Category: Business

Grace Rossman, CFP®, ChFC, CLU, Financial Associate, and Jacqueline Szczepanski, Financial Associate, with The Door County Team of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, have qualified for the organization’s Sierra level for 2011 for sales and service.

Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Winery & Market announced a release event for their 5th Door County Lighthouse wine series featuring the Old Baileys Harbor Light.

Liberty Square in Egg Harbor will re-open for the 2012 season on May 16. Liberty Square is home to The Bistro Bar and Grille, featuring classic American food, and Galileo’s Restaurant, specializing in Italian food.

Cellcom recently launched its 4G LTE network in seven areas of Northeast and Central Wisconsin. “The wireless landscape has changed dramatically over the past few years with data use skyrocketing in the form of applications, mobile web visits, streaming music and video downloads.

Leadership Door County (LDC) Board President Joe Jarosh announced hiring Anni Lampert as the organization’s program coordinator at a recent board of directors meeting.

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) has several reminders for producers about programs and assistance deadlines. Enrollment for the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program will end June 1.

The Door County Economic Development Corporation and the Door County Visitor Bureau are bringing Jason Schultz and Udo Misch with Constant Contact to train local businesses on tools that can help strengthen relationships with customers through email marketing and social media.

Dr. Janelle Merry, Naturopathic Doctor at the 9th St. Wellness Center, encourages everyone to take part in the May 26 Grand Opening of its Door County Center located at the Champeau Art Gallery, 2428 South Bay Shore Drive in Sister Bay.

Door County Coffee and Tea Co. announced a new customer reward program called the First Pot’s on Us™. All orders placed online or via phone will include a complimentary 1.

Curves of Sturgeon Bay will give a free 30-day membership to any non-member who visits the club during National Women’s Health Week, May 13 – 19. This Open House event should encourage interested women to check out the club, pick up free health information, and get a free fitness assessment.

The Red Cup Cafe of Washington Island hopes to serve freshly made artisan bread from an onsite wood-fired brick oven and needs funding help. Pledges are being made through a Kickstarter project that will run until May 22.

You won’t find a receptionist when you visit Emerson Chiropractic in Juddville. Instead, you’re likely to be greeted by the husband and wife chiropractic team of Tucker and Anne Emerson, and maybe one of their two young boys, newborn Walter and his two-year-old brother Hobbs.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) partnered with wireless carriers to create a national public safety system that delivers relevant, geo-targeted messages to mobile devices to alert users of impending threats to safety in their geographic area.

Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Brad Pfaff, announced that orchardists and nursery tree growers who experienced losses due to natural disasters occurring from January 1, 2008, through September 30, 2011, may be eligible for the Tree Assistance Program (TAP).

Baylake Corp. reports first quarter earnings show improvement from last year. These results are for January, February, and March. Baylake reported a 2012 first quarter net profit of $1.

First Friday returns to Sturgeon Bay on May 4 and the highlighted nonprofits will be The Community’s Garden, Rotary Interact, and WEP, Inc. Local businesses will have expanded hours and many will have refreshments and live entertainment.

Roen Salvage of Sturgeon Bay was awarded a dredging contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Roen is one of 10 small business dredging contractors around the Great Lakes to receive one of the awards.

Local homebuilders are opening up newly constructed homes for public viewing during the Showcase of Homes May 11, 12 and 18 – 20. The showcase includes a craftsman style home on the bluff in Fish Creek built by Van’s Lumber & Custom Builders, a 4,871 square foot Baileys Harbor home by PortSide Builders, The Arbors Cottage of Baileys Harbor that was rebuilt by J.

The Door County YMCA opened the Child Development Center in Sturgeon Bay. The property was purchased in February and was renovated, updated and equipped with new furnishings, amenities and services.