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Five ways you can support local dining this holiday season

November 23, 2020

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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Next generation at family manufacturer learns on the job during disruptive year

November 12, 2020

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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Fourth-generation bank embraces flexibility, family’s values during pandemic

November 3, 2020

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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PFBA Announces Advisory Board Additions

October 29, 2020

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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Family-owned appliance retailer enters next generation during historic year

October 21, 2020

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

October 6, 2020

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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The Top 10 Takeaways from the 2020 Family Business Conference

October 5, 2020

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

September 29, 2020

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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Regional Families Celebrated at 2020 Family Business Conference

September 22, 2020

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – September 22, 2020 – Prairie Family Business Association hosted their 28th Annual Family Business Conference both in-person at the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Sioux Falls and virtually for attendees from 19 […]

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PFBA and EOS® Worldwide Announce Partnership to Help Family-Owned Businesses Survive and Thrive

September 8, 2020

September 8, 2020 – SIOUX FALLS, SD – Prairie Family Business Association (PFBA), the premier resource for family businesses to grow, engage, transition, and prosper, is excited to announce its partnership with EOS Worldwide (the […]

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