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Father, son build on legacy in plumbing, heating business

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Father, son build on legacy in plumbing, heating business Through more than 70 years and multiple generations, Redlinger Bros. Plumbing & Heating Co. has navigated through both family and industry transitions. In post-World War II Watertown, brothers Clark and Howard Redlinger reopened the family plumbing and heating business originally started by their father, Orson. That […]

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Strategies for handling conflict especially key in family businesses

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There’s likely no such thing as a workplace without conflict. That can be especially true in family businesses. But there are strategies for how to identify, prevent and resolve it. Gayle Ver Hey, founder of Volt Strategy, will co-present with Reid Holsen, a Human Resources Manager/Labor Relations, a Lunch & Learn webinar Dec. 7 about conflict resolution in

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Montgomery’s approaches 130 years with eye toward sixth-generation leadership

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Alexandria was where the train line ended in Dakota Territory and a business began in 1888. The passenger, George H. Montgomery, had gotten on board in his native Wisconsin and gotten off when he could go no farther. A woodworker, he used his skills to start Montgomery’s Furniture and Funeral. “It was natural to build

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Liberty Superstores and Patnoe Family Awarded Coca-Cola Excellence in Family Business Award

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Rapid City Family Receives Regional Family Business Award October 9, 2017 – Rapid City, South Dakota The Patnoe Family of Liberty Superstores was presented the 2017 Coca-Cola Excellence in Family Business Award in Rapid City, South Dakota, on October 9.  Liberty Superstores was founded in 1931 by Ernest Patnoe. Now with the third and fourth generations

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Fourth-generation auto dealership owners plan more growth

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Fourth-generation auto dealership owners plan more growth Ernest Patnoe’s motto in the 1930s was “We smile when you come, you smile when you leave.” Almost nine decades later, the family-owners of Liberty Superstores are still smiling, with a business that recently doubled in size and a long-tenured group of dedicated employees. Liberty Superstores and the

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Family learns to strike balance — while running a business that responds to emergencies

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Family learns to strike balance — while running a business that responds to emergencies Stacey Thomas’ father, Jerry, started their family business with one van, a few air movers and dehumidifiers. Since 1992, Specialized Cleaning & Restoration Inc. has grown into a second-generation family business in Bismarck, N.D., managing projects over $2.5 million. It occupies

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