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Janesville Grants Include $1.7 Million for Transitional Housing, Boys and Girls Club Facility

Janesville Grants Include $1.7 Million for Transitional Housing, Boys and Girls Club Facility

Apr 11, 2022 News

All seven Janesville City Council Members endorsed an ad-hoc panel’s recommendations to divvy up $2 million in a new city of Janesville “Pay it Forward” grant program eight ways for eight local nonprofit projects.

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Three New Janesville TIF Deals Aim to Boost South-Side Industrial Buildings, Job Creation

Three New Janesville TIF Deals Aim to Boost South-Side Industrial Buildings, Job Creation

Apr 11, 2022 News

On Monday, the Janesville City Council, in its final meeting before reorganizing after the April 5 election, breezed through approval of three related tax-increment financing deals that would total $4.7 million in land, loans and job creation incentives in a plan to bring 786,000 square feet of warehousing and manufacturing space to the city’s south end.

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Developer Plans to Transform Part of Janesville Pheasant Farm to Industrial Greenhouse Development

Developer Plans to Transform Part of Janesville Pheasant Farm to Industrial Greenhouse Development

Apr 07, 2022 News

A 175-acre swath of land on Janesville’s south side that for decades has housed part of a local pheasant farm could house a new, landmark development—one that would start with a hydroponic industrial greenhouse operation but later could include new homes and apartments and several parcels geared for light- to medium-duty industry.

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Janesville City Council Authorizes Sears Site Purchase

Janesville City Council Authorizes Sears Site Purchase

Mar 28, 2022 News

An architectural rendering shows the exterior of the proposed Woodman’s Community Center, the ice arena and indoor sports complex the city and a private-sector group hopes to build at Uptown Janesville at the site of the former Sears department store. The Janesville City Council voted Monday to authorize the city buying the former Sears from the mall’s owner for $1 plus closing costs.

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For $1, City of Janesville Could Buy Former Sears Store for Proposed Ice Arena

For $1, City of Janesville Could Buy Former Sears Store for Proposed Ice Arena

Mar 24, 2022 News

The city of Janesville is asking the council on Monday to authorize the city to buy the former Sears, which is on land that’s the footprint of the proposed Woodman’s Community Center, a two-sheet ice arena and conference center the city and a private group are considering building.

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Chili's Plans Restaurant on Janesville Lot That Used to House a Perkins

Chili's Plans Restaurant on Janesville Lot That Used to House a Perkins

Mar 22, 2022 News

The owner of the lot at the corner of Humes Rd and Milton Ave said a Chili's will be built there. It previously was a Perkins restaurant that closed in August 2019. The building was demolished in August 2021.

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Janesville Housing Demand Expected to Skyrocket

Janesville Housing Demand Expected to Skyrocket

Mar 21, 2022 News

A Janesville downtown with several hundred new apartment units? It’s a future that might not be far off, even if it’s been a long, cold winter fraught with continued inflation and bottlenecks in construction labor and materials.

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Pontiac Convention Center Sells for $1.25 Million

Pontiac Convention Center Sells for $1.25 Million

Mar 15, 2022 News

Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates is proud to announce the sale of the Pontiac Convention Center. Managing Broker Bill Mears and Adam Shultz represented the seller in this transaction.

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Milton Development Would Site Almost 100 Homes at Site of Former Bonny Meade Golf Course

Milton Development Would Site Almost 100 Homes at Site of Former Bonny Meade Golf Course

Mar 15, 2022 News

Coldwell Banker Commercial McGuire Mears & Associates' team of William Mears and Adam Shultz represented the seller in this exciting land sale.

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City of Janesville Approves TIF Deal with Living Wage Requirement for Pet Treat Manufacturer

City of Janesville Approves TIF Deal with Living Wage Requirement for Pet Treat Manufacturer

Mar 14, 2022 News

A new 178,000-square-foot industrial building on the south side of Janesville could land a pet snack producer who plans to produce jerky-style, ‘meaty’ dog treats. The company under a tax-incentive deal the city approved Monday would be required to pay employees $20.82 an hour.

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