Janesville, Wisconsin

Blain's Farm & Fleet Partners with CB4 to Uncover Sales Opportunities in Stores

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

Blain's Farm & Fleet describes themselves as "The Modern General Store," which might not be where you'd expect to see advanced machine learning at work.

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  • Blain's Farm & Fleet describes themselves as "The Modern General Store," which might not be where you'd expect to see advanced machine learning at work.
  • "CB4 uses powerful algorithms to identify item-specific sales opportunities at the store level.
  • These opportunities aren't obvious to the naked eye and we quite possibly have walked past them many times over," said Mark Hasting, Chief Store Officer of Blain's Farm & Fleet.
  • Leading grocery, convenience, specialty and apparel retailers have adopted CB4, tripling the number of stores using CB4 from 600 to 1,500 stores in 2020.

Blain’s Farm & Fleet Announces Two New Wisconsin Locations for Fall 2022

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

Blain's Farm & Fleet is thrilled to announce its plans for an expanded presence in Wisconsin with new stores in Grafton and Rhinelander.

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  • Blain's Farm & Fleet is thrilled to announce its plans for an expanded presence in Wisconsin with new stores in Grafton and Rhinelander.
  • With the opening of five new locations within the last three years in Michigan alone, Blain's Farm & Fleet is looking forward to expanding its presence within their home turf in Wisconsinthe state where the original Blain's Farm & Fleet vision came to fruition over 66 years ago.
  • Blain's Farm & Fleet has long planned to expand into Rhinelander and Grafton, specifically in Rhinelander, having purchased the land several years ago.
  • In addition to high-quality products with the Blains Farm & Fleet brand name, these locations will carry top-rated brands, including:
    Tire & Auto Repair Service: Michelin, Goodyear, Cooper
    Founded in 1955, Blains Farm & Fleet is a specialty retailer with 43 locations throughout Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

SHINE selects location in northern Netherlands for European isotope production facility

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

b"SHINE Medical Technologies LLC today announced that it has selected the municipality of Veendam in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands, as the location of its European medical isotope production facility.

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  • b"SHINE Medical Technologies LLC today announced that it has selected the municipality of Veendam in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands, as the location of its European medical isotope production facility.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210519005557/en/\nRendering of the SHINE medical isotope production facility that will be built in Veendam, the Netherlands.
  • (Graphic: SHINE Medical Technologies)\nSHINE\xe2\x80\x99s European facility will be focused initially on the production of molybdenum-99, a diagnostic isotope relied on for procedures that identify heart disease, cancer and other conditions.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cThe production facility will be a solution for all of Europe, enabling SHINE to deliver a reliable, flexible supply of a broad range of critical medical isotopes to European customers, starting with molybdenum-99.

First National Bank and Trust Opens Loan Production Office in Janesville, WI

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Friday, April 30, 2021

b'BELOIT, Wis., April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- First National Bank and Trust (FNBT) marked the opening of its new Loan Production Office (LPO) in Janesville, Wisconsin with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.

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  • b'BELOIT, Wis., April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- First National Bank and Trust (FNBT) marked the opening of its new Loan Production Office (LPO) in Janesville, Wisconsin with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.
  • "While the Loan Production Office isn\'t a full-service branch, this expansion will support business clients seeking a banking partner with local decisions and high touch service.
  • "\nSenior Vice President (SVP) and Commercial Banking Manager, Scott Bordwell will lead the team at the new loan production office.
  • Visit https://youtu.be/XuPTq1t_4io to view a video tour of FNBT\'s new Loan Production Office.\nAbout First National Bank and Trust:\nFirst National Bank and Trust Company is a family-focused, community bank headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin.

First Community Credit Union Among the Top 100 Credit Unions in the Nation

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Monday, April 19, 2021

As an organization, we chose to roll up sleeves and lend a helping hand," says Jack Gill, president and CEO of FirstCCU.

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  • As an organization, we chose to roll up sleeves and lend a helping hand," says Jack Gill, president and CEO of FirstCCU.
  • Our staff members and credit union members are the driving force behind FirstCCU\'s success.
  • "\nAbout FirstCCU- First Community Credit Union is a member owned financial institution serving five full service branch locations in Beloit, Janesville, and Monroe, Wisconsin and Rockford and Roscoe, Illinois.
  • With over 20,000 members and $200 million in assets, FirstCCU is a Bauer Financial 5-Star Superior Safety rated credit union for more than 18 consecutive years.

Tricoci University Expands Janesville Location

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Friday, April 16, 2021

b'CHICAGO, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tricoci University of Beauty Culture , a leader in cosmetology, barbering and aesthetics education, will now offer spa services at the Janesville location.

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  • b'CHICAGO, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tricoci University of Beauty Culture , a leader in cosmetology, barbering and aesthetics education, will now offer spa services at the Janesville location.
  • To address this growing demand, the Janesville location recently expanded its program offering to include their aesthetics program.
  • "\nTo launch the new spa services offering, Tricoci University will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 19at 11:00 am at the Janesville campus located at 2310 W Court Street, Janesville, Wisconsin.
  • For more information on the Janesville campus and the services available there, visit the Salon Services page on the Tricoci University website.\nTricoci University of Beauty Culture is a premier beauty education provider with 16 locations throughout Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

SHINE Medical announces that its isotope production facility is weathertight

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

SHINE Medical Technologies LLC today announced that construction of the exterior structure of its first-of-a-kind medical isotope production facility is complete and the building is weathertight, a major milestone with significance for SHINE, the medical isotope industry and patients around the world.

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  • SHINE Medical Technologies LLC today announced that construction of the exterior structure of its first-of-a-kind medical isotope production facility is complete and the building is weathertight, a major milestone with significance for SHINE, the medical isotope industry and patients around the world.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210325005847/en/
    SHINE executives are joined by the companys construction managers and partners at its medical isotope production facility.
  • (Photo: SHINE Medical Technologies)
    Reaching the weathertight milestone moves SHINE one step closer to providing a flexible, reliable supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and other neutron-produced isotopes to customers, physicians and patients.
  • The plant is expected to be the largest medical isotope production facility in the world by capacity.

Tigre USA Announces Guilherme Bornholdt as New General Manager

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

JANESVILLE, Wis., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tigre USA is excited to announce Guilherme Bornholdt as General Manager, effective January 2021.

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  • JANESVILLE, Wis., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tigre USA is excited to announce Guilherme Bornholdt as General Manager, effective January 2021.
  • Guilherme has been with the Tigre Group for 9 years starting in the group's headquarters in Brazil developing his career up to this milestone in his professional life.
  • He will oversee all operations for Tigre USA continuing to support Tigre to achieve its strategic goals.
  • The brand represents high quality, exceptional customer service and innovation everywhere Grupo Tigre is present.

Blain's Farm & Fleet Recognized by Forbes As One of America's Best Employers For Third Year

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Blain's Farm & Fleet is honored to announce that they have been named one of "America's Best Midsize Employers" by Forbes magazine for the third year in a row.

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  • Blain's Farm & Fleet is honored to announce that they have been named one of "America's Best Midsize Employers" by Forbes magazine for the third year in a row.
  • Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to identify which companies are best at making their employees feel happy, inspired, and well-compensated.
  • In addition to being recognized as one of the Top 500 Midsize Employers in America, Blains Farm & Fleet was ranked 17th among all "Retail and Wholesale" companies in the US.
  • So, we are thrilled to be recognized for the third time in a row by Forbes magazine as one of America's Best Employers," says Jane Blain Gilbertson, Owner, President, and CEO of Blain's Farm & Fleet.

SHINE Medical Breaks Ground for 54,000-Square-Foot Headquarters and Therapeutics Production Facility

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

SHINE Medical Technologies LLC today announced that the company has broken ground on a new 54,000-square-foot facility that will house its corporate headquarters and a large-scale production facility for the Therapeutics division it established last year.

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  • SHINE Medical Technologies LLC today announced that the company has broken ground on a new 54,000-square-foot facility that will house its corporate headquarters and a large-scale production facility for the Therapeutics division it established last year.
  • SHINE expects to play a leading role in supplying Lu-177 to serve cancer patients around the world, said Katrina Pitas, general manager of SHINEs Therapeutics division.
  • Our new therapeutics production facility will enable us to implement our proprietary production process and scale faster than any other producer.
  • The 54,000-square-foot building will sit to the northeast of the facility SHINE is constructing to produce molybdenum-99.