Construction has begun for the new North Shore Laundry Services

Two local businesses with the same need—consistent and quality commercial laundry service—recently joined forces to form North Shore Laundry Services. Cascade Lodge and Cascade Vacation Rental worked with the Cook County-Grand Marais Economic Development Authority to obtain business development funding and to purchase a lot in the Cedar Grove Business Park.
 
North Shore Laundry Services received $23,000 from the EDA’s business development fund, as well as the EDA’s support for an Iron Range Resources infrastructure grant.
 
The businesses purchased two lots in the business park for the commercial laundry and construction is underway, with footings for the 40’ x 60’ building in place.
 
In addition to serving as the laundry for their own businesses, North Shore Laundry will offer services to other North Shore lodging establishments. They believe the laundry will create about a dozen jobs.
 
The business partners hope to have the laundry open for business before January 2022.
 
WTIP’s Rhonda Silence visited the owners onsite at the Cedar Grove Business Park as they celebrated the start of construction. In the photo above, with the traditional groundbreaking “golden shovels,” is Jelena McAleer and Thom McAleer of Cascade Lodge and Sarena Nelson, Clair Nalezny, and Steve Surbaugh of Cascade Vacation Rental.  

Here's Rhonda's report.