Forward Janesville - TheReport - FirstQuarter 2019

“MOST CURIOUS QUESTIONS People call the FJI Offices to learn more about area businesses and economic development opportunities, but sometimes they also ask some curious questions that take a bit more research and creativity to answer… FIRST QUARTER 2019 • 3 Countervailing Trends ......................................................................................4 Bookish Brilliance: Best Business Books to Read This Year..........................6 Addressing the Housing Challenge ...............................................................10 FJI Award Winners .........................................................................................12 Lifetime Achievement Award.........................................................................13 FJI’s Annual Political Pilgrimage....................................................................13 Downtown continues to see exciting changes in 2019! ..............................14 FJI • NEWMEMBERS ....................................................................................15 #FJI Works......................................................................................................16 Welcome Janita Harner and Claudine Manor...............................................16 Ch-ch-ch-changes..........................................................................................17 IRS highlights tax reform changes................................................................17 FJI Strategic Planning Dashboard Is Underway ..........................................18 Five Human Resources New Year’s Resolutions .........................................18 Calendar of Events..........................................................................................22 JANESVILLE e x p e r i e n c e t h e p o w e r o f c o m m u n i t y • INSIDE THIS ISSUE • 14 S. Jackson Street, Suite 200 • Janesville, WI 53548 Phone: 608.757.3160 • Fax: 608.757.3170 Email: forward@forwardjanesville.com www.forwardjanesville.com “When does the weekend officially begin?” “When does it stop being partly cloudy and start being partly sunny?” “If I bring a bug in jar into your office, can you help me identify what it is?”