(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN Great news: Wisconsin’s public pension system, administered by the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) with assets managed by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), is one of the best-funded pension systems in the nation....

(Madison, WI) The Wisconsin Tomorrow Small Business Recovery Grant program began accepting applications today; and the application portal will remain open until June 7th. Small businesses with annual revenues between $10,000 and $7 million are encouraged to apply....

(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, BDN As The Lincoln Academy enrollment reaches 395, those with the school announced its designation as a Wisconsin Reading Corps site for the 2021-2022 school year, its mascot, colors and other programming are in the works. A program of...

(Town of Beloit, WI) Brad Allen, BDN The Town Board approved two separate conditional use permits Monday for Kwik Trip to purchase the Paradise Guitars building at 921 E. Inman Parkway. Paradise Guitar, and the neighboring Stop N’ Go gas station will become the site...

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Even though the ongoing pandemic might bring hurdles to new businesses for months—and even as downtown west of the Rock River grinds through its second major street tear-up in two years—there are signs that a bit of momentum...

(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN Beloit residents and visitors soon will be able to enjoy fine dining fare at casual dining prices as two longtime business partners prepare to open the Liberty House Grill & Whiskey and Wine Cellar at the former Clara Bo and...

(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN As housing demand remains high nationwide, the Beloit City Council could take action to approve a development plan to add more single family buildable lots to the Deerfield Estates neighborhood. The council will review a development...

(Evansville, WI) The U.S. International Trade Commission recently issued a ruling that favored American chassis producers over foreign competitors. A coalition of U.S. chassis manufacturers, lead by Stoughton Trailers, successfully argued to the federal government the...

(Rock County, WI) According to a new emerging housing markets index, the Janesville-Beloit MSA stacks-up competitively among U.S. metropolitan areas. This index, which represents a collaborative research project between the Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com,...

(Rock County, WI) The Janesville-Beloit MSA economy is off to a brisk start, signaling that 2021 is projected to keep pace with – if not exceed – Rock County’s development and growth profile. These trends are highlighted in today’s release of the Q1 2021 Rock Ready...