(Rock County, WI) Melanie Radzicki McManus, Wisconsin Meetings

Just 13 miles of concrete separate Janesville and Beloit, two mid-sized cities located just over the border with Illinois, in south central Wisconsin. Such proximity could breed intense competition. Instead, the two municipalities work well together, playing off each other’s strengths—especially when it comes to meetings and conferences.

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(Janesville, WI) Ryan Silvola, Beloit Daily News

Young students can explore potential fields of employment with a summer camp being offered this summer at Blackhawk Technical College.

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(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette

Grainger's Wright Road facility is larger in size and scope than most companies in Janesville, and Grainger's employee headcount is among the largest under one roof in Janesville; it now totals more than 1,000 employees, spokesman Tony Macrito said.

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(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette

On Tuesday, Blackhawk Technical College demonstrated its new mobile live fire training unit. The unit is designed to “simulate a wide range of fire conditions such as multiple floor fires, forcible entry scenarios and ceiling fires.”

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(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette

As the mattress and bedding industry rides a king-sized wave of demand, Serta Simmons Bedding is in the midst of boosting its national operations, including production at its mattress and bedding factory in Janesville.

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(Footville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette

North Carolina based company, Kaufman Trailers, will open its first Wisconsin facility in Footville in September.

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(Milton, WI) Jim Dayton, Gazette

Construction at Handy Art wound down as a recent workday came to a close. The Milton art supplies business is building a 35,000-square-foot facility for new warehouse and office space north of its existing location. 

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(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News

Beloit’s Advanced Joint Care Center, 1969 W. Hart Road, is the only joint replacement program in the state of Wisconsin to receive advanced certification in total hip and total knee replacement from the Joint Commission.

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(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, Beloit Daily News

Many Beloit area residents were able to get their first look at the new Hendricks Family Heart Hospital Saturday during an open house.

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(Janesville, WI) Xavier Ward, Gazette

Employees, friends and family members wandered through Dollar General's new 1-million-square-foot warehouse Saturday while awaiting the official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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(Beloit, WI) - Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News

As the weather warms up, so too are Beloit's development projects. From the Powerhouse project to the new YMCA, along with restaurants to hotels, work on multiple projects are underway in Beloit.

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