(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News The first weekend of the Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) was a success as film fans filled the streets of Beloit and film showings were sold out. MORE INFO

(Milton, WI) Rebecca Kanable, Adams Publishing Group Plans are underway to develop a $1 million outdoor venue at The Gathering Place in Milton. “The Gathering Green” would include a new pavilion, concession stand, restrooms, paved walking trail and 24-stall parking...

(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News Thanks to the School District of Beloit’s newly-launched Collegiate Academy, students will have the opportunity to graduate high school with an associate degree or technical diploma at no cost to them. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette The Janesville City Council on Monday approved and praised a tax increment finance agreement with local developer Jim Grafft to redevelop downtown apartments. Multiple council members thanked Grafft and his family for their...

(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 Wisconsin Department of Revenue releases its Net New Construction Report, which shows the amount of net new construction...

(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 very strong economic position. Highlights from the Q4 2019 report are provided below. Unemployment rates for the quarter, as...

(Rock County, WI) Blackhawk Technical College Blackhawk Technical College has implemented a new earn and learn program in partnership with business and industry, to recruit, educate and graduate students in fields where workforce shortages exist. IT-Web Development...

(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News New details regarding the proposed downtown stadium for the Beloit Snappers baseball team have been released, while the sale of the team and project plans remain pending various approvals. MORE INFO

(Town of Beloit) Beloit Daily News Consolidated Construction Co. Inc., a design/build firm headquartered in Appleton, has been selected to build the new Willowick Residential Care Apartment Complex and Community-Based Residential Facility (CBRF) in the Town of Beloit....

(Beloit, WI) Construction on Amazon's 1 million square foot, build-to-suit fulfillment center in Beloit's Gateway Business Park is underway. The development, which is occurring on 80-acres of certified, shovel-ready property, is affiliated with Seefried Industrial...