New Ownership Stirs Things Up at Local Coffee Shop
Java Dock's new management hope to make a few changes, including expanded hours, additions to the menu and more.
Thanks to a last-minute rescue by the owner of the building Java Dock inhabits, the coffee shop will stay open with the same name on the sign — but with new ownership and new employees. Gertjan van den Broek, the owner of the building at 116 W. Grand Ave., said former owner Brian Carlson told him on Dec. 31 that he could not come to an agreement with several interested buyers and would be closing the business, which would be liquidated. In order to avoid losing the business, van den Broeck — who also owned Java Dock from 2007 to 2010 — decided the same day to buy the assets of the business, thinking someone might later buy the business from him. "The business would have closed otherwise," van den Broeck said. "If one can prevent a …
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5:51 pm on Saturday, March 3, 2012
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