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Childcare Breakdown: The Scarcity of Childcare in Wisconsin is Fueling Workforce Shortage and Economic Challenges
(Madison, WI) A new report from the Wisconsin Economic Development Institute (WEDI), Childcare in Wisconsin and its Impact on Workforce and the Economy, shows the scarcity and high cost of quality childcare in Wisconsin is making it increasingly difficult for parents...
Milton Clears Zoning Path for Intermodal Shipping Site for Farm Implements, Lumber
(Milton, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Activity in Milton’s Crossroads Business Park — from both its railroad spurs and the surrounding roadways — will get busier under a company’s plans for a new truck-to-train intermodal warehouse off County M and Putman Parkway. MORE...
Beloit City Council Paves Way for New Housing Development
(Beloit, WI) A new housing development in Beloit recently received City Council approval for a planned unit development, making the project one step close to reality. MORE INFO
Kandu Industries Buys Blackhawk Tech’s Milton Campus, Plans 2024 Move
(Milton, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Milton will lose a satellite campus of Blackhawk Technical College that’s been at 15 Plumb St. for nearly a decade, but there won’t be a void at the facility for long, if at all. Janesville-based nonprofit service agency Kandu...
U.S. Paralympics Cycling Time Trials to be Held in Rock County
(Rock County, WI) WCLO An exciting new cycling event is coming to Northern Rock County on June 14, from 9 AM to 1 PM. The Rock Prairie 2023 U.S. Paralympics Cycling Time Trial will be held on the grounds of Rock Prairie Presbyterian Church, 8605 E County Rd A in...
Stateline Manufacturing Alliance Hosts 2nd Annual Manufacturing Signing Day
(Janesville, WI) A group of 21 students confirmed their pathway Thursday in the manufacturing sector through employment and training opportunities with 10 employers at the Stateline Manufacturing Alliance’s 2nd Annual Manufacturing Signing Day. MORE INFO
Economic Report: New Records, New Opportunities
(Rock County, WI) A pair of new records were set for the Janesville-Beloit MSA during the first quarter of the year. These items, as well as others, are highlighted in this week’s release of the Q1 2023 Rock Ready Index. The area’s...
Beloit College Provost and Dean Promoted to President
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff When it came to choosing a new president, Beloit College decided to stay close to home. The board of trustees on Tuesday appointed current Provost and Dean Eric Boynton to be the college’s next president. MORE INFO
WI #8 in Best States 2023 Ranking
U.S. News & World Report released its Best States report, and the Badger State made the Top 10 by scoring the #8 spot. Data from over 70 categories, representing eight topical categories, was analyzed; weighted; and then scored, This ranking has been produced six...
Nuclear Medicine: At its Growing Beloit Campus, NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Plans to Produce Cancer Therapies
(Beloit, WI) Neil Johnson, APG Walking past NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes’ nuclear medicine shipping rooms at the company’s Beloit campus, Jim Harvey said it still feels surreal when he notices a detail nearly hidden amid 55 acres of high-tech production facilities....