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Hendricks Adding 10 More Downtown Beloit Apartments on State Street
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Hendricks Commercial Properties is converting the upper floors of the 311-319 State Street building into 10 loft-style apartments with the units hopefully becoming available in early 2025. MORE INFO
Not Just Juice: Janesville Juice Bar Aims to Promote Community Health
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, APG Sarah Bruhn and her husband, Brian, were making fresh juices for their two children and sneaking fruits and vegetables into their smoothies. In 2022, the Bruhns expanded into selling fresh juices at the Janesville Farmers...
Yeko Family Transforms Varsity Lanes into Riley Rilo Training Center
(Milton, WI) WCLO The owners of the Diamond Center purchased the former Varsity Lanes in Milton and transformed it into the Riley Nilo Training Center. MORE INFO
Pentagono Brings New Flavor to Beloit
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Beloit has been gaining a reputation for several years as a foodie town, with top-shelf, locally-owned restaurants and on Aug. 30, a new flavor was added to the mix when Pentagono Restaurant opened at 2715 Prairie Ave. in the Galleria...
USS Beloit Commissioning Draws from all Over Wisconsin
(Milwaukee, WI) Alex Gary, APG More than 3,200 people filled Veterans Park on a chilly Saturday morning to see the USS Beloit officially go into service. MORE INFO
Doors Swing Open for Henry Dorrbaker’s
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG On Monday, Geronimo Hospitality, Hendricks Commercial Properties and Corporate Contractors Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the attraction located along the banks of the Rock River. MORE INFO
Children’s Museum Surpasses Fundraising Goal, aims for Spring Construction Start
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG The Children’s Museum of Rock County plans to start construction in the spring at the site of a former bank on West Milwaukee Street after raising $11.5 million, the organization announced Monday. MORE INFO
Beloit College Celebrates $10 Million Library Renovation
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Wisconsin, city of Beloit and Beloit College officials celebrated the “official” reopening of the Robert H. Morse Library, which underwent a $10 million expansion and renovation project over the past 16 months. MORE INFO
Craftsman with Character: Through Job Shadowing, Mentoring, High Schoolers Learn about Skilled Trades
(Janesville, WI) Hannah Powell, APG JANESVILLE — With an aging workforce and young people uninterested or uncertain about manufacturing careers, Dave Hataj, the founder of Craftsman with Character, recognized a need. MORE INFO
First National Bank and Trust Company Opens Second Janesville Branch
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff First National Bank and Trust Company has announced the grand opening of its newest Janesville branch at 2111 Holiday Dr. MORE INFO