Business
Viroqua HS grad now heads JC Penney
JC Penney has found a Vernon County native to run the department store chain.
Jill Soltau graduated from Viroqua High School in the 1980’s, and attended UW-Stout.
Soltau has worked her way up the retail ladder, at companies including Sears and Kohl’s, and was president of Shopko for a time.
She had been the CEO of JOANN fabric stores before being hired as the Penney CEO in October.