(Orfordville,WI) The Village of Orfordville is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help redevelop a vacant lot located downtown. Project plans include construction of 11 apartments and a 1,300-square-foot storefront on the building’s first level, with completion...

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette In a joint announcement Wednesday at the Lincoln-Tallman Restorations, Blackhawk Community Credit Union officials and the Rock County Historical Society unveiled a new museum concept that is still in its planning stages: Rock...

(Town of Beloit) Brad Allen, BDN A group of students from UW-Milwaukee will work with township officials and interview residents this fall to research possibilities for a town center development. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Gazette Staff The Rock Aqua Jays won their 21st national title Sunday at the 46th Indmar Show National Championships held at Traxler Park. MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN Beloit-area hotels are seeing a return to pre-pandemic revenue and guest numbers, as tourism officials say they are optimistic that visitors will continue to travel to the Stateline Area as the COVID-19 delta variant spread could...

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette A demolition crew on Wednesday was tearing down the former Perkins restaurant at the center of Janesville’s busy Highways 26/14 retail corridor. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Frank Schultz, Gazette SHINE Medical Technologies continues to make progress toward becoming a fully functioning manufacturer. Friday, it hosted Janesville leaders to a grand opening of its corporate headquarters on its campus on the city’s south...

(Madison, WI) Businesses and nonprofits considering moving into a vacant Wisconsin commercial space may be eligible for a $10,000 Wisconsin Tomorrow – Main Street Bounceback Grant through a newly created program. “These grants are designed to give entrepreneurs a...

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Along the concourse at Uptown Janesville there seems to be more shops opening in the small and midsize storefronts left vacant by former chain retailers. MORE INFO

(Town of Fulton) Gazette Staff Alliant Energy and a partner could start groundwork as soon as this week on a 440-acre solar project in the town of Fulton. The Madison-based electric utility announced it has assumed ownership of parcels for a 50-megawatt, solar array...