(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG The Janesville Visitors & Convention Bureau released new tourism data for 2025 that shows continued growth in Janesville’s visitor economy, along with a growing role of tourism overall in support of local businesses, jobs...

(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Wisconsin saw tourism spending and visits increase for the fourth consecutive year. Tourism also increased in Rock and Walworth counties. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette According to a City of Janesville public notice, Kwik Trip is hosting an upcoming, neighborhood meeting for a new Kwik Trip gas station-convenience store location at 4700 Milton Ave. The site is just north of McCormick Drive and...

(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Heavy equipment is digging holes and pushing a lot of dirt around off Elmwood Avenue as infrastructure work has begun on Phase II of the Elmwood Commons subdivision. MORE INFO

(Milton, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG The city of Milton continues to prepare for future housing and industrial expansion, including two industries in the city’s east side Crossroads Business Park that propose aggressive expansions. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff Work has started on the second Bodacious Shops in Wisconsin. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Blackhawk Technical College Thirty-three high school students signed on with 11 area employers as part of the Stateline Manufacturing Alliance (SMA)’s Fifth Annual Manufacturing Signing Day on May 28. Some will be attending Blackhawk Technical...

(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Room revenue from Beloit hotels hit a record $18.5 million in 2025 as hotels saw an appreciable increase in customers for the first time in three years. MORE INFO

(Milton, WI) Ryan Spoehr, APG Next Generation LLC, which had proposed a subdivision with both single-family at Serns Road, West Sunset Drive and Lukas Lane on Milton’s west side, now plans multifamily apartment units at the development, as well. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff The Children's Museum of Rock County launches its first annual giving campaign. MORE INFO