Fresh tortillas are now available in Worthington thanks to Maynor Lopez. He recently opened Tortilleria El Maná on Oxford Street with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s Business Finance Loan Program. A tortilleria is essentially a tortilla bakery. Tortillerias are common in Mexico and Central America and usually sell corn tortillas by weight. While Maynor is new to business ownership, he has plenty of experience making tortillas in his home country of Guatemala. Now he makes 80 pounds of them every day at Tortilleria El Maná.
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Mountain Lake Floral and Design
After four decades in the floral business, Nene Smestad is passing the bouquet. She’s sold her shop to Mountain Lake native Jessica (Herrig) Thompson and her husband, Kris, to continue the legacy of personal service and beautiful flowers at Mountain Lake Floral & Design. Thompsons purchased their business with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s Microenterprise Loan Program. Jessica is originally from Mountain Lake Lake and worked for the original Mountain Lake Lake Floral during her high school years. She and Kris made their home in the Twin Cities but have relocated back to the small town with their six children to run the flower shop.
