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Janesville School Wins Robotics Award
(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff St. William Catholic School's First Lego League team took top prize in one of four categories at the state Lego League championship at Parker High School on Sunday. MORE INFO
Organizers Announce Route of Downtown Janesville Bike Race
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Organizers announced Tuesday that they’ve set the course for the Janesville Town Square Gran Prix, which is the city’s leg of the Tour of America’s Dairyland, a major criterium (closed-circuit) bicycle race that has 11 other legs...
Another Development Coming to Milton Business Park
(Milton, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette Vacant, city-owned land in Milton's east-side industrial park is almost gone now that another proposed development has received city council approval. The council unanimously agreed last week to sell 8 acres to Badger Properties for...
New Storefronts Set to Open in Janesville’s Former Menards
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Two new stores are set to open this week in the redeveloped former Menards off Pontiac Drive on Janesville’s north side. Tara Furst, commercial properties manager for Galway Companies, which owns the property renamed the...
Local Businesses Win Friends of Education Awards
(Janesville, WI) By Catherine Idzerda, Gazette Six local businesses won the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s inaugural Business Friends of Education award. Fagan Automotive, Blackhawk Community Credit Union, Riverfront Inc., South Central Wisconsin...
Greenlight for NorthStar’s Next Step
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News NorthStar Medical radioisotopes has been green-lit by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with marketing its patented technology to supply products widely used in diagnostic medical imaging for...
Gray Goose in Janesville Welcomes Another Tech Firm
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette The four-story former warehouse in downtown Janesville now known as the Gray Goose has landed a new gander from up north. Local broker Commercial Property Group announced this week that Michigan tech and telecommunications...
Walker: I-90/39 Expansion Slated to Finish One Year Ahead of Schedule
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette Construction on the Interstate 90/39 expansion from Madison to the state line will be finished one year ahead of schedule, according to a statement released Thursday by Gov. Scott Walker's office. The project will wrap up in...
Former Pick ‘n Save Sold to Grafft Family
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Janesville broker Commercial Property Group announced Tuesday that the former Pick ‘n Save at 1717 Center Ave. has been acquired by 1717 4GK, a development group owned by the Jim Grafft family of Janesville. MORE INFO
Rock County Businesses, Individuals & Economic Activities Highlighted
(Rock County, WI) A series of media stories, an awards celebration and a quarterly economic report featured a number of positive developments this week for the Janesviille-Beloit MSA. For additional information, click on the links provided below. Economic Dashboard...