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Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board Drives Employment Opportunities
(Janesville, WI) The Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (SWWDB) offers workforce services to both employers and job-seeking adults and youth. By aligning its employment and training services with Job Center partners under the American Job Center...
Janesville City Council Approves buying Zoxx Social Club
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG The Janesville City Council has approved the purchase of Zoxx Social Club next to the former General Motors site on the city's southside. MORE INFO
Old, New and Casual: Burgers, Sports Bar Vibe Envisioned for Jack & Jenny’s
(Janesville, WI) Tom Miller, Gazette The eight bottles that now sit on a board inside the former O’Leary Law Office building at 15 N. Main Street are thought to be from the 1800's. MORE INFO
ABC Supply Acquires Virginia Company
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN ABC Supply Co., Inc., has acquired Roofing & Supplies, Inc., based in Richmond, Virginia. ABC Supply, based in Beloit, is the largest wholesale distributor of roofing and other select exterior and interior building products in North...
Beloit International Film Festival to begin Friday
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN The Beloit International Film Festival will begin Friday, March 28 and run through April 6 in Beloit. MORE INFO
Work Shifts from Site Cleanup along River to Building Riverwalk
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The past couple of weeks, those driving past the area that used to be home to an office building that extended over the Rock River could see builders preparing the support structure for the future riverwalk. When it’s completed, the...
Janesville Coffee Shop Entrepreneur Builds out New Commercial Space Across Street
(Janesville, WI) Big Radio / WCLO News If you’re having a cup of coffee on the patio at Havana Coffee in Janesville, you can watch a commercial construction project that just launched at the southern end of Milton Avenue’s retail corridor. MORE INFO
Studers Share Block 43 Plans: Great Harvest Bread Coming to former United Way Building
(Janesville, WI) Tom Miller, Gazette Former Janesville teacher Quint Studer and wife Rishy continue their community investments with a new project in downtown Janesville. MORE INFO
Janesville’s Plan Commission gives Warm Reception to Plans for Duplexes in City, Larger Homes on East Edge
(Janesville, WI) Big Radio / WCLO The city of Janesville paves the way for another three-dozen planned housing starts. MORE INFO
Business Groups come out in Favor of Beloit School Referendum
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff The Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce and Greater Beloit Economic Development Corp. announced both groups are supporting the School District of Beloit referendum which will be on the April 1 ballot. MORE INFO