Pictured left to right is Bob Carolan , Kawasaki Representative Jason Stuart , and Larry Hauber . The partners accept a plaque recognizing t heir 20 years as a Kawasaki dealer .

ABOUT THE OWNERS Hauber ’ s youngest son , Christopher , works at the dealership part-time . He manages the dealership ’ s Facebook account , website and all things digital to expand the dealership ’ s reach online .

Roxanne Hauber is still involved in the business and divides her time between the dealership and with grandkids . “ She ’ s really good with the employees ,” Hauber says . “ She ’ s sort of like the glue with the employees . She gets along well with everybody . Bob

also gets along well with them because of his working relationship with them .”

Carolan was a building and cement contractor while he serviced machines out of his garage . He has always been an outdoors enthusiast who loves to hunt , fish and race vintage snowmobiles . Hauber says that when he competes , he usually gets first or second and he is a national champion in the 50 and above group and the 60 and above group .

“ We talk about everything . It ’ s funny how much we think alike ,” Hauber says

about Carolan and himself . “ We arrive at the same decision , but just take different ways to get there . We ’ re both a little conservative and we don ’ t make hasty decisions . We like to talk about scenarios and run the numbers . After work , we have our ‘ parking lot corporate meetings ,’ we call it .”

“ Over the 23 years , we continue to support St . Jude Children ’ s Hospital , our local Shop Decorah Program , the St . Benedict school and all our local promotions ,” Hauber adds . “ We like to support those that support us .”

TAKING ON ’ 24 “ We are always regulated it seems by what our economy is doing and what the weather is doing . This last year , we went through six or seven weeks of no rain , so the lawn business trimmed down pretty fast . During this time , the team improved the conditions of its used units .

“ Going into January , we were ready to sell new motorcycles for spring .” He attended the Kawasaki Dealer Show and says , “ With new products being introduced , people are always looking to trade up . So , we ’ re looking at that business to see how we need to trade in used units so we don ’ t get overloaded with that .”

While Hauber and Carolan are focused on growth during the dealership ’ s 24th year of business , they will also be preparing for retirement . “ I ’ m going to be looking at putting it up for sale ,” he says . “ We ’ ve been planning this for a couple of years . For someone that ’ s looking for a great opportunity , it ’ s here .”

REFLECTING ON THE KAWASAKI DEALER SHOW

Hauber says that Kawasaki did their research before unveiling the all-new Ridge side-byside . Although he was hoping to see a few more enhancements , he shares that he is happy with the product . Not to mention , he got a lot out of the Kawasaki Dealer Show .

Hauber says the machine has been accepted well by customers and that some have already called his dealership to put a downpayment on the new unit . He shares that customers who own side-by-sides from other leading brands have also called the dealership looking to trade in their units for a Kawasaki Ridge and that the price points are in line with other competitors .