Category: Business

Cherries are hailed for health benefits such as reducing arthritis pain and reducing soreness after a workout. Thanks to a state grant, that’s something more people will soon know.

Rummele’s Jewelry Boutique will open May 1 under the Whistling Swan Restaurant at 4192 Main St., Fish Creek. This will be the third location for Rummele’s, a long established, family owned jewelry business with stores in Green Bay and Appleton.

The Door County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) Board of Directors is currently soliciting nominations for the annual Door County Industry of the Year Award and the Door County Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Baylake Bank and Community Bank & Trust (CB&T) reached an agreement for Baylake Bank to acquire and service the deposit account relationships of the CB&T office located at 333 S.

Sturgeon Bay Utilities offers scholarships to new and existing businesses in the areas of energy management, energy efficiency and renewable energy. They have a partnership with Energy Center University and Focus on Energy to provide high-quality educational opportunities to their utility customers.

The long-empty former Dun-Ro-Min Motel on the northbound side of Highway 57 in Sturgeon Bay might have looked like an eyesore to most people, but Jon Hanson saw it as an opportunity to boost his family of Sturgeon Bay businesses that are not as visible to the passing tourist looking for a good time.

The Ephraim Business Council (EBC) recently announced that Jason Szmanda has been hired to serve as the tourism administrator for the organization. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay’s psychology, human development and theater programs, Szmanda has been traveling to Door County since 2006, and was a member of the 2011 Peninsula Players intern company.

Cheesemaker Chris Renard of Renard’s Cheese recently earned his Master Cheesemaker Certification in both cheddar and mozzarella cheese. The Master Cheesemaker Program is a rigorous course of study that requires a minimum of 10 years of licensed cheese making experience before one can even be considered for admittance.

Door County Buy Local is holding its next business networking mixer on Feb. 5, 5:30 – 7 pm, at Harbor Hardware, 7960 Highway 42, Egg Harbor. The event will feature a presentation by Steve Hamming of Harbor Hardware and Dale Reiser of Peninsula Building Systems titled “Planning to Expand with Purpose,” a living example of purposeful building expansion, including a discussion on expanding product offering and merchandising.

Handcrafted doll clothes are now available at Jacksonport Craft Cottage Gifts. These high quality, washable doll clothes fit the popular-sized dolls from Barbie dolls to American Girls and Bitty Babies and a few in between.

Unity, Northeast Wisconsin’s leader in hospice and palliative care, announce three new staff appointments. Christina Brozak, MBA, joins Unity as director of marketing, and will direct the development and execution of strategic marketing plans and the oversight of Unity’s community outreach activities.

The Rotary Clubs of Door County are proud to announce finalists for this year’s Ethics in Business Award: Bella Sailing Cruises, Econofoods, Hannemann-Gosser Insurance and Financial Services, Main Street Market, Thrivent Financial Services, Therma-Tron-X Inc.

Gibraltar GBAY/DECA participated in the District Career Development Conference on Jan. 11 at Green Bay Preble High School. More than 700 marketing students participated in the conference.

At its annual meeting on Jan. 8, the Door County Board of Realtors announced Dan Lenius of ERA Starr Realty as the 2013 Realtor of the Year and Denise Plassmeyer as the 2013 Affiliate of the Year.

Brenda Sabo Davis recently joined Boettcher Communications as marketing representative to help further develop the portfolio of local and regional accounts as well as customer service of existing accounts.

Eleven individuals completed the Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) Program offered through the Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB). Graduates of the program learn about local history, area attractions and useful resources.

Unity, Northeast Wisconsin’s leader in hospice and palliative care, announce three leadership appointments. Patricia Neuman, DO, has served as medical director since July 2013, and will continue her role as consulting medical director for N.

The Minneapolis-based Target Corp. announced in a Jan. 10 press release that the recent “data breach” of customers’ credit and debit cards “includes names, mailing addresses, phone numbers or email addresses for up to 70 million individuals,” making it the largest such breach in U.

For every cup of tea sold at Glas Coffeehouse during the month of January, 20 percent will be donated to United Way of Door County’s Annual Campaign for 2014.

2forU Design & Gallery now accepts Bitcoin as payment for its printing, digital photo imaging, graphic/web design and computer consulting services. Georgi Atanasov, owner of GA Computer Services (the computer side of 2forU Design & Gallery), is offering Bitcoin personal instruction and merchant account setup for businesses.