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New ownership takes over at Sioux Corp.

January 15, 2018

New ownership takes over at Sioux Corp.  For almost two decades while driving to the airport before returning home to California or Nevada after Christmas, Jack Finger would broach a tough topic: working at his […]

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Mills Property Management entering third generation

January 10, 2018

Mills Property Management entering third generation Mary Jo Minor’s business revolves around people, from tending to residents’ needs to overseeing property for owners and working with her own family. Based in Brookings, Mills Property Management […]

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Inside the modern L.G. Everist Inc.: Fifth-generation business moves into new downtown headquarters

December 21, 2017

Inside the modern L.G. Everist Inc.: Fifth-generation business moves into new downtown headquarters When L.G. Everist Inc. became the first business to move into the downtown Sioux Falls Washington Square development this week, it marked […]

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Building the ButterBurger brand: How Culver’s took root in Sioux Falls

December 7, 2017

Building the ButterBurger brand: How Culver’s took root in Sioux Falls In the early days of his restaurant career, a slow lunch crowd meant it was time to hit the road. Nick Magera would leave […]

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Sinclair Family of Montgomery’s Receives Boyd Hopkins, Sr. Excellence in Family Business Award

December 7, 2017

Sioux Falls, South Dakota – December 7, 2017 Prairie Family Business Association, an outreach center of the Beacom School of Business at the University of South Dakota, presented the Boyd Hopkins, Sr. Excellence in Family […]

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Father, son build on legacy in plumbing, heating business

December 1, 2017

Father, son build on legacy in plumbing, heating business Through more than 70 years and multiple generations, Redlinger Bros. Plumbing & Heating Co. has navigated through both family and industry transitions. In post-World War II […]

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Strategies for handling conflict especially key in family businesses

November 8, 2017

There’s likely no such thing as a workplace without conflict. That can be especially true in family businesses. But there are strategies for how to identify, prevent and resolve it. Gayle Ver Hey, founder of […]

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FAMILY BUSINESS: How to succeed at succession

November 2, 2017

By Stephanie Larscheid — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – What makes a family business successful through generations and decades? It all boils down to communication. Those who talk about and plan for the future of their family business tend […]

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Montgomery’s approaches 130 years with eye toward sixth-generation leadership

October 24, 2017

Alexandria was where the train line ended in Dakota Territory and a business began in 1888. The passenger, George H. Montgomery, had gotten on board in his native Wisconsin and gotten off when he could […]

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Fargo Family Receives Regional Family Business Award

October 19, 2017

October 12, 2017 – Fargo, North Dakota The Lillestol Family of Lillestol Research was presented the 2017 Edward Shorma Excellence in Family Business Award in Moorhead, Minnesota, on October 12.  Lillestol Research was founded in […]

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