Business Spotlight

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…

BREMER BANK TAKES ACTIVE LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE AUSTIN AREA Since its founding in 1943, Bremer Bank is a commercial and agricultural bank that operates on the premise that if banks helped businesses in good times and bad, communities would thrive. The Austin, Minnesota, branch of Bremer Bank is part of that living heritage of…

Akkerman Digging Deeper in the Community You might never suspect Brownsdale, Minnesota is home to one of the leading manufacturers of custom tunneling and pipe jacking equipment in the U.S. But thanks to the efforts of a team of skilled production workers and technical design and sales staff, Akkerman, Inc. delivers the tools used internationally…

Fastenal Is Making Connections in Austin, Minnesota When you think of Fastenal Company, you probably think of fasteners for construction projects. “That’s what we hear a lot,” Forrest Lewis said. He’s the branch manager for Fastenal’s Austin, Minnesota location. “Most people think Fastenal is just nuts and bolts, but we’re so much more than that.”…