Hands Transfers to Next Generation

Nusser, Sr. retires from the jewelry business to develop real estate as his second career; he sells Hands to his son, Bill, and the Hands building to Bill and Betsy on the day the Coral Ridge Mall opens. Bill declares that buying the Hands building will become either...

Josephson’s Sale, Charlie Nusser Born

Nusser, Jr. sells Josephson’s in Iowa City to the store manager; Bill and Betsy have another baby boy, Charlie, who will make a career at Hands and become the next (fifth) generation owner of Hands Jewelers, and ninth generation to work in the jewelry...

Hands Sells Lindale Location, Ross Nusser Born

Nusser, Jr. sells the lease with Lindale Mall to Rodgers Jewelers chain; Hands’ exit from the Cedar Rapids market is complete. Bill and Betsy have a baby boy, Ross, who will someday be the next generation to work at Hands.