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From Sam's Tavern to Seasons Tavern

From Sam's Tavern to Seasons Tavern

Brad Rebers has moved back home…sort of. The 41-year-old Somerset native is the new owner of Seasons Tavern, formerly Northpoint Bar and Grill in North Hudson.

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Chocolatiers for a day

Chocolatiers for a day

For five lucky individuals, Saturday brought chocolate making to life. Knoke’s Chocolates offered a contest tied in with the recent Phipps Children’s Theatre production of “Willy Wonka Junior.”

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Developers lose property, still owe $7.2 million

Even after the bank bought the property, area development companies and a North Hudson man owe over $7.2 million in four foreclosure judgments.

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St. Croix EDC seeks directors for board

St. Croix Economic Development Corporation has three board vacancies to fill as part of its annual meeting Tuesday, May 11.

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Massage therapist relocates

Massage therapist relocates

Massage therapist Diane K. Stewart, holding the scissors, was welcomed to her new location in downtown Hudson by ambassadors of the Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau.

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The rise and fall of Sportsman’s Warehouse

Stuart Utgaard was busy cleaning out his office overlooking the Apple River in Star Prairie last week. Utgaard said he will soon lose the impressive commercial building, built in 1993, due to personal bankruptcy and a mortgage foreclosure.

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Higher gas prices predicted

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Craig Thompson with the Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin says gas prices are expected climb in the coming months because the demand for crude oil is up again.

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TireProz breaks ground for Crest View Drive service center

TireProz breaks ground for Crest View Drive service center

Close to three years after the City Council denied their first attempt to locate here, the Andrews family broke ground for a 6,000-square-foot TireProz & Wheel Experts service center at Crest View Drive and Industrial Street.

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Whiteside has witnessed change in the grocery business

Whiteside has witnessed change in the grocery business

For over four decades, Paul Whiteside has been working in the grocery business. “It has been a good livelihood,” said Whiteside. “I would not have changed a thing."

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Croix Valley Steak Sauces makes a splash at show

Croix Valley Steak Sauces makes a splash at show

Customers of the Timberidge Roadhouse had been asking if they could buy the distinctive steak sauce for years. Last fall, Damon Holter decided to give the customers what they asked for.

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Schuster’s Music has new look

Schuster’s Music has new look

It was a natural move for Andrew Schuster to purchase Foxtone Music’s Hudson location last fall. He and his father, Thomas, remodeled, repainted and renamed the store.

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Ken Heiser earns inaugural EDC Directors Award

Ken Heiser earns inaugural EDC Directors Award

St. Croix Economic Development Corp. honored Hudson banker Ken Heiser of Associated Bank at the Feb. 25 banquet. Heiser was the recipient of the inaugural EDC Directors Award.

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St. Croix EDC honors top businesses

St. Croix EDC honors top businesses

St. Croix Economic Development Corp. honored its 2009 Business of the Year winners during a banquet at the University Center, on the campus of UW-River Falls Thursday, Feb. 25.

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