Price was excited about the growth Janesville had over the last five years. "We've had local companies that were already here adding over a thousand jobs in one instance; (and in) another instance, over 500 jobs. And they continue to capitalize on their share of the market in their industry."

Price came to Janesville as a city planner 18 years ago from central Ohio, another part of the Rust Belt. He saw many communities in Ohio go through what Janesville has gone through but have not recovered like Janesville has.

The fact is compared to 2009 when GM closed its plant, Janesville now actually has 4,000 more people employed, Price said proudly.

Diversity is another thing the city has benefited from. Craig High School, one of the two public high schools in the City of Janesville, is actually the first public high school in the United States that has signed a one-year exchange program with Chinese public high schools to bring Chinese students in as well as send its students to China.

"It has added diversity and international perspective to a public high school in U.S. Midwest state of Wisconsin," said Mary Christensen, the program coordinator at the Janesville School District.

Being an economic development professional, Price is not satisfied with what the city has achieved. "There are always other opportunities with the growth that we've had over the last five to eight years," he said.

Meanwhile, he saw new challenges.

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