Casey Flower Shop News
Woman opens North Walsham flower shop following redundancy - North Norfolk News
Sunday, July 05, 2020PUBLISHED: 12:12 30 June 2020 UPDATED: 12:12 30 June 2020 Casey Cooper-Fiske Penney Spall who is opening Penney's Flowers and Crafts Centre on July 1. Picture: Cathryn Lloyd Cathryn Lloyd A woman has followed her dream of becoming a florist after deciding to start a new chapter when she was made redundant. Penney Spall will open Penney’s Flowers and Crafts Centre on the site of North Walsham garden centre on Wednesday, July 1, becoming a florist for the first time after training for the role more than 30... https://www.northnorfolknews.co.uk/news/penney-s-flowers-and-crafts-north-walsham-garden-centre-open-reopening-1-6722833
The second-best flower shop in Naperville, Ill., is struggling to survive. Along with the American Dream. - The Washington Post
Friday, May 29, 2020Celidan is located in Naperville Plaza, a strip mall at the corner of Gartner and Washington, home to Oswald’s Pharmacy (established 1875) and Casey’s Foods (opened in 1969, celebrated for its meat market), the sort of entities that help make Naperville Naperville. Sure, there’s a Trader Joe’s — Celidan stopped stocking orchids because it couldn’t compete with a $15 phalaenopsis — but the country has more than 500 Trader Joe’s, each one featuring Hawaiian-shirted employees, wood decorating accents and too many frozen dumpling options.Then again, five decades ago, Trader Joe’s was also a small business.For years, the city magazine tapped Celidan — a mash-up of the three original employees’ middle names — as Naperville’s second-best florist, tied with another. Did this bother Jacobs? Not at all. “That was something she was so proud of with so many florists in town!” Latham wrote in her mother’s death notice. Being crowned the best became a goal.“Karin’s death hit everyone so hard. It’s like losing a member of the family,” says Carol Gallagher, a customer of 25 years who hired Celidan for her three daughters’ weddings.Moe Zoyarifor The Washington Post Inside the shop, there’s no tape to keep customers six feet apart because, Latham says, “frankly, we’re not that busy.”Latham says she didn’t qualify for a Paycheck Protection Program loan because her mother is still listed as president of the corporation. Though she’s the named beneficiary of the business, Latham doesn’t yet hold enough of a stake to secure the funds. To keep the business open, she decided to seek $15,000 through GoFundMe. “You worry what people will think because it seems a site for nonprofits,” she says. These days, Celidan is hardly profitable. “I have made so many personal calls to let people know of her passing while the virus has paused our business,” Latham wrote in her solicitation. “We are trying to navigate the rules of small businesses opening in the next months as well as grieve the loss of Karin.”In just over a month, she has raised less than a seventh of her goal. Larger, more established florists are also hurting. Chuck Knoll is part of the fifth generation to run Walter Knoll Florist, an institution since the 1880s, with six locations in the St. Louis area. He’s working with half of his regular staff of 100, a fifth of them family, including the sixth generation.Revenue has been more than halved. In the beginning of the pandemic, a quarter of the income came from funerals. “Florists are very entrepreneurial people. They have to reinvent themselves. It took 2½ years to get back after 9/11,” he says. “But I don’t see us recovering in the near future.”Moe Zoyarifor The Washington Post Celidan was open for Mother’s Day but took in only $20,000, half of last year’s bounty.With the lifting of restrictions, Celidan opened its doors in time for Mother’s Day, when almost a third of U.S. residents purchase flowers, according to the Society for American Florists. The holiday represents a quarter of all annual florist sales. Latham, 50, a mother of three and married to a postal worker, labored from 7 a.m. to midnight Friday and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday with a reduced staff of three designers, including herself. She was forced to turn away orders. “As busy as we seemed,” Latham says, and her voice trails off. The shop took in $20,000, half of last year’s bounty. There’s hand sanitizer on the counter. There’s no tape to keep customers six feet apart because, she says, “frankly, we’re not that busy.” Latham increased the store’s presence online, where she sells garden gnomes and other statuary. “As her daughter and employee throughout, it is a big goal to come back strong,” Latham wrote of her mom in her GoFundMe plea. “If we find the economy has bounced back and we are doing better, we will donate an... https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/florist-ppp-small-business-naperville-illinois/2020/05/26/65cec788-9a09-11ea-ac72-3841fcc9b35f_story.html
NJ tulip farms during COVID-19: OK to buy from, not to drive through - New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
Monday, April 27, 2020Dalton was able to run a drive-thru attraction for nearly three weeks before being told by the state to shut down on Sunday.Holland Ridge never had the chance, after owner Casey Jansen got a call the night before their planned start April 8.Jansen said Monday that it was never his intention for another farm to be shut down and that he's very happy Keith Dalton, whom he considers a friend, was able to run his trail for as long as he did as "his costs are now covered."Jansen said as for his situation, "I'm a million (dollars) in the hole," and still frustrated as to why he was singled out.FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE PANDEMIC: Thursday at 7 p.m., New Jersey 101.5 takes a special live look at the plight of first-responders on the front lines of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and the resources available to help them through an extraordinary time. Listen Live on the 101.5 FM or the New Jersey 101.5 app. Join the conversation and ask your questions in a live chat at Facebook.com/NJ1015.Dalton Farms had its opening day March 30, according to its Facebook page. The model was very similar to what Jansen said he had mapped out for his own farm this year, amid the public health crisis — visitors pay per vehicle to drive through the tulip fields, with no one exiting their car on the premise.Both farms are considered essential businesses, under the state directive issued March 21 amid the novel coronavirus, Jansen said.Aside from the roughly $ 1 million initial financial investment of plantin... https://nj1015.com/nj-tulip-farms-during-covid-19-ok-to-buy-from-not-to-drive-thru/
Local business owners look to new year - The Mercury News
Saturday, January 18, 2020Tickets are $25 at www.number1broadway.com.Community volunteer extraordinaire Gay Crawford and husband Roy are proud parent, and rightly so. Their daughter Casey Lynch had the honor of ringing the starting bell at the NASDAQ stock exchange as the CEO and co-founder for her company Cortexyme. The company is making strides against Alzheimer’s and has announced a link between bacterial pathogen and genetic risk for this cruel disease. www.cortexyme.com Looking ahead, Montalvo has landed an amazing headliner for its next fundraiser. Known as “America’s Diva”, opera superstar Renee Fleming will take the stage in the intimate Carriage House Theatre for “One Enchanted Evening” Feb 13. Fleming has performed in venues all over the world, singing in acclaimed opera productions. If you’re no expert in the world of cabelettas, cavatinas and coloraturas, fear not: Fleming has mastered jazz, country and just about every other music genre as well. Great food and wine will accompany. I mention it now because tickets will go fast. montalvoarts.org/enchantedS.T.O.P. is a human trafficking task force that is raising awareness of an epidemic that is a reality in our own backyard. They will host a free event, “Hope in The Darkness,” Jan. 26 at Saratoga Federated Church. “Lily’s Wings” will be performed, a play creatively demonstrating how quickly and easily a predator can groom a child for sexual human trafficking. Students, parents are encouraged to attend.If you have news about Los Gatos, I’d like to know. Debby@debbyrice.com Get Morning Report and other email newsletters Sign Up ... http://www.mercurynews.com/local-business-owners-look-to-new-year-2
Saratoga business owners look to new year - The Mercury News
Saturday, January 18, 2020Saratogan and Cortexyme CEO Casey Lynch rings the starting bell to open NASDAQ. The company has announced a link between bacterial pathogen and genetic risk for Alzheimer’s Disease. (Courtesy photo) If you are looking for last-minute holiday gifts, Saratoga has lots of solutions. La Mesa has fabulous items, and they gift wrap. Plumed Horse Choclaterie by Angelica is a sweet answer, and gift cards from Saratoga Nail, Bella Saratoga and La Fondue are local options.The best gift to those who serve is a thank-you. At 6:30am on a rainy day my mail carrier was at the front door. These postal workers do an amazing job throughout the year, but they jump through hoops during the holidays. Suggestion: thank your carrier. There are rules about no cash or gift cards, and the USPS website spells them out. Thank-you notes and in-person thanks are allowed and go a long way.The Saratoga Village Gardeners thanked the men from Saratoga’s Public Works Department with their annual thank-you lunch and holiday party on Dec. 16. The ... http://www.mercurynews.com/local-business-owners-look-to-new-year
Some people using gardening as therapy during the Coronavirus Pandemic - KCRG
Monday, April 27, 2020CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Some people across Eastern Iowa are getting a green thumb during the Coronavirus pandemic. Workers at Pierson’s Flower Shop in Cedar Rapids say they have been getting calls about people wanting to start their gardens. Experts say getting some fresh air is a good way to take care of your mental health during the pandemic. Workers at Pierson's say gardening is a good way to be outside while social distancing. They say working with soil can be a form of connecting with nature. While seeing something bloom is a sign of life during these tough times. Workers say people are still ordering flowers to send to loved ones or coworkers. They say it's a way to let people know that they are appreciated. "I think it's very important to stay in touch,” said Al Pierson, owner of Pierson’s Flower Shop. “You can't get out... https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Some-people-using-gardening-as-therapy-during-the-Coronavirus-Pandemic-569918081.html
Benos Flowers and Gifts wants to bring fun, happiness - The Gazette
Tuesday, February 05, 2019By Deborah Neyens, correspondent Long Para:0 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- IOWA CITY — A new Iowa City business aims to spread happiness.Long Para:1 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- Benito Ocampo Campos opened Beno’s Flowers and Gifts on Nov. 15 in downtown Iowa City, realizing a longtime goal to own his own flower shop. Long Para:2 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- “Flowers bring happiness, with their smell and their colors, when people receive them,” Ocampo said. “Everyone loves flowers.”Long Para:2 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- Ocampo, who grew up in Mexico, opened his first business in that country at the age of 19.Long Para:3 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- “It was a small gift shop — only about 300 square feet,” he recalled. “I did decorations with balloons for parties and a few weddings with flowers but not much. I had no experience.”Long Para:4 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- A year or two later, Ocampo moved to... https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/iowa-city-benos-flowers-floral-shop-florist-flower-20190121
Benos Flowers and Gifts wants to bring fun, happiness - The Gazette
Tuesday, January 22, 2019By Deborah Neyens, correspondent Long Para:0 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- IOWA CITY — A new Iowa City business aims to spread happiness.Long Para:1 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- Benito Ocampo Campos opened Beno’s Flowers and Gifts on Nov. 15 in downtown Iowa City, realizing a longtime goal to own his own flower shop. Long Para:2 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- “Flowers bring happiness, with their smell and their colors, when people receive them,” Ocampo said. “Everyone loves flowers.”Long Para:2 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- Ocampo, who grew up in Mexico, opened his first business in that country at the age of 19.Long Para:3 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- “It was a small gift shop — only about 300 square feet,” he recalled. “I did decorations with balloons for parties and a few weddings with flowers but not much. I had no experience.”Long Para:4 Long Pra Total: 11 Total Para Total: 25-- A year or two later, Ocampo moved to... https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/iowa-city-benos-flowers-floral-shop-florist-flower-20190121
Citizen of the Year: Catlins fantastic florist - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Tuesday, January 08, 2019She also worked at J.C. Penney in Danville, where she met her husband, Tim, then a manager trainee.She and Tim married in May 1987. That October, Tim's job with the department store took them to Iowa and then Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming and Minnesota. In Nebraska, Welsh — who continued to work as a florist out west — directed community theater, served on the Miss Nebraska Pageant board of directors and directed the pageant for three years. In Wyoming, she was involved with the Cheyenne Frontier Days, billed as the world's largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration.In 2004, the couple and their young son, Tanner, moved back to Catlin to be near family. A couple of years later, Welsh opened Floral-n-Flair, a flower shop and event-planning business, in the same downtown building she started out in. She and business partner Kay Smoot also own and operate a gift boutique called Pauline's Attic.Welsh was working one evening when Stutsman popped in."Who got it, and how are we going to decorate?" she asked, thinking he'd stopped by to discuss the Citizen of the Year banquet at the Methodist Church, which she decorates.She was floored by his answer."It still hasn't sunk in," she said, the day before the banquet.While honored, Welsh was quick to acknowledge her "crew," including local high school students and residents who help her set up for community events, weddings and parties — and family. Tanner, who turns 21 this month, has autism, and Tim is his full-time caregiver and still finds time to help out at work."I wouldn't be able to do any of this without him," she said."It's always been a team effort," she continued, adding she learned that from her dad who helped out in many ways at the shop and home before he passed away a couple of years ago.Welsh recalled sitting at the family table years ago after her brother became a 1,000-yard rusher on his high school football team."My dad pointed to his picture on the front of the sports page and said, 'He wouldn't have done that without his line that blocked for him.' I've always remembered that. You can't do it alone. You have to surround yourself with good people and work as a team."... http://www.news-gazette.com/noelle-mcgee/2018-11-01/citizen-the-year-catlins-fantastic-florist.html
