Jul 13, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Fiber connection cuts commute from 200 to zero miles daily For years, Misti Hostutler traveled 1,000 miles each week from her family’s farm near Midland to White River for work with an Information Technology (IT) company. “It was a lot of driving,” Misti says. “Then...
Jun 15, 2023 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Greenhouse with unusual location and name supports other SD businesses Travelers along SD Highway 73 may be surprised to come upon a greenhouse that sells flowers and serves baked goods 16 miles northwest of Martin. In addition to its unexpected rural location with...
Apr 27, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Friendly farm friends make fascinating fiber products A passion for dying, weaving, and spinning fiber and a fascination with one of the rarest breeds of sheep in the United States helped inspire Brenda Anderson to open Busy Ewe Farm & Fibers west of Custer....
Apr 5, 2023 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference
The mysterious evolution of today’s 911 emergency system The Death of Kitty Genovese In 1964, a man with a knife attacked Kitty Genovese and left her to die right outside her apartment in Queens, New York. Thirty-eight people heard the young woman’s cries for help,...
Mar 15, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
‘Sweet’ business born out of vanilla-making hobby Taylor Ernster turned a hobby into a business so successful it was one of 10 South Dakota companies to make the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the U.S. in 2022. “We never in a...
Mar 9, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
‘BAD’ Grandma turns crafting passion into ‘good’ business The name may be Crafts by BAD Grandma, but Beverly (Bev) Duffel has turned her hobby into a good business, supporting herself by selling homemade crafts. She has been a lifelong crocheter, and she started...
