Jul. 24--Jaleata and Mike Kindt have moved Country Florals from Wilton, Wis., to 620 Industrial Drive, Suite 8, in the Plaza 16 West building along Hwy. 16, on the west side of Sparta, Wis. The store opened July 1 in its new location, said Jaleata Kindt, who started the business in her rural Sparta home in 1990. The business moved to downtown Wilton in 2002. Kindt said she and her husband chose the new location because "It was a good traffic area with ample parking."

Country Florals sells both fresh and silk flowers, as well as indoor plants, gourmet foods, potpourri, Red Wing pottery, gift items and Amish furniture, quilts, candy and rugs. It also sells other lines of candy before Christmas. The Kindts make wildlife sculptures that also are sold at the store.

The store also sells wedding dresses and rents tuxedos and wedding accessories. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to

4 p.m. Saturday. The store's phone number is (608) 269-ROSE (7673).

Chad Rosendahl has purchased the building and the service part of Loken Auto Sales and Service at 810 E. Cedar St. in Houston, Minn., and renamed it Rosendahl Repair.

Rosendahl had been a mechanic for nearly a year at the Loken used automobile dealership and service business. Rosendahl Repair is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Its phone number is (507) 896-7070.

John Loken continues to sell used autos, under the Loken Auto name. His automobiles remain in the same sales lot, next to Rosendahl Repair, but Loken has moved the dealership's office to his Loken's Sawmill Inn & Suites hotel across the street, at 809 E. Cedar St. Loken Auto's new phone number is (507) 896-3331. Caregivers Home Health Inc., a Wisconsin home care company with an office at 1802 Hwy. 16 in La Crosse, has been acquired by ResCare, based in Louisville, Ky.

Caregivers, based in Oshkosh, provides home care and personal care services to senior citizens and people with disabilities, and has operations in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Florida. ResCare describes itself as a provider of residential, training, educational and support services for people with disabilities and special needs. It provides services in 38 states and in international locations.

The La Crosse office serves parts of 11 counties and eventually will switch to the ResCare name.

Scam du jour: The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to watch out for counterfeit luxury goods online.

Online classified sites such as Craigslist and eBay are hot spots for counterfeit luxury item fraud online and both offer "buyer beware" warnings, BBB says. But vendors are now setting up their own Web sites to fool shoppers, it says.

The BBB says the best way to avoid getting ripped off when buying luxury goods is to deal with reputable companies. When in doubt, contact the manufacturer and verify which vendors are authorized sellers. Consumers also should check out the business with the bureau at www.bbb.org.

One of the biggest red flags for knock-off merchandise is an unrealistic price, BBB says. For more information, visit the bureau's Web site.

Tribune business editor Steve Cahalan can be reached at (608) 791-8229 or scahalan@lacrossetribune.com.

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