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Beloit Business Expo to Showcase Many Products, Services
(Beloit, WI) Jacob Roushia, BDN The organization, Black Women in Business Beloit, are planning to highlight local businesses for the second year in a row at an upcoming business expo. MORE INFO
Developer Plans to Bring Retail, Apartments to Downtown Janesville Property
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette The final product could likely be at least a year off, but a developer plans to spend $1 million to turn a vacant set of storefronts on downtown Janesville’s main drag into spacious upper apartments with commercial suites on the...
500,000 SF Spec Building Under Construction in the Janesville-Beloit MSA (Rock County, WI)
(Beloit, WI) An affiliate of Phoenix Investors, LLC broke ground earlier this spring on a 500,000 SF building in the City's Gateway Business Park. The space, which is expected to be delivered to the market by year-end, will have the functionality to serve as either a...
Career Choice Takes Center Stage at Manufacturing Signing Day
(Milton, WI) Blackhawk Technical College A group of students from 10 different high schools confirmed their pathway as manufacturing apprentices with seven industry leaders on Thursday at the Stateline Manufacturing Alliance’s first-ever Manufacturing Signing Day. The...
Janesville Officials Eyeing about 245 Acres to add to TIF-Eligible Land Stock
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette By July, the city of Janesville could have 250 acres of newly minted TIF district land in its arsenal as city economic development officials continue to work toward a landmark greenhouse development deal on the city’s south...
HealthNet of Rock County Reaches Fundraising Goal for Expanded Janesville Clinic Site
(Janesville, WI) HealthNet of Rock County has finished raising the money it needed to open its new Janesville facility, the free clinic’s CEO announced Saturday. MORE INFO
Final Step for Beloit Casino, Resort Project Approved
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved placing 33 acres of land in Beloit into trust for the Ho-Chunk Nation, which is the final step in the process to start construction of a tribal casino and resort in Beloit. MORE INFO
Rock County Jumpstart and WI Latino Chamber of Commerce Partner to Help Local Businesses
(Beloit, WI) Jacob Roushia, BDN Rock County Jumpstart and the Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce have formed a partnership to support Black and Latino owned businesses. MORE INFO
NorthStar Plans to Expand Beloit Campus with Construction of a New Building
(Beloit, WI) Jacob Roushia, BDN NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC is expanding, with plans to construct a new building at its campus in the Gateway Business Park. The Beloit City Council on May 2 approved a planned unit development master land use plan submitted by...
Roman’s Supermarket to Open in Beloit
(Beloit, WI) Jacob Roushia, BDN A new independent grocery store is set to open later this month in Beloit. Roman’s Supermarket is expected to open its doors May 23. It will be located at 220 Liberty Ave. in Beloit. MORE INFO