Sturgis Journal: Business ideas pay off
Two contestants in the “Generate Sturgis” business idea contest went home from Sturges-Young Auditorium with cash prizes totaling $2,000, reports the Sturgis Journal. Jeff Wenzel won top prize, $1,500, for his idea of creating a regional food hub. Wenzel caught the attention of the audience when he suggested having a “salsa festival” in Sturgis during harvest time.
Excerpt: “There are a lot of small farmers in this area that want to get back to the land,” Wenzel said. “My idea is to create a regional food hub, with Sturgis at the core of the processing, storage and distribution of a common food brand, possibly named River Country Natural Foods.”
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