(Rock County, WI) Alex Gary, APG Locally, it was mostly a positive year for publicly traded companies with operations in or near Rock County. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Madeline Westberg, APG As the steel rises in the expansion of the former First National Bank building into a new children’s museum, leaders of the Children’s Museum of Rock County are preparing for the doors to open this fall, by finalizing exhibit...

(Milton, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG The city of Milton has closed on the purchase of the Hull Farms property, according to property records. The city will now use the property for further development in the Crossroads Business Park. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Schreiber Foods, the Green Bay-based maker of cheese products and yogurt that became a part of the Beloit economic community in 2024, is expanding its operations in the city. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin received a $610 million loan from Cleveland-based KeyBanc Capital Markets to help fund its Beloit casino, hotel, convention center project. MORE INFO

(Beloit, Wi) Alex Gary, APG In 2025, according to an analysis of real estate transactions, there were 22 land deals of $1 million or more in the Beloit region. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff The Alliant Energy Foundation in early December announced that it is donating $980,000 to causes across Wisconsin and Iowa. Of the $980,000 awarded in 2025, $160,884 went to Rock County organizations and $39,644 to Beloit-area causes. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG It was a remarkable year for the 300 block of State Street as one side of an entire city block got a makeover. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaantenen, APG What started as a pandemic-era vision has turned into one of Janesville’s most joyful new spaces. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG When Get Fit 45 moved to the city’s southside, at 1944 Center Ave., about a month ago, owner Nick Larsen said the relocation wasn’t just about square footage or new equipment. MORE INFO