Category: Workplaces
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Minimum wage increase gets support of more than half of S.D. survey respondents
South Dakotans support an initiated measure that would the state raise minimum wage, according to a new poll released by Nielson Brothers Polling and Northern Plains News.
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Running a sideline business has many benefits
Opening and operating a business on the side occurs for lots of reasons.
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One in five S.D. unemployed has been long without a job
The Dakotas have the lowest unemployment rates in the nation—2.6 percent for North Dakota and 3.6 percent for South Dakota, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Make your business a habit
The autopilot mode can be of great benefit to you as a business owner, but you need to nurture the customer to help them build a habit of thinking first of your store. And not only do you need to develop that habit initially, but you cannot get lax. You must continue to strengthen the…
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Correspondent covers 40 years of news from Orient and Polo areas
JoAnn Schaefers recently completed 40 years of covering news for Orient and Polo for her local newspapers, The Faulk County Record and Miller Press. Following is a column Schaeffers wrote to commemorate this occasion.
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Common Sense Manufacturing moves to expanded headquarters
Common Sense Manufacturing has now moved its headquarters to a new building just off Highway 45 between Faulkton and Cresbard.
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Webster Area Development Corporation invests in youth
Instill optimism. Connect them with careers of interest. Empower them to be citizens, not just occupants. These were concepts covered during a recent webinar about how to get high school students to invest in their hometown, all concepts which the Webster Area Development Corporation is looking to introduce to the area.
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BDA Home Designs visualizes new home or remodel projects
One of the hardest things about planning a new house or a remodeling job is visualizing what it will look like in the end. That’s where BDA Home Designs and Brock Abeln can help. Abeln started his new company a year ago, but has long had an interest in the building trade. He worked with…
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Opportunity for “unique” business venture in Faulkton
Wanted: New ownership for a very “unique” Faulkton business. Sharon Huss and JoDee Bryant have decided to retire and are offering their business, Uniquely Yours, for sale.