hello, everyone. i m j.j. ramberg and welcome to your business, the show dedicated to giving you tips and advice to help your small business grow. when we think about main street, we think about the heart of a community, a place where small businesses usually the focal point and you expect something special like great customer service or a terrific cup of coffee or to be greeted by your first name. so how is main street america doing in the economic ups and downs this country has been facing? we decided to travel country to find out. our first stop, galina, illinois.ena, illinois. welcome to main street, usa, a series we re doing about companies on main streets across america. today we near galena, illinois, a community rich in history and beautiful 19th century architecture. but it s a town that has had to reinvent itself many times, from a lead or boom town in the 1800s to a farm community in the 1900s, today it s a tourist destination. but it s been through a lot of ups
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