Photo by Jim Muchlinski New Gambler owner Shauna Bjorklund purchased the business in October from former owner Tom Pearcy. She enjoys the ownership responsibilities, her employees and the customers. MARSHALL — Shauna Bjorklund was interested in owning a business someday, and she found an opportunity sooner than expected. She purchased The Gambler Sports Bar & Grill in downtown Marshall from longtime owner Tom Pearcy. The sale took effect on Oct. 1. She decided to follow through on the opportunity based on her experience as an employee and manager at The Gambler over the past five years. “Tom and I started talking about it several years ago,” Bjorklund said. “He was interested in selling and offered me the chance to be the buyer. I decided to go ahead with it. I wanted the opportunity.” She graduated from Tracy High School in 2012, then earned a four-year marketing degree from Southwest Minnesota State University. She worked in marketing for the Heritage Pointe senior living facility before beginning to work at The Gambler. “Owning a business was something I’d thought about,” she said. “It was something I maybe wanted at some point in the future. I didn’t think it would happen this […]
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