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 Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.   Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a 40-acre campus located at 2101 14th Street within the city limits of Cloquet. All land and build...

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 After Glow Tanning.   After Glow Tanning in Cloquet, owned by Liz Little, is located at 1307 Hwy 33 in Cloquet and is locally owned, not a part of a chain.  Liz moved her shop to Cl...

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 pandemic has increased local demands on many nonprofit organizations. While the United Way is national in its branding, we are lucky enough to have a 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 Warming House.   We had the opportunity to sit down with Sever Lundquist, a third-generation owner, to unveil his secrets of business success. The Warming House, located at 411 Sunnyside...

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 DNR. The Cloquet DNR Office houses the Divisions of Forestry and Wildlife. Located at their new office in the Cloquet Business Park at 305 Business Park Drive East, we had a great visit 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 WKLK.  Many trends have come and gone, but radio is still the most listened to media. Known as the "Northwoods Radio Group," WKLK/WMOZ Radio currently has three stations inside its build...

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 ACCT.   Asbestos Control & Consulting Team (ACCT), owned by Steve Proulx since 2009, is located at 230 North Hwy 33 in Cloquet. ACCT was founded in 1987 to assist customers with redu...

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 HealthStar Home Health. HealthStar Home Health emerged as a response to a community need to provide culturally-relevant healthcare services to traditionally under-served populations. What beg...

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 Junction Tire.  If you need tires or have issues with your automobile, stop at the locally owned Junction Tire of Cloquet, located at 1502 Cloquet Avenue. Junction Tire of Cloquet was op...

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 Best Service. Best Service, owned by Chris Chartier, is located at 202 Cloquet Avenue in the historic Frank Lloyd Wright gas station, built-in 1956 for the Lindholm Service Station.  Bes...

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 Crowned Salon. Sarah Faust opened Crowned Salon two years ago, located at 114 Avenue C in the historic West End Business District. Prior she had worked in Duluth and Hermantown at various sal...

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 Northern Lights Community Action.   Heather Wright opened Northern Lights Community Action at 901 Cloquet Avenue, a new nonprofit Thrift Store, and community action agency, in July 2021....

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 Community Memorial Hospital.   Community Memorial Hospital (CMH), a regional hospital, opened in Cloquet in 1958 and was constructed upon land donated by Northwest Paper Company (which 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 Pinewood.   Pinewood is a private, non-profit 501©(3) charitable corporation licensed by the State of Minnesota Department of Human Services as a Day Training & Habilitation (DT&...

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 LCS Coaches and Cloquet Transit.   Located at 1203 Avenue B and owned by Jeff and Jack Lane, LCS Coaches Inc. and Cloquet Transit have a vibrant history in Cloquet. LCS Coaches originall...

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 Sappi.   Strategic investments into the globally based Sappi Cloquet Mill to diversify production streams have poised them well to weather market trends. In May 2021, Sappi Cloquet was 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 Northwoods Power Equipment.   With Cloquet and Moose Lake locations, Northwoods Power Equipment is your local hometown lawn and garden equipment sales, quality powersports, service, and...

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 Pine Knot News.   After the closure of the physical Pine Journal office in Cloquet by the Duluth News Tribune, several former staffers began researching how to start your own newspaper....

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 Reach Mentoring and Adult Partnerships. If you’ve met the staff from the Reach Program, you know the passion they hold for their jobs.  The REACH Program is rooted in youth adult partner...

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 Natural Foods.   Cloquet Natural Foods (CNF) is a small, locally-owned health food store, located at 502 Carlton Avenue, that sells organic food/produce, supplements, health-food...

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 Pine Valley 360. Of all the parks within the City of Cloquet, the vast natural area of Pine Valley Park is the crown jewel. Situated on top of unique geological features, Pine Valley is the l...

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 USG Interiors.   For more than 115 years, USG Interiors has been expanding the boundaries of building science with products and systems that are safer, lighter, stronger, and more sustai...

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 Upper Lakes Foods.  Upper Lakes Foods (ULF), located at 801 Industry Avenue,  is your local foodservice leader proudly serving  Midwest businesses and organizations with the pr...

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 WebMed Mental Health Service.  WebMed Mental Health Services, located at 1001 Avenue B,  is an outpatient mental health facility started by Timothy Weber that treats anxiety, depres...

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 L & M Supply. L & M Fleet Supply, located at 620 Hwy 33 in Cloquet, aims to be your favorite retailer in the community, stocking a great diversity of products, putting quality first,...