Dunn County Herald — Greg Gieser has come full circle and he’s excited about it. He opened a plumbing and heating business in earlier this year, making a return to his roots that spanned more than four decades.
“There’s not much that I haven’t seen,” chuckled the 53-year-old Gieser. “I’ve done just about everything.”
He is the owner of Gieser Plumbing and Heating, LLC, a company he opened in May in Dunn Center. And he back in the saddle that carries decades-old memories of him working alongside dad in his father’s plumbing shop in Minnesota.
Gieser does all types of plumbing, including construction, remodel, repair and commercial. He also works on furnaces, gas and oil.
Gieser has been at it since he was a curious 11-year-old who jumped at the opportunity to learn the business from the ground up. His first job was sorting fittings and putting things away and cleaning up in the busy shop. He kept the job through high school, working summers and after school.
He learned and excelled. But at the same time, he began to wonder what else was out there. So the son of a plumber veered in a different direction and decided to go to college.
“I went to try something else,” Gieser said.
He enrolled at St. Cloud State University in 1981. Six years later Joe College graduated with a degree in Speech Communication and Technology.
But to succeed in his new life, Gieser had to use his skills from his old life to put himself through college. He worked part-time as a plumber. He would go to school for two quarters and then work for the others six months.
During this time, he earned his journeyman’s license – he was a sophomore.
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