(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News Thanks to the School District of Beloit’s newly-launched Collegiate Academy, students will have the opportunity to graduate high school with an associate degree or technical diploma at no cost to them. MORE INFO

(Janesville, WI) Ashley McCallum, Gazette The Janesville City Council on Monday approved and praised a tax increment finance agreement with local developer Jim Grafft to redevelop downtown apartments. Multiple council members thanked Grafft and his family for their...

(Milton, WI) Benjamin Pierce, Gazette The city of Milton grew more than any other Rock County city in 2019, a state document shows. Each year, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue releases its Net New Construction Report, which shows the amount of net new construction...

(Rock County, WI) According to the quarterly release of the Rock Ready Index, the economy of the Janesville-Beloit MSA wrapped-up the year in a very strong economic position. Highlights from the Q4 2019 report are provided below. Unemployment rates for the quarter, as...

(Rock County, WI) Blackhawk Technical College Blackhawk Technical College has implemented a new earn and learn program in partnership with business and industry, to recruit, educate and graduate students in fields where workforce shortages exist. IT-Web Development...

(Beloit, WI) Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News New details regarding the proposed downtown stadium for the Beloit Snappers baseball team have been released, while the sale of the team and project plans remain pending various approvals. MORE INFO

(Town of Beloit) Beloit Daily News Consolidated Construction Co. Inc., a design/build firm headquartered in Appleton, has been selected to build the new Willowick Residential Care Apartment Complex and Community-Based Residential Facility (CBRF) in the Town of Beloit....

(Beloit, WI) Construction on Amazon's 1 million square foot, build-to-suit fulfillment center in Beloit's Gateway Business Park is underway. The development, which is occurring on 80-acres of certified, shovel-ready property, is affiliated with Seefried Industrial...

(Janesville, WI) Adam Duxter, WMSN Fox 47 A major restoration project near downtown Janesville is continuing to take shape. Formerly known as the Chase Bank location on Milwaukee Street, crews have unearthed the former First National Bank building. To some, it’s been...

(Orfordville, WI) Adam Duxter, WISC-TV Channel 3 A Rock County community is working to avoid becoming a food desert by creating a community grocery store. Food is Fuel, owned by Orfordville native Diana Grenawalt, provides fresh produce, meat and other goods to those...