(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the 2017 Rock Ready Index, the Janesville-Beloit MSA wrapped-up another strong year. Highlights from the Q4 report include the following: For the sixth quarter in a row, the average annual Unemployment Rates for...

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Recent booms for United Alloy and other local companies have kept Janesville among the top 40 best-performing small cities in the U.S. for three straight years, according to a report released this month by California economic...

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Beloit resident Joe Stadelman drives 20 minutes every day to his office in Janesville. Stadelman said he can’t imagine losing several hours a day traveling to and from work. It’s not a lifestyle he’d choose. Over the next six...

(Janesville, WI) United Alloy, Inc. (UAI) is expanding its footprint by adding a new 100,000 SF production facility. In addition to increasing the company's overall production capacities, this new structure will house a new painting system and facilitate finished...

(Town of Beloit, WI)  Ryan Silvola, Beloit Daily News Several economic development projects in the Town of Beloit could be coming to fruition this year. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Marcus Lemonis, owner of the former Gander Mountain chain, said the outdoor sporting goods seller — now rebranded as Gander Outdoors — is set to open 11 Wisconsin stores by late May, including one in Janesville. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) The former General Motors Janesville Assembly Plant, which represented over four million square feet and 250 +/- acres, has been sold. The buyer is Commercial Development Company, Inc. (CDC), a leading North American commercial real estate and...

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette A fundraising campaign to boost privately funded revitalization efforts in downtown Janesville has reached $3 million in donations. ARISEnow, a fundraising group of downtown stakeholders, announced Thursday it has amassed an...

(Janesville, WI) Gary Kohn, Blackhawk Technical College In a joint effort between Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) and the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (SWWDB), with support from sponsoring employers including Bell Laboratories, Miniature Precision...

(Janesville, WI) Frank Schultz, Gazette The state's largest business association chose a Janesville couple for a new video designed to persuade more young people to return to Wisconsin and bolster the workforce. MORE INFO