Steve Cahalan
For the La Crosse Tribune
Plans for a Crumbl Cookies store in Onalaska, the upcoming closing of Wild Birds Unlimited in Onalaska and the recent opening of Bjorn Naturals in Galesville top this week’s local business news.
Franchisees Rory and Connie Young and Karen French plan to open a Crumbl Cookies gourmet cookie store next year between Shopko Optical and Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Onalaska.
Connie told me they signed a lease last week for the last remaining space in the four-unit building at 9417 Hwy. 16. The cookie store will be on the building’s south end. A Noodles & Co. restaurant is on the north end.
It will be the third Crumbl Cookies store for the Youngs, who live in Menomonie, Wis., and French, who lives in both Florida and Alaska. They expect to open their first store, in Hudson, Wis., in early March, and to open their Eau Claire, Wis., store in April. The…
