This summer has been an unusually busy time for the small business sector in Decorah. A number of changes have taken place or are about to happen:
--KD Rae Jewelry on Water Street changed hands as of last Tuesday. Brent and Rachael Buresh have purchased the business from Denise Olds
--Dollar Tree will open soon in the former Wal-Mart building in Centrum Plaza. Construction work is underway on a space next to Winneshiek True Value.
--Magpie Coffeehouse will be moving to the former Back Home Bakery location later this summer.
--A national company with a facility in Decorah says it will issue a news release next week, detailing a change in ownership for the business.
--The former Twice as Nice building now has three tenants in it--Preferred Appraisal Service, Euro Team Physical Therapy and Crave Dance Studio.
--Good Times Grill has opened in Pyramid Plaza
--The Buffalo Boot Trading Post has closed its doors on Washington Street.