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Dairy Queen Grill & Chill Coming to Milton Avenue
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, Gazette Dairy Queen Grill & Chill will soon be the newest addition to the retail and restaurant-heavy Milton Avenue corridor. MORE INFO
City Donates Empty Lots to Janesville’s Boys & Girls Club for New Building Site
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, Gazette The Boys & Girls Club will be getting a new home as the city council propels plans further along after voting Monday to give the two lots along South Jackson Street to the club. MORE INFO
Local Entrepreneurs Pitch Business Ideas to Investors at 6th Annual gBETA Beloit Showcase
(Beloit, WI) Rachel Brands, BDN Beloit’s brightest minds will be gathering to pitch their business ideas at the gBETA Beloit Sixth Annual Showcase event, hosted by gener8tor, on Wednesday, Dec. 13 from 6-8 p.m. at Irontek, 645 3rd St, in Beloit. MORE INFO
Beloit College Offers Admission Guarantee to Area Students
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff Beloit College is making its education offerings even more accessible to regional students and their families. MORE INFO
Milton Rolls Out $2.1 Million in Tax Incentives for 76-Unit Planned Apartment Development
(Milton, WI) Neil Johnson, Big Radio The city of Milton is rolling out big cash… just over $2 million in tax incentives… to land a 76-unit apartment complex. MORE INFO
New Entertainment Venue will now have Pickleball Courts, Outdoor Vending
(Beloit, Wi) Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, APG The Henry Dorrbakers’s entertainment venue project’s construction is set for the beginning of next year but now it will include outdoor pickleball courts and licensing for outdoor vending. The venue will be located at 625 Third...
Economic Report: Conditions & Opportunities Drive Investments
(Rock County, WI) Additional records were set for the Janesville-Beloit MSA during the third quarter of the year, which represents a trend that’s been present throughout the entire year. These highlights, as well as other developments, are featured in this week’s...
Janesville Parker to Host Wisconsin First Lego League Regional Tournament
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff Twenty-nine teams of 10 students in grades 4-8 will compete in the First Lego League Regional Tournament this Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Parker High School, 3125 Mineral Point Avenue. The First Lego League is an area...
Serta Simmons Bedding Opens 500,000 Square-Foot Factory on Janesville’s South Side
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff Serta Simmons Bedding held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting Tuesday for its new 500,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at 200 Innovation Dr., on Janesville's south side. It will produce mattresses and other bedding products under its...
Beloit Game Making company PlayMonster Wins National Award
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Steve Adolph has fun at his job as CEO of PlayMonster, Beloit’s game and toy maker. The company recently won a Toy of the Year (TOTY) Award for its game 5 Second Rule Relay. MORE INFO