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Local Robotics Team Qualifies for State Championship
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN A local robotics team consisting of home-schooled and public high school students, has qualified for the state robotics championship. MORE INFO
ABC Supply Unveils Learning Center
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN ABC Supply Co., Inc. is celebrating the grand opening of its ABC Supply Learning Center, at 1300 Prince Hall Drive, Beloit. MORE INFO
City Programs Helped Boost Home Construction in 2024
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Home building in the city and town of Beloit picked up significantly in 2024, but it still has a ways to go before it meets demand. MORE INFO
Business Park Growth Key Aim in Milton City Plan
(Milton, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG The city of Milton plans to grow the size of its business park by a “minimum of 40 acres” in the next 18 months, according to its new strategic plan. MORE INFO
Beloit Expects Significant Jump in New Housing Starts in Next Two Years
(Beloit, WI) WCLO Beloit is poised to bring the heat on new housing starts the next few years with at least 275 new residential units already in the pipeline and more to come. MORE INFO
Beloit College Duo want to Help Small E-Commerce Battle the Big Guys
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Ishan Bhasin was expecting a normal junior year at Beloit College — then he had lunch at a McDonalds in Beloit with fellow junior Mohammad Idrisi. MORE INFO
Success for All: 18 months after Launching, Adelante Janesville Aims to Support Latino Businesses
(Janesville, WI) Hannah Powell, APG Antonio Aguilar launched his food truck, Tacos & Subs Feli, in October after completing a couple of the workshops this year with Adelante Janesville, the Latino business development arm of Forward Janesville. MORE INFO
New Multi-Tenant Retail Space Planned for Milton Avenue in Janesville
(Janesville, WI) WCLO A new restaurant with a drive-thru is expected one of five tenants in a new building planned on Milton Avenue in Janesville. MORE INFO
Construction Finished for Edgewood-UW-Whitewater at Rock Co. Collaborative Nursing Program
(Janesville, WI) WISC-TV Ch. 3000 Construction at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at Rock County campus is complete for two buildings in which students can earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in collaboration with a Madison college. MORE INFO
Raptor Strike Adds to Beloit Food Truck Lineup
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG A self-professed “skinny kid at Beloit Memorial High School,” Adrian Diaz’s life took a turn because of a college project. In 2024, that led to a new business, Raptor Strike protein shakes. MORE INFO