PEORIA – When Jessi Linn Litterst heard four years ago that Moxie’s Resale was in danger of closing, she decided to buy the business.
“It was a total whim. I don’t think anybody could listen to their heart more. I was in love with the store and I wanted it to stay,” said Litterst. “So I asked a friend, an investor, if he wanted to help, and I wrote a business plan and he went for it.”
Litterst had mainly worked in food before she bought Moxie’s, but she was on her way to getting a degree in business — and running a business was something she knew she could do.