Category: Business

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.

Sturgeon Bay-based marketing agency Boettcher Communications, LLC was sold to Mark Summerfield and daughter Shannon Summerfield. For the past nine years, Boettcher Communications had been been owned and operated by Dina Boettcher and specialized in developing a wide range of marketing products for primarily Door County clientele.

Curves of Sturgeon Bay now offers Curves Workouts with Jillian Michaels. These workouts are designed for women at every fitness level and include simple modifications for each movement.

The 2014 Official Door County Visitor Guide, from the Door County Visitor Bureau (DCVB), is now available. The free travel guide features a wide variety of content about visiting and planning a trip to Door County, including a 2014 calendar of events, detailed index and individual community maps.

Jacksonport Craft Cottage Gifts now offers a selection of new sweatshirt designs made especially for women. The shirts come in a variety of colors, patterns and a wide range of sizes and styles.

Bundle up for winter fun at Orchard Country Winery & Market on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 10 am – 5 pm. The farm market’s 9th Annual Winter Wine and Cherry Fest will include complimentary wine and product tasting featuring the popular tart Montmorency cherry in celebration of National Cherry Month, plus an assortment of food and bakery items to purchase.

The Sister Bay branch of North Shore Bank should be busier than usual on Friday, Jan. 17, as friends/customers stop by to wish Robin Sodd well on the next leg of her journey through life after 21½ years as mortgage loan officer at the bank.

Bank of Luxemburg will open a new branch in Sturgeon Bay early in 2014. The new location will be the ninth for the bank and its first in Sturgeon Bay.

Try your luck at winning a huge slab of meat, everything from crab legs to whole turkeys, every Saturday at Waterfront Mary’s in Sturgeon Bay. Meat raffle tickets are $1/one ticket, $5 for six or $10 for 12.

On Jan. 15 at 8 am, the community is invited to stop in at the new DesignWise Studios in Sturgeon Bay for this month’s Social Media Breakfast Door County (SMBDC).

Attorney Steven Schaefer joined Schaefer Law Firm, 242 Michigan St., Sturgeon Bay, on Jan 1, 2014. Schaefer has an extensive background in bankruptcy law, and looks forward to serving clients in Door, Kewaunee and Brown Counties.

IDM Group, LLC, the hotel development and management firm for the Edgewater Resort in Ephraim, recently announced a new general manager for the property.

On Nov. 23 Door County Nature Works in Egg Harbor donated 20 percent of all customers’ purchases to a nonprofit charity of their choice. The nine charities to choose from were Door County Humane Society, Door County Land Trust, The Ridges Sanctuary, The Women’s Fund, The United Way, Go Bo Foundation, Help of Door County, Scandia Village, and the Northern Door Children’s Center.

When Susan Martinek walks around her family’s Door County property, she feels a connection to the ancestors who first landed on the peninsula in 1853.

Baylake Bank Premier Club, YMCA of Door County and Ministry Door County Medical Center are sponsoring “History of Credit Reporting” at the Door County YMCA in Sturgeon Bay on Jan.