Jul 1, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Being Excellent is Easy When It’s Part of Your Name You might say that construction is in Kari Karst’s blood. Her dad had a long career in the industry, and now Kari – CEO, President, and majority owner of BX Civil & Construction in Dell Rapids – is sharing that...
Jun 2, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Putting the Peddle to the Metal is All in a Day’s Work When Terry Arends was three years old, his family left South Dakota for the Pacific Northwest. Seattle may be known as the Emerald City, but Terry knew in his heart there was no place like home. Seven years ago,...
May 26, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
115-Year-Old Hotel Regains Its Former Glory One Floorboard at a Time When Paula Vogelgesang gets an idea in her head, she commits to it 100%. Her monthly PennyWise newsletter, a homespun publication that provided money-saving tips and recipes, ran for 28 years before...
May 19, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
That’s a Lot of Bull Ideal Producer Sells Most Bulls in U.S. The name Jorgensen has been synonymous with the rolling prairie in rural Tripp County since 1909. Now a fourth-generation family business, Jorgensen Land & Cattle in Ideal is best known for its...
May 16, 2022 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference
Fiber Represents One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Telecommunications Fiber optic technology is out of this world: literally. When NASA sent Apollo 7 to orbit the moon in 1968, the crew broadcast live from outer space on televisions equipped with fiber...
May 5, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places, Uncategorized
South Dakota Couple Serves Meals on Wheels … and Behind Brick & Mortar Maxine Montreal is used to serving food on the go. Literally. She and husband Ray have been dishing up hot sandwiches, breakfast burritos, and goulash from their mobile food truck since 2014....
