(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Nine entrepreneurs from Wisconsin and Illinois will make their best investment pitches at The Castle starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26 in what the organizer hopes will become a new tradition to replace a lost one. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG A new Great Harvest Bakery and Cafe, on the former site of a United Way building, should be open by mid-May on North Main Street in downtown Janesville. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Beloit Daily News The Ho-Chunk Nation donated $25,000 to the Beloit Public Library to support the native ecology area that will be a part of the library’s Discovery PLAYce interactive early learning space. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Beloit Daily News Mastercraft Ventures, a Beloit-based venture capital firm, is making its first investment. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) The Wisconsin Technical College System Board has selected Prent Corporation of Janesville for the prestigious Futuremaker Partner Award recognizing its robust partnership with Blackhawk Technical College. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kari Swirth thanked chamber investors and volunteers Tuesday during the 99th Annual Chamber Annual Dinner, saying without them, the chamber would not continue to grow and thrive. MORE...

(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG The Janesville City Council on Monday unanimously approved the selection of consulting firm Stantec to develop a conceptual redevelopment plan and development strategy for the former GM/JATCO site. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) BDN Stafff A Beloit Turner eSports team won the second state title in Rock County history on Feb. 28 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff Lake Ridge Bank recently celebrated the grand opening of its larger, full-service location at 2605 Kennedy Road in Janesville with a ribbon cutting, facility tour, and social event. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, After years in high-stress careers, Sifredo Sosa wanted to change course, and to build something rooted in health, family, and community. Now, the owner of Smoothie Blends, inside the Uptown Janesville mall in the former Orange...