Category: Business

Door County Buy Local is holding their next business networking mixer on Dec. 3, 5:30 – 7 pm, at the Door County Maritime Museum (DCMM), 120 N. Madison Ave.

Steve Rank, the head of maintenance at the Edgewater Resort in Ephraim, earned the Heart of Hospitality award from IDM Hospitality Management. Heart of Hospitality award recipients are nominated by fellow employees for the honor which recognizes individuals who have exceeded expectations of hospitality and professionalism in all they do.

Learn about what makes Wisconsin first in the nation in growing cabbage for sauerkraut, making cheese and producing corn silage. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service releases this annual publication each fall.

The Inn at Cedar Crossing will host holiday teas on Sundays in December. Gather friends and family for a relaxing afternoon of refreshments and holiday cheer.

The Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association (WH&LA) has honored front desk staffer Scott Baker of the Country House Resort, Sister Bay, with one of its eight annual Spirit of Hospitality awards.

The initial deadline is quickly approaching for farmers and others in Wisconsin’s food industry who want to apply for the 2015 round in the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grant program.

Cherryland Chiropractic and Rehabilitation is accepting new patients at a new, fully renovated facility at 810 S. Lansing Ave., Suite A, within the PortSide Builders location in Sturgeon Bay.

Door County Nature Works recently hosted holiday decorating classes and raised $600 for the Door County organization We Are HOPE, Inc. The two-hour classes demonstrated decorating a Christmas tree, a holiday mantel, a Thanksgiving table and many other holiday decorating ideas.

Lifelong Door County resident Eric Dietrich recently joined the sales team at Jim Olson Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram at 812 Green Bay Road, Sturgeon Bay.

Baylake Bank recently announced that Joseph Hockers, vice president, Director of Treasury Management has completed the AAP Accreditation program. Accredited ACH Professionals (AAPs) are an elite group of highly skilled payments professionals nationally recognized for their electronic payments expertise, particularly within the field of Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments.

Three energy companies – including Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), which serves about 443,700 customers in northeastern Wisconsin – have petitioned the Public Service Commission (PSC) for rate hikes they say are needed to ensure everyone is paying their fair share for the cost of maintaining electrical infrastructure.

Bruce Low, owner/inspector of Bottom Line Home Inspection of Luxemburg, attended the Fall Training Seminar of the Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors (WAHI) on October 24 and 25 in Wausau.

You can thank Patrick Surfus’ mother-in-law for getting him involved in brewing beer. She gave him a Mr. Beer Homebrew kit for Christmas 2004. “It was awful,” he said.

Maurices in Sturgeon Bay will hold a food drive Nov. 2 – 15. For every three non-perishable items, receive a coupon for 20 percent off. All proceeds will go to Feed and Clothe My People.

After a nationwide search, the Door County Maritime Museum has selected Rick O’Farrell to be its next executive director. A former naval officer, O’Farrell brings extensive experience in the management of nonprofit organizations, along with a love for the sea and its lore, to his new position at the helm of the Maritime Museum.

Order holiday wreaths now from McCluskey Tree Farm, and the sales will benefit Write On, Door County. McCluskey Tree Farm and Write On offer a simple way to order holiday wreaths for your home or as a gift.

In November Double Delites in Egg Harbor is partnering with United Way of Door County to donate 10 percent of all popcorn sales in November to United Way of Door County.

The Wisconsin Advertising Hall of Fame recently added three new members for 2014 and HY Connect’s Tom Jordan is among the new inductees. Jordan, a Door County resident, is the former president and chief creative officer, he served the agency for nearly 30 years.

This is your chance to nominate a corn grower to serve on the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board. Nominations are now being accepted in Districts 3, the district for Door and Kewaunee County.