HUDSON, Wis. — Order a sandwich at Urban Olive & Vine in Hudson, and there’s a good chance it’ll be made by a teenager.

Odds are, it’ll be delivered to your table by a teen, too.

“Right now, we’re up to 30,” owner Chad Trainor says after a quick count. “Yeah, 30 teenagers.”

Chad and his wife Carol built their business with teen employees.

Their ages?

“Fourteen to 18, really,” Chad says. “They soak up information, they want to learn, they want to do well.”

Chad and Carol hired the teens – and then the teens saved their business. Credit: Chad Trainor Carol and Chad Trainor purchased Urban Olive & Vine in 2018.

Chad takes a deep breath. There’s a reason he’s sitting at a table in their restaurant sharing this story alone. “In this room on Sept. 28, she collapsed on this floor an

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