Business Spotlight

Accentra Credit Union: For People, Not Profit Accentra Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative in operation since 1930. Accentra manages $200 million in assets across three branches in southeastern Minnesota and employs approximately 50 people. Part of the Accentra team at the Austin branch, from left to right: Terri Stough, Jenny Walker, Ericka Smith,…

CLA: A Big — and Local — Professional Services Firm CLA is a professional services firm offering an array of services including industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Nationally, CLA has nearly 130 locations, and more than 8,500 employees, making CLA the eighth-largest accountancy firm in the United States. What makes…

Getting Comfortable at Brick Furniture Brick Furniture is a downtown landmark at 504 N Main St in Austin. With its four floors of furniture, mattresses, and home decorating accessories, the selection seems limitless. If they don’t have something in stock that you want, they can order it. What Shoppers Love About Brick Furniture Real-world shoppers…

The Kris Heichel Team: Hometown Heart for Home Buyers The Kris Heichel Team Powered by Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation is a residential mortgage company with offices in southeastern Minnesota. Kris Heichel is a loan officer who also is the branch manager for the Austin and Rochester locations. “We are a lender for first-time home buyer…

Doma’s ‘Secret Sauce’ for Efficient Title Closing Doma is a national real estate title company with 80 offices in 8 states—17 of those in Minnesota alone.  “Doma sees itself as architecting the future of real estate transactions, which basically means we make it as easy and fast as possible to complete property transactions,” Lisa Gresham explained.…

Sevita | REM Woodvale Helps Disabled Adults Feel at Home Sevita | REM Woodvale makes disabled adults and children feel safe at home with supported living and residential services that foster daily living skills and community integration.  “We serve people with a broad range of diagnoses,” Eston Brown explained. Eston is the Regional Director for Sevita…

Land Home Financial Services & the Homes for Heroes Program Land Home Financial Services: National Mortgage Lender with an Austin Area Focus Land Home Financial Services is a standalone mortgage company that provides mortgages for purchases, refinances, investment properties, and second homes. Land Home is “big, yet small,” according to Lisa Schara, Branch Manager. “Our…

Mental Health Support in Austin, Minnesota By way of talking about Nexus-Gerard Family Healing, let’s talk about stories—the stories of children: A child is born into an environment of neglect and recurring physical abuse. Another child experiences repeated sexual abuse from infancy by a close family member. Still another must protect his younger siblings from violence…

Wolfe & Co. Beauty, Art, and Heart Wolfe & Co. is a collective of Beauty & Art, with six booths and two suites, each representing a unique, individual business, including: Sarah Wolfe (IG @sarahwolfehair), specializing in Handtied and Tape In extensions, customized clip in extensions, transformational hair color, vivid colors, specialty haircuts and everything in between. Coming soon:…

Austin Utilities Can Save Your Business Money Austin businesses can save money while reducing their energy usage, thanks to Austin Utilities. “We always have helped our customers save electricity and natural gas, rebate programs being a prime example,” Kelly Lady pointed out. She is the Marketing and Energy Services Manager for Austin Utilities. “We’re not just…