[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5263]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATIONS TO J.F. KRUSE JEWELERS

  (Mr. EMMER of Minnesota asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Jim 
Kruse and Melissa Kelley of J.F. Kruse Jewelers in St. Cloud, 
Minnesota. They have been named the Minnesota Small Business Person of 
the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Last year, the St. 
Cloud Area Chamber honored them as the Small Business of the Year.
  Jim Kruse opened J.F. Kruse 15 years ago. From humble beginnings, 
using secondhand jewelry cases, to a newly built facility and a team of 
17 people, the father-daughter duo built a dynamic business that has 
seen steady growth year after year.
  Family-run businesses like J.F. Kruse are the backbone of central 
Minnesota, and I know I speak for everyone when I say congratulations 
and good luck in competing for the national title.

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