We encourage you to foster business relationships with BH&B’s Corporate Members. This guide makes it easy to identify vendors who are allies of the tourism industry.
ADVERTISING & MARKETING
BIKER INCITE & BIKER CITY GUIDE MOBILE APP
12770 W Coldspring Rd, New Berlin, WI 53151 • BikerCityGuide.com
In 2022, Biker InCite launched Biker City Guide, a mobile app to take destinations digital. The database holds an index of businesses that cater to riders pointing them to their businesses, this is especially important when a business wants to be found, has more than one location, or is temporarily vending during a motorcycle event. The mobile app is available on both IOS and Android versions.
Cindy Erato • cindy@bikercityguide.com
262.821.6691
BLACK HILLS THINGS TO DO BY GPLOCAL
1222 Oregon St, Rapid City, SD 57701 • BlackHillsThingsToDo.com
GPLocal is a locally-owned marketing company based in Rapid City, SD. Our main focus is helping small businesses with any marketing/advertising needs. GPLocal provides everything from websites to publications, such as the Black Hills Things To Do and Trail Addict Guides, as well as several other marketing options.
Jenn Renner • jenn@blackhillsthingstodo.com
DOT MARKETING & WEB DESIGN
8035 Black Hawk Rd, Black Hawk, SD 57718 • DotMarketingSD.com
Effective marketing begins with great web design. We listen to your needs and tailor our services to them. Our talented team is ready to help you supercharge your online presence through web design, search engine optimization, digital advertising, and social media marketing.
Angela Wolter • angela@dotmarketingsd.com 605.519.5740
HOMESLICE MEDIA GROUP
1612 Junction Ave, Sturgis, SD 57785 • TheHomeSliceGroup.com
HomeSlice Media Group manages local, regional, and national brands. Part advertising agency, digital agency and events company including six powerful radio stations based in Western South Dakota.
Brad “Murdoc” Jurgensen • brad.jurgensen@thehomeslicegroup.com
NEWSCENTER1 MEDIA GROUP
2424 S Plaza Dr, Rapid City, SD 57702 • NewsCenter1.tv • ConnectCenter1.tv
A full service marketing and media company. We have local roots with a national reach, delivering trusted content with our news branch (NewsCenter1) and our lifestyle branch (ConnectCenter1) across all platforms while also delivering innovative marketing strategies. Our suite of services provides partners with targeted, brand-safe premium solutions to connect with consumers at home and across the nation.
Jim Simpson • jsimpson@newscenter1.com
605.593.7713
SOUTHERN HILLS PUBLISHING, INC
522 Mt Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD 57730 • MyBlackHillsCountry.com
SHP Holdings, Inc., is a digital and print publishing company that publishes the weekly Hill City Prevailer News, Custer County Chronicle and Western Trader as well as special publications such as Down Country Roads Magazine and Black Hills Adventure Guide. Visit us online at our website, myblackhillscountry.com.
Jason Ferguson • custernews@gwtc.net
ROBERT SHARP & ASSOCIATES
605-673-2217
3615 Canyon Lake Dr, Ste 1, Rapid City, SD 57702 • RobertSharpAssociates.com
Whether you need a logo design, ad design, audio/video production, web design, mobile web development, search engine marketing, public relations consulting, event management, media buying, or social media service, be sure to contact Robert Sharp & Associates.
Robert Sharp • rsharp@rsasd.com 605.341.5226
BANKING & FINANCIAL
FIRST INTERSTATE BANK-RAPID CITY
PO Box 2540, 333 West Blvd, Ste 100, Rapid City, SD 57701 • FirstInterstateBank.com
For decades, First Interstate has been part of the fabric of many hard-working towns and cities. Our belief that community banking means so much more than simply transactions and accounts, is rooted in an approach to service centered around you. First Interstate Bank — built for you.
605.348.3322
CHEMICAL & JANITORIAL
BLACK HILLS CHEMICAL & JANITORIAL
1741 E Anamosa St, Rapid City, SD 57703 • BlackHillsChemical.com
Black Hills Chemical & Janitorial has the supplies you need to give your facility a thorough going over. Over 2,000 items in stock and tens of thousands more available, specializing in cleaning chemicals, paper products, can liners, janitorial supplies, cleaning equipment, pool and spa supplies and much more.
Mike Voigt • mike@blackhillschemical.com
605.342.0788
EDUCATION
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY
4300 Cheyenne Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57701, BHSU Center for Hospitality & Business • BHSU.edu/RapidCity
Black Hills State University supports regional workforce needs, including offering an associates degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management. Our students also learn from our partners — the talented entrepreneurs and professionals who have made tourism and hospitality the region’s top economic sector.
Teresa Schanzenbach • teresa.schanzenbach@bhsu.edu
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL ADVISORS
333 West Blvd, Ste 303, Rapid City, SD 57701 • Waddell.com
605.642.6266
Waddell & Reed can help you create a personalized plan to identify financial goals and get you where you want to go in life. Advisors work with individuals, families, and businesses, offering a range of financial planning, retirement, education funding, investment planning & insurance products to help meet diverse needs.
Chris McSherry • cmcsherry@wradvisors.com
605.348.6050
FREIGHT & SHIPPING SERVICES
RUDE TRANSPORTATION INC.
200 Marion Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 • RudeTransportation.com
If you’re looking for a transportation company that will get the job done right, call on us! We specialize in overnight and on-time deliveries. We’re big enough to get the job done and small enough to care! Pick up the phone and give us a call for our best rates!
Brian Rude • brude@rudetransportation.com 605.335.6575
FRIEND OF TOURISM
ROBERT SMITH
Rapid City, SD 57703
Long time supporter of the tourism industry.
Robert Sharp
605.431.3066
KIEFFER SANITATION
2426 E Saint Patrick St, Rapid City, SD 57703 • GoKieffer.com
Kieffer Sanitation’s experienced and professional staff serves residents and businesses of the greater Black Hills area from our South Dakota locations and our Wyoming location in Gillette. As the area’s solid waste leader, we offer extensive inventory of containers to fit every need from commercial, residential to construction services.
Seth Green• sethg@wcnx.org
BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST
1019 N 5th St, Custer, SD 57730 • FS.USDA.gov/BlackHills
The forest encompasses 1.2 million acres and is often considered an “Island in the Plains.” It offers an array of recreational opportunities and user-friendly access to multiple trails, day-use areas, campgrounds, beaches, boat launches and historic sites. Find your adventure by discovering your Forest.
Bradley Block • bradley.block@USDA.gov
INSURANCE
AFLAC, JANET BOHNE
3409 W Main St, Rapid City, SD 57702
Know your coverage gap! Learn how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover. Janet Bohne can show how affordable Aflac coverage helps provide you and your employees with both peace of mind and cash benefits!
Janet Bohne • janet_bohne@us.aflac.com
WESTERN DAKOTA INSURORS, INC.
816 5th St, Rapid City, SD 57701 • WDIins.com
605.209.2571
Western Dakota Insurors is an independent insurance agency specializing in Business Surety, Bonds, Errors & Omissions, Farm, Ranch & Crop, Professional Malpractice, Home, Auto, Umbrella and Disability Insurance. Our staff is here to help with your personal business insurance needs. We take pride in the quality service provided to our customers, our community, support and our commitment to the overall development of our employees.
Nathan Larson • nathan@wdiins.com
605.342.3130 • Fax 605.342.2162
LITERATURE DISTRIBUTORS
CERTIFIED FOLDER DISPLAY SERVICE, INC.
7601 Black Hawk Rd, #4, PO Box 225, Black Hawk, SD 57718 • CertifiedFolder.com • VisitorTips.com
Reach thousands of visitors by adding your brochure or publication to our display racks. Our 450+ locations throughout South Dakota include major hotels, motels, attractions, visitor centers, restaurants, interstate travel centers, RV parks, campgrounds, chambers of commerce and state information centers.
Dean Sargent • deans@certifiedfolder.com
ROAD RUNNER, INC.
PO Box 587, 25104 Harbach Ln, Custer, SD 57730
• RoadRunnerTourism.com
Tourism is a major industry in the state of SD, bringing in over a billion dollars of revenue each year. We will help you reach this fast-growing market. You provide brochures or other promotional material and we distribute it across the state to over 140 locations. We have a variety of packages to meet every client’s needs.
Jesse James Drury • jessejamesdrury@aol.com
NEWSPAPER
BELLE FOURCHE BEACON
PO Box 576, Belle Fourche, SD 57717 • BelleFourcheBeacon.com
Our goal is to provide coverage of the Belle Fourche happenings as well as regional events and news. We are your go-to newspaper serving the hometown needs of our residents. Contact us to get your happenings and advertising in the paper!
Shelly McCutchen • news@bellefourchebeacon.com
PARKS, RECREATION & MANAGEMENT
BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK
25216 Ben Reifel Rd, Interior, SD 57750 • nps.gov/badl
Badlands National Park contains spectacular vistas and scenery. Geological and paleontological resources provide insight into climatic history and biological diversity during the Eocene/Oligocene periods. White River Visitor Center, open seasonally, located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Ben Reifel Visitor Center, open year-round. Food, lodging and camping at Exit 131, at Cedar Pass Lodge.
Eric Veach • eric.veach@nps.gov 605.433.5361 • Fax 605.433.5404
PARKS, RECREATION & MANAGEMENT continue
BLACK HILLS PARKS & FORESTS ASSOCIATION
BlackHillsParks.org
A non-profit partner with the National Park Service and US Forest Service in South Dakota, Nebraska, & Wyoming, BHPFA’s mission is to support wonder & exploration through stewardship of YOUR public lands. We operate sales outlets at 16 locations plus an online store offering a selection of educational products to expand your visitor experience beyond park or forest boundaries. All purchases support education programming!
Patty Ressler• pressler@blackhillsparks.org
605.745.7020
FOREST RECREATION MANAGEMENT, INC.
PO Box 1168, Hill City, SD 57745
Operates all Black Hills National Forest campgrounds, sites, picnic areas, lake marinas and recreational facilities. Maintains electric, sewer, water hook-ups, monitor vault toilets and potable water sources. Also, employs on-site hosts at most of the campgrounds.
Ty Gerbracht • fstrecmgt@aol.com
JEWEL CAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT
11149 Hwy 16, Bldg B12, Custer, SD 57730 • nps.gov/jeca
Explore and discover the third longest cave in the world. Home to an amazing underground wilderness that showcases an array of cave formations. Elevators take visitors 234 feet beneath the surface. Scenic Tours and Discovery Talks year-round. Historic Lantern Tours June-September, Wild Caving Tours June-September. Call for information. Visitor center open year-round.
MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
24545 Cottonwood Rd, Phillip, SD 57567
• nps.gov/mimi
Get a first-hand look at once-restricted nuclear missile facilities now preserved as a national park site. The visitor center is located off 1-90 at Exit 131 and features a film and exhibits about the Cold War era. Visitors can see a Minuteman II missile at the Delta-09 silo, located at Exit 116. At Exit 127, is the Delta-01 Launch Control Facility.
Jeanne Berry • mimi_information@nps.gov
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL
13000 Hwy 244, Bldg 31, Ste 1, Keystone, SD 57751 • nps.gov/moru
The massive sculpture of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt in granite represents the birth, growth, development and preservation of the nation. Mount Rushmore Bookstores, Mount Rushmore Self-Guided Tour, Gift Shop and Carvers Marketplace are open year-round (except Dec. 25). $10 parking fee applies.
moru_superintendent@nps.gov
605.574.2523 • Fax 605.574.2307
OGLALA SIOUX PARKS & RECREATION
17 Tatanka St, PO Box 570, Kyle, SD 57752 • OglalaSiouxParksAndRec.net
The Oglala Sioux Parks & Recreation Authority, Inc. has managed the Tribal Buffalo Herd since 1961. Also, the Fish & Wildlife Code has provided an orderly system for Tribal management of fish, wildlife, and natural resources for the Oglala Lakota Nation.
Taylor Little Whiteman • ospra@gwtc.net
WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK
605.455.2584
26611 Hwy 385, Hot Springs, SD 57747 • nps.gov/wica
Explore the seventh longest cave in the world! 157 miles of passageways featuring boxwork, frostwork and popcorn crystals. There is a fee for ranger-led tours; visit website for availability. Above ground, explore 28,000 acres of wildlife; bison, pronghorn and prairie dogs. Park and Visitor Center open year-round.
Tom Farrell • tom_farrell@nps.gov
PRINTING, MAILING, MARKETING & ART PRODUCTION
QUALITY QUICK PRINT-MIDSTATES, INC.
PO Box 940, 2217 6th Ave SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401
From large-run traditional print jobs to apparel and promotional products, QQP can get the job done for you. We also offer various fulfillment, mailing and online storefront services to make your marketing delivery easy, quick and convenient.
Dan Goetz • dang@myqqp.com
SAGEBRUSH MARKETING, LLC
PO Box 103, 205 W Main St, Newcastle, WY 82701 • SageBrushMarketing.net
We specialize in holistic marketing that tells your story through multiple venues, from logo creation to press releases, business cards to the world wide web. Our services are catered to your individual services, products, and style. Let us help you meet your goals!
Jen Womack • jen@sagebrushmarketing.net
SIMPSONS PRINTING
307.351.0730
2410 S Plaza Dr, Rapid City, SD 57702 • SimpsonsPrinting.com
Since 1965, graphics professionals have relied on Simpsons Printing to design, print and distribute various communications-related products across the upper mid-west — meaning that they have been delivering high-quality products and service throughout the region for over 50 years!
Dan or Kathy Simpson • kathys@simpsonsprinting.com
SPIZZIRRI CREATIVE
15 E Chicago St, Rapid City, SD 57701 • Spipress.com
At Spizzirri Creative we are celebrating the expansion of our services! Now offering full CREATION of your website, brand, marketing strategy and digital advertising media. If you want any aspect of your business image developed, from logo to content, we can help. Don't worry, you can still order the printing and design you have grown to depend on over the years. Already have a creative professional you love working with? Guess what! We welcome collaborations and look forward to meeting them too.
Paige Litz • print@spipress.com
605.484.1640
PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS & EMBROIDERY
ALPINE IMPRESSIONS CUSTOM SCREEN PRINTING & EMBROIDERY
639 Main St, Spearfish, SD 57783 • AlpineImpressions.net
Our fully automated screen printing & embroidery services include an eight head automated screen-printing press, six head manual press, and 11 embroidery heads. Every day, we help our customers bring their dreams to reality — whether it is for twelve items or two thousand.
Lindsey Richards • alpineimpressions@rushmore.com
PARK BENCH APPAREL/A&J SCREENING
2900 Black Hawk Rd, Ste 1, Black Hawk, SD 57718 • AJScreening.com
Park Bench Apparel/A&J Screening is a fast-growing company that creates new designs for events, retail stores, and businesses around the Black Hills, regionally and nationally. Our art department creates stickers, patches for UV printing and laser engraving, banners, yard signs, and most of all for screen printing on garments.
Jason Henry & Mike Lindsay • jason@AJScreening.com
PUBLIC UTILITIES
BLACK HILLS ENERGY
PO Box 1400, Rapid City, SD 57709 • BlackHillsEnergy.com
605.939.4868
Black Hills Energy (NYSE: BKH) is a customer focused, growth-oriented utility company with a tradition of improving life with energy and a vision to be the energy partner of choice. Based in Rapid City, South Dakota, the company serves 1.28 million natural gas and electric utility customers in eight states: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.
Lynn Kendall • lynn.kendall@ blackhillsenergy.com
888.890.5554
MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES
718 Steele Ave, Rapid City, SD 57701 • MDU.com
Montana-Dakota has adopted the slogan “In the Community to Serve,” and they believe in those words. Their success as a company is rooted in the growth and prosperity of local communities. They’re committed to help meet tomorrow’s challenges and opportunities by providing affordable and reliable energy services.
Toby Bordewyk • toby.bordewyk@mdu.com
WEST RIVER ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
PO Box 412, Wall, SD 57790 • WestRiver.coop
West River Electric Cooperative (WREA) is a non-profit electric cooperative serving more than 15,000 members in six different counties across 4,500 square miles in Western South Dakota. Their mission is to be safety conscious, community oriented, and the trusted energy expert for their member-owners. See our display ad on page 11.
Amanda Haugen • amanda.haugen@westriver.coop
605.279.2135 or 605.393.1500
MOUNT RUSHMORE AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, INC.
1230 North Ave, Ste 1, Spearfish, SD 57783 • MountRushmoreMLS.com
Mount Rushmore Area Association of Realtors’ purpose is to further the interests of home ownership and other real-property ownership among citizens. We work to unite those engaged in the real estate profession in order to exert a beneficial influence upon the profession and to promote and maintain high standards of conduct.
Brandy
QUIK SIGNS
2925 E Colorado Blvd, Spearfish, SD 57783 • QuikSigns.com
Bold. Colorful. Creative. We solve your marketing challenges with a variety of quality creative products and services such as banners, decals, displays, wraps and of course – signs! Our business is to make your business successful. The print, design, and branding solutions we offer to enterprises, large and small, help you get noticed!
Kelsie Darling • kelsie@quiksigns.com
605.717.7446
ROSENBAUM’S SIGNS & ADVERTISING
1650 Samco Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702 • RosenbaumSigns.com
For more than 90 years, Rosenbaum’s Signs has provided signage for the entire region, including SD, ND, NE & WY. Producing signs from vinyl lettering to banners, to large format printing, custom neon and channel LED signage, aluminum & steel lettering, as well as large illuminated logo signs and fiber optics. Eric
SPOTON
Lead, SD • SpotOn.com
We offer Point of Sale (POS), credit card processing, back of house management software and more! Whether you need simple mobile payment technology or a fully integrated management system, we’ll work with you to customize the right set of tools for your business.
AliciA Salas • alicia.salas@spoton.com
605.858.1524
WHEELER MANUFACTURING CO. INC.
PO Box 629, Lemmon, SD 57638 • WheelerJewelry.com
Wheeler Manufacturing, North America’s leading jewelry program provider for tourist and souvenir retailers, has been designing, producing, and selling wholesale jewelry in South Dakota since 1946. Top-selling lines include Stamper Black Hills Gold, Wheeler, and Uniquely You.
Travis Maier • travis.maier@ewheeler.com
STAFFING AGENCIES & EMPLOYMENT
WORKFORCE DIVERSITY NETWORK OF THE BLACK HILLS
505 Kansas City St, Rapid City, SD 57701 • WDNBH.org
The Workforce Diversity Network of the Black Hills is a team of business and human resource individuals who came together in 2014 to serve as a link between employers and individuals with disabilities who have the desire and qualifications to work.
Catherine Greseth • director@wdnbh.org
605.787.2590
STRATEGIC PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
ELEVATE RAPID CITY
18 E Main St, Rapid City, SD 57701 • ElevateRapidCity.com
Elevate Rapid City was established in 2019 merging the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development organizations to lead the economic development and small business efforts in the Black Hills region. They offer business services such as market research, business retention & expansion support, pro-business advocacy, and entrepreneur development.
Tom Johnson • info@elevaterapidcity.com
RUSHMORE LEADERSHIP
12028 Oak Dr, Whitewood, SD
605.343.1744
Kristi Wagner serves as a connector of people and ideas. A trained facilitator known for her creativity and energy, let her help with your community/organizational development, capital campaign fundraising, leadership training, and strategic planning. She designs and leads her clients through a variety of teambuilding and needs assessment processes to help propel their work into the future.
Kristi Wagner • kristi_wagner@rushmore.com
605-645-8788
WHOLESALE
LAURIE ALVAREZ - JEWELRY, SOUVENIRS & GIFTS
429 Kansas City St, Rapid City, SD 57701
An independent wholesale representative for over 20 years! Providing a wide range of jewelry, souvenirs, toys and gifts to the Black Hills & Badlands Region. Laurie takes pride in offering products from over 25 companies. Providing dependable service to local businesses with high quality merchandise to offer their visitors.
Laurie Alvarez • laurie-alvarez@hotmail.com
NORTHWEST PIPE FITTINGS
605.391.0023
2309 W Omaha St, Rapid City, SD 57702 • NorthwestPipe.com
This independent wholesale distributor provides a wide range of categories, including fixtures and faucets, hydronic heating supplies, water well systems, lawn irrigation, and municipal utilities. Their experienced staff will help you solve all your plumbing and piping problems.
Scott Barbour • sbarbour@northwestpipe.com
605.342.5587 • Fax
605.342.0673
