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Mercyhealth Opens Occupational Health Clinic at East Inman Building
(Town of Beloit) Alex Gary, APG Mercyhealth opened an occupational health and wellness clinic this week at the 1400 Inman Parkway. MORE INFO
Historic Fredendall Building Renovations Progressing
(Janesville, WI) Madeline Westberg, Gazette Renovations are continuing on the upper floors of a 157-year-old building in downtown Janesville where vacant office space is being converted into market-rate apartments. MORE INFO
United Way Blackhawk Region Announces $2.62 Million in Grants
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff The United Way Blackhawk Region recently announced $2.62 million in community grant have been awarded to 26 local health and human service programs. MORE INFO
Prairie Avenue Tax Increment District Officially Certified by the State
(Beloit, WI) The City of Beloit’s newest Tax Increment District (TID No. 16) along Prairie Avenue is official. The State of Wisconsin Department of Revenue has officially certified the district with a base value of $91 million. MORE INFO
City Native Opening Breakfast, Lunch spot in Former MOD Pizza
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG Cindy Limani is bringing her family-run breakfast and lunch operation to Janesville. Limani, owner of Cindy’s Café in Milton, is preparing to open Butter Me Up Breakfast & Lunch in Janesville this spring. MORE INFO
Janesville Council Approves $1.4M TIF Agreement for 1 Parker Place Renovation
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG A major renovation of an aging, historic office building at 1 Parker Place in downtown Janesville will move forward after the city council approved a tax increment financing agreement Monday night. MORE INFO
Governor, State Tourism Secretary Tour New Woodman’s Center
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG Gov. Tony Evers laced up his skates alongside Janesville city leaders and the state tourism secretary at the Woodman’s Sports & Convention Center Monday, enjoying a spin on the ice in the Mercyhealth Arena. MORE INFO
Ho-Chunk is Hiring!
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The Ho-Chunk Nation is taking applications online for the first of the 1,500 jobs that will need to be filled over the next two years and has scheduled at least four job fairs. MORE INFO
Rock County Company Stocks Mostly up in 2025
(Rock County, WI) Alex Gary, APG Locally, it was mostly a positive year for publicly traded companies with operations in or near Rock County. MORE INFO
Construction Progresses on Childrens Museum
(Janesville, WI) Madeline Westberg, APG As the steel rises in the expansion of the former First National Bank building into a new children’s museum, leaders of the Children’s Museum of Rock County are preparing for the doors to open this fall, by finalizing exhibit...