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Evansville, CHS Extend Soybean Crushing Plant Agreement
(Evansville, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG The City of Evansville and Minnesota agriculture cooperative CHS, Inc. have amended a development agreement for the pending soybean crushing plant instead of letting it expire — a move that for now keeps plans for the huge project...
G5 Brewing Opens Special Event Space
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff G5 Brewing Co., which opened in 2019, held a ribbon- cutting ceremony on June 24 for its new Barrel House, a more than 7,600-square-foot event venue with a bar, kitchen, suites and cold storage. MORE INFO
Rubber Ducky Winery Holds Grand Reopening
(Milton, WI) Courier Staff The Rubber Ducky Winery & Country Store recently held its grand reopening. MORE INFO
Great Harvest Opens Doors in Downtown Janesville with Fresh Bread, Patio
(Janesville, WI) Tia Bethke, APG Great Harvest Bread Company opened its doors in downtown Janesville on Friday, becoming one of more than 150 independently owned and operated Great Harvest franchises in the country. MORE INFO
Janesville Townhomes Project eyed East of TJ Maxx
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG A developer is eyeing the area behind the strip mall off Janesville's Deerfield Drive that houses TJ Maxx and Michael’s for a new, 208-unit townhome community. MORE INFO
City Launches GM/JATCO Redevelopment Project Website and Community Survey
(Janesville, WI) The City of Janesville and the GM/JATCO Redevelopment Advisory Board have launched the official project website for the GM/JATCO Redevelopment Project at janesvillewi.gov/gmjatco . The website serves as a central hub for project updates, background...
Rock County Christian Ramps up Work at New Home in former McNeel School
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Rock County Christian School students may not know until August whether they’ll be starting their year at the former McNeel Intermediate School on Frederick Street. MORE INFO
Milton Youth Football, City Look at Development and Use Agreement for Football Complex
(Milton, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG Milton Youth Football could reach a development and use agreement this week on the long-awaited field complex at 240 N. Janesville St. MORE INFO
Workforce Partners and Employers Kick-Off Summer Earn-and-Learn Programs
(Janesville, WI) More than 75 individuals attended the 2026 summer Rock Internship program’s Signing and Orientation event at Blackhawk Technical College’s Beloit-Janesville campus on June 15. Rock Internship is a paid six-week high school internship program made...
Rock County Farmland Preservation Plan Update
(Janesville, WI) The Rock County Planning and Development Agency has released a draft of Preserve Rock 2025-2035: A 10-Year Rock County Farmland Preservation Plan for public review and comment. MORE INFO