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Put simply, the hotel business sells the commodity of time. Nights in a room. Event days. Weeklong stays. “We can’t sell lost time,” said Paul Hegg, CEO of Sioux Falls-based Hegg Cos. “In our business, […]
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota – November 30, 2020. The Mitchell Area Family Business of the Year Award was presented by the Prairie Family Business Association to the Paulson Family of Paulson Air in recognition of […]
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We’ve all had our challenges in 2020, but few industries have had to adjust as much as the restaurant business. Across South Dakota, family-owned and -operated dining establishments are centers of community – and they […]
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At one point, no day seemed predictable. They were laying off people. They were busier than they could handle. They didn’t have enough work to go around. They had so much work they ran 24 […]
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At 73, Van Fishback has been around his family’s bank since he was a teenager. He began full time in 1972 and now serves as board chair of Fishback Financial Corp., the holding company of […]
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Prairie Family Business Association announces two additions to its advisory board. Tiffany Anderson, fourth generation family member of A-OX Welding Supply based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has joined the Prairie Family Business Association advisory […]
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The oldest family-owned business in Watertown has a history of overcoming challenging times. Since 1911, appliance company Dugan Sales & Service has navigated two world wars, the Spanish flu pandemic, the Great Depression, the Great […]
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Kjelden Family of Sterling Technology Receives Brookings Area Excellence in Family Business Award presented by Prairie Family Business Association Sioux Falls, South Dakota – October 2, 2020 – The annual Brookings Area Excellence in Family […]
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Top 10 Takeaways of the 28th Annual Family Business Conference. 1. Begin early and talk often about succession planning. The process never stops. It’s continual and intentional. You don’t know what you don’t know! Take […]
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Family business forum, Main Street Summit join forces around theme of building resilient communities
If any year called for resiliency, this is it. But that’s been the theme of the last several years for Dickinson, N.D., which has navigated the boom of an oil-driven economy and has banded together […]
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