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Fourth-generation auto dealership owners plan more growth

October 4, 2017

Fourth-generation auto dealership owners plan more growth Ernest Patnoe’s motto in the 1930s was “We smile when you […]

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Cloverdale Foods evolves to meet changing market

September 20, 2017

Cloverdale Foods in Mandan, N.D., has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 100 […]

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Muth Electric builds on decades of success with plan for the future

August 31, 2017

Muth Electric builds on decades of success with plan for the future  It was somewhere in Vietnam – […]

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Innovative auto mechanic ends up building international business

July 28, 2017

It’s a classic entrepreneurial story: Identify a problem, create a solution, build a business. Dillon Moffatt wasn’t thinking […]

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Business blooms as Medary Acres Greenhouses enters third generation

June 30, 2017

Business blooms as Medary Acres Greenhouses enters third generation   Brian Darnall had a decision to make. His wife, […]

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Next generation takes over leadership at J&L Harley-Davidson

May 30, 2017

Next generation takes over leadership at J&L Harley-Davidson For Jimmy Entenman, life in a family business began with […]

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Fourth-generation business leader emphasizes ‘planning to succeed’

May 5, 2017

Fourth-generation business leader emphasizes ‘planning to succeed’ Starting with lone founder Harry A. Thompson four generations ago, H.A. […]

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Growing family steel business starts transition planning early

May 5, 2017

Growing family steel business starts transition planning early It all started in the back of an industrial machine […]

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After 80 years, Reptile Gardens keeps growing

April 7, 2017

Earl Brockelsby was a born showman. At 19, he worked as a tour guide at a Black Hills […]

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An Inside Look into 25th Annual Conference Success Story: TABASCO & the McIlhenny Family

March 13, 2017

The locals call it Cajun ketchup. To the rest of us, it’s Tabasco sauce – the most well-known […]

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