By Kim McDarison Motorists driving between Fort Atkinson and Cambridge on Highway 12 have likely noticed the colorful hay bales adorning a farm owned by Mary and Gary Telfer. The large, round bales are painted each year to look like pumpkins, farm items, and cartoon characters. “They have kind of...
Category: Business
The Sophisticated Lady joins Fort chamber
Just in time for Mother’s Day, a health and beauty business called The Sophisticated Lady has joined the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce.The company has a variety of products intended to pamper hard-working moms. Based out of Janesville, the business sells exclusively online and through area farmer markets, and...
Fort Community Credit Union contributes $2,500 to BASE
Fort Community Credit Union (FCCU) recently presented Badgerland After School Enrichment Program (BASE) with a donation of $2,500 as part of its annual corporate sponsorship to the organization, according to information released by BASE. FCCU has supported BASE for many years with corporate sponsorships, event sponsorships and providing volunteers for...
Spacesaver donates $5,000 to BASE
Spacesaver, a Fort Atkinson-based distributor of high-density shelving products, recently donated $5,000 to the Badgerland After School Enrichment Program (BASE) as part of its continued annual corporate sponsorship support, according to a recent press release from BASE. BASE Executive Director Alicia Norris said the children's enrichment program will use the...
Five Star Antiques joins Fort chamber
Recent visitors to Fort Atkinson’s downtown may have noticed the ever-changing windows of a longtime retailer, Five Star Antiques & Vintage, which is now under new ownership, according to information submitted by the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce. The sidewalk chalkboard reads “Three Floors of Cool Stuff,” which is...