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Downtown Janesville poised for $42 million infusion

At the corner of Milwaukee and Franklin streets, Bill Sodemann’s business, Phone Plus, sits in the heart of an area anticipating $42 million in public and private investment

Council Approves ARISE Re-Development Plan

The city's long-planned strategy to revitalize Janesville's downtown, ARISE, is officially on the rise.

Janesville Celebrates ARISE Progress

Less than a year ago, residents were slamming sledgehammers into the surface of the downtown parking plaza over the Rock River to initiate its eventual destruction.

ARISE Fundraising Group Has New Leader

The head of a private fundraising group for the ARISE downtown riverfront revitalization plan has stepped down and the group has appointed a new lead coordinator, officials announced Friday.

The Changing Face of Downtown Janesville

Change is conspicuously underway in downtown Janesville, and the pace will quicken in the new year.

Downtown Businesses Prepare for ARISE Alongside City

As work begins on the ARISE plan to revamp downtown Janesville, it's not just city officials making an effort. In recent months, while the city converted Milwaukee Street to two-way traffic and tore down the parking plaza, several downtown businesses have done façade, interior and other work of their own.