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Beloit College Offers Admission Guarantee to Area Students
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff Beloit College is making its education offerings even more accessible to regional students and their families. MORE INFO
Milton Rolls Out $2.1 Million in Tax Incentives for 76-Unit Planned Apartment Development
(Milton, WI) Neil Johnson, Big Radio The city of Milton is rolling out big cash… just over $2 million in tax incentives… to land a 76-unit apartment complex. MORE INFO
New Entertainment Venue will now have Pickleball Courts, Outdoor Vending
(Beloit, Wi) Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, APG The Henry Dorrbakers’s entertainment venue project’s construction is set for the beginning of next year but now it will include outdoor pickleball courts and licensing for outdoor vending. The venue will be located at 625 Third...
Economic Report: Conditions & Opportunities Drive Investments
(Rock County, WI) Additional records were set for the Janesville-Beloit MSA during the third quarter of the year, which represents a trend that’s been present throughout the entire year. These highlights, as well as other developments, are featured in this week’s...
Janesville Parker to Host Wisconsin First Lego League Regional Tournament
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff Twenty-nine teams of 10 students in grades 4-8 will compete in the First Lego League Regional Tournament this Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Parker High School, 3125 Mineral Point Avenue. The First Lego League is an area...
Serta Simmons Bedding Opens 500,000 Square-Foot Factory on Janesville’s South Side
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff Serta Simmons Bedding held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting Tuesday for its new 500,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at 200 Innovation Dr., on Janesville's south side. It will produce mattresses and other bedding products under its...
Beloit Game Making company PlayMonster Wins National Award
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Steve Adolph has fun at his job as CEO of PlayMonster, Beloit’s game and toy maker. The company recently won a Toy of the Year (TOTY) Award for its game 5 Second Rule Relay. MORE INFO
Beloit Memorial Hospital Receives ‘A’ Rating for Patient Safety
(Beloit, WI) BDN Beloit Memorial Hospital recently earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit watchdog organization that sets standards for excellence in patient care. Beloit Memorial Hospital was the only...
Soybean Capital of Wisconsin: $700 million Processing Plant Eyed in Evansville
(Evansville, WI) Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, Gazette At the entrance to the city of Evansville a sign reads “Soybean Capital of Wisconsin.” Now, the Soybean Capital could be in line for a new $700 million soybean processing facility. City Administrator Jason Sergeant said...
State of Wisconsin Awards $15 Million to Woodman’s Center Project
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, Gazette Plans to build the Woodman’s Sports and Convention Center in Janesville took a major step ahead with the announcement by Gov. Tony Evers Thursday that it will get $15 million in COVID-era ARPA funds. MORE INFO