Alex Gary | September 12, 2024 South Beloit native Doug Stitt had been looking for an administrative home for his company, the Caldwell Group, for a couple of years. The company, which makes “off-the-hook” lifting equipment has two manufacturing and distribution centers on the south side of Rockford and the administrative functions were Read more…
Alex Gary | September 11, 2024 BELOIT – A Rockford company that makes lifting equipment plans to move its company headquarters to the old Regal Rexnord building at 200 State St., bringing 30 executive and administrative jobs to downtown Beloit. The Caldwell Group Inc. received approval from the Beloit Plan Commission last week for a Read more…
Lauren Strauss | August 29, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) – A Beloit donation campaign hopes to gather coats, snow pants, sweaters and more during the 2024 fall season. For over a decade, Visit Beloit has hosted the Beloit Bundle Up campaign to help regional residents keep warm during the holiday season. The campaign Read more…
Alex Gary | Aug. 11, 2024 BELOIT — You can bank on the fact that there will be a Taco Takedown 2 in 2025. But, ripping off the Jaws Roy Scheider line from 1975 (“You’re going to need a bigger boat”), next year’s version is “going to need more food trucks.” The inaugural Read more…
By Brooklyn Andres | Aug. 8, 2024 BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV) – The City of Beloit will host it’s inaugural ‘taco takedown’ on Saturday, August 10. The event will be held at the Ironworks Campus in downtown Beloit from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Guests will have the chance to taste and vote for their favorite Read more…
Clint Wolf | July 28, 2024 BELOIT The Greater Beloit Area is rich in flavorful food offerings, and tacos seem to be one of the more popular dining choices. So, why not have an event featuring the best taco vendors in the area? That was the idea behind the Beloit Taco Takedown, which is Read more…
Clint Wolf | July 25, 2024 BELOIT – There will be dancing in the streets for the 30th year in Beloit as the Downtown Beloit Association hosts its largest fundraiser of the year on Friday, Aug. 2. The 30th Annual Downtown Beloit Association Street Dance will be held in the 300 block of State Read more…
Alex Gary | July 24, 2024 BELOIT – A baker’s dozen of apartment units should hit the market this fall because of a Downtown Beloit Upper Floor Housing Grant program. In the spring, the City of Beloit awarded $363,010 in grant funds generated from Tax-Increment Financing districts to six property owners who plan to remodel Read more…
Clint Wolf | July 23, 2024 .BELOIT – Beloit City Manager Jerry Gabrielatos will host a Satellite City Hall from 10 – 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Beloit Farmers’ Market in downtown Beloit. Gabrielatos will take requests for service and chat with residents about the city. “I think it’s critical to meet people Read more…
Daily News Staff | Jul 4, 2024 BELOIT — A former School District of Beloit science teacher won a business pitch competition for her idea to create specialized bras for women who’ve had chest trauma. Deana Fahn-Johnson took the top prize of $1,000 in the gALPHA pitch competition at Irontek Tuesday night at the Read more…
