Add up all the storage units owned by Five Star Storage and they easily would equal the size of a small town. At last count, “we are just shy of 11,500 units and 2 million square feet of total space,” CEO Ben Hendricks said. “The last 24 months have brought tremendous growth for us, and […]
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July 17, 2023 This paid piece is sponsored by Prairie Family Business Association. How much does Bill Shorma believe in using a board of directors? “We’ve had five companies, and every one of them has had a different board,” said Shorma, a longtime family business leader who’s now founder and CEO of Rush-Co, a diversified
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It can be as simple as light housekeeping or as high-tech as operating a ventilator. It can involve an hour of help, 24/7 care in a home or accompanying someone out of state to a family wedding. In more than 30 years, the Millman family has met whatever needs their clients presented, offering a broad
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“If you had to pick a date for retirement, what would it be?” It’s direct. It’s critical to the family business. But it’s also a tough question for a son to ask his father. “I wanted to talk about it, but none of us knew how to get it started,” said Dave Moffatt, second-generation leader
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The team at Thompson Law has learned in an intensely personal way over the last few years the value of planning for the future. The Sioux Falls estate and business planning firm lost its founder, Carolyn Thompson, in 2019. Thompson founded the firm 20 years ago, with a vision of helping clients plan for and
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Take three days away from working in the family business to work on the family business? That wasn’t easy for the Sioux Falls owners of Interim Health Care – but it proved invaluable. “There was talk of my mom and dad retiring at some point but no clear, set plan,” second-generation owner Abigail Woodford said.
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A Sioux Falls family with a half-century history of business success has been named winners of the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Prairie Family Business Association. For the first time in the organization’s 31-year history, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Craig and Pat Lloyd, owners of Lloyd Cos. Second-generation owners include sisters
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Tim Meagher is a self-described city boy. His wife, Megan, grew up visiting both sets of grandparents’ farms in northeast South Dakota on weekends. Now, their business, Vanguard Hospitality, the restaurant group they co-own with Ken Bashore and Michael Gjernes, is changing the way the restaurant industry and agriculture intersect in South Dakota. “I don’t
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The family business clearly was in Matt Nielsen’s blood early. “During the summer or school vacation, I would ask my dad if I could come to the office for the day,” he said. “We were located in the city of Chicago, so my dad would take me with him, and I’d go to the factory
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As the Thermo King motto goes: “If it heats or cools, we can fix it.” The Sioux Falls authorized dealership offers the sales, service and parts needed to keep trucks, trailers, buses and rail cars moving crucial cargo. “It’s critical to our economy. We’re moving food across the country. We’re moving pharmaceuticals. So it’s very
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