Success stories
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2024 South Dakota Small Business Government Contractor of the Year Dakota Plains Electrical Contracting, Inc.
After high school graduation, Darrell Brotsky went to work for a concrete contractor for a couple of years and then went to work for an electrical contractor for the next 6 years gaining the...
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Jodi Schwan, Sioux Falls.Business 2024 South Dakota District Office’s Champion of the Year
SiouxFalls.Business is a locally owned digital news organization serving the Sioux Falls, SD business community. Their mission is to inform, connect and engage the Sioux Falls business community...
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2024 South Dakota Young Entrepreneur of the Year HH Design
Hillarey Warner fulfilled her dream of becoming a full-time graphic designer in 2014. As a successful entrepreneur and woman in business, Warner has blazed her own path to become a staple business in...
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Pain and Movement Solutions 2024 South Dakota Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year
Pain and Movement Solutions provides high-quality physical therapy to several rural communities in Western South Dakota. Due to Julie’s efforts, people no longer have to drive (sometimes hours) to...
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2024 South Dakota Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year Timber Ridge Campground
Pete and Monika dedicated 21 years in service to our country, flying the B-1 and B-52 bombers in the USAF. They deployed in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, INHERENT RESOLVE and...
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Garza Insurance Agency 2024 South Dakota Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year
Obed Garza was born December 9, 1968 in Monterrey, Mexico. His family moved to the United States when he was a child. Obed graduated from Homer Hanna High School in Brownsville, Texas in 1988. Obed...
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2024 South Dakota Family-Owned Small Business of the Year Esco Manufacturing and Stein Sign
Stuart Stein is the 3rd Generation Owner of ESCO Manufacturing & Stein Sign Display. He has been married to his wife, Crystal Stein, for 15 years. Together they have four kids ranging from twin 7-year...
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2024 South Dakota Small Business Exporter of the Year H-S Precision, Inc.
Tim Houghton attended Arizona State University receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing Engineering in 2008. Upon graduation, he returned to Rapid City, South Dakota as a department supervisor...