FJI Report

The FJI Report is Forward Janesville's quarterly magazine. The publication highlights important news, member businesses and our volunteers that make an impact in Janesville and Rock County.

In our latest edition, Summer 2025, we spotlight the resilience and innovation of Janesville’s business community. Roughly two-thirds of businesses fail within their first decade. This issue features local entrepreneurs who have defied those odds—from video producers Drywater Productions, to boutique Velvet & Tulle, and from tech innovators at N1 Critical Technologies to family health-and-wellness-focused Paull Chiropractic. Learn more about their business journeys and advice.

Also in this issue: a look back at the 2025 Forward Janesville Annual Awards Luncheon; a letter from our President and CEO, Shar Hermanson; "How Did I Get Here?" with with Jamin Arn, President of OfficePro; a trio of local businesses -- Salvation Army, Lloyd's Plumbing & Heating Corporation and ECHO, Inc. -- celebrating milestone anniversaries this year; learn more about active community leaders from three different Forward Janesville members: Bushwood Golf Range's Tim Cullen (Forward Janesville Board of Directors), Contour Consulting's Dennis Riley (Ambassadors), and Family Services of Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois' Kelsey Hood-Christenson (Government Relations Council); and an introduction to 31 new member businesses who recently joined Forward Janesville.