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SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital Receives Award for Safety
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Janesville has received the highest safety rating for the third consecutive year from the Leapfrog Group, according to a news release. MORE INFO
Groups Plan Student Internship Program
(Janesville, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News Rock County 5.0, Blackhawk Technical College and the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board are offering a new internship program to provide students with work experience and employers with future employees....
Janesville Innovation Center Continues to Succeed
(Janesville, WI) Jake Magee, Gazette Five years since opening its doors to entrepreneurs in 2013, the Janesville Innovation Center will be self-sufficient this year after the city stopped subsidizing it in 2017, the center’s operations manager told the Janesville City...
New Internship Places High School Students with Local Employers
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Foremost Media CEO Jon Ballard said he can picture the future for a few incoming high school seniors he plans to host this summer under a new internship program. MORE INFO
Academies Offer Kids Opportunity to Explore Potential Professions
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News Parents looking to keep their kids challenged this summer might want to consider sending them to one of CareerTek's many free academies. MORE INFO
NorthStar to Kick Off Production Phase
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes is preparing to ramp up production following federal approval earlier this year, and on Tuesday the company put the U.S. and the international health care community on notice. MORE INFO
Janesville, Beloit get Special “Economic Opportunity Zones”
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette This week, Gov. Scott Walker’s office announced the U.S. Department of the Treasury approved three federal census tracts in Janesville the state had recommended for designation as economic opportunity zones. Economic opportunity...
Foxconn Contractor Hosts ‘All-Call’ for Firms that Want in on Project
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Gilbane-M+W Group, the Milwaukee firm Foxconn picked as the lead construction management group on the project, is pressing statewide to create a pipeline for companies to bid on jobs for a project that’s Wisconsin’s biggest by...
Janesville Hospital Honored for Obstetrics, Emergency Care
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Janesville has been named one of America’s best hospitals for obstetrics and emergency care by Women’s Choice Award, a referral service. MORE INFO
State Announces Process for Companies to Bid on Foxconn Construction Work
(Madison, WI) Michael Welsh, WEDA The state has unveiled a new website – WisconnValley.wi.gov – to offer information and guidance to Wisconsin companies seeking to provide goods and services during the construction phase of the $10 billion Foxconn advanced...