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Feb 5, 2010
Alumnus of ACM business program profiled on WLS-TV's "190 North" show in Chicago
"This college senior and founder of Grandma Gee's soaps inherited the soap making gene a while back, but just two years ago started mixing and mastering the art in his apartment," said WLS-TV's Janet Davies to open a recent segment on the Chicago station's weekly "190 North" show. "Recently, Jim has gained notoriety in part to his popular beer soap."
Jim Gregory on the set.
Notoriety, indeed. Jim Gregory's beer soap, which he created for the Half Acre Beer Company on Chicago's North Side, also has gained airtime on the city's Fox Network affiliate and was featured in a Chicago Sun-Times article.
How did a student from a small college in southern Indiana crack the Chicago market?
Start with Gregory's boundless energy and creativity, his drive to succeed, and a dash of inspiration. To that, add in the semester Gregory spent on the ACM Business, Entrepreneurship, & Society (BES) Program in Chicago, where he made some crucial contacts and got a crash course in how to grow his business. And to help blend the ingredients, Gregory had a mentor in BES Director Robyne Hart. Read more
A Fond Farewell to a Busy, Intense Semester in Chicago Jan 19, 2010- ACM Chicago Arts Program students flexed their creative muscles on independent projects in visual art, fiction writing, and art history.
Portraying the Journey of Life Dec 16, 2009- Encounters with people, cultures, history, and the physical environment are among the experiences chronicled in the prize-winning photos from the 2009-10 ACM Off-Campus Study Photo Contest.
Faculty and Students Dig Deep for Adventure at Dhiban Dec 4, 2009- Knox College faculty and students, with backing from an ACM FaCE grant, participate in a long-term project in Jordan that takes an integrative approach to archaeological research and training.
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