“One of my favorite things to do personally is to take sewing machines apart and fix them,” said Mary Wilke, owner of Rib Mountain sewing machine repair center and quilting shop Sew Smart.

Crafters wonder where they'll buy craft supplies after Joann closes. Local craft stores offer a solution.

The chance to take your child to work with you either does not happen or only occurs once a year at most places, but, in a new Wausau bakery, Alanna Thao plays this day out regularly. 

Dan Hoehn, owner of Hoehn’s Huddle and the Hatley Hangout, his wife Taushia Hoehn and sibling Jerica Philipp and her husband Matt had been discussing buying rental properties as their next business adventure.