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Next-generation family business leaders: This event is for you

June 28, 2018

Next-generation family business leaders: This event is for you Next-generation leaders in family businesses will find enormous value at a two-day event in September. Prairie Family Business Association will hold its annual Next Generation Retreat […]

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In two years, multigenerational Stensland Family Farms becoming household name

June 20, 2018

In two years, multigenerational Stensland Family Farms becoming household name Two years ago, you couldn’t find a dairy product with a Stensland Family Farms label on it. Today, there are gallons of milk, quarts of […]

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Our new leader brings broad experience with businesses

June 7, 2018

Our new leader brings broad experience with businesses Laura Schoen Carbonneau is used to working with businesses of all ages and sizes. She has spent the past 12 years leading the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce […]

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Building together: Muth, Lloyd share in family business success

May 18, 2018

Building together: Muth, Lloyd share in family business success Doing business in the early 1980s wasn’t easy. Trying to grow a business was even harder. But those trying times bred a business relationship and friendship […]

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Family alarm business grows into national leader

May 10, 2018

Family alarm business grows into national leader A business started decades ago by three Sioux Falls police officers selling alarm systems has grown into a national leader helping keep homes and businesses safe. Back when […]

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Prairie Family Business Association Welcomes New Executive Director

May 2, 2018

Prairie Family Business Association Welcomes New Executive Director VERMILLION, S.D. – The Prairie Family Business Association (PFBA), a University of South Dakota Beacom School of Business outreach program that serves family businesses in the Midwest, […]

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Video: 2018 Family Business Conference

April 30, 2018
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Approaching 100 years, Johnson Feed looks to future

April 19, 2018

Approaching 100 years, Johnson Feed looks to future  Johnson Feed Inc. knows how to adjust with the times. The business began 98 years ago in Fairview as a dray service delivering coal and other supplies […]

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Culver’s co-founder shares family business success story

March 20, 2018

Culver’s co-founder shares family business success story Craig Culver thought he’d found an ideal recipe for a successful restaurant. Start with the vanilla frozen custard he’d loved from a neighborhood stand as a kid. Add […]

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PFBA 25th Annual Conference

Shipshape or shipwreck – How would you rate your business?

March 7, 2018

Shipshape or shipwreck – How would you rate your business? The USS Benfold’s performance ranked it near the bottom of the Navy’s fleet when Capt. Mike Abrashoff became its leader. As part of changing the […]

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