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Forage Owner Wins Grand Prize in Jump-Start Business Competition
1 Oct 2020
News, Eau Claire
A business that is relocating from Banbury Place to Barstow Street under new ownership is the winner of the 2020 Jump-Start Downtown Business Competition, sponsored by Downtown Eau Claire Inc.
Forage, a combined commercial kitchen and event space now owned by Meredith Kervin Blankenheim, was announced as grand prize winner of the annual contest Wednesday. The grand prize includes $5,000 in start-up capital from Royal Credit Union.
Forage, which is expected to re-open later his month at 403 S. Barstow St., describes itself as a event venue, commercial kitchen, and artisan market, and it has hosted cooking classes, pop-up restaurants, and served as an incubator for food-based businesses.
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