(Beloit, WI) Rachel Brands, BDN The 97th annual Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) Annual Dinner featured awards, a stirring keynote speaker and a delicious dinner from Geronimo Hospitality Group at the Eclipse Center on Tuesday evening. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG Aimee Scrima, the new director of the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport, served her first official day on Monday. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN The theme for the evening was “Leap into Downtown” as the Downtown Beloit Association celebrated Leap Day on Thursday by reviewing the success stories of the past year and presenting awards to some outstanding businesses and individuals....

(Janesville, WI) Ryan Spoehr, Gazette Blackhawk Technical College has launched a sports program that will compete in the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association (NJCAA). MORE INFO

(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

(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, 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...

(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

(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

(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...