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Reptile Gardens renews world record

October 13, 2017

South Dakota often gets attention for its low unemployment rate or favorable business climate, but this No. 1 ranking is not for the squeamish. Reptile Gardens has renewed its title as the world’s largest reptile […]

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Liberty Superstores and Patnoe Family Awarded Coca-Cola Excellence in Family Business Award

October 12, 2017

Rapid City Family Receives Regional Family Business Award October 9, 2017 – Rapid City, South Dakota The Patnoe Family of Liberty Superstores was presented the 2017 Coca-Cola Excellence in Family Business Award in Rapid City, […]

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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 come, you smile when you leave.” Almost nine decades later, the family-owners of Liberty Superstores are still […]

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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 years. But just because it’s the same family doesn’t mean it has always been the same business. […]

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Family learns to strike balance — while running a business that responds to emergencies

September 8, 2017

Family learns to strike balance — while running a business that responds to emergencies Stacey Thomas’ father, Jerry, started their family business with one van, a few air movers and dehumidifiers. Since 1992, Specialized Cleaning […]

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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 – likely while driving a U.S. Army truck or on guard duty – that Dick Muth made a […]

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Brothers combine skills to build Human Systems Consulting

August 10, 2017

Brothers Bryan and Keith Miller learned organizational leadership at a young age. Their father was the academic vice president — akin to the chief operations officer — of a small college in their Nebraska hometown, […]

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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 about founding a company back in 1954. The self-taught auto mechanic from Minnesota was just trying to […]

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First National Bank: Behind-the-scenes of a CEO transition

July 19, 2017

How does a more than 130-year-old family business transition to its first generation of nonfamily leadership? With a lot of careful planning and clear communication. The First National Bank in downtown Sioux Falls The First […]

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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, Lynn, had told him: “You can be either a rural mail carrier or a greenhouse guy, but […]

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