By Paydon Miller Three years ago, Erin Roesler and Jamie Kysler opened their handmade craft and gift store Tangled Up in Hue. The Eau Claire store flourished and now employs six part-time employees. Roesler says that the increase is business is due in large part to an increased number of tourists and visitors to the [...]

By Katie Wanzer With the nation slowly moving out of a recession and budgets still tight for many cities and municipalities, one Eau Claire company is expanding its employee base with the help of the city. Plank Enterprises received a forgivable loan of $22,000 from the City of Eau Claire’s Economic Development fund as long [...]

By Scott Morfitt [Audio clip: view full post to listen] On this week’s inaugural edition of the Inside Eau Claire Podcast, host Scott Morfitt interviews Rachel Keniston of non-profit The Community Table.  The interview covers the mission of The Community Table, the ways they use their funds, as well as a fundraiser for the organization [...]

Local businesses in Eau Claire are finding success despite the retail push during this time of year. The second annual American Express “Small Business Saturday” has helped bring attention back to local stores.

Profile of local entreprenuer Erin Madden of Queen’s Dry Cleaning and Laundromat.

Tim Brudnicki is a carpenter in Eau Claire. He not only does detailed woodworking; he also makes lap steel guitars. His current project includes transforming a silo into a relaxing getaway.

The owner of Samboney’s Hotodogs on Brackett Avenue, Bruce VanSky, runs more than just his restaurant. He is also the owner of Forest View Adult Family Home. He says that his restaurant exists so that he can pay the bills and attend to his first passion, the home.

Volume One’s “I’m Buying Local” campaign encourages shoppers to spend $100 dollars at local businesses this Christmas season. The effort comes as a response to the increasing presence of national chain stores and a troubled economy.

Orvetta Mae’s Antiques and Original Creations’ owner Wendy Howell collects stories just as much as she collects antiques.

“It was awesome! Everyone was just going crazy, I couldn’t believe that they won,” Forsting said. “It was a great feeling knowing my team was now Super Bowl Champs.”