Business

Small but competitive

FRESHLY ROASTED: Shari Boultbee, co-owner of Midwest Coffee Roasting Company, steams milk for her customer Olivia Brannon. Boultbee brings a knowledge of the products she offers and said she tries to educate customers on how they can make their favorite drink at home.

BY Spencer Durham - sdurham@chronicle-tribune.com Without millions of dollars of marketing behind them, local businesses in Grant County are using soft skills to keep customers coming back. Verlin Horner has been in Marion for going on 25 years. Preparing one’