Msnbc. Hi there, everyone. Im j. J. Ramburg, and welcome to your business. Today we bring you the story of a Small Business and a small town whose fortunes have been tied together. The business is the Missouri Star Quilt Company, and the town, hamilton, missouri. Hamiltons main street, like so many in small towns across america, has been struggling to survive with store fronts empty and crumbling. As the Missouri Star Quilt Company grew, the family that started the business in 2008 saw an opportunity to improve their main street and grow their business by bringing quilting enthusiasts from all over the world to town to shop and to sew and to meet up. And so far its working. Well show you how in this weeks main street u. S. A. Welcome to hamilton, missouri, population 1800. They have been known as the birth place of jcpenney, but today this city which is an hour away from kansas city is known for something quite different, quilting. Its been dubbed the disneyland of quilting, and thats
Hi there, everyone. Im j. J. Ramberg and welcome to your business. Today we bring the story of a Small Business and a small town whose fortunes have been tied together. The business is the Missouri Star Quilt Company. And the town, hamilton, missouri. Hamiltons main street, like so many in small towns across america, has been struggling to survive with store fronts empty and crumbling. As the Missouri Star Quilt Company grew, the doan family who started the business in 2008 saw an opportunity to improve their main street and grow their business by bringing quilting enthusiasts from all over the world to town to shop and sew and meet up. So far its working. Well show you how in this weeks main street usa. Welcome to hamilton, missouri. Population, 1800. Until now hamilton has best been known for being the birth place of jcpenney. But today, this city, which is about an hour away from kansas city, is known for something quite different. Quilting. Its been dubbed the disneyland of quiltin