Wausau Business Show

#049: Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) of the Year! Thorogood (Weinbrenner) Jeff Burns, President; and Rob Burnett, Sr. VP of Operations discuss the brand's past, present, and future! Plus, Tara Draeger from Aspirus Health discusses the Marathon County LIFE Report! See ya tomorrow Wausau! First on 98.9 WXCO (“Alexa, play WXCO” on Alexa) at 8 AM Central, then Spotify & Apple Podcasts. #LetsGetDownToBusiness United Way of Marathon County #LIFE

#048: Wausonians are the LUCKIEST! ?? “Eddy Bagpipes” joins us (Ed Giallombardo) to play, talk Paddle Pub Crawl, West Side Tasty Treat / Taste of Manilla, and his new international RICE PADDY! (Yeah, you heard us… RICE PADDY!) ???? Plus Forward Beverage Co. Founders Paul & Amy talk about the St. Patty’s Sober Curious Movement (and THC) for those who can’t drink as much as an Irishman! ?????? And THE FRIEND OF A FRIEND COMPETITION is heating up! ?? $10,000 is on the line thanks to StrongBridge Wealth Advisors and Greenfire Management Services, LLC. The team/person/organization that gets the most people to move to Wausau, wins! Sign up now at WausauBusiness.com! AND MORE! Tune in Sat 9/14 98.9 WXCO at 8 AM Central (or “Alexa, play WXCO”), then on Spotify / Apple Podcasts! #wausau

#048: Will Reif, the Founder & CEO of Roastar, one of America’s leading coffee bag companies! From coffee to chocolate, pet treats to specialty foods, you likely touched their bags somewhere in the United States! Plus, Cheryl Goetsch (Jefferson Award winner), Founder of BE AMAZING, will also join us to discuss Thursday’s (3/13) “BE AMAZING DAY”! Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and first on WXCO 98.9 at 8 AM Central (or on Alexa, “Alexa, play WXCO!”) #LetsGetDownToBusiness #Wausau

Episode #46 is DRAMATIC! Wausonian Patrick Phalen IV is in Timothée Chalamet's, "A Complete Unknown" about Bob Dylan (up for "Picture of the Year"… Great drama!) Doug Diny joins us with more DRAMA about everyone’s favorite Drop Box! B.C. Kowalski, Editor of City Pages & Founder of The Wausonian, drops major DRAMA about his job and dishes DIRT on his employer! ?? Plus, $10,000 is yours... just listen! (It would be very dramatic if you won!) Episode #46 drops Sat 2/28! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and first on Bull Falls 98.9 WXCO at 8AM Central (or "Alexa, play WXCO" at 8AM Central)! Thanks for listening & loving #Wausau, #Wisconsin USA! (And thank you to the ACADEMY!)

The owners of Granite Peak Ski Area — Charlotte Skinner, Charlotte Skinner, and their Executive Management team — this weekend! It’s the #1 tourist attraction in #Wausau, and the top ski destination in all of #Wisconsin! Plus, we’re broadcasting from #Brooklyn / #NewYorkCity to see what New Yorkers and Brooklynites know about WAUSAU! (Okay, we’re just here for our day jobs, but let’s go find out! ????) Plus $10,000 is yours thanks to StrongBridge Wealth Advisors and Greenfire Management Services, LLC! See ya Saturday 2/22 at 8 AM Central on 98.9 WXCO, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts! Or “Alexa, play WXCO” when it’s 8 AM Central!

The owners of Wausau’s iconic Kregers Bakery (#1!) join us this weekend! ?????????? “BEST DONUTS IN WISCO!” They starred in a Fox Corporation national TV show! They have stayed true to the O.G. recipes & equipment, and they’ve done it all while raising SEVEN children! Hannah & Kathleen are two of Wausau’s hardest workin’ entrepreneurs who jumped in to the deep end of the pool! Plus what’s their Ross Jirgle connection? ?? And, $10,000 could be yours, thanks to StrongBridge Wealth Advisors & Greenfire Management Services, LLC with “The Friend of a Friend Competition!” Who can you recruit to move to Wausau, Wisconsin, USA?! ???? See ya Saturday (2/15) on 98.9 WXCO at 8 AM Central, and on Spotify, and Apple Podcasts later! Or on Alexa, “Alexa, play WXCO!” At 8 AM! ?? ??

Hollywood star Ross Jirgl (Wausau East grad!) joins us Super Bowl Weekend! He’ll be in a FOX Sports National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl commercial this weekend before the big game and he recently played NFL legend Tom Brady in “American Sports Story” on FX (Executive Produced by Ryan Murphy of “Glee”, “9-1-1” & “American Horror Story”)! Plus a MAJOR The Grand Theater construction announcement with Executive Director Sean Wright! Saturday on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and heard in Wausau first on 98.9 WXCO (“Alexa, play WXCO” when it’s 8 AM Central this Sat 2/8!) #Wausau wins again…Let’s get down to business!

Super Bowl weekend we welcome Hollywood star Ross Jirgle (Wausau East grad!). He’ll be on a National Football League (NFL) on FOX Super Bowl commercial this weekend before the big game and he recently played NFL legend Tom Brady in “American Sports Story” on FX Networks (Executive Produced by Ryan Murphy of “Glee”, “9-1-1” & “American Horror Story”)! Plus a MAJOR The Grand Theater construction announcement with Executive Director Sean Wright! Saturday on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and heard in Wausau first on 98.9 WXCO (“Alexa, play WXCO” when it’s 8 AM Central this Sat 2/8!) #Wausau wins again…Let’s get down to business!

We’ve got a NEED FOR SPEED with Wausonian F-35 & F-16 “Weapons School” pilot (even more prestigious than a “TOP GUN” pilot!), U.S. Air Force Colonel Ryan Gaffaney — flying on to The Wausau Business Show this weekend! ???? Eat your heart out TOM CRUISE! This Sat 1/25 on 98.9 WXCO 8-9 AM Central (or say “Alexa, play WXCO”), Spotify & the Apple Podcasts app!

Thanks for the invite Marathon County Government! 2 people per cow! ??