Talking Business - The Hidden Gems of Cloquet

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Cailin Deas Salon. Cailin Deas Salon has been operating in Cloquet since 2005 and is your full-service salon offering everything but nail services (body waxing, massage, hair, extensions, etc.). Ca...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Essential Healing Works. Jill Batista began her career 25 years ago as a graduate of Southwest Institute of Healing Arts.  She often noticed the correlation between chronic pain and emotional distress in...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Abundant Baby. Discover a World from Bump to Beyond:  Are you ready to embark on a journey into a world where babyhood is celebrated, childhood is cherished, and motherhood is adorned with style an...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of United Way of Carlton County. The United Way is national in its branding, but each United Way Chapter has different needs and programs, which are hyper-local, finding pathways to give to where the...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of The SASS Boutique. Entrepreneur Emily Veno opened a storefront for Sass Boutique at 903 Cloquet Avenue downtown in November 2023. Emily grew up in Esko, MN, and completed her Bachelor's in Mark...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Holy Smokes Coffeehouse and BBQ. Lee and Julie Harris, owners of Holy Smokes, known for its smoked pork, beef, and turkey, choose to avoid working with chicken as it often becomes too dry during th...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Lake Superior Medical Equipment. Lake Superior Medical Equipment has been operating in the Twin Ports since 2002 and has had its Duluth office and Stanley Avenue location in Cloquet for the past ei...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Family Pathways - Cloquet. The Minnesota headquarters for Family Pathways is in North Branch and was founded in 1978. Across Minnesota locations include Cambridge, Pine City, Carlton County, Chisag...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of New Life Construction. Locally owned and operated, New Life Construction is named for its integrity to deliver quality construction services. New Life Construction was founded by third-generation c...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Game Play Stay. Sara Kenwood opened Game Play Stay at 305 Broadway Street in Cloquet in 2023. The specialty game store sells board games and Pokémon games. In-store tables can be rented by the hour or ha...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of NDGNS BEADS N GIFTS. NDGNS (pronounced indigenous) BEADS N GIFTS is located at 612 Cloquet Avenue and is owned and operated by Jennifer S. Martineau. Martineau is a proud woman, native, and veteran...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson, Founder and CEO of Promoting Me LLC and Holly Hansen, Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the hidden gem of Cloquet VFW Post 3979. Hebert-Kennedy Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3979  was named in honor of Arthur Herbert and Wallace and John Kennedy, who heroically died in WWII as members of the U.S. Air...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson, founder and CEO of Promoting Me and Holly Hansen, Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet, introduce the Hidden Gem of The Nest Wellness Studio. Carolyn Ripp, or CJ Ripp as she also goes by, has owned The Nest Studio at 207 Avenue C, in Cloquet’s West End Historic District for almost ten years. Carolyn met her husband in Utica, N...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Atkins-Northland Funeral Home. Losing a loved one is one of life's most overwhelming challenges. The first step toward finding a way to manage your grief and confusion is working with an experi...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Stock Tire & Repair located at 1309 Avenue B in Cloquet. Scott Nelson launched Stock Tire & Repair in August 2023. Nelson purchased the former Stock Tire from Steve Stavang, who had owned t...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Tidy Details. Tidy Details isn’t so much a storefront to shop or visit; instead, it’s a customized session in your Twin Ports Area home with a team of experts trained to help you live your best lif...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Lake Superior Dental, Cloquet Clinic.   Lake Superior Dental Cloquet is staffed with 20 employees and is a bustling clinic located at 716 14th Street.  For 25 years this dental office was home to North...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of LOC Auto & Weld. Owners Luke and Elora Carlson opened LOC Auto & Weld in August 2023, located at 1503 Cloquet Avenue (former Pete and Son’s). LOC Auto and Weld offers all automotive service...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson, Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, and Holly Hansen, Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of US Bank. Shelly and Holly toured the beautiful Downtown Cloquet US Bank Brach Office and met with Tony Vittorio, Assistant Vice President of Cloquet’s Downtown US Bank Office and Consumer Banking Manager,...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of All Service Providers (ASP). All Service Providers (ASP) plumbing and Summit Mechanical (heating and cooling) were in the same building, owned by brothers – they consistently referred customers to...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of SKB Environmental of Cloquet. SKB Shamrock Environmental Industrial Landfill in Cloquet began accepting construction demolition and industrial waste streams in 2012.  They have been operating in th...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Cloquet Community Education and Recreation. The backbone of community programming in Cloquet is managed by Community Ed & Recreation. If you have had your middle schooler signed up for babysitt...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Kiminski Paving. Family owned and operated Kiminski Paving began in 1989 by Adam and Randy Kiminski’s father.  By 2008, twin brothers Adam and Randy owned the business 50%-50%.  The business model...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of Body Connection. Body Connection has been in business in Cloquet for 24 years, operating first out of Park Avenue Fitness and then locating to the Lumberjack Mall, where they have been for over 20...

In this episode of Talking Business, Shelly Peterson - Founder and CEO of Promoting Me, LLC. and Holly Hansen - Community Development Director for the City of Cloquet are talking about the Hidden Gem of B&B Market. Cloquet graduate Jake Richardson started working at B&B Market at the age of 16. He learned the art of customer service from former B&B Market owners John and Kim Lind and c...