Entrepreneur’s Commitment to Kids Stronger than Ever After 37 Years. Kim Fuchs has touched countless lives since opening her Martin City business in 1983. All these years later, you still see the same joy and enthusiasm on her face when a new student walks through the door. “I love helping [continue reading]
Eclectic Martin City Boutique Reopens to a Community Ready for Renewal As pandemic stress drags on, Debbie Beachner is offering to distract you with the beautiful, the familiar, and the refined. “Gilded Lily is a feel-good place to just wander, browse and relax,” says the founder and owner of the [continue reading]
Longtime Martin City Business Cultivates Momentum Back to Normalcy. Despite coronavirus restrictions and all of the operational changes that come with them, The Sharper Edge keeps going and growing. It’s almost like someone forgot to tell the home and garden specialty business and its customers that there’s a pandemic. “People [continue reading]
Busy Season is Already Growing Like a Weed. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, excitement is sprouting on schedule at Rosehill Gardens. Their landscaping calendar has been filling up and seasonal features at headquarters in Martin City will soon blossom into big attractions. “Winter held on too long last year, but this [continue reading]
After a tasty test run late last year, The Scoop is looking forward to reopening soon to offer artisan ice cream as the perfect complement to Martin City's already famous culinary culture. Who doesn’t love ice cream? Well the difference between T.J. Carr and the rest of us is the [continue reading]
Old soul of Martin City's dining culture offers an experienced view of fighting back. Mandatory social restrictions, empty streets, and fear of the unknown. This is Mike Van Noy’s first pandemic, but it’s not his first rodeo. “Like my Dad used to say, you’ve got to take the bitter with [continue reading]
Local Pros Define Strategic Path to Store Shelves Schraad Sales & Marketing is a retail-focused full-service food broker serving 16 markets throughout the Central, Mid-South, South Central and North Central U.S. Based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, their Martin City team of around a dozen people work to grow the Central [continue reading]
Expertise Remains in High Demand 44 Years After Opening on Oak Street. As one of the oldest businesses in Martin City, Great Plains Drilling’s love of our community runs deep. The construction contractor is known across the region for highly specialized services and a trusted reputation built on a foundation [continue reading]
Entrepreneur’s dome oasis turns his business into a year-round attraction. Howard Barewin loves entertaining people on an island of paradise in Martin City. That’s why the end of warm weather every year made him so unhappy. The first chilly winds that whipped through the neighborhood always signaled the shutdown of [continue reading]
How did the last recession impact your life? The downturn officially lasted from 2007 to 2009 but the economy started struggling before that and took many more years to recover. While jobs were lost and businesses vanished, the recession also played a role in the rise of entrepreneurs who are [continue reading]
