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Rushford Village businesses bloom
Fri, Jan 25th, 2013
Posted in Rushford Village Features
Posted in Rushford Village Features
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When a long-time Rushford Village business, Jim’s Building Center, closed its doors in the spring of 2011, the town took an economic loss. Many wondered what business would occupy the facility in the future. Turns out, it is an odd couple- pairing of businesses, including one very inspired florist and an agricultural staple.
The large facility boasts three offices, a large storefront room, a back lumber area, and had a decidedly hardware-store feel. Not such a big deal for Brian Moran, who operates a Pioneer sales agency in the office areas of the building, but something of a drawback for a floral shop.
The entire store was scrubbed clean, updated, and given a country appearance by the new floral shop owners, Cindy and Doug Thesing. Cold steel walls were decorated with barn board. For added décor, tin taken from a demolished granary was put up along with a picket fence hung high above the sales counter. After adding lighting and displays, one might never guess the former use of the store.
Moran, who has worked with Pioneer for 20 years, and operates a second agency in Altura, was asked by the company to start another office in the Rushford community. Thesing on the other hand, has always dreamed of having her own floral business. “I thought about doing this for years and then the opportunity presented itself,” she beams. In August of 2012, Carol Ann Johnson, who operated Carol Ann’s Floral from her home, had announced she would be closing her doors. Thesing bought out her entire inventory and her clientele list and Root River Floral was born.
Despite the dissimilarities in their businesses, both Moran and Thesing have similar history and are vested in the community where their businesses are situated.
Moran was raised on a farm between Bratsberg and Highland townships. He owned a grain elevator in Altura for 12 years, worked on a large dairy for 18 years, where he was in charge of crop production and machinery maintenance, and has been an independent owner and operator for Pioneer for 20 years.
Likewise, Thesing grew up a farm near Wilson, where she and her husband still farm and milk 200 head of dairy cattle. She has worked in the floral industry for over a decade, a large portion of it in LaCrosse. When her two sons grew and graduated high school, she became weary of the commute and went back to wanting to work more locally.
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The large facility boasts three offices, a large storefront room, a back lumber area, and had a decidedly hardware-store feel. Not such a big deal for Brian Moran, who operates a Pioneer sales agency in the office areas of the building, but something of a drawback for a floral shop.
The entire store was scrubbed clean, updated, and given a country appearance by the new floral shop owners, Cindy and Doug Thesing. Cold steel walls were decorated with barn board. For added décor, tin taken from a demolished granary was put up along with a picket fence hung high above the sales counter. After adding lighting and displays, one might never guess the former use of the store.
Moran, who has worked with Pioneer for 20 years, and operates a second agency in Altura, was asked by the company to start another office in the Rushford community. Thesing on the other hand, has always dreamed of having her own floral business. “I thought about doing this for years and then the opportunity presented itself,” she beams. In August of 2012, Carol Ann Johnson, who operated Carol Ann’s Floral from her home, had announced she would be closing her doors. Thesing bought out her entire inventory and her clientele list and Root River Floral was born.
Despite the dissimilarities in their businesses, both Moran and Thesing have similar history and are vested in the community where their businesses are situated.
Moran was raised on a farm between Bratsberg and Highland townships. He owned a grain elevator in Altura for 12 years, worked on a large dairy for 18 years, where he was in charge of crop production and machinery maintenance, and has been an independent owner and operator for Pioneer for 20 years.
Likewise, Thesing grew up a farm near Wilson, where she and her husband still farm and milk 200 head of dairy cattle. She has worked in the floral industry for over a decade, a large portion of it in LaCrosse. When her two sons grew and graduated high school, she became weary of the commute and went back to wanting to work more locally.
Both businesses are qu .....
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