3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (754+ words) This piece is sponsored by the Sioux Falls Development Foundation. Liz Carlson describes herself as “a corporate leader turned workplace teacher — and a mother whose three neurodivergent children reshaped her definition of leadership.” After years of building teams and leading…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (718+ words) This piece is sponsored by Maguire. South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden visited Maguire this week, touring the company’s Sioux Falls headquarters to learn firsthand how the South Dakota-based organization helps communities across the country maintain one of their most critical…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (708+ words) This piece is sponsored by Amy Stockberger Real Estate. As I am enjoying my last handful of months in my 40s, getting ready to enter into my next decade, I will tell you my perspective on a lot of things has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1021+ words) “One of the great tricks in life is to have a talent suited to your times.” Thanks to the talented writer Peggy Noonan for the ideal introduction to a message I’ve mulled over for weeks. To put it in context,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (181+ words) The Human Bean donated $466 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as part of its Giveback Day for August. The coffee kiosk along East 69th Street donated $1 for every drink sold Aug. 21. During the One Hour in Action summer campaign at Pathward,…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (642+ words) As they voted to bring the sales tax rate up to as much as 7 percent by mid-2027, Lincoln County commissioners taught a lesson about a different sort of cost this week: Disengagement. Not a single person testified at the public hearing…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (834+ words) When life gave him kiwifruit, Ryan Gulbranson made jam. “I didn’t know what to do with all these kiwis,” he said. “There’s only so many smoothies you can eat.” But even after the diced kiwis had been mixed with fruits…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1361+ words) This piece is sponsored by Prairie Family Business Association. In a family business, relationships are everywhere. They show up in the way a customer is welcomed after a first purchase. They shape whether an employee feels valued enough to stay....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (688+ words) When artist Elizabeth Davelaar couldn’t find the wool blends she wanted, she began producing her own. Today, Davelaar and her mother, Kari, own and operate Maker’s Way Fiber Mill, a full custom-processing mill that produces felt dryer balls, felt coasters,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (753+ words) This piece is sponsored by Sioux Metro Growth Alliance. The community of Tea is well positioned to welcome at least one more hotel and possibly others. That’s the conclusion of a feasibility study that looked at the growing city in…...