When you guys are sleeping, these guys are out until all hours plowing, and sometimes their families don’t see them for a long time. Owner Jim DeMeyer said he is in the process of passing the company reins on to family members and their spouses, who he acknowledged from the award podium. The business also provides free lawn and snow removal services for families who have a spouse deployed with the military. Launched in 2012, Pedersen said Core Landscaping has become a pillar of the community with a true family atmosphere. Maria Lockwood / Superior TelegramĬore Landscaping was honored as the year’s Outstanding Young Business, a category that encompasses businesses that have been in operation more than two years and less than 20. Core Landscaping received the Outstanding Young Business award. 21, 2021, at the Yellowjacket Union on the University of Wisconsin-Superior Campus. Members of the Core Landscaping team pose with owner Jim DeMeyer, fourth from left, and Superior-Douglas County Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Taylor Pedersen, fourth from right, following the chamber's annual meeting Thursday, Oct. PREVIOUSLY: BBQ and smokehouse restaurant set to open in Solon Springs “To be recognized, especially during this pandemic, in this industry, is unbelievable and a complete honor, because we’re a small-town community,” Kim Kastern said. Owners Kim and Steve Kastern credited hard work and an amazing staff that stepped up for hours, days, weeks in order to launch the business. “They’ve taken a foreclosed property in a rural community and built a thriving business.” “Hog Wild has added a new dimension of flavor and hospitality to the Solon Springs community, and the community has embraced them with open arms,” Pedersen said. The New Business of the Year Award went to Hog Wild BBQ and Smokehouse, which opened July 15, 2020, in Solon Springs. The Solon Springs eatery won the New Business of the Year Award. 21, 2021, at the Yellowjacket Union on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus. “We did exactly what we were supposed to do in a chaotic time,” Pedersen said.įrom left, Superior-Douglas County Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Taylor Pedersen poses with Kim and Steve Kastern, owners of Hog Wild BBQ & Smokehouse, following the chamber's annual meeting Thursday, Oct. “It’s really encouraging to see how many people did start a business or expanded or decided to double down and reinvest in some equipment during the middle of a pandemic, and we saw that time and time again, I think that tells you where Superior and Douglas County are at,” Pedersen said.Įven in the face of adversity, he said, development has continued, the creative community thrived and the Chamber supported that. It was important to hold the award ceremony to focus on local businesses that persevered through a challenging time, he said. Chamber CEO Taylor Pedersen said they made the choice to wait in order to host the event in person. The event traditionally takes place earlier in the year. 21, during the Superior-Douglas County Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting. What do a Solon Springs restaurant, a family-owned landscaping company, an 89-year-old financial institution and the sales and marketing manager at Nemadji Golf Course have in common? Each was recognized with a 2020 business award Thursday, Oct.
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