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“Young Entrepreneur” of the month: Emma Browning - wpta21.com

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA 21) —  Each month, ABC 21 partners with Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana to showcase ‘Young Entrepreneurs’ in our area.For June, we introduced Emma Browning, 21, and her business: Emmie’s Flower Cart.It’s a mobile, self-serving flower cart where you walk up and pick any flowers you want to create a bouquet. They’re priced by the stem.Afterward, they wrap the bouquet up for you and send you on your way.It’s usually set up on Saturday mornings on Wayne Street in downtown Fort Wayne.The business is owned by Emma, but it is really a family affair.“At the end of the day, they really help me so much and I really couldn’t do it without them, seriously. So, I’m really thankful for my family,” Emma proclaimed.The family got the idea when they saw a flower truck in Nashville. They decided to bring the idea back to Fort Wayne.Emma said that it’s meant to help her pay for her nursing courses at the University of Saint Francis, but it has another purpose.“A lo... https://wpta21.com/news/2019/06/15/young-entrepreneur-of-the-month-emma-browning/

Three join Cancer Services board | Thestar | kpcnews.com - KPCnews.com

FORT WAYNE — Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana has announced that Laura Lefever, Marc Leveridge and Wesley Russell have joined its board of directors.Lefever is a community volunteer who previously served on Cancer Services’ board from 2011-2016.Leveridge retired after 19 years as the chief financial officer of Sweetwater Sound. He has been serving on the Cancer Services Finance Committee for the past year.Russell is a physician and radiation oncologist at Radiation Oncology Associates. He has been practicing in the community for five years.The three join current board members John Bloom, Brad Bertsch, Don Bender, Cory Swagger, Denise Anderson, Diane Calinski, Deb Durnell, Dave Fee, Daryl Flowers, Tom Horton, Julie Nill, Margaret Rodenbeck, William Schroeder, William Seidel, Sharon Simmons and Ed Souers.Continuing to serve as officers for 2019 are Bloom as chairperson, Bertsch as vice chairperson, Bender as treasurer and Swagger as secretary.Cancer Services’ missio... https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article_327749fd-202f-5a4f-8d58-f2a8884262ed.html

Blooms And Things Florist is Your Local Tuxedo Rental Headquarters - The Pine Tree

Bradley was born. Vicki’s parents (Iva & Cecil Hughes) soon moved to Arnold and open Daffy’s Roost Restaurant in Cedar Center.Soon thereafter, in the adjacent side of Daffy’s Roost was born a florist called Blooms And Things owned and operated by Carol Jones. As you can imagine, it didn’t take long for Vicki to take up interest in working for Carol while simultaneously working for her mother at Daffy’s Roost.After about a year of working for Carol, Vicki and Ron along with Iva Hughes (Vicki’s Mother) bought Blooms And Things Florist from Carol and set opening date for August 1st 1985.Those who were around in Arnold back then may remember that it was not at all uncommon for people to pick up lunch and a bunch of Margaret Daisies for the office. As time went on, the flower shop grew and the need for more space and more family help became apparent as Vicki’s mother, Iva, found herself working both her restaurant and the floral shop at the same time.As the 1990’s approached, Vicki’s parents sold their restaurant and Blooms & Things moved to the Junction Building more popularly known in the 80’s as “Whiskey River” (formerly the location of the old Arnold Post Office). This move increased building space by three times and the staff included Vicki, Ron, Iva, Cecil,... http://thepinetree.net/new/?p=90892

A funeral director for the community - Dallas Voice

Green Funeral Home and Hardware. Today it’s just Green Funeral Home.But Jeremy Lewis and Ben LaFleur do have a related business in downtown Ferris. A Bundle of Love is a florist that provides flowers for its funerals and sells directly to the public but also sells gifts like Tyler Candles, LaFleur Brothers Seasonings and Hops Farm Soap made in flavors like beer.When Lewis and LaFleur bought the business a year ago, they had architect Mark Nelson tear down walls and modernize the funeral home. And they moved the florist a few doors closer to the town square into a larger space.Three generations of the Green family operated the funeral home. When Helen Green took over the business, she became one of the first women licensed by the state of Texas to become a funeral director. While the Green family is gone from the business, Lewis and Lafleur respect the company’s history.Lewis said being a funeral director is something he wanted to do since he was a child. While other kids were playing cops and robbers, he was playing funeral home. And, yes, he does understand how disturbing that is.When he was 16, he applied to work at a funeral home near his house in Joplin, Mo. They turned him down suggesting the local McDonalds was hiring.“If I wanted to work at McDonalds, I would have applied there,” Lewis said.So when he was 18, he applied aga... https://dallasvoice.com/a-funeral-director-for-the-community/

Local flower shops “petaling it forward” Wednesday - week.com

EAST PEORIA (WEEK) — Flower shops in central Illinois were “petaling” it forward Wednesday.Staff members at Becks Florist were giving out free flowers in hopes to spread kindness and brighten everyone’s day.“Emotions are what it’s all about. Whether it (is) smiles, tears, or whatever it may be, emotions make people happy,” said Becks Florist owner Greg Becks.Becks in East Peoria is just one of many participating in the area.Other shops “petaling” it forward include:Picket Fence in ChillicotheIvy Gardens in El PasoFlower Basket in EurekaFlowers by Julia in PrincetonG.P. Miller Floral in PeoriaSterling Flower Shop in PeoriaHy-Vee in PeoriaDespite the rebuild, the Greenhouse Flower Shop in Pekin will be participating at the Pekin Post Office and Beechams Market in Tremont. ... https://week.com/news/top-stories/2019/10/23/local-flower-shops-petaling-it-forward-wednesday/

Wellington florist chosen as national ambassador for flowers week - Stuff.co.nz

SUPPLIEDKerri Murphy's installation took a total of six hours across two days to complete. A Wellington florist drew  on her experiences with depression to create a  design as an ambassador for New Zealand Flowers Week.  Given the emotion "sorrow" as inspiration, Murphy wanted to convey something less obvious than death. Three decreasing circles of more than 400 tightly woven flowers rest over a textured background of green foliage. A sea of white petals spill down from the circles onto the floor. READ MORE:* Here's how to create a stunning floral Christmas tree* Wellington's Bucket Fountain gets floral makeover for NZ Flowers Week* New business venture encourages budding floristsSUPPLIEDKerri Murphy has been a florist for 30 years, and is the owner of Twisted Willow in Tawa. Florist Kerri Murphy, the owner of Twisted Willow in Tawa, is the only ambassador from Wellington. The arrangement depicted Murphy's own experience with depression. The circles showed different mindsets; black for depression, grey for hope, and white for th... https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/capital-day/117348367/wellington-florist-chosen-as-national-ambassador-for-flowers-week

Marigold harvest a gift to workers who have kept Mellano blooming for 50 years - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Knott’s Berry Farm.At the request of poinsettia grower and family friend Paul Ecke, the Mellano family took over management of the American Florist Exchange in L.A. in the 1960s. And in the 1970s, Giovanni and Maria’s son Mike Mellano Sr. and son-in-law Battista Castellano moved to Oceanside to expand the family’s flower empire. Chairman of Mellano & Company Michael Mellano stands among marigolds at the Mellano & Company farm on Friday, October 25, 2019 in Oceanside.(Hayne Palmour IV / The San Diego Union-Tribune) Today, Mellano & Co. farms more than 40 varieties of cut flower products, particularly the fresh foliage and greenery that fills out most traditional floral bouquets. With locations in Oceanside, Carlsbad, Orange County and Las Vegas, it’s the largest specialty cut-flower grower in the nation, producing 6 million flower stems each year. In partnership with the Ecke family and Armstrong Nursery, Mellano & Co. also oversees the 40-acre growing and wholesale operations for The Flower Fields in Carlsbad.Michelle Castellano Keeler, the daughter of Battista Castellano, also grew up on the farm and today is the company’s corporate vice president. She and her cousin, Mike M., said the company has always had a heart for immigrant workers because of their family’s roots in Italy.During World War II when Japanese farmers in California were sent to internment camps, Giovanni Mellano purchased some of their L.A. farm properties and equipment for $1 and then stored everything for the internees until they returned after the war.At the Oceanside farm, Mellano & Co. offers onsite housing for its workers, some of whom have lived on the property for two generations. From 40 to 50 workers live there now, most of them were born in Mexican as well as a few Guatemalans and a family of Congolese refugees. Keeler said the idea for the worker housing came from her dad.“He was an immigrant himself and when we first moved here, he felt the way the Hispanic workers were treated was horrible so he built this area on our farm where they could live and be safe,” she said. Advertisement Taking care of workers is also smart business. Mellano said that 10 years ago, 50 people would show up to apply for five open jobs. Now, with the local unemployment rate at a historic low, just one person will show up to apply for five open jobs, and they may not even have the proper legal documentation to qualify. Giovanni and Maria Mellano with their sons Johnny, second from left, and Mike Sr. at their family flower farm in Artesia, Ca., in the 1930s. Their Mellano & Co. now farms more than 340 acres of flowers in Oceanside and Carlsbad.(Courtesy of Mellano & Co.) Beyond the labor shortage, growing flowers is an increasingly challenging business. The cost of water, electricity and equipment keeps rising along with competition from South American growers, who have significantly lower production costs.To adapt over the years, the company shifted its growing focus away from high labor-intensive crops like gladiolus and chrysanthemums to lower labor-intensive crops like myrtle, ruscus and other greenery. The company also expanded beyond the cut-flower trade into growing hemp, succulents and potted poinsettias and hydrangeas.The company has also invested in state-of-the-art equipment, like sensors that measure the amount of water in the soil to... https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/story/2019-10-27/marigold-harvest-a-gift-to-workers-who-have-kept-mellano-blooming-for-50-years

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