Greater Beloit Economic Development Corporation
WHERE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BEGINS

WISCONSIN PUBLIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & GROWTH
Within 500 miles of Beloit: Beloit, WI

of all U.S. population

of all U.S. business operations

of all U.S. manufacturing operations

of all U.S. manufacturing volume

of all U.S. capital investment by industry

Beloit businesses can benefit from Greater Beloit’s strategic location. Our geographical location on the Illinois-Wisconsin border, midway between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River, puts us in the center of the U.S.A.’s biggest market-the Midwest. Speedy access to these markets is provided by the area’s diversified transportation systems. Interstate Highways 39, 90, and 43 link the area with other Wisconsin and Illinois communities, as well as the rest of the nation.

We are in close proximity to 2 major cities; Chicago and Milwaukee, both within a 2 hour drive. Greater Beloit can offer ease of access to markets and suppliers for Beloit businesses. This is a highly significant factor in terms of freight costs and the increased emphasis on “Just-In-Time” production. With its strategic location and access to markets, Greater Beloit continually plays a big role in Wisconsin public economic development. In short, Greater Beloit can offer Beloit businesses the right location to expand or establish a business.

News, People and Projects

BTC, Beloit Schools team together to offer Associate Degrees

Feb. 11, 2020-(BDN) Thanks to the School District of Beloit’s newly-launched Collegiate Academy, students will have the opportunity to graduate high school with an associate degree or technical diploma at no cost to them.

Transportation would be provided via free shuttle service to and from the Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) sites, and there will be a dedicated space for Beloit Memorial High School (BMHS) students at the college when students commence their classes next fall.

With the cost of a two-year degree including textbooks being as much as $10,000, district officials said it will be great for families. Director of Career and Technical Education Mitchell Briesemeister said the program would be paid for through the Start College Now Program supported by district and state funds.

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Amazon Distribution Warehouse to bring 500 jobs to Beloit

Jan. 6, 2020-BELOIT, WIS. (WIFR) – Construction of a 1 million-square-foot Amazon fullfillment center is underway in Beloit.

City leaders explain how the facility could impact Beloit’s economy. “I am an Amazon customer. I will fully admit our family uses their services regularly, so having that affiliation with such a well-known brand is really exciting for us,” said Lori Curtis Luther, Beloit City Manager. Amazon is set to open the distribution center in Beloit’s Gateway Business Park.” It’s been a successful business park, but this is really going to be the largest project in that area,” Luther said.

Over the past twenty years, Beloit invested heavily in that area, buying the land and putting in the infrastructure with hopes of bringing major companies to the city. “I think our investment has paid off with all the other companies that have moved in and of course with this major project as well,” said Andrew Janke, GBEDC. Once the site is completed it will bring more than 500 jobs to Beloit….

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Wright & Wagner Lofts

Dec. 2019 – Hendricks Commercial Properties has announced the name of the new lofts to be located at the former Kerry Manufacturing site on W. Grand Ave.

The Wright and Wagner Lofts project will add a 54-apartment, four-story building at the corner of Fourth Street and Grand Avenue with potential plans for two additional apartment buildings to be built on space closer to the Rock River. The lofts are named after the Wright and Wagner Dairy that once stood on the site. To inquire about space visit www.wrightandwagner.com.

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