(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaantenen, APG A new brunch restaurant, Morning Bloom, is preparing to open in the former Pearl of the Orient and Sweet Berry location, bringing another breakfast and brunch option to the area after Sweet Berry closed just three months...

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Local nonprofit group Faire Market Institute, a cottage industry led by manager Alicia Klos, is operating The Janesville Mall Holiday Market at Uptown Janesville, the official name for the mall’s new winter market. The Uptown...

(Town of Beloit) Alex Gary, APG Habitat for Humanity Waukesha-Jefferson- Rock has started work on five new houses on South Wisconsin Avenue. In mid-October, the organization announced it was receiving a $350,000 gift from the Hendricks Family Foundation to get the...

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Ember & Iron] has a poetic catharsis to it, even if the casual observer doesn’t know the secret behind the new downtown retail store’s name. Ember & Iron is on the street level at 319 W. Milwaukee St. in a space that once...

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Saying “we all play a role in promoting tourism in Beloit,” Hendricks Commercial Properties and Geronimo Hospitality have launched Beloitbound.com, a travel website highlighting the many things to do in the Stateline Area. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG Next Generation is proposing a 250-unit mix of single-family homes and apartments for the mixed use housing development at 2400 Beloit Avenue. The city council voted unanimously after a closed session conversation Monday night...

(Town of Beloit) Neil Johnson, APG The U.S. Energy Department announced it has awarded Alliant Energy a $5.1 billion loan package intended to spur new natural gas generation and storage projects. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaantenen, APG The city of Janesville is readying for more retail prospects on Milton Avenue, including a new Kwik Trip, by teeing up plans for new street extensions and other public improvements. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaantenen, APG The Janesville City Council will get its first glimpse at two proposed, mixed-use housing developments for 2400 Beloit Ave. — developers’ pitches the City of Janesville garnered in response to a housing concept it developed...

(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff Minority and economically disadvantaged scholars at The Lincoln Academy (TLA) performed better than the state average according to the 2025-2026 Wisconsin Forward Exam results, according to figures released by the Beloit charter school. MORE...