BizNews Greater La Crosse with Vicki Markussen

Fun Fur Pets owner Eve Molzhon joins, the same week she opened her second location in Greater La Crosse – called Pawsome Pet Country Club. Molzhon is a once cellphone salesperson, turned West Salem print shop owner, who got an idea for opening a doggy daycare. Molzhon listened to customers to keep expanding her services and is still passionate about the rewards of picking up dog, cat, ferret, and...

Rivoli owners, Clara and Jonathan Gelatt join Bizcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Bachmeier, Community & Economic Development Specialist with La Crosse County joins. Sam is in charge of helping businesses and communities grow through programs. The county’s newest program is an acquisition and demolition grant that will pay you money to tear down a building, and use funds to pay for part of the rebuilding, as long as it contains a residential component. Programs include...

Brilliant Bodywork Medspa owner Stephanie Andersen-Stevens joins to share why she chose to relocate to La Crosse and how her disability is inspiration for helping others, as she strives to become the area’s premier medspa. Andersen-Stevens talks about creating a culture where people feel safe talking about their imperfections and trust they’re getting the right care. Plus, learn why the Medspa mov...

La Crosse Regional Airport director Ian Turner joins. The airport is getting an additional flight to Chicago and Delta is promising larger planes. Turner says this should help with pent-up demand and how this is a bright spot, after numbers in November showed 20,000 fewer people getting on planes in La Crosse. Turner also discusses the pilot shortage and the TSA Precheck service enrollment happeni...

Here's a rare inside look into being an  entrepreneur – La Crosse's Hunt & Gather Grazing Boards owner Emily Boland, one of many who started during the pandemic. It started with eating cheese and drinking wine. Boland found inspiration in food. She turned it into a business for friends. Eighteen months later, her meat and cheese boards produce more than 400 a holiday. She’s a hit with UW-La Cr...

La Crosse ARPA dollars working to upskill workers. Workforce Connections Executive Director Teresa Pierce is the guest to talk about how City of La Crosse ARPA funds as well as state and federal funds are being used to get low-wage employees into more skilled jobs. You’ll have a better understanding of who’s still unemployed and how others can connect with the programs available. See omnystudio.co...

If your goal was to fill hotel rooms and generate tax dollars for the community, how is greater La Crosse doing? AJ Frels, executive director of Explore La Crosse — the county tourism bureau — joins BizCast. Frels talks about the different ways greater La Crosse attracts tourists and how those areas are performing. Plus, learn what cool technology they’re using to track visitors and how the organi...

Sheri Miller, the owner of PKC3 in Onalaska – an accounting firm — joins. PKC3 shares what signs in the economy to watch for to really hold on to your cash. Also discussed were five things you should do to recession proof your finances, plus new and expiring tax credits that could impact how much you pay or get returned on your tax forms. PkC3 also addresses what you can do to make your taxes easi...

A conversation with Chris Roderique, the owner of Piggy’s Restaurant and Lounge, as well as a Uno Venti, in La Crosse. The restaurant opened its lunch buffet for the first time since the pandemic. Vicki and Chris talk about how the drop in business travelers and remote workforce impact his decision. Plus, Roderique is helping an entrepreneur inside Piggy's and has put his building, not his busines...

Vicki talks with Jake Erickson, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse. The B-G-C with Congressman Ron Kind just announced $1.5 million in federal funding to expand the B-G-C’s Erickson Club location to include a Workforce Readiness Center. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.