Wright and Wagner Lofts Project Looks to Honor Beloit’s Past, Build For the Futureby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – September 10, 2020 Construction continues on the Wright and Wagner Lofts in downtownBeloit as Hendricks Commercial Properties looks to hold onto the historic feel of the site’s past uses.The 74,600-square-foot, 54-unit residential apartment community builds Read more…
Janke to Retire After Decades of Fostering Growth in Beloitby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – September 9, 2020 Beloit Economic Development Director Andrew Janke is retiring inJanuary after a long career that’s helped shape the city’s economic redevelopment and growth.Janke started with the city as the Downtown Beloit Association Director inSeptember of 1987 before Read more…
Alliant Energy: Once Again a Top Utility in Economic Developmentby Colin Schmies, WIS Politics – September 8, 2020 Alliant Energy was named a Top Utility in Economic Development by Site Selection magazine…The company partnered with Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, to create The Powerhouse. This project took a retired coal-burning facility and transformed it into Read more…
Beloit Hosts First Ever Restaurant Week Starting Sept. 8by Sanika Bhargaw, WMTV – September 6, 2020 The City of Beloit will have its first restaurant week in the area, called Bites of Beloit. The event, which runs from Tuesday, Sept. 8 to Sunday, Sept. 13 features six local restaurants, owned by Geronimo Hospitality.“I think it Read more…
Goodbye, Snappers; Beloit to Sport New Moniker in 2021by Kevin Reichard, Ballpark Digest – September 4, 2020 Say goodbye to the Snappers nickname, as Beloit’s Midwest League team announced that it will be dropping the moniker for 2021 and beyond, with a fan vote to select the new name beginning next week.That’s a shame, as Read more…
Families Spend Time Downtown Beloit to Complete the Story Strollby WIFR – August 30, 2020 A nice stroll and story time is the prefect prescription for a fun day spent with the whole family.As families take a walk through downtown Beloit you can find story book pages in store windows. So the idea is that Read more…
Artist Restores Vintage Beloit Muralby Kathryn Larson, Spectrum News – August 21, 2020 Standing at just 5’2″, with two new hips, a talented Rock County native uses her skill with the paint-brush and boom lift to restore an old mural in downtown Beloit.“I’m healthy and strong and I’ve always been a hard worker, so I Read more…
Visit Beloit Project to Transform Historic Property to See Construction Soonby Austin Montgomery, Beloit Daily News – August 13, 2020 After two years of preparation and a change to construction plans due toCOVID-19, Visit Beloit is expected to occupy the former Angel Museum property at 656 Pleasant St., by the end of the year, according Read more…
Travel: Wisconsin Small Townsby Carla Waldemar, Our Scene, Travel & Recreation – August 13, 2020 Wisconsin boasts scores of small towns worth a weekend’s exploration. Here’s a run-down of six favorites, moving from west to east……Beloit, straddling the scenic Rock River, is firmly planted on the border with Illinois, so don’t be surprised to encounter Read more…
Snappers or Not, Beloit Baseball Marching Full Steam Ahead Amid Pandemicby Eric Schmoldt, Janesville Gazette – August 10, 2020 On Tuesday, the Beloit Snappers announced they were looking for feedback on whether to keep their name or change it.Over the weekend, they said on Twitter they have received more than 600 submissions from folks with Read more…
