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Eclectic Empty Nest Under New Ownership

Shelley Leadem is no stranger to the business world, having been in real estate for 20 years in her native Hollister, but the new owner of The Empty Nest admits that working in retail is a whole new world. Leadem and her husband relocated to Oakdale three years ago due to a job change and quickly fell in love with the small town. "My husband got ...

August 22, 2012 | Kim Van Meter | Women in Business


Roadhouse Bartender Serves Up Smiles

The blend of dim lights and neon signs cast soft shadows across the faces of Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean inside the '50s Roadhouse in Knights Ferry, but with the beaming smile of Martha Jane Harding lighting up the room, bulbs are pretty much useless. The Oakdale resident and Riverbank native is about as bubbly as the nearby Stanislaus River, illuminating the Roadhouse with friendly service for ...

August 22, 2012 | Ike Dodson | Women in Business


Weber Grows Business In Down Economy

Michele Weber began her career with Edward Jones in Southern California in 2003 and moved to Oakdale with her family in 2006. She is the sole financial advisor in the Oakdale branch office and works with one full time staff member, Marian Partenheimer, plus two part time support staffers. Additionally, Weber said that there is an "army" of support from Edward Jones such as analysts, compliance people, and more. <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: ...

August 22, 2012 | Dawn M. Henley | Women in Business


The Reata Event Center: A Central Valley Showpiece

Take a 1920s-era abandoned brick building and add one experienced business woman with a background of interior design and one successful wedding planner and you have the foundation for a delightful venue for all occasions &ndash; The Reata in Oakdale. Ann Maddox opened the facility dubbed, "The Valley's Premier Event Center," in 2004 taking a once-Dodge dealership brick structure turned restaurant-brewery and transforming it into what it is now, ...

August 22, 2012 | Richard Paloma | Women in Business


Style, Function Are Focus Of Terrain Designs Firm

Making the most of the space you have &ndash; helping you create your own personal oasis &ndash; is the goal for Heather Vaughn Quaschnick.

August 22, 2012 | Marg Jackson | Women in Business


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