Community News

Hope for Uptown; Grocery store, restaurant proposed for Uptown Lofts development

The developer of an $18-million housing development in Kenosha’s Uptown District is proposing a neighborhood grocery store and restaurant. The […]

Gorman & Co. granted affordable housing tax credits for project in Kenosha’s damaged Uptown neighborhood

Gorman & Co. will receive the affordable housing tax credits it needs to proceed with Uptown Lofts, a proposed mixed-use development […]

Kenosha business owners still in flux following 2020 riots

Kenosha business owners displaced by the violent protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake that left portions of the city […]

Haribo, Carthage announce 10-year partnership; college receives $250K donation

As plans were developing for its first North America production facility, Haribo Chief Operating Officer Rick LaBerge started to compile […]

Kenosha has 434 apartments brewing in five different projects

Housing developers are showing interest in Kenosha as 434 apartments are either approved or under city review, including 70 intended […]

Progress in transportation: Distribution centers, trucking firms roll out across region

They seemingly sprout overnight from  former bean, cabbage and cornfields: Huge distribution centers, feeding an ever increasing parade of semi […]

Despite challenges of 2020, transformation, growth of county economy continues

About a year ago, I wrote to you on these pages about the wholesale transformation of Kenosha County’s economy that […]

On the Move: Kenosha County community rebounding from pandemic, civil unrest’s impacts

The past year could be described as one of unforeseen challenges, change and resourcefulness. Kenosha County’s residents and business community […]

Future SE Wisconsin economic growth eyed in regional plan

Expanded transit connections, more economic opportunities and an affordable and reliable energy infrastructure are important concerns of business, economic development […]