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farmprogress.com
He wanted to farm — but didn’t need to inherit one
Sam Peetz grew up around agriculture, but his path to dairy ownership wasn’t through inheriting his family’s farm. His road took him to Rosy-Lane Holsteins LLC near Watertown, Wis. He started as an employee there, worked his way into management and purchased an ownership stake in 2024. “I...
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Lovely Garden Roots
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GazetteXtra
GM/JATCO site referendum passes
JANESVILLE — On Wednesday morning, the 250-acre, former Janesville General Motors/JATCO site will continue to be blighted, vacant, disused, overgrown with brush and strewn with rubble — with major environmental cleanup needed. But the difference is that now, if a developer wants to build out an industrial project across 100 acres of the site, and it’ll cost more than $450 million, voters automatically get authority to approve or deny it. The numbers aren’t official until the county canvass meeting, but with the unofficial total vote in on the referendum question at press time, 16,779 residents in Janesville had voted “Yes” to the referendum, compared to 9,932 votes who voted “No.” It means voters will have the authority to OK larger-ticket items at the GM/JATCO site, either through special or regular elections. It came after a weeks-long information war between business interests and labor groups favoring a reduction in red tape, and grassroots neighborhood organizers who wanted the public’s voice to ring just as loudly as a prospective developer’s. Business interest and labor groups like Grow Janesville Responsibly vehemently opposed the referendum, saying they fear it will chase away some large-scale prospects for redevelopment that could bring serious environmental cleanup that
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CBRE closes sale of 4.66-acre parcel in Fitchburg
CBRE brokered the sale of a 4.66-acre parcel at the northwest corner of County Highway MM and U.S. Highway 14 in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. Louisville, Kentucky-based Trilogy Real Estate Fitchburg LLC purchased the property from Fairchild Development LLC for $2.23 million, marking the company’s third location in the Madison market and expanding its footprint beyond its existing Waunakee and Sun Prairie locations.
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Madison365
Luna’s Groceries owner launches fundraiser to keep South Madison store open
Mariam Nuñez hopes community support can help replace broken refrigeration, attract customers and cover rent as some misfortunes have hit her Luna’s Groceries on Park Street in the heart of Madison’s South Side. Nuñez is giving herself 30 days to raise the money needed to keep Luna’s...
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Victory Homes of Wisconsin, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for the 3rd Annual Madison St. Jude Showplace Home
SUN PRAIRIE, WI — Victory Homes of Wisconsin, in partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, invites community members, trade partners, and supporters to attend the official groundbreaking ceremony for the 3rd Annual Madison St. Jude Showplace Home. This event marks the launch of a new mission...
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EXEC: Hydro Flask-Osprey-OXO Parent Rejects Takeover Offer from Spectrum Brands
Helen of Troy Limited, the parent of the Hydro Flask, Osprey, OXO brands, confirmed Wednesday that its Board has unanimously rejected an unsolicited, proposal to acquire the company for $37 per share from Empower Brands Holdings Group, which is owned by Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. and Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Helen of Troy described the proposal as “opportunistic” and said its recently-launched turnaround plan will deliver a better payback for shareholders.
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Now Hiring: Kikkoman growth brings more job opportunities to southern Wisconsin
JEFFERSON, Wis. — Kikkoman is planning a $560 million investment in Jefferson as the company continues to grow its soy sauce production footprint in southern Wisconsin. The company has operated in Walworth County for more than 50 years. Brandon De Leon, Kikkoman’s production manager of bottling and drying, said...
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City of Madison sets meeting schedule for data center plan
The companies, people and issues shaping business in Madison and the Capital Region. The city of Madison unveiled its remaining schedule of meetings to consider its proposed regulatory framework on data centers, and final City Council action could come on Jan. 12. The schedule was announced during an Oct. 30...