(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, BDN A city with a rich history of innovation nurtured its newest inventors on Saturday. Creative students and adults created prototypes ranging from remote-controlled reindeer to snowball catapults as part of the Make48 invent-a-thon held...

(Janesville, WI) GEA Mechanical Equipment US, Inc. (GEA) announced the beginning of construction on its state of the art 85,000 SF facility in the City of Janesville's East Side Business Park. This net-zero (carbon footprint and operating) building will serve as the...

(Rock County, WI) No doubt, the elements of uncertainty and skepticism weaved their way into the economy during the third quarter of this calendar year. Despite those macro-level conditions, the local economy managed to generate a few noteworthy benchmarks. These...

(Milton, WI) Blackhawk Technical College held its annual Manufacturing Day event on Tuesday, showcasing manufacturing career opportunities to nearly 300 high school students and connecting them with about 30 area employers. MORE INFO

(Clinton, WI) Jacob Roushia, APG Clinton Community School District Superintendent Jim Brewer has been awarded the 2022 Administrator of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance. MORE Info

(Edgerton, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Taking shape since August of last year, Alliant Energy’s 473-acre North Rock solar farm is, as of this week, officially ready to pump electricity onto the grid. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Sara Myers, BDN Evelyn Cortes-Rodriguez realized she wanted to be a teacher in her sophomore year at Beloit Memorial High School. It was in her junior year that her school counselor told her about the Grow Your Own Multicultural Scholarship program....

(Milwaukee, WI) Cara Spoto, BizTimes Phoenix Investors, which is developing 500,000 square feet of industrial space in Beloit, is just one of several institutional investors that are putting their money into industrial development projects in the Janesville-Beloit...

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette In November, Jonathan Kahn plans to unveil Letgo N Play, a new, Lego-focused toy store at the mall; and it will likely be the only toy seller in town where people can hang out in the shop and put together Lego sets. When it...

(Beloit, WI) Sara Myers, BDN This fall semester, Beloit Memorial High School introduced a new program called Craftsmen with Character, which is a job shadow/job skill course that partners with multiple local businesses including Frito Lay, Edgerton Gear, CCI, The...