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Spotlight: Grace Haven Assisted Living, LLC
December 13th, 2011
Full Name of Business: Grace Haven Assisted Living, LLC
Owner/Manager: Deb and David Werner, Owners; Jennifer Gilyard, Manager
Physical Address:301 E 3rd Street, Madison, MN 56256
Mailing Address:Same
Telephone Numbers:320-598-7557 Phone, 320-598-7558
Website Address:www.gracehaven.biz
E-Mail Address: gracehaven@frontier.com
When did the business start?12/2011
How long have you been with the organization? 09/2011
Why is the business located in LqP County? Purchased existing building
What made you decide to pursue this? For many years it has been on our hearts to have an assisted living, and God has brought us to Madison just for that purpose. It is our desire to honor Him by providing quality lifestyle services – in a home like environment and atmosphere and to do so with dignity and respect for all who enter
What products/services do you offer?
See attached brochure
How many staff do you have? 10
Days & Hours of Operation: 24/7/365
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Spotlight: Farm Bureau Financial Services
November 15th, 2011
Full Name of Business: Farm Bureau Financial Services
Owner/Manager: Brian Tebben
Physical Address: 525 1st St E, Madison, MN
Mailing Address: 525 1st St E, Madison, MN
Telephone Numbers: 320-598-3544
E-Mail Address: brian.tebben@fbfs.com
When did the business start? 1952
How long have you been with the organization? 11 years
Why is the business located in LqP County? The first Farm Bureu chapter was founded in Lac qui Parle County.
What made you decide to pursue this? Opportunity to work with and help people.
What products/services do you offer? Farm – Home – Auto – Business – Life – Health – Long Term Care Insurance
How many staff do you have? Myself and my office manager, Wendy Keimig
Days & Hours of Operation: 8AM – 4:30PM Monday – Friday or by appointment
Future Plans for the business: To continue to provide superior customer service
Other information you would like to share: Our office recently moved to the Napa Building in Madison. Please stop by and check out our new place.
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Spotlight: C. Edwards Studio, Inc.
November 8th, 2011
Full Name of Business: C. Edwards Studio, Inc.
Owner/Manager: Charles and Gwen Smith
Physical Address: 719 West Seventh Street
Mailing Address:
Telephone Numbers: 320-598-3300
Website Address:
E-Mail Address: cedwardsstudio@mchsi.com
When did the business start? January 15, 1971
How long have you been with the organization? From day one 40 years
Why is the business located in LqP County? I knew Ken Chalmers who owned the Studio in Madison and had past away and we wanted a studio so we move here and started the studio where Madison Optical is located
We were in that location from Jan 15, 1971 until we opened the studio at our present location on August 1, 1973. And we like our area of business.
What made you decide to pursue this? It started out and a hobby and then I worked for two portrait studios in Morris MN for twelve years before moving to Madison where we started C. Edwards Studio, Inc.
What products/services do you offer? Portrait Studio
How many staff do you have? two
Days & Hours of Operation: Tues thru Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Future Plans for the business: to continue providing memories in our photographs to our customers
Other information you would like to share: In 1974 we started our own in studio color lab and then in 1996 we switch to digital, we do our own retouching, art work and printing of our photographs in studio
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Spotlight on Lac qui Parle Broadcasting Co., Inc. (KLQP-FM)
October 18th, 2011
Full Name of Business: Lac qui Parle Broadcasting Co., Inc. (KLQP-FM)
Owner/Manager: Maynard Meyer, Madison and Terry Overlander, Dawson
Physical Address: 623 W. 3rd ST., Madison, MN
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 70, Madison, MN 56256
Telephone Numbers: (320) 598-7301 Madison, (320) 769-2886 Dawson
Website Address: www.klqpfm.com
E-Mail Address: klqpfm@farmerstel.net
When did the business start? 1983
How long have you been with the organization? Since the beginning
Why is the business located in LqP County? The station is licensed to Madison, Minnesota. We liked the centralized location to many other area communities and the lifestyle here in rural Minnesota.
What made you decide to pursue this? We both worked in radio prior to moving here (from Morris and Benson) We knew this was a good area for potential sales and we knew this area was large enough to support
A radio station of its own.
What products/services do you offer? Radio advertising for area businesses, public service for our listeners and area organizations. We offer many daily local news reports, weather, local sports and more. We offer many of our programs via podcast on our website.
How many staff do you have? 4 full time employees, 4 part time employees
Days & Hours of Operation: The radio station is on the air 24 hours a day,7 days a week.
Future Plans for the business: To continue to provide the same fine service we currently offer!
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