Category: Business

Dr. Luke Staudenmaier and the team at Staudenmaier Chiropractic Wellness Center, Sturgeon Bay, announce the addition of Chiropractic Assistants Valerie Burns and Kimberly O’Neil.

On a Thursday afternoon near the end of June, about 100 people came through the Door Peninsula Winery and Distillery on Highway 42 in Carlsville to look at art depicting some aspects of food and wine.

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s Sturgeon Bay Campus Coordinator Cheryl Tieman has been awarded the 2012 Mishler Outstanding Staff Award. This award is presented to a staff member in the district who demonstrates superior service to students, excellence in teamwork and a commitment to NWTC.

The Historic Island Dairy of Washington Island announced Jennifer Sunshine Perez is the new Event and Facility Director. Perez will oversee management and marketing of the Dairy and the Old Cheese and Ale House Art Gallery.

The Door County Economic Development Corporation and the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center will offer free, one-on-one business counseling sessions on September 6, 8:30 am to 5 pm, for new or existing Door County business owners.

The Artists Guild LLC and Small World Market LLC are moving to the former Harmann Building at the corner of N. Third Avenue and Kentucky Street. The businesses will be closed to the public during the move.

Thanks to the Fred & Fuzzy’s new system, hungry diners waiting for a table don’t have to crowd around the host’s station to listen for their names or hold onto clunky pagers and wait for the buzz.

“Are they fried?” “We don’t even have a fryer,” laughs Claire Riebe behind the counter of Town Hall Bakery, in reference to a large glass jar of skorpa.

Sidewalk Sale 2012 was a success in Sturgeon Bay, and the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center is asking businesses for funding help. Funding sources have changed and there is no income stream from Sidewalk Sales.

Jacksonport Craft Cottage Gifts currently features handcrafted seagulls on three-tier decorative nautical pilings. Created from 100 percent dried and cured cedar logs, the pilings and seagulls can be displayed inside or outside.

Schoolhouse Artisan Cheese announces an open house with notable cheesemakers Chris Roelli and Marieke Penterman is set for August 18. Roelli is the head cheesemaker at Roelli Cheese Haus in Schullsburg, Wis.

Unity, leaders in hospice and palliative care, recently announced the addition of Kafi Wilson, MD, to its clinical team as an assistant medical director.

Diane Taillon with Hunter’s Fairway Sotheby’s International Realty of Ephraim recently completed a luxury home marketing training course. Taillon is an award-winning sales associate who has worked in real estate since 2003 and specializes in the Door County luxury home market.

Pam Wiegand and Sally Pfeifer of the Thomas/Pfeifer Insurance Agency in Sister Bay earned the designation of Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR).

Designworks, a division of Door County Nature Works in Egg Harbor, welcomes commercial interior designer Katie Harding to its staff. Harding has an educational background in design, marketing, advertising, and public relations.

Ministry Door County Medical Center (MDCMC) announced the appointment of Matthew Luders as Account Executive for the organization. Luders most recently was the Senior Executive Director of the Northern Door YMCA program center in Fish Creek.

Miller Electric Mfg. Co. and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) recently announced a partnership to supply $1.3 million of new equipment for NWTC’s welding labs.

Before Dave Burke’s two sons had learned to ride bicycles, he gave each of them a custom-made harness for climbing trees. “If you fall,” he assured them, “I’ll catch you!” To his skeptical wife, he said, “They’ve got to learn some time!” Now one of those sons is co-owner of Dave’s Tree Service.

DoorCountyNavigator.com launched a new cable television show promoting Door County in Chicago. The 30-minute program, “A Peek Inside the Door,” airs on Channel 25 (Comcast and RCN) on Mondays at 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Baylake Corporation recently reported a 2012 second quarter net profit of $1.3 million, or $0.15 per fully-diluted common share, compared to the second quarter of 2011 net profit of $0.