Maya Hearden

Nov 11, 2024 | thebusinessnews.com | Maya Hearden |Heather Graves

WAUSAU – Growing up watching her mom thrive as a small business owner, Boly Vang said she knew she wanted to own her own business one day. “Since childhood, I’ve had an entrepreneurial spirit, which I certainly credit to my mom,” she said. “She was an entrepreneur for as long as I can remember.

Nov 11, 2024 | thebusinessnews.com | Maya Hearden |Rich Palzewic

MEDFORD – After 50 years at 309 E. Broadway Ave. in Medford, HealthView Eye Care Center has a new home – about 10 blocks away. The eye care center moved to 353 N. 8th St. in October, which HealthView Owner Dr. Julie Thums said gives customers and employees some much-needed upgrades and more space, respectively. “The original practice was started by Dr. Perry Arndt, and it was called Perry Arndt ODSC,” Practice Administrator Diane Solberg said.

Nov 11, 2024 | thebusinessnews.com | Maya Hearden |Heather Graves

WAUSAU – The State of Wisconsin is known for many things – cheese, beer, cranberries, bratwursts, Friday fish fries and the Green Bay Packers. A lesser known claim to fame for the Badger State, however, is its title of Ginseng Capital of the World – as it grows 90-95% of the ginseng produced in the U.S.Furthermore, Marathon County is the top ginseng-growing county in the state, producing about 95% of Wisconsin’s annual crop.

Nov 11, 2024 | thebusinessnews.com | Maya Hearden |Rich Palzewic

WESTON – After freeze-drying candy and treats for nearly three years at her in-law’s maple syrup production facility in Abbotsford, Jennifer Loucks said it was finally time to open a storefront. Loucks said she did just that early this year – opening Avenue117 Candy at 4111 Schofield Ave. in Weston. “We were able to start with our freeze-dried candy out of the (maple syrup) facility, but it was time to find a storefront,” she said. “As we expanded, we realized we needed space.

Nov 11, 2024 | thebusinessnews.com | Maya Hearden |Heather Graves

LAND O’ LAKES – Her engineering background, his design/woodworking background – for Katie and Eric Paremski, it’s a match made for business success in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. “My husband is very artistic,” she said. “I actually worked as an engineer on ships… my husband said ‘let’s mush (our skills) together.’”The result, Katie said, was Backwoods DCB – which stands for dip-cut-burn.