Beloit Daily News – February 24, 2021 A few days ago the Downtown Beloit Association held its annual meeting, virtually.There were a number of award recipients including me, with the DBA giving mesomething they called the Legacy Award. It cited 40-plus years as a journalist in theStateline Area, leading me to joke to friends and Read more…
by Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – February 23, 2021 Many business owners were thrilled to learn they received a special honorat the Downtown Beloit Association (DBA) Annual Awards Luncheon.The event, which was held virtually on Feb. 11, showed a prerecorded awardsceremony. With its theme being the “DBA Bunch” mirroring off “The Brady Bunch”DBA staff Read more…
by Brad Allen, Beloit Daily News – February 21, 2021 Venturing out to catch a drive-in movie is something that Beloit resident Priscilla Cobb remembers fondly growing up. And on Friday night, she was able to share that experience with her grandchildren.On the opening day of the 16th annual Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF), Cobb Read more…
by Hillary Gavan, Beloit Daily News – February 17, 2021 With temperatures predicted to be in the 20s and above over the weekend, Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) Executive Director Greg Gerard hopes movie fans will dress warmly and pull in for a drive-in movie or watch an online film after picking up food from Read more…
by Greg Little, Janesville Gazette – February 17, 2021 How irritating is it to walk into a theater and find all of the best seats taken? You know, the ones at the center of the middle rows that offer the best sight lines, peripherals and acoustics?Well, if you’re planning to take part in the 16th Read more…
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…
by Debra Jensen-DeHart, Beloit Daily News – February 8, 2021 There’s something about the sweet fragrance inside a floral shop that draws you in like a breath of fresh air. Shop owners in Beloit and South Beloit say even in a year when the COVID-19 virus has dampened many spirits and negatively impacted some area Read more…
by Debra Jensen-DeHart, Beloit Daily News – February 7, 2021 Branden Jackson grew up in Beloit and knows the community well.He is married to his wife, Tonya Jackson, and the couple have three children.Branden was an athlete during his school days and his interest in sports and morecontinues on with his own children and with Read more…
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…
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…
