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Construction Starts on Ho Chunk Convention Center
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Construction has started on the last big piece of the Ho-Chunk casino, hotel, convention center project. MORE INFO
Former Mac’s Pizza Shack Property on Milton Avenue Sells for $1.03 million
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson and Ryan Spoehr, APG The former Mac’s Pizza Shack building in Janesville has sold, and its sale signals new use for the restaurant space along a busy stretch of Milton Avenue. MORE INFO
BIFF Winds up 21st Season
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN On Friday, Allison Walsh presented the film, “All of the Above,” at the Hendricks Center for the Arts as part of the Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF). MORE INFO
New Pitch Night Competition Set in Beloit
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Nine entrepreneurs from Wisconsin and Illinois will make their best investment pitches at The Castle starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26 in what the organizer hopes will become a new tradition to replace a lost one. MORE INFO
Mid-May Opening Eyed for Downtown Janesville Great Harvest Bakery and Cafe
(Janesville, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG A new Great Harvest Bakery and Cafe, on the former site of a United Way building, should be open by mid-May on North Main Street in downtown Janesville. MORE INFO
Ho-Chunk Donates $25,000 to Beloit library’s Discovery PLAYce
(Beloit, WI) Beloit Daily News The Ho-Chunk Nation donated $25,000 to the Beloit Public Library to support the native ecology area that will be a part of the library’s Discovery PLAYce interactive early learning space. MORE INFO
Beloit-Based Venture Capital Fund Makes First Investment
(Beloit, WI) Beloit Daily News Mastercraft Ventures, a Beloit-based venture capital firm, is making its first investment. MORE INFO
Greater Beloit Chamber Holds its 99th Annual Dinner Event
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kari Swirth thanked chamber investors and volunteers Tuesday during the 99th Annual Chamber Annual Dinner, saying without them, the chamber would not continue to grow and thrive. MORE...
Janesville Council Chooses Stantec to Help Guide GM Site Redevelopment
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG The Janesville City Council on Monday unanimously approved the selection of consulting firm Stantec to develop a conceptual redevelopment plan and development strategy for the former GM/JATCO site. MORE INFO
Turner Team Wins eSports State Title
(Beloit, WI) BDN Stafff A Beloit Turner eSports team won the second state title in Rock County history on Feb. 28 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. MORE INFO