32 2026 ANNUAL INVESTOR GUIDE & DIRECTORY United Way Blackhawk Region Denise Peters 205 N. Main St., Suite 101 Janesville, WI 53545 608-757-3040 www.liveunitedbr.org Improving lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities UW-Whitewater Continuing Education Mike Wessely 800 W. Main St., 2013 Roseman Building Whitewater, WI 53190 262-472-5209 www.uww.edu/ce Offer a variety of classes, workshops, trainings, camps and conferences UW-Whitewater Small Business Development Center Ron Chisholm 800 W. Main St., Hyland Hall 1220 Whitewater, WI 53190 262-472-7039 www.wisconsinsbdc.org/centers/ rock-county The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers no-cost, confidential consulting and business education to entrepreneurs statewide, with local support available in Rock County and over a dozen other locations. Valmet Troy Kreager 1280 Willowbrook Rd. 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Live, work and play in a unique downtown environment that's been thoughtfully crafted to deliver all life's modern conveniences. WTVO-ABC/FOX 39 Malia Miller 1917 N. Meridian Rd. Rockford, IL 61101 815-963-5413 www.mystateline.com Local ABC and FOX Television affiliates XL Contracting Dodgie Flores 11415 Main St. Roscoe, IL 61073 608-925-2701 www.xl-contracting.com/roscoe/ XL Contracting offers easy contact and quote options through their Roscoe, IL and Madison, WI offices—serving with free messaging, directions, and phone access during business hours Yates American Machine Matt Baker 2880 Kennedy Dr. Beloit, WI 53511 608-364-0333 www.yatesam.com Woodworking machinery available. We offer planer-matchers, double rough-surfacers, end matchers, rip saws, grinders, tooling, heads, milled-to-pattern bits, planer knives, and other specialized woodworking tools. In addition to our equipment, we also have highly trained technicians available to retrofit machines in the field. 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