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Janesville Business Leaders, SMART Girls Join in Boys & Girls Club Program
(Janesville, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG Local business leaders got a chance to connect Thursday with members of the SMART Girls program at the Boys and Girls Club of Janesville. MORE INFO
Beloit College adds Marketing, Finance and Health Science Majors
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Beloit College, the 180-year-old bastion of liberal arts education, launched three new majors this semester....health sciences, marketing and finance, three fields expected to have high demand even as artificial intelligence spreads into...
Craig Programming Club Competes in International Robotics Event
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG After weeks of writing code, working out bugs and running through programs, six students in Craig High School’s Computer Programming Club advanced to the final round of an international robotics programming competition. MORE...
Janesville City Council Advances Beloit Avenue Housing Plan
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatanen, APG The Janesville City Council voted unanimously Monday night to advance a concept for a mixed residential housing development at 2400 Beloit Ave., authorizing city staff to begin soliciting development interest for the...
Casino Road Improvements to Begin in May
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG A massive road improvement and expansion project of 2.9 miles around the Ho-Chunk Casino project finally is expected to begin in May. MORE INFO
Patient Room Conversion Project Complete at Beloit Memorial Hospital
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN A project that spanned nearly two years is complete and will provide greater comfort and privacy for patients at Beloit Memorial Hospital. MORE INFO
Wisconsin Technology Education Association Honors The Lincoln Academy
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN The Lincoln Academy has been awarded the Wisconsin Technology Education Association (WTEA) High School Program of the Year Award. MORE INFO
Expanded Jumpstart Program Showing off Prototyping and Design Lab
(Beloit, WI) BDN Jumpstart, which was launched in 2020 as Rock County Jumpstart to help local entrepreneurs start and grow businesses, now has a much bigger footprint. MORE INFO
Job Seekers Show Up Early for Day One of Ho-Chunk Hiring
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The Ho-Chunk Nation broke ground on the $705 million casino project in October 2024. The Ho-Chunk Nation began taking applications in December and is now ready to begin hiring for the positions necessary to get the casino certified and then...
Milwaukee Company Increases its Beloit Investments
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG A Milwaukee commercial real estate investment, development and management company that is heavily invested in Janesville is adding to its Beloit portfolio as well. MORE INFO