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Family business that embraces employee ownership transitions to fourth-generation leadership

October 27, 2021

At an age when most people would be retiring, W. Fredrick and Ferne Edney became business owners. It […]

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Entering third generation, family-owned Maguire Iron builds on national reputation for water tower expertise

October 19, 2021

*Part three of a series of stories about Prairie Family Business Association founding members in celebration of our […]

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Family-owned oil company looks to next generation – as father and daughter go back to school

October 5, 2021

Freeman, South Dakota – population approximately 1,500 – isn’t the sort of place you might expect to discover […]

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30 years and counting: Prairie Family Business Association helps family businesses evolve for future success

September 30, 2021

More than half of U.S. gross domestic product and domestic employment is generated by family firms, according to […]

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Generations of entrepreneurs celebrate 95 years in family banking

August 31, 2021

The first one in the door every morning at BankStar’s Elkton branch is 96-year-old Jack Hegerfeld. “He comes […]

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Three generations look inside South Dakota’s oldest homegrown accounting firm

August 30, 2021

*Part two of a series of stories about Prairie Family Business Association founding members in celebration of our […]

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Prairie Family Business Association Executive Director Stephanie Larscheid One of Four to Win the Young Professionals Network 4 Under 40 Awards

August 12, 2021

Sioux Falls, South Dakota – August 12, 2021. Prairie Family Business Association’s Executive Director, Stephanie Larscheid, has been […]

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Building boom means business boom for longtime family companies

August 3, 2021

What would be the worst-case scenario? In 2020, the leaders of Hamlin Building Center asked that question. “We […]

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Nationally honored family business moves into new generation as one owner buys out seven siblings

July 29, 2021

*Part one of a series of stories about Prairie Family Business Association founding members in celebration of our […]

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Family-owned Reptile Gardens turns pandemic changes into permanent successes

June 28, 2021

If you thought the COVID-19 pandemic threw a curveball your way, try managing through it with 1,000 animals […]

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