Lucas Kay Photography
After discovering a need in the real estate market after moving from Ohio to St. Peter in 2009, Jordan Powers began his niche real estate photography business in St. Peter just within the last year.
New Business
Tandem Bagels
Co-owners Tony and Anne Frentz went back into the bagel business earlier this year, opening Tandem Bagels at Walnut and Second. Tony had helped build Bagel Brothers into five successful locations before selling out to a relative.
Sommer Outdoors
Justin and Mary Sommer began Sommer Outdoors in Fairmont this March. Their business likely wouldn’t exist today without Justin’s love for art, a job offer for Mary, and their desire to return home.
Good Times Manufacturing
Though technically beginning in 2004, this business didn’t move out of Angela and Terry Beenken’s home to a facility at 1420 North Riverfront until about a year ago.
Symmetry Nutrition Club
“I was living the opposite of a healthy nutritious lifestyle,” he continued. “I was suffering the consequences, including being tired all the time, overweight, and depressed. It had come mostly from eating the American diet.”
Sew Boutique
When Kay Brandt was 10 and growing up in Tyler, Minnesota, her mother wasn’t making Barbie doll clothing fast enough and that made Brandt anxious.
Lawson Media And Publishing
Change has been 27-year-old Rob Lawson’s life. Born in Arkansas, he has lived there and in Mississippi, New Mexico, Wyoming, South Dakota, and multiple cities in Minnesota—and probably other states he doesn’t remember.
La Plaza F!esta
You won’t find many people outworking 23-year-old Krystal Spinler, who purchased the Mexican restaurant in Madelia in January and renamed it La Plaza F!esta.
Riverside Aesthetics
Dr. Robin Ballina opened Riverside Aesthetics at 500 N. Main last July as a side business as she transitions into semi-retirement while also working as a part-time psychiatrist.