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Hendricks Family Foundation wants to Invest in Beloit School Literacy Program
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The Hendricks Family Foundation, the charitable arm of ABC Supply Co. co-founder Diane Hendricks and her family, presented a proposal Tuesday night to the School District of Beloit Board of Education for a literacy program. MORE INFO
The Lincoln Academy Seeks Vacation of Streets, Other Changes as Part of Expansion Plans
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The Lincoln Academy plans for expansion are progressing as the charter school is seeking to combine 16 properties into one as part of the expansion plans. MORE INFO
Ecolab Foundation Invests in Beloit Library’s Discovery PLAYce
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff The Ecolab Foundation is the latest entity to get behind the Beloit Public Library's plan to build an interactive children's area with a Beloit historical theme. MORE INFO
Riverside Apartment Complex Plan to get another $1.16 Million from Beloit
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The Beloit City Council on Tuesday approved giving a Madison-based company planning a 55-unit affordable housing development in the city an additional $1.16 million. MORE INFO
‘Great Amount of Potential.’ Boys & Girls Club Hosts Walk Through of New Space
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG The Boys & Girls Club of Janesville hosted a special walkthrough Tuesday night for donors and community partners to see the progress on its new 35,000-square-foot building. MORE INFO
Venture Capital Fund has $11.5M to Invest
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff Mastercraft Ventures, a venture capital fund based at Irontek, now has $11.5 million to invest in Wisconsin startups looking for initial venture capital investment. MORE INFO
Innovation Park Substation Development Approved by Janesville Council
(Janesville, WI) Kylie Balk Yaatenen, APG The Janesville City Council voted unanimously Monday in favor of an agreement to construct a new electrical substation at Innovation Park on the southside. MORE INFO
Beloit College Bucks Trend of Declining International Student enrollment
(Beloit, WI) Alex Gary, APG The number of new international students enrolling at colleges in the United States dropped by 17% this fall, according to research released in mid-November. Beloit College found itself in one of the rare situation of seeing an increase in...
Lincoln Academy Expansion Could Double the School’s Size
(Beloit, WI) Clint Wolf, BDN The Lincoln Academy is planning an expansion that will almost double the size of the charter school building and possibly double its enrollment. MORE INFO
Beloit Library getting $10,000 Carnegie Gift
(Beloit, WI) BDN Staff The Beloit Public Library is one of nearly 1,300 in the United States that will receive $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. MORE INFO