(Beloit, WI) BDN A former School District of Beloit science teacher won a business pitch competition for her idea to create specialized bras for women who’ve had chest trauma. Deana Fahn-Johnson took the top prize of $1,000 in the gALPHA pitch competition at Irontek...

(Janesville, WI) Seventeen students were recognized today at Blackhawk Technical College for completing their Accelerated Industrial Maintenance (AIM) program, which is in collaboration with the Stateline Manufacturing Alliance and its network of education and...

(Milton, WI) Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, Gazette The Milton Common Council approved a certified survey map for a newly annexed property on Sunnyside Drive. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The Beloit City Council Monday night approved a contract with a fast-growing Madison-based company to rent one- and two-person kayaks on the Rock River in downtown Beloit. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG gALPHA program entrepreneurs learn how to work a business plan and become successful, thanks to the program at IronTek in Beloit. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Workers will begin demolishing the building at 80-100 E. Grand Ave. that partially hangs over the Rock River next week, the City of Beloit announced this morning. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Blackhawk Technical College is set to launch a fast-track pilot program this fall in collaboration with Elevation Air. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG Nearly a decade in the works, UW Health is going operational with its Med Flight base at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport south of Janesville Monday, its third regional base for an air transport vehicle to hospitals. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Fifteen educators from around Rock County gathered at Blackhawk Technical College on Friday to conclude their experience in the Rock Externship Program. This initiative immerses teachers in various business environments, allowing them to shadow...

(Beloit, WI) Kylie Balk Yaateenen, APG A future casino in Beloit took a step forward Thursday night as the Rock County Board updated an intergovernmental agreement for the project between the city of Beloit, the county and the Ho Chunk Nation. MORE INFO