Morgan’s Meat Market
Morgan’s Meat Market opened in Waseca in July 2021, but this is not owner Dean Morgan’s first rodeo. He started
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Living The Dream
When I put out a call to area cities and business organizations asking for women’s business story ideas, I was
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Trio Wine Cafe
New entrepreuers, Jeremy and Carrie Sharp, did a major pivot in 2020. “Formerly known as Trio Coffee, Wine & Ale
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Next Generation
When Lawrence and Leta Clemons decided to open their own furniture store in 1959, the space they had was just
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New Business, Old Building
Recipe for Entrepreneurial Success In the 1700s the word entrepreneur entered our vocabulary, meaning adventurer. The meaning has been honed
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Farmamerica
Jessica Rollins is executive director of Farmamerica near Waseca. (Photo by Kris Kathmann) Growing Ag Awareness Farmamerica is telling the
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Local Hemp Farmers Take the Lead
Matt Little has some definite plans for an uncertain industry. Along with partners Garth Carson, an entrepreneur and business owner, and Mike Drummer of Mankato, Little is creating a vertically integrated hemp business that strives to, as he puts it, “take our crop from seed to soil to products.” But with an industry that is fighting 80 years of a marijuana hangover, of sorts, they’re literally starting from the ground up. “Right now, if anybody tells you they have it figured out, they’re lying,” Little says.
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Waseca Tries to Rekindle Entrepreneurial Spirit of the Past
Waseca city leaders are planning for the future, by studying the past. Waseca, like many rural cities, has had many notable entrepreneurs such as EF Johnson (EF Johnson Company), Bumps Brown (Brown Printing), and George Herter (Herter’s Outdoor Goods). As they grew their companies, they spawned many other ventures in Waseca many of which are still around.
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Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm
When Bill Bartz bought land outside of Waseca in 2008, he initially considered raising alpacas. Now, he runs a pizza farm.
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