(Beloit, WI) The City of Beloit, through the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), is launching the Small Business Assistance Forgivable Loan Program and the Nano Grant Program to assist micro and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis....

(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News Three new retailers will soon be in downtown Beloit as Hendricks Commercial Properties announces three tenants at 406 Pleasant St., the space above truk’t street tacos at the corner of Pleasant Street and East Grand...

(Beloit, WI) Brad Allen, BDN A virtual business expo is planned for November with the hopes that it will promote support for Black business owners. Rock County Jumpstart will host its first Black Business Week Expo in a virtual event set for Nov. 23—28. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette Chicken sandwiches are the stars of the menu at the newest chain restaurant planned for the Humes Road-Milton Avenue corridor. Blain’s Farm & Fleet owner Jane Blain Gilbertson has made a zoning request on the part of a...

(Rock County, WI) Even in the midst of the pandemic, the Janesville-Beloit MSA economy managed to post a really strong quarter. These outcomes, as well as trends, are highlighted in the Q3 2020 Rock Ready Index. Despite the unemployment spikes caused by COVID, Rock...

(Rock County, WI) Even in the midst of the pandemic, the Janesville-Beloit MSA economy managed to post a really strong quarter. These outcomes, as well as trends, are highlighted in the Q3 2020 Rock Ready Index. Despite the unemployment spikes caused by COVID, Rock...

(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, BDN A prospective property sale in the Gateway Business Park could pave the way for two industrial speculative buildings totaling one million square-feet and represent substantial future job growth, according to the Greater Beloit...

(Milton, WI) Kim Darison, Milton Courier The City of Milton Common Council gave authorization Oct. 20 to City Administrator Al Hulick to execute an offer to purchase approximately 55 acres along Putman Parkway.  MORE INFO

(Beloit, WI) Brad Allen, BDN The latest addition to Beloit’s downtown business scene is intended to feel like home. 5Bar co-owners Levi Andersen and Derrick Wessels opened their brand new bar and lounge on Oct. 16, bringing longtime goals and dreams to fruition. MORE...

(Rock County, WI) Frank Schultz, Gazette Solar power is busting out all over. Alliant Energy said this week it plans to build two new solar farms, one west of Beloit and one north of Brodhead. They would start producing electricity by the end of 2023. MORE INFO