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 Epic Nutrition. Next time you need to relax or warm up on a cool day, head to Northern Minnesota’s ONLY Himalayan salt room offers unique halotherapy in this fantastic Cloquet shake shop called Epi...

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 Nu Luxe Salon. On July 5, 2023, Nu Luxe Salon opened their new Cloquet facility at 901 Stanley Avenue after being open along Hwy 33 since 2016.  The new facility offers a chic presentation with cus...

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 Shop on the Corner. Pam Hubbard opened Shop on the Corner at 612 Cloquet Avenue in downtown Cloquet just before the fourth of July in 2023.  Shop on the Corner is a specialty gift shop featuring lo...

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 Moose Lodge 1274. The Moose Lodge is located in downtown Cloquet at 702 Cloquet Avenue is the Cloquet Moose Lodge 1274.  They have been located here since the 1970’s, prior to that they were locate...

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 Laugh and Learn. Laugh & Learn Childcare Center now has two locations in Cloquet. The original location of 1506 Washington Avenue is for infants and toddlers. There are two infant rooms, one 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 TrueJourney Advisors - Cameron Nelson. Cameron Nelson opened his Cloquet office of TrueJourney this year in the Union Lofts building downtown. Cameron offers over twenty years of experience in inv...

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 Adolphson Real Estate. Locally owned with office locations in Cloquet and Hermantown, Adolphson Real Estate was established in 1991 by Les Adolphson to serve the Twin Ports region, Northeast Minne...

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 Public Schools. With over 400 full and part-time staff supporting over 2,500 students, Cloquet Public Schools (ISD 94) is an unhidden gem that provides an excellent option with supportive...

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 Hup Family Dentistry. Hup Family Dentistry is located at 1419 Cloquet Avenue and was purchased by Rebecca Hup in April 2021 (from Gunelson Dental). She has six employees and is actively taking new...

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 Automotive. Cloquet Automotive has operated in business in Cloquet since 1982. Bruce Becker worked here starting in 1982 after gaining education and experience working with heavy equipment...

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 Members Cooperative Credit Union. Members Cooperative Credit Union (MCCU) was formed in 1936 from a group of eight people in the Cloquet area, seven men and one woman, who envisioned a better way...

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 Northwoods Credit Union. Northwoods Credit Union (NCU) started in 1936 in a small trailer on the Northwest Paper Company property in Cloquet. Five paper mill employees began the credit union with...

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 Diamond Willow. Diamond Willow provides independent Assisted Living, Memory Care, and hospice care under one roof. Residents can age in place and never have to leave (as nursing home and hospice c...

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 Area Chamber of Commerce. The Cloquet Area Chamber of Commerce is located at 225 Sunnyside Drive in Cloquet. Their mission is to add value to members by leading, informing, and advocating...

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 Frandsen Bank and Trust.   Frandsen Bank & Trust - Cloquet is located at 712 Highway 33 South in their fully remodeled facility to support growing staff. We sat down with President Mark Laniga...

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 Woodlands National Bank. Woodlands National Bank is located at 240 North Road in Cloquet. Owned by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe as part of their economic diversification program, Woodlands Nation...

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 Compensation Consultants LTD. Shawn Wolverton’s father, Jon, and his business partner Diane Mitchell launched Compensation Consultants, Ltd. in 1987. Their office is located at 807 Cloquet Avenue,...

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 Brittany Olson Insurance Agency. Brittany Olson Dahl, owner, and agent of the Brittany Olson Insurance Agency in Cloquet, grew up in North Branch, MN, where she, at a young age, helped her grandpa...

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 Birch and Pine Counseling. Birch and Pine Counseling opened in August 2022 at 1618 Cloquet Avenue. Primarily a group of original Cloquet natives educated in the region, who passionately bande...

I n 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 Transfurmation Training and Grooming. Located at 5 N 15th Street (in the same building as Skutevik's Floral - with their main door along 15th Street), Transfurmation Training & Grooming i...

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 Lacuna Massage. Lacuna Massage is owned and operated by Kimberly Christine and is located at 1111 Cloquet Avenue, Suite 1. She chose her business theme to resemble an escape to the beach for...

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 Catering.   Lee and Julie Harris recently purchased 1101 Avenue B in Cloquet and are building a commercial kitchen space in the former Viking Lumber. After working as medical...

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 Heather's Café.  Looking for that small town American café experience in downtown Mayberry? We’ve got you covered, welcome to Heather’s Café, owned by Heather Gist, located at 1304 Cloqu...

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 Heart Berry. Sarah Agaton Howes is an Anishinaabe artist, teacher, community organizer, author, and keynote speaker from the Fond du Lac Reservation in Cloquet, Minnesota.  She is known...

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 Evergreen Senior Living. Evergreen, located at 1309 14th Street in Cloquet, is a senior living campus for adults who want to remain independent while accessing services and amenities. Evergre...