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Downtown Business Council of Penn Yan hits the ground running
Back in July, a likeminded group of business owners and community members in Penn Yan met in effort to bring the Retail Council to life again. The group, in collaboration with the Yates County Chamber of Commerce, used to meet monthly and organized popular events like the Wing Walk, Community Table Dinner and First Fridays. When Covid-19 hit in 2020, event planning got placed on the back burner as business owners had to shift all their efforts to the livelihood and safety of their individual businesses. Since the group originally met, meetings have been occurring frequently and a plan was put into place to bring year-round events and marketing to…
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Therapeutic stone at-home business Ema’s Elegance opens in downtown Boone
Holistic therapeutic through gems and rocks is a passion for Heather Davis. She released Ema’s Magnificence as a property-primarily based organization in 2013. Now, she’s opening a brick-and-mortar retail store at 811 Tale St. in Boone. Davis is an Iowa Point out graduate with levels in anthropology, print journalism and broadcasting. She worked a lot of years as a running editor for newspapers in Nebraska and Montana. When her 1st kid was born bilaterally deaf, she determined to become a keep-at-dwelling father or mother. “No career could have possibly labored close to anything that was important for his care,” she noted. Ema’s Magnificence began as a stitching business enterprise when…