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Beloit Health System Receives Grant to Help EMT/Paramedic Training
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Beloit Health System Foundation has been awarded a $65,141 Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) grant from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to support the professional advancement of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) into...
Tech Council’s Talent Recruitment Grant to Support Frontier Technology Growth
(Madison, WI) The Wisconsin Technology Council has been awarded a Talent Recruitment Grant to support efforts aimed at attracting specialized talent to frontier technology companies in Rock County and south central Wisconsin, helping strengthen the state’s innovation...
Blackhawk Honors Partners, Alumni, Faculty, Staff at Fifth Annual Golden Brick Awards
(Janesville, WI) Blackhawk Technical College held its Fifth Annual Golden Brick Awards on June 9 to honor community members, industry partners, alumni, faculty and staff who have reached higher in pursuit of excellence. MORE INFO
Habitat for Humanity to Build Five Houses in Town of Beloit
(Town of Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Habitat for Humanity, the global nonprofit that has helped build or repair more than 170,000 homes since it was founded in 1976, hopes to break ground on five new homes in the Town of Beloit by the end of the year. MORE INFO
JACVB Data: Tourism in 2025 Generated More than $280 Million in Janesville
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG The Janesville Visitors & Convention Bureau released new tourism data for 2025 that shows continued growth in Janesville’s visitor economy, along with a growing role of tourism overall in support of local businesses, jobs...
Tourism on the Rise in Wisconsin, and Rock and Walworth Counties
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Wisconsin saw tourism spending and visits increase for the fourth consecutive year. Tourism also increased in Rock and Walworth counties. MORE INFO
Kwik Trip Plans Ninth Janesville Store Location on City’s far Northeast Edge
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette According to a City of Janesville public notice, Kwik Trip is hosting an upcoming, neighborhood meeting for a new Kwik Trip gas station-convenience store location at 4700 Milton Ave. The site is just north of McCormick Drive and...
Elmwood Commons Subdivision Infrastructure Work Begins
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Heavy equipment is digging holes and pushing a lot of dirt around off Elmwood Avenue as infrastructure work has begun on Phase II of the Elmwood Commons subdivision. MORE INFO
City of Milton Prepares for Future Housing, Industrial Expansion
(Milton, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG The city of Milton continues to prepare for future housing and industrial expansion, including two industries in the city’s east side Crossroads Business Park that propose aggressive expansions. MORE INFO
CCI Starts work on Bodacious Shops Space on State Street
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff Work has started on the second Bodacious Shops in Wisconsin. MORE INFO