Janesville City Council OK business-friendly initiatives

JANESVILLE--In two business-friendly votes Monday, the Janesville City Council agreed to buy property to help SHINE Medical Technologies build a proposed medical isotope plant, and to extend Todd Drive to increase rail service to industrial land.

SHINE said it needs the two parcels, which total about 8 acres, to satisfy a federal buffering requirement for the $85-million plant the company plans to build on Highway 51 across from the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport.

The city's acquisition and carrying costs would be about $150,000, which SHINE would repay when it occupies the plant.

In March 2012, SHINE signed options to buy the parcels, but the options expire at the end of this year.

SHINE is asking the city to buy the two parcels on its behalf so itPáginas

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The New Frontier Hotel

The New Frontier Hotel was the hotel where Elvis made his first Las Vegas appearance, April 23 to May 26, 1956. The New Frontier's manager, Sammy Lewis, signed Elvis for four weeks. Elvis was advertised as the "Atomic Powered Singer." The featured act on the bill was the Freddy Martin Orchestra. Also on the bill were comedian Shecky Greene; Johnny Cochrane; Dave Leonard and Bob Hunter; the Venus Starlets, who danced behind Elvis; Jack Tiegen; and Marge Baker and the Martin-Men. In the Venus Room, Elvis performed all his hits plus, "Long Tall Sally," " I Got a Woman," and " Money Honey."

Because of the poor reception by the middle age audience, Col Parker and the New Frontier ended Elvis