WI cities grow by $326.4 million

Alliant Energy – February 10, 2021 Partnerships between local and state economic developers and Alliant Energy attracted new businesses to Wisconsin and encouraged existing businesses to expand their operations.Those collaborations led to 10 projects in 2020 that brought $326.4 million in new capital investment and created nearly 730 new jobs in communities within Alliant Energy’s Read more…

Beloit Baseball hires team president

by Jim Franz, Beloit Daily News – February 2, 2021 Jeff Jurgella, a Wisconsin native with over 25 years of experience in sportsbusiness in the Upper Midwest, has been hired by Gateway Professional Baseball tooversee Beloit pro baseball and the new riverbend stadium downtown.“I’m excited to join Gateway Professional Baseball as Beloit baseball enters a Read more…

DBA virtual awards luncheon set for Feb. 11

by Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – February 2, 2021 Everybody’s invited to the festive and fun Downtown Beloit Association(DBA) Annual Awards Luncheon. The event will be held virtually at noon on Feb. 11.People can purchase tickets via Eventbrite for $25 apiece. It includes a lunch fromone of the following downtown restaurants: Lucy’s #7 Burger Read more…

Dates set for drive-in BIFF events

by Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – January 25, 2021 Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) favorites including the Silent FilmShowcase, the Sing Along and the First National Bank Classic Film, will all bepresented in a special Drive-In setting during BIFF 2021.The screenings will take place in an Ironworks Campus parking lot in downtownBeloit and will Read more…

Quiet talent for working together

Beloit Daily News – January 20, 2021 Development director played key role in renewing Beloit.As John F. Kennedy said, “Victory has a thousand fathers …”Andrew Janke, who has worked diligently to improve Beloit for more than 30 years,understands the concept. He displayed a consummate ability to work within thesystem and build the team, both public Read more…

Council hears report on report aimed to attract future growth

by Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – January 19, 2021 A report aimed at spurring economic growth in Beloit and the StatelineArea shows the region is ripe with future business opportunities.The Beloit City Council heard a presentation by Belmark and Associates regardingthe 10-Mile City Report, a document that erases municipal, county and state lines toshow Read more…