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Etna
They came home to build a business.
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An Etna interview describes owners returning after college to open a distillery and restaurant in a historic mercantile building. Its old safe remains inside the story, alongside the quiet of Scott Valley and neighbors looking after one another. The building’s next use begins with a decision to put a business in a hometown.
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Etna: coming home to invest in the town
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Begin with the return
The interview connects the venture with owners coming home after college.
Give the mercantile new work
The distillery and restaurant continue the building’s use while its safe keeps part of the earlier history visible.
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