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City Looks to Incentivize Chocolate Factory Development
(Milton, WI) Rebecca Kanable, Milton Courier The city of Milton is taking steps to encourage and facilitate the development of a chocolate factory that could initially bring 60 jobs and even more later on. Proposed development by Clasen Quality Chocolates (CQC)...
Janesville Children’s Museum Group has Eye on former First National Bank Building
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette A children’s museum long in the works might find a home in downtown Janesville—possibly in the vacant, historic former First National Bank property. MORE INFO
City Council Approves Modified Microloan Program to Aid Restaurants During Winter
(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette The city council approved Monday modifications to the city’s COVID-19 microloan program that will specifically aid restaurants as the pandemic continues through winter. MORE INFO
Blackhawk Tech Adds New Learning Center for Anatomy Students
(Janesville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette When Tiffany Garrison-Stanley started teaching anatomy at Blackhawk Technical College three years ago, she found herself yearning for a more student-led learning environment. With the help of planning, a fresh space and new...
Lincoln Academy to Start Enrollment Feb. 1
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News Student enrollment is planned to start Feb. 1 and staff hiring and recruitment is underway at The Lincoln Academy charter school. MORE INFO
Copper Fire Tees Triples Business While at Janesville Innovation Center
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette When Copper Fire Tees started out of a basement last decade, the local cop and the local firefighter who owned the company had one T-shirt screen-printing machine in a residential basement. The startup company has operated for...
Despite Hundreds of Newly-Built Apartments, Janesville Hungers for More Rental
(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Hundreds of newly-built apartments in Janesville are now coming available in Janesville, and hundreds more could be on the way. MORE INFO
City Approves CUP for Private Indoor Swimming Pool with Caretakers Residence
(Milton, WI) Kim McDarison, Milton Courier The City of Milton Common Council approved Nov. 4 a conditional use permit (CUP) and a tax incremental financing (TIF) development agreement for Catch the Wave Swim Club, Inc. MORE INFO
City of Beloit/WWBIC to Launch Small Business COVID-19 Forgivable Loan and Nano Grant Program
(Beloit, WI) The City of Beloit, through the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), is launching the Small Business Assistance Forgivable Loan Program and the Nano Grant Program to assist micro and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis....
HCP Introduces Three New Downtown Retailers
(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News Three new retailers will soon be in downtown Beloit as Hendricks Commercial Properties announces three tenants at 406 Pleasant St., the space above truk’t street tacos at the corner of Pleasant Street and East Grand...