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Beloit College Home Sales Bring in $2.1 Million, will There be a Second Season of Betting on Beloit?
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG Beloit College has wrapped up its home selling spree, while the group behind the show “Betting on Beloit” is continuing to buy. During the past 18 months, Beloit College has sold nine houses in the historic neighborhoods around the college...
U.S. News & World Report: RUHS Ranked No. 20 School in Wisconsin
(Janesville, WI) Blackhawk Technical College Rock University High School (RUHS), a charter school in the School District of Janesville and a partner of Blackhawk Technical College, has been named No. 20 in U.S. News & World Report's latest Wisconsin state high...
Mercyhealth Medical Sciences Hub Opens at UWW Rock County
(Janesville, WI) Hannah Powell, APG UW-Whitewater at Rock County on Wednesday celebrated the opening of its newly expanded healthcare education space and programming. The university has partnered with Mercyhealth to open the Mercyhealth Medical Sciences Hub, a project...
Beloit College Strikes Another Deal to Expand Career Pathways
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff Beloit College Wednesday announced a partnership with Des Moines University that will make it easier for Beloit College students to enter Des Moines’ health science graduate programs. MORE INFO
The Lincoln Academy to Explore Expansion
(Beloit WI) Alex Gary, APG The Lincoln Academy is looking to get bigger and work already has begun to allow for the school to expand within the former Beloit Mall. MORE INFO
‘A Long History of Producing Treats.’ Governor Joins in Marking Impact Confections’ $12.4 Million Expansion
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG The city’s candy production just got a little sweeter. Gov. Tony Evers joined local leaders and company officials from Impact Confections on Wednesday to celebrate the company’s $12.4 million expansion at its Janesville...
Rising Tide Center Breathes New Life into Old School Building
(Beloit, WI) Hillary Gavan, BDN Guided by the motto “how, not if,” 2017 Beloit College graduate and entrepreneur Cole Swartz has turned a long-vacant school building into a thriving community hub. MORE INFO
Community Construction Zone Offers Hands-On Activities for Kids
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN There were 19 companies participating in the event, as well as the Stateline Boys and Girls Club and CareerTek. This marked the sixth year for the Community Construction Zone, which had the theme this year of Dare to Dream. MORE INFO
Beloit College, Blackhawk Tech Celebrate Expanding Partnership
(Janesville. WI) Alex Gary, APG Beloit College and Blackhawk Technical College officially put pen to paper on a partnership that each hopes will lead to lots more students transferring from Blackhawk to Beloit. MORE INFO
Milwaukee Company to Build $20 million Warehouse in Beloit
(Beloit WI) Alex Gary, APG A Milwaukee- based developer will break ground in October on a $20 million, 200,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in the Gateway Business Park. This summer, the Greater Beloit Economic Development Council announced it had a...