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Spare Time Entertainment

Spare Time Entertainment is a place where you can enjoy Laser Tag, Escape Rooms, Bowling, Arcade Games, a Restaurant, Bar, and other fun activities. We believe in working hard and playing harder! We provide private meeting rooms, team-building activities, group activities, field trips, and much more to make your experience even better. We can’t wait to welcome you to Spare Time Entertainment.

Located at 7415 Mineral Point Rd.

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Weichert, Realtors® – Lakepoint Welcomes Anthony Olson

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Contact:
Evan Roeser
Franchise Communications Specialist
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc.
Phone: (973) 401-5578
Email: ERoeser@weichertrealtors.net

Weichert, Realtors® – Lakepoint Welcomes Anthony Olson

Madison, Wisc. – Weichert, Realtors® – Lakepoint is proud to welcome Anthony Olson to its team of talented and dedicated agents. Olson assists clients in Dane County, specializing in Madison, Fitchburg, Verona , and surrounding areas.

“We are thrilled to welcome Anthony to our team,” said Robert Grether, the broker/owner of Weichert, Realtors® – Lakepoint. “His hardworking nature and passion for real estate greatly benefits each of his clients.”

Olson was drawn to Weichert, Realtors® – Lakepoint due to the very welcoming environment and close personal connections the team shares.

As a Weichert® affiliated agent, Olson has access to in-depth training programs, the latest technology, and the most powerful sales and marketing tools in the industry to help provide his clients with superior real estate service.

Olson is a member of the REALTORS® Association of South Central Wisconsin, Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, and National Association of REALTORS®. Prior to his career in real estate, Olson worked in animal care, where he gained customer service experience and built many great connections with clients who shared a love for animals.

When he’s not serving clients, Olson enjoys staying active, running, lifting weights, golfing, car/dirt bike racing, watching sports, and spending time with his cat, Rigby.

Weichert, Realtors® – Lakepoint is an independently owned and operated Weichert® affiliate. The office serves Central and Southern Wisconsin.

For more information about Weichert, Realtors® – Lakepoint, located at 2045 Atwood Avenue, Suite 105 in Madison, call 608-721-8002 or visit www.weichert-lakepoint.com.             

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About Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc.: Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. is a top real estate franchisor established in 2001 by Jim Weichert, president, chairman and CEO of Weichert Companies, which has been in operation since 1969. The company provides a clearly defined business model for operating, managing, and marketing a real estate brokerage, along with industry-leading technology, marketing tools, and support. Its first affiliate opened in 2002, and the franchise network has since grown to over 360 offices, serving markets in over 40 states. The company has been named one of the top traditional residential real estate franchises by Entrepreneur magazine for 20 straight years and identified by Franchise Business Review as a top franchise for owner satisfaction nine years in a row. For more information about Weichert, visit Weichert.com. For more information about franchise opportunities, visit WeichertFranchise.com.

Each Weichert® franchised office is independently owned and operated.

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Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce: Success Starts Now with LGBTQ+ Entrepreneur Bootcamp

Applications are now open for our next LGBTQ+ Entrepreneur Bootcamp, powered by Harley-Davidson.

This in-person training program, happening during the day on Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19, at the Harley-Davidson campus on Milwaukee’s near West Side, is aimed at helping LGBTQ+ and allied individuals launch and accelerate their own businesses. Click here to apply and to learn more.

Led by industry experts and business leaders, the Bootcamp will cover essential topics such as:

  • Ideation and planning
  • Legal structures
  • Market and consumer research
  • Branding and marketing
  • Business finances and raising capital
  • Supplier diversity and certification
  • And much more!

Click here to apply to be a part of the first Cohort of 2024. It’s free to attend. We just ask that you commit to being fully present and in-person during the day on April 18 and 19th in Milwaukee.

We encourage you to not only apply for this incredible opportunity, but also to share it with anyone you know who is starting a business or is newly in business. Together, let’s support each other in turning business dreams into reality!

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Taliesin Preservation: Culinary Work Study Participant

Taliesin Preservation of Spring Green, WI is looking for Culinary Work Study Participants to join the 2024 Culinary Field School program from April through October. The Field School is embedded into the operation of the Riverview Terrace Café as a seven-month work-study employment located at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center.

Would you like to experience farm-to-table learning while staying on the Taliesin estate, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wisconsin home? Field School participants live in shared housing for the duration of the program and work paid shifts at Taliesin’s Riverview Terrace Café. Participants support catering for on-site events, maintain a kitchen garden, assist local farms and food processors, and participate in classes led by an in-house chef and guest experts.

There is a $3,000.00 up-front fee to cover program expenses. Participants who complete the program will be refunded $1,000.00 of the fee.

Participants earn $17.25 per hour while working assigned part-time café shifts. If this sounds like the right work-study program for you, apply today!

ABOUT TALIESIN PRESERVATION

As stewards of the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center, our dual mission is to preserve the cultural, built, and natural environments that comprise the Taliesin property and to conduct educational and cultural programs that provide a greater understanding of his architecture and ideas. We are different from other historic sites because we are not satisfied with just being a museum. We want the estate to stay filled with life.

There is an energy here that captures and engages people. And the staff, without exception, are creative people who care passionately about their work and are full of ideas. We are a small organization, and, as such, we offer a lot of flexibility and opportunity for people to develop within their areas of interest–and we are invested in their success!

The Field School naturally builds on this by using an approach to food that integrates ecology, art, craft, community, and region.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CULINARY FIELD SCHOOL PARTICIPANT

As a Field School Participant, you are part of a program that draws its inspiration from Wright’s organic vision that art, community, agriculture, and learning are integrally connected with the land. You share rural housing on the Taliesin estate, grow your own food, and partake in communal meals-immersing yourself in the experience.

Taliesin’s Riverview Terrace Café menus feature ingredients mainly sourced from the surrounding Driftless region. While working at the café, you survey product origin, kitchen fundamentals, proper food handling, read and create recipes, menu planning, service systems, and vendor relationships.

Besides your paid work, you participate in hands-on learning through curriculum activities which include cultivating a kitchen garden on the estate, guest lectures, culinary sessions, individual study, and special event hosting.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A CULINARY FIELD SCHOOL PARTICIPANT

-Keen interest in learning by doing.
-Full commitment to participate in both educational activities and paid work.
-Open to working with all foods, including all types of meat.
-Passion for preparing local, sustainable foods and being an ambassador for a seed-to-table curriculum.

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Muza Sheet Metal Co. Receives Prestigious Grand Award from WI Manufacturers & Commerce

Muza Sheet Metal was proud to receive the esteemed Grand Award from the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Manufacturer of the Year Awards, Medium Category. This prestigious award underscores Muza Sheet Metal Co.’s commitment to excellence and innovation.

This award is a testament to Muza Sheet Metal Co.’s unwavering dedication to delivering exceptional quality and service to our clients. We also aim to uphold our vision to grow and innovate, ensuring we’re always providing the very best solution for our customers.

The recognition demonstrates the hard work and dedication of our incredible team, who consistently embody Muza’s core values of family, growth, and strength. Muza Sheet Metal Co. also extends its heartfelt gratitude to its customers, partners, and supporters for their continued trust and collaboration. This award would not have been possible without their unwavering support.

Muza Sheet Metal Co. has been in business since 1928, pushing the status quo and growing ever since. Muza, which started with about 15 employees between 1998 and 2000, now has over 160 active employees and has expanded from 10,000 square feet to 150,000 square feet of production space.

In 2023, they expanded to the Madison market by building a state-of-the-art design center that will support architects, designers, and general contractors in the ever-expanding world of architectural sheet metal. Muza offers the installation of architectural metal cladding in a variety of finishes and gauges. Their in-house fabrication shop allows them to customize projects according to their customers’ vision.

For more information about Muza Sheet Metal Co. and its award-winning services, please visit www.muzasheetmetal.com