By Chris Cumo and Amanda Fanger Businesses in rural communities are succeeding with alternative ownership methods Sometimes being rural means coloring outside the lines to paint your own picture of success. In a number of rural communities in the Dakotas and elsewhere, people have responded to a business in crisis by leaving behind the traditional business structure to take ... Read More »
I’m very proud to call Clark home. Read More »
Since many heirs now live out of the county or state, much wealth will leave those counties when the wealth transfers—unless current wealth-holders decide differently. Read More »
From Editor Paul Kosel Tell us a little about your newspaper. The Groton Independent is one of the oldest running publications in South Dakota, being established in 1889. When did you become the publisher? I bought the paper from Morris and Virginia Spencer in 1986. What is the current circulation? Our weekly has 230 subscribers, and our online paper has ... Read More »
Bill Makens starts his family’s entrepreneurship story in 1900, when two of his great-uncles (young men at the time) rode their bicycles from Sibley, Iowa, to Clark, S.D., to see if it would be a good place to settle. Read More »
The information superhighway has helped a Webster man turn what was once a hobby into a full-time business. Read More »
When business partners James Owen and Jeff Enzminger started an auto repair shop 10 years ago, the direction their business eventually took was not in their original plans. Read More »
It began when a couple of brothers were trying to figure out a way to make a little extra money. Thirty-four years later, that original idea has mushroomed into four related businesses, jobs for 182 people, and an impact on the construction industry that is felt across North America. Read More »
Kory Anderson has the typical beginning to his entrepreneurial story: He started his business in his garage. Read More »
Five entrepreneurs share their stories of success in the Dakotas. Read More »
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