by host | Feb 24, 2021 | News
In its half-completed state, “Spider-Bot” looks like a primordial land crab—albeit one that is made of composite plastic rated for conditions harsher than the hottest desert and coldest tundra on Earth. The bot’s spine is hinged, a feature its developers say will help...
by host | Feb 24, 2021 | Manufacturing Success Stories, Success Stories
In this new feature, local economy reporter Natalie Yahr gets “In Your Business” with local entrepreneurs, discovering how they got where they are and what’s driving them now. Nick Shepherd started inventing early. By fourth grade, the Milwaukee native was...
by host | Nov 17, 2020 | Manufacturing Success Stories, Success Stories
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. They aimed to use the business to generate some extra pocket money. The...
by host | Apr 10, 2020 | News
Date: April 10, 2020 (Janesville, WI) – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rock County Board of Supervisors recently approved a $1 million dollar emergency loan program. This fund, known as the Rock County COVID-19 Emergency Small Business Loan Fund (SBLF), is...
by host | Feb 19, 2019 | News
February 14, 2019 – Janesville Innovation, Inc. (JII) has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to help fund the organization’s efforts to advance the climate for entrepreneurship and small business through the Rock...
