(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette A new tax increment financing district will assist a proposed 115-unit multifamily development on the former youth baseball diamonds on Woodman Road. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette The Cobblestone Hotel & Suites, the first bona fide hotel to come to downtown Janesville since the end of the Roaring ’20s, opened Friday in Janesville. MORE INFO

(Milton, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette A proposed 108-unit apartment development in Milton took another step forward Tuesday when the city council approved a TIF agreement. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Neil Johnson, Gazette The Rock County housing market continues to experience tighter-than-average inventories, and dips earlier this year in federal interest rates and recent gyrations in the stock market have begun to light the market’s fuse. MORE...

(Rock County, WI) – Today, more than 150 individuals gathered at Blackhawk Technical College’s Central Campus to recognize the efforts of the 2019 Rock Internship program. Thirty-five incoming high school seniors, from eight districts, and over 20 employers were...

(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the Rock Ready Index, the economy of the Janesville-Beloit MSA remained in a strong position. Highlights from the Q2 2019 report are provided below. Unemployment rates remained locked at historically low levels,...

(Milton, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette Nate Rogers was frustrated while looking for a place where he could relocate his small business from his dad’s garage more than 10 years ago. After finally finding a home for his business, Badger State Maintenance, on Gateway...

(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News Development projects are in full swing in Beloit, as the city prepares to make slight changes to its downtown land use plan. To date this year, the city has issued 611 building permits worth $14.87 million in...

(Madison, WI) – On July 10, 2019, the Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance approved an overall 8.84% rate decrease for worker's compensation premiums for businesses, effective Oct. 1, 2019. This is the fourth consecutive year in which worker's compensation rates have...

(Janesville, WI) Catherine Idzerda, Gazette             The Rock County 4-H Fair will open its gates Tuesday for another year of animal judging, carnival rides, music and other assorted entertainment. MORE INFO