Feb 22, 2024 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
More than sandwiches: Subway serves opportunity and supports Pine Ridge Bread, meat, and cheese have been a way of life for Bob and Darlene Ecoffey for many years. The sandwich shop they owned in Aberdeen was located next door to a Subway restaurant. Rather than view...
Feb 15, 2024 | Featured, People & Places
Restaurant reopens after two decades thanks to long, fond memories of locals The unassuming little building at the intersection of Highways 18 and 81 has been a fixture in rural Hutchinson County for nearly a century. Originally a gas and service station, Meridian...
Aug 29, 2023 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Meet Keisha – Serving co-op members and her community! Keisha and her husband Austin were looking for a smaller community with a good school system when they moved to Hartford in 2019. “My husband and I lived in Sioux Falls, but we wanted to get out of the busy...
Jan 19, 2023 | Expert Advice, Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
Midland Plant Has ‘Seedy’ Reputation Midland plant blends local seed for birds across the country. You might consider bagging one million pounds of bird seed each week a tweet-worthy accomplishment, but it’s simply business as usual for Performance Seed in...
Oct 27, 2022 | Featured, Making A Difference, People & Places
From Corner Lot to Community Cornerstone Brothers Build Auto Business Brothers Bob and Rick Zwart started small and took several steps over the last two decades to grow their auto sales business in their hometown of Dell Rapids. The duo enjoyed buying cars, fixing...