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From high schoolers mowing lawns, brothers become multi-location family business owners
Cole Weller acknowledges this is “the all-American story” of entrepreneurship. He and younger brother, Brent, started Weller Brothers […]
Read More >John and Doralee Lynch had decided to give it five years. “I told my wife, if we can’t […]
Read More >First Dakota National Bank marks 150th anniversary with family focused on its future
Aug. 22, 2022 This paid piece is sponsored by the Prairie Family Business Association. Less than one-half of […]
Read More >To find a 28,000-square-foot shoe store in a community of about 22,000 people tells you this isn’t a […]
Read More >If you’re not familiar with the business, your first guess likely is that Auto Body Specialties is a […]
Read More >Syverson Tile & Stone marks 90 years of family business success
As the story goes, Ray Syverson Sr. arrived in Sioux Falls with not much more than a bucket […]
Read More >Family bank takes progressive approach to succession, governance
If you want to know what other CEOs will be doing in the years ahead, look at what […]
Read More >As golf experiences unprecedented demand, third-generation Austad’s evolves with new offerings
The way Dave and Ryan Austad see it, the game of golf has stuck. “In 2020, everyone golfed […]
Read More >Family business that embraces employee ownership transitions to fourth-generation leadership
At an age when most people would be retiring, W. Fredrick and Ferne Edney became business owners. It […]
Read More >Entering third generation, family-owned Maguire Iron builds on national reputation for water tower expertise
*Part three of a series of stories about Prairie Family Business Association founding members in celebration of our […]
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