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Upper Floor Housing Grants Available in Beloit
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff Funding now is available to create additional housing units in downtown Beloit while preserving economic vitality and the historic culture of the community. MORE INFO
South Central Wisconsin Builders Association Expands Student Build Program to Milton
(Milton, WI) Gazette Staff The South Central Wisconsin Builders Association is expanding its Student Build Program to the Milton School District. The launch date is March 4. It will run through the remainder of the school year. MORE INFO
Janesville City Council Takes First Step Toward Acquiring GM Property
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, Gazette The Janesville City Council voted Monday night to take the first step toward purchasing, cleaning up and redeveloping 7 parcels on the city’s south side: the former General Motors plant and JATCO properties and five small...
City Set to Take New Step Toward Sale, Redevelopment of GM Site
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk-Yaantenen, Gazette The Janesville City Council on Monday could take the next big step toward redeveloping the long-vacant former General Motors site on the city’s south side. MORE INFO
Legislation Would let Evansville Bypass Finance Laws for Soybean Plant
(Evansville, WI) Gazette Staff Bipartisan legislation introduced by two elected state officials from Rock County, that would help fund a proposed $700 million soybean processing plant in Evansville, passed the Wisconsin State Assembly on Tuesday. MORE INFO
Ceremonial Swings taken Outside Sears as Demolition Set to Begin
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk-Yaantenen, Gazette Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin joined in Tuesday, on a warm and sunny February afternoon, in taking a ceremonial pre-demolition swing at a shuttered Sears store that will soon give way to the Woodman’s Sports...
Diamond Assets Announces Partnership with Leading MDM firm Kandji
(Milton, WI) Diamond Assets, one of the nation's largest and most-trusted Apple technology buyback partners serving schools, businesses, government agencies, and channel/leasing partners, announced a groundbreaking partnership with Kandji, a leading Apple mobile...
Edgerton Hospital Opens New Quick Care
(Edgerton, WI) Gazette Staff Edgerton Hospital has opened a new Quick Care at 4 Burdick St. in downtown Edgerton. It’s open Monday through Friday at 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. MORE INFO
Blackhawk Technical College Offers Operational Assistance & Resources
(Janesville, WI) Effective February 1st, Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) began assisting the Janesville Innovation Center Board of Directors with the day-to-day operations of the business incubator and the innovation center. MORE INFO
City of Janesville will Pay Woodman’s Center Construction Debt over 15 years
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, Gazette The city of Janesville will spread $15.3 million in construction debt payments for the Woodman’s Sports and Convention Center out over the next 15 years. MORE INFO