Helgesen wants to fill space with jobs for Janesville
JANESVILLE - Jeffrey Helgesen's life is all about challenges.
His two sons from a first marriage are Navy SEALs. One just returned from his third tour in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the other remains in Iraq.
His father, with whom he's had a rocky relationship, suffers from dementia.
And the developer's largest Janesville tenant has flown the coop, leaving Helgesen with a massive hole in his commercial real estate portfolio.
One challenge after the next, he worries about them all.
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Rock County airport looks for more revenue
JANESVILLE -- Those at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport are looking to lease more space to help offset potential drops in revenue.
"It's going to be a tough year," said Director Ron Burdick.
The total budget for the airport is around $700,000 this year, with the tax levy being $417,000. The airport typically receives about $300,000 from the various businesses that rent space and pay fees.
Mr. Burdick said he estimates the incoming revenue will be a little lower for 2009 because of less money coming in from landing fees, although it's still too early to tell what the shortfall will be.
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