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Women’s Pro Golf Tour Coming to Janesville Country Club
(Janesville, WI) John Barry, Gazette The Janesville Country Club turns 125 next year. And what better way to help celebrate the occasion than by bringing women’s professional golf to the state’s oldest country club? Tentatively titled the Janesville Golf Classic, the...
Camp Invention comes to Clinton High School
(Clinton, WI) Gazette Staff Clinton High School, 112 Milwaukee Road, will hold a week-long Camp Invention program. The program promotes science, technology, engineering and mathematics education for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. MORE INFO
Wisconsin Sees Reduction in Worker’s Compensation Rate for Third Consecutive Year
(Madison, WI) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development The Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance Monday approved an overall 6.03% rate decrease for Worker's Compensation premiums for businesses, effective Oct. 1, 2018. This is the third consecutive year Worker's...
At Mid-Year, Beloit’s Development Already Surpasses Totals from 2017
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News Development and related construction is so hot in Beloit this summer the City already has surpassed last year’s total building permit value. As of July 1, Beloit has issued 623 building permits worth $26.19...
GM Site Redevelopment Plans Could Come this Summer
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette As the new owner of the former General Motors plant continues the mammoth job of tearing down the massive complex on Janesville’s south side, ideas are starting to emerge on the site’s prospects for redevelopment. Janesville...
Parker Foundation Provides Opportunity for $1 Million Gift to Blackhawk Tech’s Top Nursing Program
(Janesville, WI) Angie Kablar, Blackhawk Technical College Blackhawk Technical College’s nursing program has a lot to celebrate. In addition to the third consecutive semester of graduates achieving a 100% pass rate on the National Counsel Licensure Examination...
Tour of America’s Dairyland will Bring Speed, Spectacle to Downtown Janesville
(Janesville, WI) Bryan Wegter, Gazette John Van Susteren looks forward to the Tour of America’s Dairyland each year. The road cycling series, the largest of its kind in the United States, attracts cyclists from across the country and world. It winds through southeast...
Blackhawk Secures $438,578 in Grants to Support Area Business Training
(Janesville, WI) Angie Kablar, Blackhawk Technical College In today’s global economy, businesses are constantly seeking opportunities to gain a competitive edge, something Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) knows all too well. With that challenge in mind, BTC is...
City of Janesville Receives $500,000 State Grant to Support Redevelopment of Former General Motors Plant
(Janesville, WI) Mark Marley, WEDC In a move that marks a significant step toward the redevelopment of the former General Motors assembly plant in Janesville, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today announced it has awarded the city $500,000 to...
High School Interns Recognized at Signing Event
(Janesville, WI) – More than 80 individuals attended today’s 2018 Summer Rock Internship Program’s Signing and Orientation event at Blackhawk Technical College’s central campus. Attendees included high school interns and their parents; school career and technical...