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The Beloit Police Department’s 2023 Annual Report shows a drop in crime and traffic accidents! Chief Sayles credits this success to the hard work and dedication of all the members of the police department.Thank you to everyone at the Beloit Police Department for keeping our community safe and thriving!
Empowering Beloit Manufacturers with Customized Workforce TrainingThe newly opened 45,000-square-foot Innovative Manufacturing Education Center (IMEC) at Blackhawk Technical College offers a significant advantage for manufacturers in the Beloit area. Located on the Beloit-Janesville campus, the IMEC is designed to meet the specialized training needs of local industries. With state-of-the-art technology,...
Join the Historic Commissioning of the USS BeloitMark your calendars for a momentous event in Wisconsin’s history—the commissioning of the USS Beloit on Saturday, November 23, 2024. This event will be held at Veterans Park in Milwaukee, a proud celebration of Beloit’s legacy and commitment to our nation’s defense. The...
BELOIT — It took a few weeks longer than expected, but the former Regal Rexnord headquarters on State Street in downtown Beloit has a new owner.The Caldwell Group, a privately-owned company that was founded and has been based in Rockford, Illinois since 1954, paid $1,485,600 for the 115,000-square-foot building. The...
BELOIT — The largest construction project in Beloit history kicked off Friday with a two-hour groundbreaking ceremony that included Native American dances and songs and some defiance. More than 200 people came to Willowbrook Road Friday morning for the official beginning of construction of a Ho-Chunk casino, convention center, and 312-room,...
BELOIT — Geronimo Hospitality Group opened the doors to Henry Dorrbaker’s Pub and Play for an hour Wednesday, giving a glimpse of what the company hopes will becomes a regional draw for both families and late-night celebrants.The glimpse was just that, a glimpse. Corporate Contractors Inc. is in the early...
BELOIT — Where did Geronimo Hospitality Group get its name? What are the current projects for the Beloit-based group? When will the Henry Dorrbaker’s Pub Play venue open?These and other questions were answered by Jesse Seykora, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Geronimo Hospitality Group, during a Society...
BELOIT — An organization with a mission of drawing people to the Stateline Area will soon have a place to draw them to … if that’s the best option.In late September, the five-person staff of Visit Beloit said goodbye to its building at 656 Pleasant St. for a few months...
JANESVILLE — There are a lot of firsts and mosts and newests being tossed around at Blackhawk Technical College this fall.Last school year, Blackhawk achieved a decade-high 3,672 students enrolled in its various programs. That’s the most since 2014 when the Janesville General Motors plant closed in 2008 caused 5,000...
USS Beloit to be commissioned on Nov. 23
Oct 21 2024BELOIT — The USS Beloit will go into active service on Nov. 23, the U.S. Navy announced Monday.And there will be enough money to support the crew and properly celebrate, the USS Beloit Commissioning Committee announced as well.The ship, which is the first Navy ship to be named after Beloit,...
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JANESVILLE – Blackhawk Technical College will host a ceremonial ribbon cutting this week for its new Innovative Manufacturing Education Center. The event is Thursday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m., at its Central Campus, 6004 County G, Janesville. Industry partners will be on hand as well as Blackhawk Tech staff, faculty and staff.After...
JANESVILLE — Members of the Janesville-area business community listened at a breakfast meeting on Wednesday to Dave Hataj share about Craftsman with Character, the school to work program he founded in Edgerton that has gained national attention.The BreakFAST with BMO gathering at the Boys & Girls Club of Janesville was...
BELOIT — After 11 years of trying to take advantage of Beloit’s Farmers Market, Kristy Pearson finally has a spot in downtown Beloit to her liking.In early October, Pearson opened Home Decor & Gifts at 316 State St.“The Farmers Market is May to October,” Pearson said. “That’s hundreds of people...
BELOIT — Shovels will hit the ground on Oct. 25 to mark the first phase of construction on the Ho-Chunk Casino project in Beloit.A ground-breaking ceremony has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at the casino and hotel development site near the intersection of Willowbrook and Colley roads,...
BELOIT — Children were eagerly drawing shapes on mock floor plans for a house during the Community Construction Zone event on Saturday.“The floor plan shows how we can conform a space to a client’s needs,” said Jessica Berg of Corporate Contractors Inc. (CCI). “We’re just asking the kids to add...
Navy says all aboard to USS Beloit
Oct 6 2024MARINETTE — The USS Beloit now is officially part of the U.S. Navy.On Oct. 1, the Navy accepted delivery of the ship from Lockheed Martin at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard. It is the 29th Littoral Combat Ship to be added to the Navy.If you’ve been keeping track through the...
BELOIT — Kevin Staton is an East Coaster at heart.Born in Long Island, home to 8 million people in New York City, Staton had never even visited Chicago until 2023 when he visited that city and Milwaukee with some friends.“Little did I know that a year later I’d be living...
Beloit, Wisconsin, is about to make history by celebrating the commissioning of the USS Beloit (LCS-29), a Freedom-class littoral combat ship in the United States Navy. This remarkable vessel honors Beloit's significant contributions to the Navy, particularly the role of the Fairbanks Morse plant, which has supplied engines for naval...
SOUTH BELOIT — South Beloit School District Superintendent has an announcement to make and he promised that it would not be followed by another.The 56-year-old Fisher, who has worked for the district for 25 years, the past 15 as superintendent, will retire at the end of this school year.“The joke...
BELOIT — Beloit residents mingled with crew members of the USS Beloit Saturday during a picnic event at ABC Supply Stadium where crew members played games and shared a meal with Beloiters.Residents and sailors enjoyed played yard games including Kubb, bags and yard bowling.The picnic was one of the events...
BELOIT — The Next Steps Family Resilience Center is a step closer to meeting its fundraising goal thanks to a generous $250,000 donation from the Hendricks Family Foundation.The donation is a major milestone in the campaign to raise a total of $3.6 million for the transitional living project for young...
TOWN OF BELOIT — The largest housing development in the Town of Beloit in the past decade could be under construction soon.Beloit-based LookAbel Construction plans to build a condominium project that would add 76 units on nearly 10 acres of land along Bartells Drive, west of Turner High School. The...
BELOIT — Henry Dorrbaker’s, the 20,000-square-foot pub and play venue being built at the Ironworks Campus, should be open “no later than Thanksgiving.”The updated timeline was provided by Jeff Whiteman, chief operating officer of Geronimo Hospitality Group, who said in an email that construction has been progressing as planned.Work began...
BELOIT — 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 spread out...