Door County Business News

• Dean Dvorak, owner of Action Realty, is proud to announce the addition of Zoe Wesolowski to the roster of experienced agents in Door County.

Wesolwski brings with her 20-plus years of experience and ingenuity, specializing in residential and vacation home sales. She resides in Baileys Harbor and is looking forward to working with the staff and fine team of agents at Action Realty.

Action Realty is an independently owned real estate company with offices in Manitowoc and Door County and covers all of Door, Kewaunee, Brown, Oconto, and Manitowoc counties.

For more information contact Wesolowski at 920.743.3877.

• Robert J. Cera, CEO of Baylake Corp and Baylake Bank, has been elected to the Wisconsin Bankers Association Board of Directors.

The Wisconsin Bankers Association is the state’s largest financial industry trade association, representing 300 commercial banks and savings institutions, 2,300 branch offices, and almost 30,000 employees. Cera’s board term with the WBA runs until 2013.

Cera joined Baylake in 2006, and has been in the financial services industry for nearly 20 years. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Cera is also a Certified Public Accountant.

For more information about Baylake Bank call 920.743.5551 or 1.800.267.3610 or visit http://www.baylake.com.

• The Door County Economic Development Corporation and the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center will be offering free, one-on-one business counseling sessions on Thursday, August 5, 9 am – 5 pm, for any new or existing business owners in Door County.

Chuck Brys, Business Counselor for the Small Business Development Center, will be providing advice on business planning, financing, and other issues. Brys is a CPA and former Chief Financial Officer for several Wisconsin companies, with over 30 years of business experience and knowledge to share with local entrepreneurs.

Individual, confidential sessions will be held at the Door County Business Development Center, 185 East Walnut Street, Sturgeon Bay. An appointment is required and can be made by contacting Cindy Wick at 920.743.3113 x 200 or via email at [email protected].

• The Jacksonville-based First Coast Golf Academy will render its services to Door County golfers this summer with the arrival of FCGA at Door County. The Orchards golf course will host the project, which will make FCGA the county’s first full-service golf academy.

Door County’s FCGA offers a number of golf schools and clinics – including the county’s only after-school Junior Program – as well as private individual or group instruction by appointment. Other programs at FCGA include a Corporate Golf Retreat Program, a specialty Putting Clinic, and a Ladies Wine & Cheese Clinic featuring weekly golf instruction and follow-up socials. All programs at FCGA at Door County provide professional instruction for novice, experienced, or professional players in all major areas of the game: full swing, short game, mental game, and body mechanics.

Behind the Florida Academy’s expansion to the peninsula is Door County native and Director of Instruction Todd Sinclair. Sinclair, who trained at PGA Tour Academy, has instructed full-time since 2003 at many of America’s top golf facilities. His résumé includes work at Slammer & Squire, King & Bear at World Golf Village as well as Jacksonville’s Golf Academy.

FCGA at Door County is open daily, 9 am – 5 pm, at The Orchards Practice Facilities, 8125 Heritage Lake Road, Egg Harbor.

For more information visit The Orchards Golf Shop or contact FCGA at 920.495.9992.

• Handverks Gardens, located at 10059 Highway 57 in Sister Bay, is now open for its third year. After selling potted plants and fresh garden bouquets at the Farmer’s Market in Sister Bay on Saturday mornings, owners Grace and Gerhard Bernhard decided to open the gardens, nursery, and studio on a daily basis.

While the couple promotes the use of native plants, they find planting favorite garden perennials alongside native plants creates gardens full of color, texture, depth and form. They practice sustainable garden principles by not using pesticides or chemical fertilizers, using composted mulch instead.

Customers are invited to stroll through the cottage gardens and enjoy viewing the plants in a natural garden setting. The studio features many products for the home and garden including garden books, original paintings, and woodcarvings.

For more information call 920.421.2985 or visit http://www.handverksgardens.com.

• Service Taxi Co., Sturgeon Bay’s hometown cab, revealed its strategy for countering the introduction of a publicly subsidized taxi company, Door 2 Door Rides, in the city early next month.

Door 2 Door Rides is scheduled to begin service August 2. Planning for this new transportation service was spearheaded by Door-Tran, a volunteer, nonprofit agency interested in encouraging low-cost, accessible transportation throughout the county.

On July 28, Service Taxi began offering dramatically reduced rates across the board. While these “rollbacks” are in reaction to the new competition, it’s not a new idea for Service Taxi.

A summary of Service Taxi’s new rates:

• Flat rate of $4 between any two points within the city limits.

• Flat rate of $1 per mile for out of town runs of less than an hour.

• Seniors (over 60) and those under 18 ride for $2 during the period of the reduced rates.

• Door-Tran Vouchers will be accepted.

• VIP punch-card program makes every 10th ride free after nine paid rides.

• Free stops along the way for 5 minutes or less.

The Service Taxi reduced rates runs from 6 am – 10 pm, Sunday through Friday, and 6 am – 6 pm on Saturday. For more information call 920.743.3443.