(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG A 156-year-old building on South Main Street is in the midst of a major transformation, as its second and third floors are converted into modern market-rate apartments. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Mason Cook, a former director of a business accelerator program at Irontek in Beloit, announced that he’s launching a venture capital fund thanks to a $2.4 million investment from Wisconsin’s Badger Fund of Funds. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Rock County Jumpstart plans to launch a pilot program in late March to teach local entrepreneurs tech skills so they can not only run their own businesses more effectively, but perhaps develop new ideas as well. MORE INFO

(Milton, WI) Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, APG A Madison developer got zoning approval Tuesday night to construct a two-story, 20-unit apartment complex behind its existing 8-unit apartment building. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG The Janesville community turned out Friday to Woodman’s Plaza to hear details of an additional Woodman’s gas station being proposed at 2826 Milton Ave. MORE INFO

(Madison, WI) WEDC Small businesses throughout Wisconsin can now receive free advice and training thanks to a new partnership between the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the Universities of Wisconsin’s Office for Business and Entrepreneurship. ...

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Home prices are a bargain in Beloit, but prices catching up with other markets. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The Ho-Chunk Nation has gained a state compact for the Beloit casino project and construction is progressing at the site at Willowbrook and Colley roads. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Mercyhealth is creating an emergency room option in Beloit by investing about $20 million into its clinic at 2825 Prairie Ave. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG Helping to drive downtown Janesville’s resurgence of recent years and collaborating with other council members to get things done are the accomplishments he’ll remember most in his time on the city council, Dave Marshick says....