(Beloit, WI) Jim Franz, BDN Beloit Baseball and the Miami Marlins made it official on Friday, signing a Professional Development License that locks Beloit in as Miami’s Advanced-A affiliate for 10 years. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette About 20 Craig High School students spread throughout the school’s library Friday, some of them sporting blazers and white button-down shirts and others in dress sweaters and khakis. The students were participating in a peer...

(Beloit, WI) Anna Marie Lux, Gazette Paquita Purnell of Blessed Divine Creations looks forward to hosting the third annual Black Women in Business Expo on Saturday along with two other entrepreneurs. The expo will run from noon to 5 p.m. at Beloit’s Eclipse Center....

(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette A planned downtown wine bar could be up and running this summer after receiving a tax-increment finance agreement from the Janesville City Council on Monday. MORE INFO

(Milton, WI) Milton Courier Several Milton High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members competed in a regional event and will advance to the state competition. MORE INFO

(Milton, WI) Rebecca Kanable, Milton Courier Rock County was given approval to establish an at-grade public crossing of the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad tracks with County Highway M in the city of Milton. The decision from the Office of the Commissioner of...

(Rock County, WI) Despite the challenging, as well as turbulent, national landscape the Janesville-Beloit MSA economy notched a number of new records and finished the year in an overall strong position. These pace-setting trends are highlighted in the Q4 2020 Rock...

(Town of Beloit, WI) Brad Allen, BDN As initial construction on a new solar energy field is wrapping up, Alliant Energy says the new West Riverside Energy Center is operating smoothly and serving hundreds of thousands of customers. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Fairbanks Morse was awarded a six-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The agreement, worth approximately $53 million, enables Fairbanks Morse to maximize and improve engine lifecycle...

(Town of Turtle, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN A new public works facility will help position Rock County to better handle snow and salting operations once the interstate expansion is complete, according to Public Works Director Duane Jorgenson. MORE INFO