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Reimer takes first in annual Business Plan Competition
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PLATTEVILLE - Jordan Riemer, Brodhead, received first place and was awarded $1,000 for his Grower's Advantage, LLC business plan during the third annual Business Plan Competition held on April 17 at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Riemer also received a professional consultation package sponsored by Platteville's Main Street Program. The package includes four one-hour consultation sessions with Bob Stauffacher, executive vice president of American Bank of Platteville; Brock Waterman, owner of Fundunity, LLC; Terry Vaassen, CPA and PFS at Vaassen, Pluemer Certified Public Accountants; and Mike Olds, attorney at Kopp McKichan, LLP.

Participants of the competition submitted written business plans and had 10 minutes to present to a panel of judges. The judges were Les Hollingsworth, UW-Platteville assistant marketing professor; Jack Luedtke, director of Platteville's Main Street Program; and Craig Sauey, director of The Nordic Group.

The competition was sponsored by the Platteville Main Street Program, W.R. and Floy A. Sauey Family Foundation, Wisconsin Bank and Trust of Platteville and Robert Hoffland, of Montgomery, Texas.