mill Monterey Mills to pivot quickly into producing a safe...
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james posted on March 18, 2020 12:18
(Rock County, WI) In response to COVID-19, the federal and state governments have released and/or expanded financial programming to assist businesses ...
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james posted on March 11, 2020 08:50
(Town of Fulton, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
A 440-acre solar farm is coming to the town of Fulton after the project was approved unanimou...
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james posted on March 08, 2020 10:00
(Janesville, W) Frank Schultz, Gazette
Nathan Burkart and his twin brother, Alex, were staples in the Janesville children’s theater group, Spot...
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james posted on March 03, 2020 10:10
(Beloit, W) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Blackhawk Technical College and the Beloit Public Library are growing a partnership that started in ...
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james posted on February 27, 2020 15:03
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
David Hiller believes Janesville should be a talent importer, not a talent exporter. Hiller, CEO of Advanta...
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james posted on February 25, 2020 11:45
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
A 92-unit affordable housing project has cleared all its hurdles with the city, and construction could begi...
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james posted on February 23, 2020 09:37
(Milton, WI) Rebecca Kanable, Adams Publishing Group
Plans are underway to develop a $1 million outdoor venue at The Gathering Place in Milton...
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james posted on February 11, 2020 14:57
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Thanks to the School District of Beloit’s newly-launched Collegiate Academy, students will have t...
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james posted on February 11, 2020 11:00
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
The Janesville City Council on Monday approved and praised a tax increment finance agreement with local dev...
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james posted on February 03, 2020 10:13
(Milton, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
The city of Milton grew more than any other Rock County city in 2019, a state document shows. Each year, the Wi...
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james posted on January 31, 2020 08:16
(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the Rock Ready Index, the economy of the Janesville-Beloit MSA wrapped-up the year in a v...
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james posted on January 28, 2020 16:07
(Rock County, WI) Blackhawk Technical College
Blackhawk Technical College has implemented a new earn and learn program in partnership with business a...
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james posted on January 24, 2020 12:56
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
New details regarding the proposed downtown stadium for the Beloit Snappers baseball team have been...
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james posted on January 23, 2020 10:55
(Town of Beloit) Beloit Daily News
Consolidated Construction Co. Inc., a design/build firm headquartered in Appleton, has been selected to build the ...
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james posted on January 06, 2020 12:24
(Beloit, WI) Construction on Amazon's 1 million square foot, build-to-suit fulfillment center in Beloit's Gateway Business Park is unde...
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james posted on January 04, 2020 10:40
(Janesville, WI) Adam Duxter, WMSN Fox 47
A major restoration project near downtown Janesville is continuing to take shape. Formerly known as the Cha...
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james posted on January 03, 2020 08:22
(Orfordville, WI) Adam Duxter, WISC-TV Channel 3
A Rock County community is working to avoid becoming a food desert by creating a community grocery s...
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james posted on December 23, 2019 09:06
(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
In the last two years, Blackhawk Technical College has established more than a dozen new diploma and cert...
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james posted on December 23, 2019 08:56
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
It’s a niche market: waste oil burners that are used to heat buildings. But Rock Energy Systems, a paren...
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james posted on December 21, 2019 09:10
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
“Shift Change” is a 35-minute documentary by Bill Roach that skims the surface of the closure o...
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james posted on December 19, 2019 10:37
(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
Compassionate and quality nursing care for an aging parent makes all the difference. In this case, that c...
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james posted on December 19, 2019 10:22 
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
On Thursday, the Greater Beloit Economic Development Corporation (GBEDC) closed on the real estate sale of the 80...
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james posted on December 16, 2019 15:14
(Rock County, WI) According to SmartAsset’s™ fourth annual study on the best places to work in manufacturing, the Janesville-Beloit M...
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james posted on December 16, 2019 11:01
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN
The Wright and Wagner Lofts project will add a 52-apartment, four-story building at the corner of Fourth Str...
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james posted on December 06, 2019 09:50
(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
UW-Whitewater at Rock County has signed an agreement with UW-Platteville to continue a program that has a...
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james posted on December 06, 2019 08:42
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Janesville metal fabricator United Alloy plans a major expansion in Texas that the company said will boost its...
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james posted on November 30, 2019 10:14
(Rock County, WI) Robin Raven, Forbes
As you plan your travel for 2020, are you longing for a place with a lot going on that won&r...
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james posted on November 25, 2019 10:42
(Orfordville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
Gary Phillips broke out in a grin and shook his head when asked if he imagined downtown Orfordville would ...
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james posted on November 14, 2019 08:29
(Rock County, WI) According to Realtor.com’s October 2019 Housing Trends Report, the Janesville-Beloit MSA was rated the 7th hottest housing mar...
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james posted on November 07, 2019 15:57
(Town of LaPrairie) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
A proposed large-scale chicken and egg farm in the town of La Prairie passed a crucial checkpoint Wednes...
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james posted on November 01, 2019 11:28
(Edgerton, WI) Kim McDarison, Adams Publishing Group
Three Edgerton area hotels will begin charging a 5% room tax Jan. 1 to help pay for area ...
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james posted on October 31, 2019 14:43
(Janesville, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Rock County has lots of new real estate development underway, steady unemployment numbers and incre...
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james posted on October 29, 2019 08:00
(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the Rock Ready Index, the economy of the Janesville-Beloit MSA continued its positive gro...
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james posted on October 15, 2019 05:01
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
Agricultural manufacturers may now ask the city for permission to build migrant worker housing facilities. ...
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james posted on October 09, 2019 19:34
(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
Kate Olson went to UW-Madison to study civil engineering and construction management. After graduation, s...
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james posted on October 07, 2019 17:01
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Online retail giant Amazon is coming to Beloit, and stakeholders want to see initial construction s...
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james posted on October 05, 2019 15:01
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Manufacturing Days is a once-a-year, two-day immersion BTC uses to try to kindle high school student interest ...
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james posted on October 04, 2019 15:07
(Edgerton, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
Edgerton High School students this year are running a laboratory that raises fish and grows lettuce, and they...
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james posted on October 04, 2019 15:01
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Stateline Area high school students from 18 different schools ditched the classroom on Thursday for...
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james posted on September 29, 2019 10:45
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Margie Siggelkow, who owns the women’s and men’s boutique that opened last week at 39 S. Main St.,...
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james posted on September 26, 2019 15:01
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
The Beloit Snappers baseball team has a new owner, and will be getting a new stadium located in dow...
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james posted on September 24, 2019 14:55
(Janesville, WI) The Computer Center is relocating and expanding its IT and training offerings, with a heavy emphasis on providing cyber-security and ...
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james posted on September 22, 2019 08:19
(Evansville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
Jodi Saevre knows the struggles of being an entrepreneur and working from home. Her experiences led her to ...
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james posted on September 20, 2019 08:39
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has grown quickly in the past year and on Thursday the company cele...
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james posted on September 11, 2019 15:01
(Janesville, WI) Blackhawk Technical College
Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) nursing students are among the best in the state based on rankings fro...
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james posted on August 27, 2019 09:13
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
A new tax increment financing district will assist a proposed 115-unit multifamily development on the forme...
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james posted on August 24, 2019 08:39
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The Cobblestone Hotel & Suites, the first bona fide hotel to come to downtown Janesville since the end of ...
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james posted on August 21, 2019 08:45
(Milton, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
A proposed 108-unit apartment development in Milton took another step forward Tuesday when the city council app...
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james posted on August 06, 2019 08:20
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The Rock County housing market continues to experience tighter-than-average inventories, and dips earlier this...
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james posted on August 02, 2019 14:25
(Rock County, WI) – Today, more than 150 individuals gathered at Blackhawk Technical College’s Central Campus to recognize the efforts of ...
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james posted on July 31, 2019 07:00
(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the Rock Ready Index, the economy of the Janesville-Beloit MSA remained in a strong ...
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james posted on July 30, 2019 08:47
(Milton, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
Nate Rogers was frustrated while looking for a place where he could relocate his small business from his dad&rs...
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james posted on July 26, 2019 10:58
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Development projects are in full swing in Beloit, as the city prepares to make slight changes to it...
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james posted on July 22, 2019 09:12
(Madison, WI) – On July 10, 2019, the Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance approved an overall 8.84% rate decrease for worker's compensation prem...
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james posted on July 20, 2019 08:46
(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
The Rock County 4-H Fair will op...
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james posted on July 17, 2019 10:49
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes announced Tuesday construction on its Beloit production facility e...
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james posted on July 17, 2019 10:44
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
After five years of the Guzman Family owning Pig...
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james posted on July 15, 2019 13:28
(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
Consider: For every 1% decline in unemployment, community and technical college enrollment drops 2% to 2....
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james posted on July 09, 2019 10:35
(Janesville, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
After a handful of unanimous 6-0 approvals, including $7.6 million in incentives and a separate city-funded road...
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james posted on June 26, 2019 16:19
(Janesville, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
Janesville’s second year hosting a leg of the 11-day Tour of America’s Dairyland was an undisputed s...
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james posted on June 18, 2019 07:17
(Janesville, WI) A subsidiary of Wisconsin-based Zilber Property Group (ZPG) will increase its real estate holdings in the city with th...
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james posted on June 10, 2019 11:12
(Rock County, WI)
Today, more than 125 individuals gathered at Blackhawk Technical College’s Central Campus to kick-off the 2019 Rock Int...
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james posted on June 06, 2019 12:01
(Rock County, WI)
A report highlighting the use of the County’s web-based career preparation and readiness platform, powered by Care...
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james posted on June 04, 2019 09:52
(Madison, WI) David Callender, WEDC
Wisconsin has been designated by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as the first Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Z...
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james posted on May 31, 2019 13:47
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
The final environmental impact statement for the Ho-Chunk Nation's Beloit casino-resort proposal ha...
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james posted on May 30, 2019 08:35
(Janesville, WI) Greg Little, Gazette
At the Janesville Performing Arts Center, officials are pouring an estimated $300,000 into a new education and ...
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james posted on May 21, 2019 13:58
(Milton, WI) Kim McDarison, Milton Courier
The Milton City Council approved on Tuesday, May 7, revisions for a small business development loan progra...
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james posted on May 14, 2019 11:51
(Town of Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will be awarding Beloit Turner High School a ...
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james posted on May 09, 2019 11:47
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
SHINE Medical Technologies CEO Greg Piefer used a ceremonial shovel Thursday to gouge into mud on the edge of ...
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james posted on April 30, 2019 08:15
(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the Rock Ready Index, the 2019 economy of the Janesville-Beloit MSA is off to a brisk pac...
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james posted on April 29, 2019 11:26
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Downtown Beloit received three awards at the Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony held at the Heyde Ce...
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james posted on April 24, 2019 13:54
(Janesville, WI) Nate Jackson, Gazette
About 600 people are expected to swoop into Janesville next month for a national intercollegiate flight compet...
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james posted on April 23, 2019 10:37
(Janesville, WI) Badger Property Investments (BPI) will add another 100,000 SF industrial / warehousing building to the Janesville-Beloit MS...
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james posted on April 17, 2019 08:26
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Glen Erin Golf Club will cap off work later this spring on a new $2 million banquet and event hall that will g...
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james posted on April 17, 2019 08:22
(Milton, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
Growth this year in Milton is outpacing what the city saw last year, and three projects the city council approv...
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james posted on April 11, 2019 10:14
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Medical radioisotope startup SHINE announced Wednesday that the city has transferred ownership of a parcel eas...
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james posted on April 10, 2019 09:37
(Janesville, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News ...
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james posted on April 04, 2019 08:50
(Milton, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
The Milton City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved rezoning 13 acres along Parkview Drive, advancing a p...
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james posted on March 18, 2019 08:31
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Since 2009, and more recently, as the manufacturing sector in Rock County has recovered from a major body blow...
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james posted on March 14, 2019 08:27
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Ashley Furniture plans to open a new, hybrid showroom and outlet store along Humes Road in Janesville that the...
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james posted on March 06, 2019 16:44
(Beloit, WI) Beloit Daily News
Beloit Health System has earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Hospital, Home, Health and Hospice Ac...
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james posted on February 27, 2019 15:21
(Janesville, WI) Catherine W. Idzerda, Gazette
Think of it as a two-for-one educational experience. Starting next fall, Rock University High School w...
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james posted on February 20, 2019 16:30
(Milton, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
The Milton City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved starting a program that will help residents fund exteri...
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james posted on February 18, 2019 07:29
(Janesville, WI) Catherine W. Idzerda, Gazette
In 1975, Blackhawk Technical College offered 38 degrees in professions such as ward clerk, drafting an...
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james posted on February 14, 2019 07:16
(Janesville, WI) Mike Mathews, Janesville Innovation Center
Janesville Innovation, Inc. (JII) has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Wisconsin Eco...
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james posted on February 11, 2019 08:26
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The long-awaited Children’s Museum of Rock County might finally be getting a home—at the Janesvill...
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james posted on February 06, 2019 08:44
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Generac Power Systems plans to expand its distribution operations to Janesville in a big way. Generac ann...
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james posted on January 25, 2019 07:18
(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the Rock Ready Index, the economy of the Janesville-Beloit MSA finished the year in a str...
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james posted on January 06, 2019 08:43
(Milton, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
They say if you build it, they will come. That seems to be becoming the case in Milton. The city has seen ...
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james posted on December 31, 2018 08:27
(Beloit, WI) Ryan Silvola, Beloit Daily News
Local municipal leaders have their own New Year’s Resolutions, mostly involving growth they want t...
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james posted on December 28, 2018 08:22
(Orfordville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
Beloit resident Gustavo Guzman will soon open Orfordville’s sole spot for Mexican cuisine. Taq...
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james posted on December 20, 2018 09:19
(Janesville, WI) Catherine W. Idzerda, Gazette
A significant financial donation Wednesday likely will improve the lives of local nursing students, lo...
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james posted on December 19, 2018 11:29
(Milton, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
The Milton City Council on Tuesday approved the sale of 5.78 acres to a Lake Geneva tennis company looking to b...
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james posted on December 19, 2018 08:39
·(Milton, WI) Kim McDarison, Milton Courier
With its headquarters located at 265 N. Janesville St., Badgerland Disposal is looking to expand. ...
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james posted on December 17, 2018 17:06
(Rock County, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Rock County students and employers are invited to consider partaking in the Rock Internship Progra...
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james posted on December 13, 2018 10:01
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
ABC Supply Company is expanding in the new year, with the company to set to build a new central off...
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james posted on December 12, 2018 13:47
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
The Ho-Chunk Nation Beloit casino-resort development...
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james posted on December 12, 2018 08:34
(Milton, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
The Milton School District was the only district in Rock County to land a spot on the ninth annual national AP ...
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james posted on December 11, 2018 10:12
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
For the City of Beloit, 2018 was an economic development boon. As the year wraps up, city plan...
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james posted on December 04, 2018 13:49
(Beloit, WI) Seal-Rite Door is expanding its custom residential entry door design and manufacturing services by relocating, and expandi...
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james posted on November 27, 2018 15:24
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
SHINE Medical Technologies has landed a $150 million deal with a New York firm that will fuel construction of ...
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james posted on November 27, 2018 10:24
(Janesville, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
Janesville’s reserve of vacant industrial land will grow by 47 acres after the city council on Monday nigh...
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james posted on November 20, 2018 10:58
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Those with the School District of Beloit Student House Build project have listed the newly constructed ...
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james posted on November 16, 2018 13:56
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
ARISEnow and the Janesville Performing Arts Center have nearly hit a $500,000 goal in a community fundraising ...
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james posted on November 14, 2018 17:00
(Beloit, WI) Beloit Daily News
The architecture firm responsible for designing the Beloit College Powerhouse redevelopment project has been recognize...
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james posted on November 12, 2018 10:44
(Janesville, WI) Catherine W. Idzerda, Gazette
In the past three testing periods, 100 percent of Blackhawk Technical College’s nursing students...
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james posted on November 09, 2018 10:13
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
The Ho-Chunk Nation's Beloit resort-casino plan is taking a step forward. The proposed $405 milli...
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james posted on November 02, 2018 16:09
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Startup companies and small businesses will have a trendy and unique place to set up shop. In December...
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james posted on October 26, 2018 08:57
(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the Rock Ready Index, the Janesville-Beloit MSA economic engine is performing very well.&...
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james posted on October 15, 2018 08:50
(Janesville, WI) NaturPak Pet, a new venture of natural food manufacturer and co-packer IPM Foods, will be expanding its operations into a new 16...
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james posted on October 05, 2018 23:42
(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
Olivia Combs was surprised by how much she didn’t know about manufacturing. Combs, 15, was among mo...
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james posted on October 02, 2018 09:14
(Janesville, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
SHINE Medical Technologies now has most of the permits necessary to begin construction at its south-side campus ...
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james posted on September 29, 2018 09:53
(Milton, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
Ashlee Kunkel got to share exciting news on her first day as director of the Milton Public Library. She announc...
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james posted on September 28, 2018 18:07
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Blackhawk Community Credit Union unveiled its intention to build a 130,000-square-foot, four-story development...
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james posted on September 27, 2018 10:09
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
UW-Whitewater officials announced Thursday a major donation the university said would pay for a new administra...
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james posted on September 26, 2018 14:21
(Beloit, WI) Mon Sen, State Collection Service
As it increases its market share within the healthcare receivables industry, State Collection Service ...
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james posted on September 25, 2018 14:31
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Redevelopment plans unveiled Tuesday show Janesville’s former General Motors plant site will rely heavil...
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james posted on September 19, 2018 10:46
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Beloit's newest downtown hotel is ready and open for business, bringing to life the city's rich dow...
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james posted on September 18, 2018 15:48
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Beloit Health System is moving to train the next generation of health care professionals, and the W...
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james posted on September 17, 2018 08:29
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Diane Hendricks’ commercial real estate firm, Hendricks Commercial Properties, recently closed on a $26....
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james posted on September 14, 2018 09:11
(Janesville, WI)
Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) will celebrate Manufacturing Days, on October 4 and 5, 2018. The event is part of a national effor...
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james posted on September 12, 2018 09:57
(Madison, WI) The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), in collaboration with Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Wisconsin Cent...
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james posted on September 12, 2018 09:27
(Janesville, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
One real estate developer is optimistic his multifamily housing development plans—which could bring 250 un...
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james posted on August 29, 2018 09:57
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
An effort to add a new multi-family residential project in Beloit's Gateway Business District may b...
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james posted on August 29, 2018 09:32
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The Janesville-Beloit area is among the top “hot spots” in the U.S. housing market, according to a...
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james posted on August 24, 2018 14:22
(Madison, WI)The state of Wisconsin has launched a $1.9 million national marketing campaign to encourage military personnel and their spouses who are ...
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james posted on August 21, 2018 08:24
(Janesville, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
A development group that spoke Monday at a joint city council and plan commission meeting said it wants the Corn...
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james posted on August 20, 2018 09:48
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Downtown Beloit will see two new restaurants move in later this summer with the openings of truk't ...
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james posted on August 17, 2018 08:20
(Milton, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Diamond Assets CEO Mike McKenna said he hasn’t looked at a line chart on his company’s recent growth, ...
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james posted on August 13, 2018 10:51
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff
The Rock Aqua Jays clinched their 20th national championship at the 44th Indmar Division 1 Show Ski National Champions...
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james posted on August 03, 2018 13:15
(Madison, WI) Beloit Daily News
Wisconsin customers of Alliant Energy will see no increase to base electric and natural gas rates through 2020 under ...
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james posted on August 02, 2018 09:01
(Janesville, WI)
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Janesville will begin using new technology later this month to accommodate a growing need for o...
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james posted on July 30, 2018 01:01
(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the Rock Ready Index, the economy of Janesville-Beloit MSA continues to show strong ...
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james posted on July 21, 2018 08:47
(Janesville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette
Katie Schildgen knows she wants to be a firefighter after interning with the Beloit Fire Department this su...
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james posted on July 18, 2018 10:41
(Beloit, WI) Beloit Daily News
Beloit Memorial Hospital has received the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association's Get with the Guid...
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james posted on July 18, 2018 10:36
(Janesville, WI) John Barry, Gazette
The Janesville Country Club turns 125 next year. And what better way to help celebrate the occasion than by brin...
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james posted on July 11, 2018 08:35
(Clinton, WI) Gazette Staff
Clinton High School, 112 Milwaukee Road, will hold a week-long Camp Invention program. The program promotes science, tech...
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james posted on July 10, 2018 15:20
(Madison, WI) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
The Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance Monday approved an overall 6.03% rate decrease fo...
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james posted on July 03, 2018 10:50
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Development and related construction is so hot in Be...
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james posted on June 28, 2018 08:39
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
As the new owner of the former General Motors plant continues the mammoth job of tearing down the massive comp...
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james posted on June 25, 2018 11:01
(Janesville, WI) Angie Kablar, Blackhawk Technical College
Blackhawk Technical College’s nursing program has a lot to celebrate. In addition to...
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james posted on June 24, 2018 10:10
(Janesville, WI) Bryan Wegter, Gazette
John Van Susteren looks forward to the Tour of America’s Dairyland each year.
The road cycling series, ...
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james posted on June 22, 2018 13:06
(Janesville, WI) Angie Kablar, Blackhawk Technical College
In today’s global economy, businesses are constantly seeking opportunities to g...
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james posted on June 20, 2018 11:35
(Janesville, WI) Mark Marley, WEDC
In a move that marks a significant step toward the redevelopment of the former General Motors assembly plant in Ja...
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james posted on June 12, 2018 15:01
(Janesville, WI) – More than 80 individuals attended today’s 2018 Summer Rock Internship Program’s Signing and Orientation event at ...
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james posted on June 12, 2018 07:36
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Beloit restaurant group Geronimo Hospitality Group plans this summer to open Bessie’s Diner—a...
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james posted on June 07, 2018 08:07
(Rock County, WI)
A report highlighting the use of the County’s web-based career preparation and readiness platform, which is powered by&nb...
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james posted on June 04, 2018 11:01
(Janesville, WI) Mark Maley, WEDC
The City of Janesville is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help finance the construction of a new downtown hotel...
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james posted on May 31, 2018 01:16
(Janesville, WI) Badger Property Investments (BPI) will add another 150,000 SF industrial / warehousing building to the Janesville-Beloit MS...
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james posted on May 16, 2018 09:38
(Beloit, WI) Mark Maley, WEDC
The City of Beloit is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help finance the redevelopment of a vacant office building in...
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james posted on May 16, 2018 08:29
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson. Gazette
When the Marriott TownePlace Suites, an extended-stay hotel, opens on Janesville’s northeast side next y...
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james posted on May 15, 2018 13:47
(Janesville, WI) Angie Kablar, Blackhawk Technical College
On Wednesday, May 16, leaders from Blackhawk Technical College and the University of Wisco...
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james posted on May 10, 2018 10:35
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Two Janesville-based companies, Woodman’s Food Markets and Blain’s Farm & Fleet, were included...
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james posted on May 04, 2018 16:01
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Spending by tourists in Janesville and Rock County continued to climb over the last year, growing about 4 perc...
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james posted on May 01, 2018 09:03
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Downtown Beloit will soon to be home to another upscale residential d...
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james posted on April 30, 2018 08:14
(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the Rock Ready Index, the economy of Janesville-Beloit MSA kicked-off the new year i...
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james posted on April 29, 2018 09:10
(Janesville, WI) Jake Magee, Gazette
At the corner of Milwaukee and Franklin streets, Bill Sodemann’s business, Phone Plus, sits in the heart o...
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james posted on April 27, 2018 09:27
(Milton, WI) Badger Property Investments (BPI) will soon break ground on a 60,000 SF build-to-suit project in Milton's Crossroads Business Park. ...
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james posted on April 25, 2018 15:08
(Evansville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
Downtown Evansville’s smile has been missing a tooth for a while, Dave Olsen of local investment firm...
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james posted on April 25, 2018 11:58
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Janesville has received the highest safety rating for the third consecutive year from t...
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james posted on April 24, 2018 16:11
(Janesville, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Rock County 5.0, Blackhawk Technical College and the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Bo...
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james posted on April 24, 2018 10:13
(Janesville, WI) Jake Magee, Gazette
Five years since opening its doors to entrepreneurs in 2013, the Janesville Innovation Center will be self-suffi...
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james posted on April 21, 2018 10:13
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Foremost Media CEO Jon Ballard said he can picture the future for a few incoming high school seniors he pl...
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james posted on April 19, 2018 10:38
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Parents looking to keep their kids challenged this summer might want to consider sending them to one o...
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james posted on April 18, 2018 18:16
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes is preparing to ramp up production following federal approval earli...
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james posted on April 11, 2018 08:08
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
This week, Gov. Scott Walker’s office announced the U.S. Department of the Treasury approved three feder...
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james posted on April 10, 2018 09:29
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Gilbane-M+W Group, the Milwaukee firm Foxconn picked as the lead construction management group on the project,...
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james posted on March 30, 2018 08:16
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Janesville has been named one of America’s best hospitals for obstetrics an...
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james posted on March 28, 2018 11:10
(Madison, WI) Michael Welsh, WEDA
The state has unveiled a new website – WisconnValley.wi.gov – to offer information and guidan...
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james posted on March 27, 2018 16:01 
(Janesville, WI) Jake Magee, Gazette
What do “Shark Tank” star Kevin Harrington and Janesville have in common? They both care about busin...
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james posted on March 23, 2018 09:35
(Janesville, WI) Jake Magee, Gazette
If all goes according to plan, millions of dollars in downtown projects—including a water fountain, pedest...
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james posted on March 20, 2018 13:58
(Rock County, WI) – A paid internship program for (incoming) Rock County high school seniors was announced during last week’s earn-and-lea...
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james posted on March 20, 2018 09:14
(Milton, WI) Milton Courier
Chico Pope, owner of the Buckhorn Supper Club in Milton, was honored as the Restaurateur of the Year by the Wisconsin Res...
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james posted on March 16, 2018 11:01
(Janesville, WI) Gary Kohn, BTC
Yesterday, leaders from Blackhawk Technical College (BTC), Rock County 5.0 and the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Deve...
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james posted on March 15, 2018 14:13
(Janesville, WI) Gary Kohn, BTC
Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) nursing students are among the best in the state…AGAIN!
According to the Wi...
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james posted on March 01, 2018 10:28
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff
St. William Catholic School's First Lego League team took top prize in one of four categori...
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james posted on February 28, 2018 10:23
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Organizers announced Tuesday that they’ve set the course for the Janesville Town Square Gran Prix, which...
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james posted on February 27, 2018 16:01
(Milton, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
Vacant, city-owned land in Milton's east-side industrial park is almost gone now that another proposed development h...
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james posted on February 27, 2018 10:15
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Two new stores are set to open this week in the redeveloped former Menards off Pontiac Drive on Janesville&rsq...
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james posted on February 19, 2018 17:01
(Janesville, WI) By Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
Six local businesses won the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s inaugural Business Fri...
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james posted on February 09, 2018 10:26
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
NorthStar Medical radioisotopes has been green-lit by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) t...
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james posted on February 03, 2018 11:48
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The four-story former warehouse in downtown Janesville now known as the Gray Goose has landed a new gander fro...
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james posted on February 01, 2018 17:03
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
Construction on the Interstate 90/39 expansion from Madison to the state line will be finished one year ahe...
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james posted on February 01, 2018 10:48
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Janesville broker Commercial Property Group announced Tuesday that the former Pick ‘n Save at 1717 ...
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james posted on January 26, 2018 09:22
(Rock County, WI) A series of media stories, an awards celebration and a quarterly economic report featured a number of positive developments thi...
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james posted on January 25, 2018 10:56
(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the 2017 Rock Ready Index, the Janesville-Beloit MSA wrapped-up another strong ...
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james posted on January 21, 2018 08:27 
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Recent booms for United Alloy and other local companies have kept Janesville among the top 40 best-performing ...
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james posted on January 10, 2018 08:24
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Beloit resident Joe Stadelman drives 20 minutes every day to his office in Janesville. Stadelman said he can&r...
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james posted on January 09, 2018 07:34
(Janesville, WI) United Alloy, Inc. (UAI) is expanding its footprint by adding a new 100,000 SF production facility. In addition to increasing the com...
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james posted on January 08, 2018 17:49
(Town of Beloit, WI) Ryan Silvola, Beloit Daily News
Several economic development projects in the Town of Beloit could be coming to fruition th...
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james posted on January 05, 2018 08:55
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Marcus Lemonis, owner of the former Gander Mountain chain, said the outdoor sporting goods seller — now ...
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james posted on December 22, 2017 13:21
(Janesville, WI) The former General Motors Janesville Assembly Plant, which represented over four million square feet and 250 +/- acres, has been sold...
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james posted on December 22, 2017 10:46
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
A fundraising campaign to boost privately funded revitalization efforts in downtown Janesville has reached $3 ...
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james posted on December 20, 2017 10:40
(Janesville, WI) Gary Kohn, Blackhawk Technical College
In a joint effort between Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) and the Southwest Wisconsin Workf...
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james posted on December 08, 2017 16:58
(Janesville, WI) Frank Schultz, Gazette
The state's largest business association chose a Janesville couple for a new video designed to persuade more ...
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james posted on December 08, 2017 16:20
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
The Ironworks campus is expanding its overall commercial business office space options, with First ...
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james posted on December 05, 2017 08:38
(Edgerton, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
Sessions such as Monday's—one of roughly a dozen elementary students will participate in throughout the scho...
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james posted on November 29, 2017 12:20
(Rock County, WI) The economic resurgence of the Janesville-Beloit MSA has propelled itself into a Top 10 national ranking, according to a recent mont...
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james posted on November 21, 2017 09:22
(Milton, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released its report cards for school districts and indivi...
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james posted on November 15, 2017 15:32
(Beloit, WI) Editorial, Beloit Daily News
Positive outside exposure can give a boost to development. For those who didn't see it, Beloit did a star t...
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james posted on November 14, 2017 22:39
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff
The engines to power the U.S. Navy's newest Freedom class Littoral Combat Ship, the LCS 27, will be built in Beloit. Fair...
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james posted on November 09, 2017 08:23
(Beloit, WI) Nicole Inman, Beloit Daily News
The Beloit Fine Arts Incubator has a new name and new plans for the future. Now called the Beloit Art Ce...
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james posted on November 09, 2017 08:03
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
CEOs at three downtown tech companies—SHINE Medical Technologies, N1 Critical Technologies and Foremost ...
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james posted on November 06, 2017 16:36
(Janesville, WI) Conor Smyth, WI Technical College System
The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) and Blackhawk Technical College honored SSI T...
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JBallard posted on November 06, 2017 00:31
According to the quarterly release of the 2017 Rock Ready Index, the Janesville-Beloit MSA’s economy continues to gain steam
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james posted on November 01, 2017 08:35
(Beloit, WI) Gazette Staff
A developer announced it plans to add a new hotel in downtown Beloit. In a ...
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james posted on October 20, 2017 08:26
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
A group raising money for downtown revitalization linked to the city's ARISE plan announced Thursday it has cu...
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james posted on October 12, 2017 10:34
(Evansville, W) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
The city plan commission approved four projects this month that the community development director believes ...
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james posted on October 10, 2017 05:01
(Janesville, WI) At this week’s Council meeting, the City approved a downtown Building Improvement District and a pair of Tax Increment Fi...
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james posted on October 09, 2017 00:01
(Rock County, WI) – Businesses of all sizes, industry sectors and ownership structures are encouraged to participate in the 2017 Salary & Be...
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james posted on October 07, 2017 08:22
(Janesville, WI) Catherine W. Idzerda, Gazette
On Friday, more than 600 students from eight local school districts participated in Manufacturing Day,...
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james posted on October 06, 2017 16:49
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
While hosting the TV show "Dirty Jobs," Mike Rowe said he was struck by the fact that success didn't lo...
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james posted on October 05, 2017 12:19
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Development in Beloit remained steady this year, with officials touting the upcoming opening and co...
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james posted on October 05, 2017 10:43
(Janesville, WI) City of Janesville
N1 Critical Technologies, Inc. is graduating from the Janesville Innovation Center (JIC) and relocating to downto...
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james posted on October 04, 2017 17:51
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The plastic sheet and roll stock manufacturer is doubling down on warehousing space, adding 40,000 square feet...
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james posted on October 03, 2017 10:07
(Edgerton, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
The small plot of land tucked between Edgerton High School and Community Elementary School doesn't look like much ...
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james posted on October 02, 2017 10:30
(Janesville, WI) Gary Kohn, Blackhawk Technical College
In celebration of Manufacturing Day, on Friday, October 6, Blackhawk Technical College (BTC),...
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james posted on September 28, 2017 16:43
(Milton, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
A new family-style restaurant serving traditional American fare could open in Milton as soon as next week. Tasty Bit...
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james posted on September 25, 2017 06:36
(Rock County, WI) – Career development and exploration activities within Southern Wisconsin recently received a significant boost, as Inspire Ro...
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james posted on September 21, 2017 09:29
(Janesville, WI) Gary Kohn, Blackhawk Technical College
Enrollment is up at Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) for the fall 2017 semester according to...
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james posted on September 13, 2017 16:01
(Madison, WI) Brian Doudna, WEDA
Hendricks Commercial Properties received a Redevelopment and Reuse award for the Ironworks Campus redevelopment proj...
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james posted on September 07, 2017 08:33
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Many with a stake in workforce development are excited about the upcoming Business Education Connection...
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james posted on August 30, 2017 16:07
(Orfordville, WI) Momentum continues in Orfordville, as the Village's EDC will be celebrating three ribbon cuttings on September 16, 2017. These ...
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james posted on August 25, 2017 10:44
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Janesville named Ben Layman as its second president since opening in 2012.
...
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james posted on August 14, 2017 09:33
(Janesville, WI) Jake Magee, Gazette
A 58,000-square-foot facility being built along Beloit Avenue at Reuther Way on Janesville's south side. Th...
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james posted on August 08, 2017 13:43
(Janesville, WI) Blackhawk Technical College
The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program at Blackhawk Technical College got a welcome shot in the ...
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james posted on August 02, 2017 16:18
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
The School District of Beloit has hired a new career and technical education director to build upon the...
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james posted on July 31, 2017 05:01
(Beloit, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
Beloit Health System and the new Stateline Family YMCA Ironworks branch have partnered to create a sports medic...
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james posted on July 28, 2017 10:01
(Rock County, WI)
According to the quarterly release of the 2017 Rock Ready Index, economic momentum continues to move Rock County forward....
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james posted on July 27, 2017 08:41
(Madison, WI) Mark Maley, WI Economic Development Corporation
Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn), the world’s largest electronics manufacturing...
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james posted on July 27, 2017 05:01
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The Woodman's on Lexington Drive is the first grocer in Janesville to offer online grocery shopping with at-st...
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james posted on July 20, 2017 12:01
(Janesville, WI) Gary Kohn, Blackhawk Technical College
In today’s global economy, businesses are constantly seeking opportunities to gain a co...
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james posted on July 18, 2017 16:05
(Madison, WI) WI Department of Workforce Development
Today, Governor Scott Walker announced the launch of WisConnect, a free, 24-hour online res...
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james posted on July 17, 2017 11:47
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Area youth attended the Hendricks CareerTek Engineering and Construction Academy last week and were eag...
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james posted on July 12, 2017 08:20
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
Plans have been submitted to the city to build a Home2 Suites hotel by Hilton adjacent to the Hampt...
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james posted on July 10, 2017 08:04
(Rock County, WI) A report highlighting the use of the County’s web-based career preparation and readiness platform, which is powered by Ca...
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james posted on July 06, 2017 11:45
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Boardtracker Harley-Davidson is getting into more than just selling Harleys.
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james posted on July 04, 2017 11:30
(Edgerton, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
Edgerton has believed since at least 2000 that more residential development would spark a downtown revitalization....
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james posted on June 30, 2017 15:36
(Rock County, WI) Melanie Radzicki McManus, Wisconsin Meetings
Just 13 miles of concrete separate Janesville and Beloit, two mid-sized cities located...
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james posted on June 28, 2017 16:10
(Janesville, WI) Ryan Silvola, Beloit Daily News
Young students can explore potential fields of employment with a summer camp being offered this summ...
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james posted on June 23, 2017 11:17
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Grainger's Wright Road facility is larger in size and scope than most companies in Janesville, and Grainger's ...
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james posted on June 21, 2017 08:31
(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
On Tuesday, Blackhawk Technical College demonstrated its new mobile live fire training unit. The unit is ...
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james posted on June 21, 2017 08:21
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
As the mattress and bedding industry rides a king-sized wave of demand, Serta Simmons Bedding is in the midst ...
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james posted on June 14, 2017 09:40
(Footville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette
North Carolina based company, Kaufman Trailers, will open its first Wisconsin facility in Footville in Septe...
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james posted on June 11, 2017 08:20
(Milton, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
Construction at Handy Art wound down as a recent workday came to a close. The Milton art supplies business is buildi...
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james posted on June 09, 2017 16:09
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Beloit’s Advanced Joint Care Center, 1969 W. Hart Road, is the only joint replacement program in ...
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james posted on June 05, 2017 16:23
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News
Many Beloit area residents were able to get their first look at the new Hendricks Family Heart Hospital Sa...
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james posted on June 04, 2017 10:08
(Janesville, WI) Xavier Ward, Gazette
Employees, friends and family members wandered through Dollar General's new 1-million-square-foot warehouse Sat...
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james posted on June 02, 2017 09:57
(Beloit, WI) - Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
As the weather warms up, so too are Beloit's development projects. From the Powerhouse pr...
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james posted on May 24, 2017 15:35
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The former Kennedy Homes, a residential development that failed nearly a decade ago, could soon see some actio...
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james posted on May 17, 2017 00:46
(Janesville, WI) Upper Lakes Foods, Inc. is expanding its distribution network by moving into the City's East Side Business Park, where it h...
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james posted on May 12, 2017 08:36
(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
On Friday, the Janesville School District along with Junior Achievement and the Job Center of Wisconsin h...
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james posted on May 11, 2017 14:12
(Town of Beloit) Ryan Silvola, Beloit Daily News
Students at Beloit Turner High School will be able to obtain credit for Blackhawk Technical College ...
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james posted on May 11, 2017 13:51
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
After months of apparent delays, cooking spices retailer Penzeys Spices plans to open a new store in Janesvill...
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james posted on May 11, 2017 13:44
(Janesville, WI) Jake Magee, Gazette
Part of the city's town square will look much different come September, and at least one decorative addition wil...
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james posted on May 10, 2017 16:28
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
A proposed concept for the development of land surrounding Beloit Memorial High School is being touted ...
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james posted on May 09, 2017 14:21
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Rock County tourism is growing as more large-scale events draw more foot traffic and a recovering economy has ...
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james posted on May 09, 2017 00:01
(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the 2017 Rock Ready Index, Rock County’s economy started the new year&nbs...
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james posted on April 24, 2017 16:28
(Beloit, WI) Staff, Beloit Daily News
Beloit College announced today is moving forward with it...
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james posted on April 18, 2017 10:55
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff
Janesville's Downtown Development Alliance is hosting a “town-hall”-style meeting to familiarize local bus...
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james posted on April 14, 2017 16:34
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The long-vacant Village Plaza shopping center in Janesville has a new owner and maybe some new wind in its sai...
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james posted on April 12, 2017 18:01
(Orfordville, WI) Beth Schmidt, Orfordville EDC
The Village of Orfordville, in conjunction with the Orfordville Economic Development Comm...
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james posted on April 12, 2017 10:53
(Janesville, WI) This week’s City Council action hit the mark when it approved a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Development Agreement to help fac...
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james posted on April 11, 2017 17:07
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Blackhawk Bank plans to expand its Janesville operations with a new full-service branch on Milton Avenue tha...
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james posted on April 03, 2017 08:40
(Beloit, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Willow Macy calls herself “the Swiss Army knife” of her Beloit tech startup company, Classmunity. ...
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james posted on April 01, 2017 08:45
(Milwaukee, WI) Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Whether it’s an amusement park ride or a giant piece of construction equipment, the te...
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james posted on March 27, 2017 09:02
(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
Blackhawk Technical College will offer four career fairs in the first week of April.
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james posted on March 23, 2017 14:32
(Milton, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
Milton has moved closer to a new industrial development after council members authorized the city to purchase new la...
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james posted on March 23, 2017 12:20
(Madison, WI) Lee Swindall, WEDC
Across the U.S., the talent wars are being won by states that invest resources in science, technology, engineering a...
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james posted on March 21, 2017 14:35
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery
Although Pratt Industries in the Gateway Business Park has been in production since 2015, a grand opening ceremony was...
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james posted on March 14, 2017 17:19
(Town of Beloit) Ryan Silvola, Beloit Daily News
Those who have a passion for science have found their home as a member of Turner High School’s...
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james posted on March 14, 2017 11:02
(Janesville, WI) Jake Magee, Gazette
A playground equipment supplier plans to build a 58,000-square-foot distribution facility on Janesville's south ...
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james posted on March 08, 2017 13:30
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News
Beloit pride was in full bloom at the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce 90th Annual Dinner Tuesday evenin...
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james posted on March 08, 2017 13:26
(Edgerton, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
Edgerton High School freshman Tyler Bogan poured a small canister of salmon-colored plastic pellets into an inject...
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james posted on March 05, 2017 09:15
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Competition among hotels to land a finite number of travelers has begun to heat up as the economy recovers, mo...
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james posted on March 02, 2017 11:31
(Janesville, WI) Gary Kohn, Blackawk Technical College
Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) nursing students are the best in the state.
According...
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james posted on March 02, 2017 09:08
(Beloit, WI) John McGivern, Milwaukee PBS
Emmy Award-Winning Actor John McGivern explores living, working and playing in Beloit in this March 2nd Aro...
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james posted on March 01, 2017 13:18
(Rock County, WI) According to the 2016 Best-Performing Cities index released by the Milken Institute, the Janesville-Beloit MSA earned two Top 10 ran...
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james posted on February 23, 2017 17:01
(Beloit, WI) Ryan Silvola, Beloit Daily News
Approximately 100 films, covering topics as diverse as homelessness, race, illness and The Beatles, will...
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james posted on February 23, 2017 09:58
(Milton, WI) Beth Earnest, Great People Great Stories Magazine
Amy Kenyon has seen firsthand the importance of career counseling in high school. The ...
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james posted on February 22, 2017 09:38
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News
As the Hendricks CareerTek youth workforce training facility opened its doors to the public for the...
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james posted on February 18, 2017 08:52
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News
Beloit Memorial High School Junior Ben Carlos and recent graduate Josh Lankford know what career p...
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james posted on February 17, 2017 09:52
(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette
On Thursday, Blackhawk Technical College hosted its first “Signing Day” for high school senio...
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james posted on February 16, 2017 09:07
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Janesville and Evansville will get a shared boost in visibility to potential tourists when a “Discover W...
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james posted on February 15, 2017 16:32
(Beloit, WI) Bill Mears, McGuire Mears & Associates
Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates is pleased to announce that the 422...
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james posted on February 15, 2017 14:24
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
If upward trends in home prices continue, the $250,000 home is poised to become a new normal in the Janesville...
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james posted on February 14, 2017 15:42
(Beloit, WI) Channel 15, WMTV
For years, Beloit has fought a tarnished reputation. Now, many in Beloit are ready to show off the changes their city h...
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james posted on February 04, 2017 08:25
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Rock County saw a boost in retail spending in the later months of 2016, according to a quarterly economic anal...
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james posted on February 01, 2017 01:01
(Rock Count y, WI)
According to the quarterly release of the 2016 Rock Ready Index, Rock County’s economy finished 2016 in a very st...
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james posted on January 31, 2017 03:01
(Orfrodville, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette
The sleepy village of Orfordville will soon make a splash when its first national retailer arrives later this y...
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james posted on January 28, 2017 10:00
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
The Janesville area closed out 2016 with unemployment falling and new jobs popping up at a clip greater than a...
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james posted on January 26, 2017 10:06
(Janesvllie, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
Forward Janesville honored a local company Thursday whose blossoming in recent years has been quiet—even...
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james posted on January 25, 2017 09:34
(Madison, WI) John Koskinen, Chief Economist for the Wisconsin Department of Revenue
We must be doing something right:
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james posted on January 25, 2017 08:49
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette
It was a few minutes before 4 p.m. last Friday, and Rock County Brewing Company had not officially o...
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james posted on January 24, 2017 15:20
(Madison, WI) Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Ray Allen released the following statement following today's U.S Bureau of Labo...
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james posted on January 24, 2017 08:32
(Janesville, WI) Mike Mathews, Janesville Innovation Center
Janesville Innovation, Inc. (JII) has been awarded a $66,000 grant from the Wisconsin Eco...
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james posted on January 20, 2017 16:31
(Beloit, WI) Zac Bellman, Beloit Daily News
Residential and commercial growth remained relatively steady in the Beloit area compared to the previous ...
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