Business Briefs

• Holly Thomas, a Door County Realtor, has been awarded the prestigious Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors.

Realtors who receive the CRS Designation have completed advanced courses and have demonstrated professional expertise in the field of residential real estate. Fewer than 4 percent of Realtors nationwide have earned the credential. Home buyers and sellers can be assured that CRS Designees subscribe to the strict Realtor code of ethics, have access to the latest technology and are specialists in helping maximize profits and minimize costs when buying or selling a home.

Holly Thomas is a sales associate with Professional Realty of Door County, Inc. in Sister Bay. She is a member of the Door County Board of Realtors. For more information email [email protected] or call 920.854.4994.

• The Door County Job Center is holding their next Job Fair Wednesday, April 22, from 2 – 6 pm in the Cherry Point Mall, 1300 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay. Past Job Fairs have shown tremendous success linking employers with job seekers; the Fall 2008 Job Fair featured 19 employers and hosted over 160 job seekers. The Spring 2008 Job Fair had 23 employers and close to 200 job seekers. For more information, including registration for employers, contact Kim Carley at 920.743.6915 or [email protected].

• The Tool Time program for Door & Kewaunee County second, third, fourth and fifth grade students will be held Thursday, April 22, 8 am – 12 pm at Sunrise School in Sturgeon Bay. This hands-on activity allows students to see a variety of tools, how they are used and talk with the people who use them in their work. Three hundred and thirty students will visit with representatives for six different career clusters (Arts and Communications; Business and Marketing; Human Services; Technology/Engineering/Scientific; Agriculture/Natural Resources; and Health and Medical). If you would like to volunteer for Tool Time, please contact Ann Bennett at [email protected] or 920.743.3113 x201.

• DKBEP is also pleased to announce its second annual benefit Golf Challenge at The Orchards Golf Course in Egg Harbor Sunday, May 17. Last year, the event raised nearly $12,000 to support youth career awareness and workforce training initiatives such as the High School Home Construction Program, High School Certified Nursing Assistant Program and the development of nine manufacturing career awareness videos. This charity event is sponsored by American Transmission Company and Dominion Power along with Donny’s Glidden Lodge Restaurant.

For more information, contact Tara LeClair at 920.743.3113 x205 or [email protected].

• Jim Marquardt is the new home furnishings manager at Door County Interiors & Design, Egg Harbor.

Marquardt brings to his position 17 years of experience in the furniture business including 15 years as owner of the former Bay Furniture, Sturgeon Bay. Furniture, he said, is a means of expression, and Door County homeowners prefer to make their own statement, as opposed to following mass market ideas.

His responsibilities include assisting customers with their furnishings selections; about 80 percent of the sales at Door County Interiors & Design are custom orders. He also works with furniture manufacturers and creates the look for the nearly 10,000 square foot furniture showroom. Marquardt teams up with Door County Interiors & Design’s designers and specialists in flooring and window coverings to develop decorating ideas for customers.

For more information visit http://www.doorcountyinteriors.com or by visiting the showroom at 7266 Hwy. 42, Egg Harbor.