Massive strawberry greenhouse development proposed on the south side—along with a few smaller future industrial and housing developments—shifted closer to reality Monday night.
An entry to the former General Motors property on Janesville’s south side is blocked by barriers and gates in a fall 2021 Gazette file photo as rubble and dozens of acres of concrete remain in place at the cleared auto plant. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has closed environmental review and remediation of the 115-acre parcel that is owned by St. Louis-based Commercial Development. The DNR in its decision will allow environmental closure of the site even though the owner has left in place rubble and concrete on the ground throughout the site.
Inside Jerimiah Lambert’s downtown Janesville store, under blue LED lights, glowing neon specimens wobble, sway and appear to breathe in glass tanks filled with bubbling salt water.
Developer plans to spend $1 million to turn a vacant set of storefronts on downtown Janesville’s main drag into spacious upper apartments with commercial suites on the street level.
A Minnesota nonprofit group is eyeing Rock County as a possible site to build a new mobile home park that ultimately would be collectively owned and operated by those who would live in the park.
A local business owner closes the door on one location with plans to expand in two more.
By July, the city of Janesville could have 250 acres of newly minted TIF district land in its arsenal as city economic development officials continue to work toward a landmark greenhouse development deal on the city’s south end.
HealthNet of Rock County announced Saturday it raised $4.4 million to move staff and services to its new clinic at 113 S. Franklin St., Janesville.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved placing 33 acres of land in Beloit into trust for the Ho-Chunk Nation, which is the final step in the process to start construction of a tribal casino and resort in Beloit.
Tony Boparai, owner, of Roman’s Supermarket, stand in front of his newest supermarket location at 220 Liberty Ave., Beloit. The supermarket is expected to open within a few weeks.
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