April 2018 Chamber News by Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce

Chamber News Vol. 53, No. 6

April 2018

A PUBLICATION OF THE SIOUX FALLS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

UNDER CONSTRUCTION Road projects steer growth in the area

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Road projects steer growth in the area.............................22-27

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FEATURES

YPN celebrates nine years of growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33 Zoo brings the “roar” to Sioux Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35 IN THIS ISSUE: Message from the Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Events Calendars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 Economic Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Faces & Places. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-20 Community Appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Business Advocacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Member Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Headlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-35 Convention & Visitors Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Business News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-39 Business Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using Your Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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JENNIE DOYEN For editorial information, call: (605) 336-1620 Chamber News is published by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, 200 N. Phillips Ave., Suite 200, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Postmaster please send address changes to: Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 1425, 200 N. Phillips Ave., Suite 200, Sioux Falls, SD 57101-1425 Phone: (605) 336-1620 • Email: sfacc@siouxfalls.com

CHAMBER MISSION As the leading Sioux Falls area business advocate, the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce represents its members by advancing and promoting the economic health and quality of life of the region.

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New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47

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Member Anniversaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-49

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Ribbon Cuttings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-45

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ON THE COVER

Construction is underway on a new stretch of Veterans Parkway, just south of I-90. The multi-year state project will create a new and improved gateway to northeastern Sioux Falls.

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Thank you to the following members for supporting the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce by being premium sponsors of the Chamber News magazine.

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

Message from the Chair The truth hurts, but I must admit, roads are a little boring. Despite that, as a real estate developer, I often participate in conversations on how to build roads, where to build them, when to build them and the inevitable question - how do you pay for them? A seemingly boring topic; that is until the moment when your vehicle hits a major pothole, or your morning commute is twice as long as you expect. In this issue of Chamber News, we’ll bring you up to speed on the latest road improvements planned in 2018. Through my involvement with the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, I’ve seen firsthand the voice your Chamber has in infrastructure conversations. STEVE VAN BUSKIRK 2017-18 Chair of the Board

Your Chamber is there… participating in those discussions.

There are two primary departments within the city that make important road decisions for our community: the Planning Department and the Engineering Department. Planning determines the where and when, while Engineering works out how the roads will be built. The Planning Department takes their role seriously because they know the decisions that they make will affect their customers (a.k.a. the citizens of Sioux Falls). Year after year, they prepare plans to determine where our growth will lead us, educate the community on how it will happen and assist our members in navigating the regulatory procedures necessary to get a project permitted. The Chamber plays an important role by providing a sounding board to the planners. We do this by ensuring consistent attendance of staff and volunteers at the meetings where the Planning Department is seeking feedback or guidance on plans and policies. This allows the planners to hear from a large customer base and it gives our members a presence when decisions are being made. Our collaboration with the planners also includes the annual city bus tour. This educational event gives members the opportunity to spend an afternoon with the planners traveling around the city learning about where and when projects are happening. The City Engineering department is the driver on how the roads will be built. Once the plans are in place, they prepare the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the City, which details the funding mechanism for all city road projects. To match our needs, plans and funding they hold joint meetings with interested parties, such as the Chamber, prior to the publication of the CIP plan. Engineering is also more technical by nature because they deal with the specifics of a project. Because those specifics can get expensive and there are difficult choices to make, they have created the Infrastructure Review Advisory (IRAB) Board. Your Chamber is there, at those meetings, participating in those discussions. Collaboration to create the best possible plans and systems to get our city built in the right way is a benefit to all Chamber members. Your membership dollar investment ensures our participation at the right time with our partners at the city. Enjoy the smooth ride!

2017-18 SIOUX FALLS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADERSHIP AND STAFF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR STEVE VAN BUSKIRK Van Buskirk Companies CHAIR-ELECT TIM STURDEVANT Sturdevant’s Auto Parts VICE CHAIR BOBBI THURY Legacy Law Firm, P.C. TREASURER DAN DOYLE Cutler Law Firm IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR DAVE KAPASKA, D.O. PRESIDENT/CEO JASON BALL Chamber of Commerce

EX-OFFICIO CINDY HEIBERGER Minnehaha County Commission KYLE GROOS Sioux Falls Catholic Schools MAYOR MIKE HUETHER City of Sioux Falls DR. BRIAN MAHER Superintendent, Sioux Falls Public School System KATE PARKER Sioux Falls School Board JIM SCHMIDT Lincoln County Commission

BOARD OF DIRECTORS WENDY BERGAN JDS Industries TOM BIEGLER Regency Hotel Management PAUL HANSON Sanford Health SHARON HASELHOFF Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort MIKE HAUCK Accord Commercial Real Estate, LLC RANDY KNECHT Journey Group LAURIE KNUTSON EmBe MARK MICKELSON Mickelson & Co. CHRISTY NICOLAISAN Multi-Cultural Center of Sioux Falls ALEX RAMIREZ USA Media TV KARLA SANTI Blend Interactive CLAIRE SANTOS Zoup! and Wingstop CARL WYNJA U.S. Bank CURT ZASKE Wells Fargo Bank

CHAMBER & CVB STAFF JASON BALL President/CEO THANE BARNIER Web Development & IT Manager MATT BARTHEL CVB Communications Manager JOAN BARTLING Finance & Accounting Director JUSTIN BENTAAS Public Affairs & Research Manager HOLLY BEHRENS Agri-Business Division Manager JILL BLOM Graphics & Communications Manager SHIRLEY BUSEMAN Receptionist RACHEL CRANE CVB Host City Manager ERIN DEWITT CVB Sales Manager JENNIE DOYEN Marketing & Communications Director ANNA ELIASON CVB Sales Manager AMY M. FARR Membership Sales & Retention Manager

JEFF FEJFAR Web Designer MARY HUBLOU CVB First Impressions Manager/Project Assistant KAYLA HUIZING Young Professionals Network Manager JAY KALTENBACH CVB Services/Resale Manager TAYLOR KLOSS CVB Sales Assistant PAT LUND Member Services Manager MIKE LYNCH Forward Sioux Falls Director of Investor Relations DEBORAH McISAAC Membership Director JILL NIEDRINGHAUS CVB Sales Manager WENDY NEUHARTH Membership Services Administrative Assistant KRISTA ORSACK CVB Director of Marketing DEBRA OWEN Public Policy Director KATHIE PUTHOFF CVB Administrative Assistant EMILY SCHAFFER CVB Creative Development Manager TERI SCHMIDT CVB Executive Director TERESA SCHREIER Public Affairs & Communications Assistant SUSAN SEACHRIS Administrative/Accounting Assistant TATE STENSGAARD CVB Sales Manager JACKIE WENTWORTH CVB Sales Manager VALERIE WILLSON Membership Events Manager

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CALENDARS

CHAMBER

Events Calendar

Dates, times and locations are subject to change. For a current listing of all Chamber events, visit siouxfallschamber.com, read the weekly edition of Quickly, or call (605) 336-1620. You can register and pay for events online at siouxfallschamber.com.

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4:30-6:30 p.m. Great Western Bank, 225 S. Main Ave.

COMPLIMENTARY HORS D’OEUVRES & CASH BAR $5 ADMISSION OR USE YOUR MIXER PASS

RSVP to vwillson@siouxfalls.com or at siouxfallschamber.com

SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4

6–7 p.m. Instructional Planning Center, 201 E. 38th St. DETAILS: The public is invited to ask questions of the candidates for two seats on the Sioux Falls School Board—Kate Parker, Peter Pischke and Todd Thoelke. This forum will be moderated by the Sioux Falls League of Women Voters and will be aired live and replayed on KLRN (Midco cable channel 20 and 595). The forum will also be available on the School District’s YouTube channel. This event is free and open to the public.

MAYORAL CANDIDATE FORUM THURSDAY, APRIL 5

7–8:30 p.m. Washington Pavilion, Belbas Theater, 301 S. Main Ave. DETAILS: Hosted by the Chamber and AARP, this forum will focus specifi-

cally on topics of concern to the local business community. Jodi Schwan will moderate and members are encouraged to submit their questions in advance to Justin Bentaas at jbentaas@siouxfalls.com. This forum is free and open to the public, but RSVP is requested due to limited seating.

RSVP: aarp.cvent.com/sfmayoralforum18

GOOD MORNING SIOUX FALLS THURSDAY, APRIL 12

7–8:30 a.m. Holiday Inn City Centre, Starlite Ballroom, 100 W. 8th St. DETAILS: This morning networking breakfast will share information about upcoming road construction projects.

COST: $25 (includes breakfast) RSVP: vwillson@siouxfalls.com or (605) 373-2010 6 Chamber News | APRIL 2018

5:30–7 p.m. Orpheum Theater, 315 N. Phillips Ave. DETAILS: After the Sioux Falls City regular municipal election, the Sioux

Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will host a debate between the two mayoral run-off candidates. This moderated event will operate much like other debates by taking questions from the audience, but will allow time for rebuttals. Seating will be limited, and RSVPs will be required .

YPN BIRTHDAY BASH THURSDAY, APRIL 26

FEATURED EVENTS

TUESDAY, APRIL 10

MAYORAL RUN-OFF DEBATE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25

4–7 p.m. El Riad Shrine, 510 S. Phillips Ave. DETAILS: Celebrate the 9th Anniversary of the Young Professionals Network with food, beverages and live music!

RSVP: khuizing@siouxfalls.com or (605) 373-2002

VISITOR INDUSTRY LUNCHEON TUESDAY, MAY 8

11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Sioux Falls Convention Center, 1201 N. West Ave. DETAILS: Celebrate the visitor industry at the annual luncheon.

Retired Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina & Global Preparedness Authority, will give the keynote address: “Don’t get stuck on stupid… Leadership in action.”

RSVP: visitsiouxfalls.com/luncheon or (605) 275-6060

MAY MEMBERSHIP MIXER TUESDAY, MAY 8

4:30–6:30 p.m. Avera Prairie Center, 1000 E. 23rd St. DETAILS: Join us for the monthly Membership Mixer, featuring networking, food and beverages! Sponsored by Avera Health.

COST: $5 or use your Mixer Pass RSVP: vwillson@siouxfalls.com or (605) 373-2010

2018 ARMED FORCES DAY CEREMONIES SATURDAY, MAY 19

10:30 a.m.–Noon Sioux Falls VA Health Care System, 2501 W. 22nd St. DETAILS: This annual event recognizes members of the armed forces

for their service. Keynote speaker is Command Sergeant Major James Hoekman - South Dakota National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader/ State Command. Sponsored by the Chamber’s Military & Veterans Affairs Committee.

GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE THURSDAY, MAY 31

Evening event–time to be determined Orpheum Theater, 315 N. Phillips Ave. DETAILS: The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce will host

a gubernatorial debate ahead of South Dakota’s June primary election. This debate will feature candidates from contested races who meet certain polling thresholds. Seating will be limited, and RSVPs will be required at a later date.

UPCOMING EVENTS To RSVP to any of these events, email khuizing@siouxfalls.com or call (605) 373-2002. Visit siouxfallsypn.com for a full list of events.

SOCIAL ACTION TEAM MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 3 4–5 p.m. Chamber of Commerce, 200 N. Phillips Ave., Suite 200

DETAILS: The YPN Social Team focuses on

POWER LUNCH: SWAMP DADDY’S CAJUN KITCHEN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 Noon–1 p.m. Swamp Daddy’s Cajun Kitchen, 421 N. Phillips Ave.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACTION TEAM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 4–5 p.m. Chamber of Commerce 200 N. Phillips Ave., Suite 200

DETAILS: Join us for our first Civic Engage-

social events that showcase our community while providing a positive environment for networking, socializing and developing connections. The Social Team meets the first Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. and is open to any member looking to get more involved. Join us!

DETAILS: Join us for lunch! YPN Power

Lunches are a great way to network and expand your professional contacts. There’s no program or agenda, just good conversations among YPN members! Feel free to bring a friend or co-worker.

ment Action Team meeting! This newly-formed action team will focus on creating opportunities to educate YPN members on policy topics and current issues at both the state and local level. This team will meet the third Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. and is open to any member.

COST: Free, open to everyone!

COST: Free to attend, drinks/food on your own

COST: Free to attend, open to everyone!

MORNING BUZZ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4

A SEAT AT THE TABLE WITH STEVE VAN BUSKIRK WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

YPN BIRTHDAY BASH THURSDAY, APRIL 26

7:30–9 a.m. Coffea Roasterie and Espresso Bar, 500 S. Highline Pl., Suite 110 DETAILS: Join us for Morning Buzz on the east side! Start your morning off right by gathering with fellow young professionals over a cup of coffee. Bring a co-worker or friend!

COST: Free to attend, drinks/food on your own

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTION TEAM MEETING THURSDAY, APRIL 5 4–5 p.m. Chamber of Commerce, 200 N. Phillips Ave., Suite 200

DETAILS: The YPN Personal & Professional

Development Team focuses on fostering professional relationships, career development and entrepreneurial endeavors while gaining an insider’s view of our regional business scene and exposing members to a broad range of community issues. This team is open to any member who would like to be involved and have input on YPN events and activities.

COST: Free, open to everyone!

7:30–8:30 a.m. Chamber of Commerce, 200 N. Phillips Ave., Suite 200

DETAILS: We’re switching things up for this

month’s A Seat at the Table – join us for breakfast with Steve Van Buskirk! Van Buskirk is Director of Land Development and co-owner of Van Buskirk Companies, a full-service real estate development company. Van Buskirk received a bachelors degree and MBA from the University of Minnesota and has built a successful career in commercial construction and real estate development. His development focus has been on fourteen residential neighborhoods, multifamily developments, commercial and office developments in and around Sioux Falls region. Van Buskirk is the current Chair of the Board of the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and is an active community volunteer serving organizations including the Infrastructure Review Advisory Board, the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire, Habitat for Humanity and Boy Scouts of America, among others.

4–7 p.m. El Riad Shrine, 510 S. Phillips Ave.

DETAILS: Grab your friends and help us

celebrate nine years of YPN at the Birthday Bash at the El Riad Shrine! We’ll celebrate our birthday with a new look, free food and great door prizes. The YPN Birthday Bash is free to attend and open to all – you don’t have to be a member to help us celebrate!

COST: Free

A Seat at the Table is reserved for the first 25 YPN Members to RSVP.

COST: $10, includes breakfast

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YPN

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APRIL 4

Sioux Falls School Board Candidate Forum

Mayoral Candidate Forum

The Cadillac Three

6-8

PBR Built Ford Tough Series

6-14

Downtown Sioux Falls Restaurant Week

First Friday in downtown Sioux Falls

7th Annual Spring Fling

Angelus and University Chorale in Concert

Siouxfallsevents.com is the community’s free, comprehensive community events calendar. Anyone can post an event happening in the Sioux Falls area. It’s free and it’s a great way to promote your event.

CRASH - Car Repair and Safety Help Teen Clinic

The Blue Ball: A Benefit for Better Blood Sugars

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Family Concert

Live @ First Concert Series: Collegiate Choir Showcase

The Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau developed the visitor-related calendar to provide visitors a list of events they may be interested in attending.

The Sanford Institute of Philanthropy at Augustana

12-22

SECT Presents: Peter and The Starcatcher

SFJB Presents Tab Benoit

Augustana Orchestra Festival

MercyMe and Tenth Avenue North

Free Family Fishing at Covell Lake

This calendar is a sampling of local events, concerts, fundraisers, seminars and more compiled from siouxfallsevents.com and visitsiouxfallsevents.com. Visit these websites for a complete listing of events happening in the Sioux Falls area, or for more details on the events listed here.

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19 45th Annual EmBe Tribute to Women Celebration

First Friday in downtown Sioux Falls

19-22 77th Annual El Riad Shrine Circus

Augustana University Spring Band Concert

20-21

Dakota Conference Korea and Vietnam (1950-75)

4-5

KSFY Sport Expo

Breweriana Show at VFW Hall

South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert

ReStorAtion Art Auction by Habitat for Humanity

The Augustana Choirs at Washington Pavilion

Party with the Planet at Great Plains Zoo

Free Family Fishing at Covell Lake

21-22

SDSO presents “Candide”

Visitor Industry Luncheon

24-26

Cabaret at Washington Pavilion

9-12

NSIC Baseball Tournament

Mayoral Candidate Run-off Debate

Chris Young with Kane Brown & Morgan Evans

25-28 40th Annual Kingswood Rummage Sale

11-13

Daniel Ohayon Memorial Invitational

Steve Miller Band & Peter Frampton

Downtown Loft Tour

Brad Paisley

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at Falls Park

Papa Roach

Avera Race Against Breast Cancer

2018 Arts Night Experience

Pink in the City Shopping Expo

Great American Bike Race

12-13

Spring Parade of Homes

USF Masterworks Concert

Shania Twain

Summer Porch Series kickoff at Strawbale Winery

19-20

Spring Parade of Homes

19-20

AMA Coin and Stamp Show

MAY 1

Opera Theatre at Augustana University

2-6

Into the Woods at USF

City Blossom

3-5

NSIC Softball Tournament

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SIOUX FALLS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

65TH ANNUAL SIOUX EMPIRE FARM SHOW • JAN. 23-27, 2018 More than $66,000 in premiums was paid out to producers at the Mayor’s Round-up & Sale of Champions auction held Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. Thank you to the following area businesses for their support of agriculture:

$12,000 SUPREME ROW SPONSORED BY GOLD SPONSOR

GRAND CHAMPION MARKET STEER

Producer: Claire McCormick, Canyon, TX Buyers: Midwest Shows, Inc./Farm Shows USA and SMG/Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET STEER

Producer: Madi McCauly, Goldsby, OK Buyers: South Dakota Corn, Dacotah Bank and Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort

2018 SUPREME CHAMPION BULL (HEREFORD) Producer: Sip Stock Farm of Ada, MN Buyer: T.L. Herefords of Canby, MN

SILVER SPONSOR

GRAND CHAMPION MARKET HOG

Producer: Andrew Hodges, Lebo, KS Buyers: SDN Communications, Garry Private Wealth Resources, LLC, First Bank & Trust, Chamber Diplomats & Young Professionals Network, Baete-Forseth HVAC, Hoffman Feedyard, Cadwell Sanford Deibert & Garry LLP, J.D.’s House of Trophies, Jim & Cindy Slater and Roll’n Pin Café & Grille

RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET HOG

Producer: Zach Muller, Algona, IA Buyers: The First National Bank in Sioux Falls, Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith P.C. and Howalt+McDowell Insurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company

BRONZE SPONSOR

2018 SUPREME CHAMPION FEMALE (SIMMENTAL) Producer: Kinsly Altena of George, IA Buyer: Kooistra Farms of Larchwood, IA

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING AREA BUSINESSES WHO ALSO PAID PREMIUMS AT THE MAYOR’S ROUND-UP & SALE OF CHAMPIONS:

GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB

Producer: Sam Schmillen, Marcus, IA Buyers: Dacotah Bank, South Dakota Corn, Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort and Superior Farms

GRAND CHAMPION MARKET GOAT Producer: Jack Hoyle, Taylor, AR Buyers: U.S. Bank, Lamfers & Maas, LLP, Avera Health and Jim Woster

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET LAMB

Producer: Madison Rule, Hawarden, IA Buyers: Beal Distributing, Inc., Murphy Brothers Expositions, Daren Corcoran, Dakota Beverage, Risty Benefits and Superior Farms

RESERVE CHAMPION GOAT

Producer: Hanna Peterson, Fedora, SD Buyers: South Dakota Corn Kids

Mayor Mike Huether; 2018 Sioux Empire Farm Show Chairs, Phil DeGroot, The First National Bank in Sioux Falls, and Larry Healy, Campbell’s; Emcees Jim Schmidt, Sioux Empire Housing Partnership/Lincoln County Commission & Mike Begeman, Sanford Health; Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Division Chair Gina Beers, First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard; Auctioneers Pete Atkins and Joel Westra and Sale Emcee Jim Woster; Block Productions; The Flower Mill; Leonard Dankey; Best Western PLUS Ramkota Hotel & Convention Center; Sale of Champions Buyers Committee; Tri-State Neighbor, Wells Fargo Bank and Campbell’s for sponsoring the $12,000 Supreme Row purse; South Dakota State University, North Dakota State University, Tri-State Hog Marketing and Superior Farms; The First National Bank in Sioux Falls for sponsoring the live online shows and auctions with The Livestock Link; the ring men and the hundreds of volunteers who devoted their time and efforts to make the 2018 Sioux Empire Farm Show a success!

A-Bar-K Trailer Sales Agri-Tech Algona Feeds American State Bank Balance Ag Bounds Accounting Campbell’s Cattle Business Weekly Cherry Creek Cattle Chesterman Co./Coca-Cola CHS Nutrition Chuck Sutton Auctioneer and Land Broker, LLC CJ Feed & Supply CorTrust Bank Craig Coop. Dakota Homestead Holdings Dean Foods/Land O’Lakes Farm Bureau Financial Services Remington Pinick Agency Farm Credit Services of America Farmers State Bank First Crop Solutions First Dakota National Bank First Dakota Title First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard Friessen Construction Co., Inc. Genetics West Getty Abstract & Title Company Great Western Bank Hair Crack Hines Hog Farm Holmes Clinic Howard Farmers Coop. Iowa State Bank

Kibble Lumber Pros Midwest Farm Coop. Nikki’s Country Curl Nordstrom’s Automotive, Inc. Pfeifer Implement Company Plains Commerce Bank Plendl Feed Services Pot-Pourri Goat Ranch Powercat Club Lambs RDO Equipment Co. Results Radio - Townsquare Media Roeber Show Cattle Sanford Health Schoeneman Brothers Company Shaykett Appraisal Co., Inc. Sioux Falls Regional Livestock South Dakota Pork Producers Council South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council Squealy Clean Strasburg, Inc. Sturdevant’s Auto Parts Tiger Corporation Tony Bohlke Tony’s Catering & Sunshine Food Stores Vogler Semen Centre, Inc. Weisinger Livestock Westra Atkins Land & Auction LLC Wieman Land & Auction Co. Inc. Wilson Trailers Wingstop Xcel Energy Zoup!

ECONOMIC INDICATORS Tracking trends in business is just one way that the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is looking out for our members. Sioux Falls is a great place to do business, in part because of its diverse economy. Check here for economic indicators that help show growth and development.

City of Sioux Falls Building Permit Data

Regional Unemployment Rates

FEBRUARY 2018

JANUARY 2018

CUMULATIVE YEAR TO DATE

639 PERMITS

2016

589 PERMITS

2017

BISMARCK

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

FARGO

3.7%

598 PERMITS

2018

3.2%

800

MINNEAPOLIS/ ST. PAUL

Source: City of Sioux Falls

3.4%

RAPID CITY

City of Sioux Falls Total Construction Value

4.0%

FEBRUARY 2018

SIOUX FALLS

3.4%

CUMULATIVE YEAR TO DATE

ROCHESTER

3.6%

CEDAR RAPIDS

3.9%

150 OMAHA

3.2%

DES MOINES

3.3%

LINCOLN

2.7%

120

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Note: figures represent Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA), not just city; rates are not seasonally-adjusted

$135.0 million $93.4 million

Agriculture Trends JANUARY 2018 10

$9.71

60 $76.7 million $49.5 million

$9.30

$8.90

$8.88

$9.23

SOYBEANS

$53.3 million $23.3 million

(IN MILLIONS)

$9.30

2016

2017

Source: City of Sioux Falls

Total Construction Value

2018

(PER BUSHEL) U.S. SOUTH DAKOTA

New Non-Residential Construction Value

Sioux Falls Region Housing Overview FEBRUARY 2018

New Listings: 395 Days on the Market Until Sale: 105 Median Sales Price: $189,500 Inventory of Homes for Sale: 1,146 Source: RASE (Realtor Association of the Sioux Empire)

CORN

(PER BUSHEL) U.S. SOUTH DAKOTA

$3.40

$3.08

January

2017

$3.23

$3.29

$2.91

$2.98

December January

2017

2018

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture chambernews.com | Chamber News 11

FACES & PLACES

Faces & Places

NATHAN STALLINGA DakotAbilities

MICHAEL HUBER Merrill Lynch Michael Huber

TAMMY BEINTEMA JDRF

BERNIE DEWALD

McKinneyOlson Insurance

Our members do more than follow the news. They make the news. Job promotions and hirings. New projects. New partnerships. Awards. Every day we hear about exciting accomplishments, historic milestones and other positive aspects of our member businesses that deserve to be shared.

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LYNDA BILLARS

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DAREN ANDERSON Big D Technology Solutions, Inc.

CINDI JOHNSON

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GITA HENDRICKS

JAY SOUKUP

American Bank & Trust

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Faces & Places is great way to use your membership to be seen. This column appears each month in Chamber News and features information about Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce members and volunteers. Submissions may include grand openings, changes in management, moves, major developments and award recognition. Submit news using the Faces & Places form at chambernews.com or email jdoyen@siouxfalls.com.

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Recognition of Chamber Volunteers The Ambassador Team of the Month for January was Team Stallinga: Nathan Stallinga, DakotAbilities; Bernie DeWald, McKinneyOlson Insurance; and Daschle Larsen, McKinneyOlson Insurance. DeWald won the Sales Award for January and the Ribbon Cutting Award went to Stallinga.

the Month honors for January, as well as the Ribbon Cutting Award. Second place honors were awarded to Cindi Johnson, Spectrum Marketing Services, and Jack Dyvig, Sioux Falls Morning Optimists Club, received third place honors. Tammy Beintema, JDRF, won the Retention Award.

The Ambassador Team of the Month for February was Team Billars: Lynda Billars, The Lynda B. Advantage/Team Billars & Associates KW; Joey Rotert, Sioux Falls Federal Credit Union; and Michael Huber, Merrill Lynch Michael Huber. Billars won the Sales Award for February and the Ribbon Cutting Award went to Jay Soukup, Great Western Bank.

Diplomat Team of the Month for January went to Captain Derrick Karsky, Farmers Insurance Group/Karsky Agency; Marshall Selberg, Lloyd Residential Group; Cole Robbins, U.S. Bank; Stacy Wrightsman, Sanford Health; and Deb Peterson, CorTrust Bank.

Daren Anderson, Big D Technology Solutions, Inc., was awarded Diplomat of

Diplomat of the Month honors for February went to Daren Anderson, Big D Technology Solutions, Inc. Second place honors went to Jack Dyvig, Sioux Falls Morning Optimists

Club, and Julie Nelson, American Bank & Trust, received third place honors and the Ribbon Cutting Award. Nancy Van Otterloo, First PREMIER Bank, won the Retention Award. Diplomat Team of the Month for February went to Captain Daren Anderson, Big D Technology Solutions, Inc.; Brad Nelson, Keller Williams Realty of Sioux Falls; Michelle Markgraf, The Compass Center; Ryan Schneider, Plains Commerce Bank; and Nancy Van Otterloo, First PREMIER Bank. Gita Hendricks, Yoli BB, was recognized for 10 years of service to the Diplomat Committee.

New Faces & Promotions Howalt+McDowell Insurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company welcomed Sean Mayer as a Risk Management Consultant and Jessica DeWitt as a Client Representative in the Property & Casualty department. Security National Bank of South Dakota has named Mark Lovre as Senior Vice President, Commercial Services. Lovre is responsible for business development in commercial real estate and commercial banking. His new duties include credit administration support and the training oversight of commercial lenders for portfolio management and credit analysis. Lovre joined the bank in 2006 and has more than 40 years of banking experience. Danielle Johnson has joined the team at MediaOne Advertising/Marketing as content manager/copywriter. She brings five years of experience to the agency. AmesburyTruth has added two new team members. Tyler VanEmmerick joined as a Manufacturing Financial Analyst and Kelly Smith joined as an IT Specialist on the Infrastructure team. Kacey Herrmann has joined HenkinSchultz Creative Services as an account executive. She is a SDSU graduate with several years of experience in account coordination, working on many regional and national campaigns.

High Point Networks, LLC has hired two new employees in their Sioux Falls office. Nathan Brodkorb joins as an Inside Sales Representative. He has three years of experience in the industry. Tiffany Clanton has been hired as a project manager. She has 11 years of industry experience and brings a variety of knowledge in project management from her previous roles. In addition, Brandi Huntimer has transitioned into the role of marketing manager. She has eight years of marketing experience and has been with High Point Networks for six months. Chris Bohlen recently joined Epicosity as an account executive. Bohlen joins a growing team of account management professionals and brings a background in sales and client relations. MetaBank has promoted three staff members: Kari Bigelow is a Vice President of Accounting; Darla Wellendorf is Director of Training and Kris Long is a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst. In addition, ten new employees have joined MetaBank: Alison Christian is the Vice President of Product Management, Technology Product; Joel Corlew is Director of Tax Accounting; Julie Van Luvanee is a Project Manager; Scott Oehlerking is System Administrator III; Jennifer Fisher is Benefits Representative; Amy Lauck is SVP, Deputy General Counsel; Pam Johnson is Senior Client Relations Manager;

Scott Willson is Director of Sales; and Damon Punt is the Branch Manager and Brittany Nichols is a Personal Banker at the 33rd and Minnesota Avenue location. ADwërks has hired Nate Marshall as its Social Scientist. His duties will include digital and social strategy and tactics, managing social media accounts, content and digital media. RAS welcomes eight new team members. Chirag Shukla is Chief Information and Technology Officer; Hait Patel is Underwriting Assistant; Ken Randall is Claims Examiner; Melissa Morben is an Administrative Assistant; Riley Leighton is an Administrative Assistant; Stacey McDonald is a Claims Assistant; Teresa Boe is a Claims Representative; and Kristi Burnison is an Underwriting CSR. The Helpline Center has hired Wendy Dooley for the newly created position of marketing director. Dooley will coordinate and lead the marketing efforts of the Helpline Center, develop and maintain strong relationships within the community to support the mission and assist in facilitating client and donor development. The First National Bank in Sioux Falls has promoted Chase Hoffman to Mortgage Loan Originator at the Western Mall branch.

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Honors & Awards Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Teri Schmidt was recognized by the National Pheasants Forever organizations for her extraordinary commitment and dedication to the 2018 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic with an Exceeding Expectations award. In addition, the State of South Dakota named Schmidt Pheasants Forever Professional of the Year for 2017. The USD Discovery District and the Research Park at South Dakota State University awarded University of South Dakota President Jim Abbott the inaugural “State of Innovation Visionary Award.” President Abbott has provided widespread support of strategic workforce development and funding initiatives, including the support of key legislation for the incorporation, infrastructure and funding of the USD Discovery District.

The Sioux Falls Business Resource Network recognized EmBe and Paws Pet Resort with a Disability Friendly Recognition Program Award. The Sioux Empire United Way honored three businesses and seven individuals at its annual Thank You event. David Birkeland Memorial Award: Jeff Scherschligt, Howalt+McDowell Insurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC company; Larry Oppold Memorial Award: Rebecca KiesowKnudsen, Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota; Helen E. (Oppold) Blair Memorial Award: Diane Bauch, Sioux Falls Area CASA and The First National Bank in Sioux Falls; Heart Club Philanthropist: Shelly Johnson, Lawrence & Schiller, Inc.; Brent Weiler Bulldog Award: Nicole Burns, Wells Fargo Bank; Rich Garry Rookie of the Year Award: Vicki Nelson, South Dakota Department of Human Services; Volunteer of the Year:

Kate Kotzea, Click Rain; Business of the Year, 1-100 Employees: ReliaMax; Business of the Year, 101-500 Employees: Five Star Call Centers; and Business of the Year, 500+ Employees: First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard. The City of Sioux Falls recognized Laurie Fluit, Angela DeClerk, Clair Halverson, Jayme Nelson and Tessica Severson with its newly created SIOUXPERHERO award. The SIOUXPERHERO Citizen Recognition Program emphasizes positive stories, people, and developments in Sioux Falls. The South Dakota Advertising Federation honored two professionals for excellence in their field. Mark Glissendorf, Lawrence & Schiller, Inc., received the Silver Medal Award and Eva Hofer, MediaOne Advertising/Marketing, received the Creative Legacy Award.

Leadership Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota announced their 2018 Foundation Board of Directors. Members include: Carol Twedt, Sioux Falls, Chair; Kent Hartsuiker, Sioux Falls, Vice Chair; Jim Schade, Volga, Treasurer; Rich Aguilar, Sioux Falls, Secretary; Joel Black, Rapid City; Deb Bowman, Pierre; Carrie Churchill, Rapid City; Patris Eidsness, Rochford; Rev. Bob Hansen, Hartford, Past Chair; Ron Hegge, Renner; Julie Johnson, Mina; Rita Karels, Sioux Falls; Tolcha Mesele, Sioux Falls; Julie Nesson, Sioux Falls; Rev. Tom Opoien, Tea; Brad Scott, Spearfish; Mark Thomas, Sioux Falls; and Kris Wollman, Aberdeen. The Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation Board has re-elected four officers for 2018. They are: Chair Stephanie Gongopoulos; Vice Chair Vernon Brown, SDN Communications; Secretary Catherine

Dekkenga, JLG Architects; and Treasurer Jackie Dumansky, First PREMIER Bank. Safety Village of South Dakota has appointed its Board of Directors for 2018. President Marsha Kucker, Capital Resource Consulting; Vice President Darren Kuyper, 44i; Treasurer Kathy Redinius; Secretary Dr. Kevin Whittle, Avera Health; Doug Kruse, First PREMIER Bank; Eric Majeres, Volunteers of America, Dakotas; Karen Keyser, SD Department of Education; Marilyn Buskohl, AAA South Dakota; Steve Munk; Tim Neuroth, CHS; Michael Top, Sioux Falls Fire Rescue; and Christine Bruxvoort, Sioux Falls Police Department. Sioux Empire United Way has elected officers for 2018: Chair Bill O’Connor, First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard; First Vice Chair Dr. Dan Heinemann,

Good Deeds The Helpline Center has been awarded a second Bush Community Innovation Grant, which will be utilized to continue the development and enhancement of The Sioux Empire Network of Care program. The Sioux Empire Network of Care was developed to build a system to coordinate basic need services for individuals and families in a more efficient, effective and caring manner. The Helpline 14 Chamber News | APRIL 2018

Center received an initial Bush Community Innovation grant in 2015 to launch the program. Meta Women’s Network, an organization group at MetaBank, donated 540 items of clothing and accessories to Dress for Success. Over 30 Sioux Falls employees participated in the clothing drive.

Sanford Health; Second Vice Chair Marie Fredrickson, U.S. Bank; Secretary/Treasurer and Campaign Division Chair Chris Kray, Scheels of Sioux Falls; Past Chair W. Tom Simmons. Division representatives include: Campaign Division Vice Chair Miles Beacom, First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard; Community Impact Division Chair Brenda Kibbe, Citi; Community Impact Division Vice Chair Jeff Strand, Eide Bailly, LLP; and Marketing Division Chair Andrea Leesch, SDN Communications. Members elected to a first three year term are: Dr. Mike Frankman, Falls Dental Centre; Randy Knecht, Journey Group; Kate Kotzea, Click Rain; Steve Statz, Avera Health; and Tolcha Mesele, Smithfield.

FACES & PLACES

Be Seen

5 1-4 The February Membership Mixer was hosted by American Bank & Trust. Market President Ryan

Brown welcomed 230 guests, who enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and networking with fellow chamber members. 5 YPN members started the day by networking at Morning Buzz at All Day Café.

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8 6-9 The Great Plains Zoo &

Delbridge Museum of Natural History hosted 250 chamber members at the March Membership Mixer. Attendees had the opportunity to get up close with some of the zoo’s animals and enjoyed networking in the Dino Roars exhibit.

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10 10-11 The YPN and AARP Sioux Falls hosted

Topics on Tap: The 2018 Mayoral Race on Feb. 8 with the candidates for mayor of Sioux Falls. Approximately 150 people attended the event, which was moderated by AARP’s Sarah Jennings. 12 Sioux Falls City Engineer Chad Huwe shared information about developments and plans for the southeast area of Sioux Falls at a recent ChamberHood hosted by The Barrel House. Approximately 75 people enjoyed lunch and networking at the neighborhood focused event.

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15 13-15 More than 100 Chamber

members traveled to Pierre to participate in Sioux Falls Day at the Legislature on Feb. 21. Participants enjoyed lunch in the Capitol Rotunda and the opportunity to visit with their local representatives. Governor Dennis Daugaard discussed economic development initiatives and K-12 education with members of the group. 16 The Chamber’s annual Legislative Coffees are an opportunity for citizens to ask questions of their elected representatives during the legislative session. Three coffees were held in the month of February.

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17-18 A Seat at the Table is one of the Young Professionals Network’s most popular events. Recent featured business leaders included Chelsea Tracy, Conversation Piece, and Marla Meyer, Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons.

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23 19-24 The 39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held in downtown Sioux

Falls on Saturday, March 17. The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event in conjunction with the St. Patrick’s Day Extravaganza Committee. Patrick Murphy served as Grand Marshal of this year’s parade. Jade Hansen was named Miss Shamrock 2018.

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COMMUNITY APPEALS SIOUX FALLS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Community Appeals Scheduled Fund Drives The purpose of the Community Appeals Committee is to qualify and provide orderly scheduling of capital fund drives. The committee has a responsibility to discourage unnecessary or overlapping drives, to assess funds available in the Sioux Falls business community and to provide input on realistic drive goals. Applications for the 2018 review cycle will be available beginning May 1 and will be accepted until Aug. 1. The suggested solicitation amount and time slot for approved drives will be determined and scheduled by the committee no later than February of the following year.

CURRENT CAMPAIGN

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICASIOUX COUNCIL APRIL 1-JULY 31, 2019 $1.57 MILLION

Renovate existing facilities to meet the increasing safety and program standards necessary to equip local youth to be “Prepared for Life.”

GREAT PLAINS ZOO & DELBRIDGE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY APRIL 1-JULY 31, 2018 $1.41 MILLION

Applications will be accepted May 1-Aug 1.

Create a new “Big Cats of Africa” exhibit.

For more information on the Community Appeals process and application, visit siouxfallschamber.com/community-appeals.cfm or call Mike Lynch at (605) 373-2008.

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION Road projects steer growth in the area

Veterans Parkway and I-90 interchange under construction.

BY ROB SWENSON

for the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

Public officials and business leaders generally agree on this sign of community preparation and optimism: Never in the modern history of Sioux Falls has there been more development-ready industrial land available. New residential developments also dot the edges of Sioux Falls, pushing city growth in most directions. City expansion is bumping against geographic limits in sewerable land in south and southwestern Sioux Falls, which is steering growth in other directions. However, there remains a lot of room for business and residential development, especially in eastern and northwestern Sioux Falls. Providing the infrastructure to keep the city growing and connected is an increasingly difficult job at the local level because of revenue challenges. But developers say the city has been doing a good job building out utility services and streets to accommodate steady growth.

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During the 30-year-span from 1987 to 2017, Sioux Falls grew in physical size from 44.9 square miles to 78.2 square miles, according to city records. During the same span, the city’s population increased from about 98,000 to 178,500. The city’s population estimate for 2018 is 183,200. With the expanding size and population of Sioux Falls comes the need for construction that sometimes inconveniences motorists. Local motorists will see and encounter work on several major city and state projects involving streets and highways this construction season and during the next few years. Big projects will be especially evident along the growing edges of the city. But some significant work will take place in the city’s core, too. “The city is going to continue to put a strong effort on infrastructure to support new development. But the challenge

we’re going to have, looking further out, is keeping up with demand,” said Mike Cooper, the city’s director of planning and building services. In the past, the city has depended significantly on financial support from state and federal governments to assist with infrastructure improvements, and those resources aren’t likely to be as readily available in the future, Cooper said.

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IT WILL MAKE ACCESS between our communities better and better” – Kim Cerwick,

MIKE COOPER City of Sioux Falls

Meanwhile, building and maintaining infrastructure will remain a big expense. About 90 percent of the city’s nearly $468 million capital improvement budget for the next five years is earmarked for infrastructure projects, and more than half of it will be spent on streets and highways. Sioux Falls plans improvements in time segments that extend out about 40 years, said Mark Cotter, the city’s director of public works. Flexible priorities have been set for the next five years, for six to 15 years, and for 16 years and beyond, Cotter said. Project priorities can be updated with changing city needs. The availability of sewer service is the leading factor that determines the direction of city growth, Cotter said. Developing sewer lines is like assembling a tree: the city puts in the trunk line, and the private sector adds the smaller branches, he said. MARK COTTER

Brandon Valley Area Chamber of Commerce

Kim Cerwick, president and CEO of the Brandon Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, serves on a citizen advisory council for the Sioux Falls Metropolitan Planning Organization. She expects this year’s road construction in and around Sioux Falls to present inconveniences similar to last year for commuters. “We’ve known that it’s coming. I don’t know that any citizens have been blindsided,” Cerwick said. “Growth comes with some growing pains. It’s all going to be great when it’s finished. It will make access between our communities better and better. But we’re going to have to deal with some headaches in the meantime.”

City of Sioux Falls

Work on projects planned or scheduled on the edges of the city will affect commuters as well as residents.

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THE CITY IS GOING TO CONTINUE to put a strong effort on infrastructure to support new development” – Mike Cooper, City of Sioux Falls Planning and Building Services

26th Street & Ellis Road

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CAUTION: ROAD WORK AHEAD

This year and during the next few construction seasons, people who live, work or play in Sioux Falls will encounter construction on several busy streets and other roadways. The schedule includes work on the highest-priced state project in South Dakota history, which will extend Veterans Parkway to a new interchange on Interstate 90. The city’s flagship project this year will be on the west side, with the reconstruction of Ellis Road from about 12th Street to 41st Street to accommodate increasing traffic. Here, as identified by Cooper and Cotter, are six of the most substantial projects that are scheduled by the city or state in or near Sioux Falls. Some of the work will at least temporarily disrupt traffic flow, but ultimately transportation connectivity in Sioux Falls will be greatly improved, officials said.

1. IMPROVED EASTSIDE ENTRY A new stretch of Veterans Parkway - formerly Highway 100 - will run more than a mile, from Rice Street to I-90, helping create a new and improved gateway to northeastern Sioux Falls. It’s a multiyear state project valued at nearly $54.7 million. “This is the largest bid letting we’ve had in our state’s history,” said Travis Dressen, Sioux Falls area engineer for the S.D. Department of Transportation. Timberline Avenue south of I-90 already has been closed, and a portion of East 60th Street will be realigned. Work on the interchange on I-90 won’t begin until 2019, which will bring the temporary closure of on and off ramps on the eastbound lanes. Completion of the overall project is scheduled for Aug. 28, 2020, Dressen said.

2. ARROWHEAD PARKWAY IMPROVEMENTS Eastside work will continue for a second year on expansion and access improvements on Arrowhead between Veterans Parkway and Sycamore Avenue. The cost for the city project is approaching $10 million. Some disruptions in traffic might occur, but work at a key intersection that sometimes bottlenecked traffic was completed last year, Cotter said.

85th Street & Minnesota Ave

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3. ELLIS ROAD EXPANSION The city will convert a two-lane, rural road into a modern, four-lane urban street. It’s a $12.2 million project will require the closure of the street to northsouth traffic. However, intersections at 12th, 26th and 41st will remain open throughout the construction period to accommodate east-west traffic, according to Cotter and his staff. Other intersections along Ellis Road will be shut down temporarily as construction moves along the new street.

4. SOUTHERN LINK A 3.3-mile stretch of South Minnesota Avenue between 85th Street and the growing suburban community of Harrisburg is being widened to four lanes by the state to accommodate increasing traffic between Sioux Falls and several communities in southeastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa. Work on the project will close segments of the roadway to traffic. Construction is expected to begin this year and continue next year, Dressen said.

5. CENTRAL UPGRADES Preparatory work has begun for the reconstruction of the part of East 26th that crosses Interstate 229. The city is moving Rotary Park from the east side of the Big Sioux River to the west side. A pedestrian bridge will connect the two sides. The relocation of the street entry to the park will allow 26th Street to be elevated to pass over an existing railroad track. When work is finished, motorists will no longer be blocked by trains crossing at street level. The project also will improve entrances and exits to I-229. Actual street work won’t begin until next year, when motorists can expects detours. Street construction could take two years.

6. 69TH STREET ENHANCEMENT West 69th Street will be widened to four lanes from Louise Avenue to Medical Court in the growing healthcare area by the Avera Heart Hospital in southwestern Sioux Falls. The city is currently designing the project, which involves about three-fourths a mile of roadway. Construction will take place in 2019.

SUBSTANTIAL PROJECTS THAT ARE SCHEDULED BY THE CITY OR STATE IN OR NEAR SIOUX FALLS

Veterans Parkway

85th Street & Minnesota Ave

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Two other projects discussed by Cotter and Cooper are worth noting because of their potentially significant, long-term impact on business development:

Prioritizing projects is a challenging responsibility for the city because a lot of competing needs have to be balanced, Dykstra said, but the city does about as well as it can, given its limited resources. “It’s not all about new infrastructure. • Uptown upgrades: A lane of Dakota Avenue between You also have to maintain what you’ve already built,” Sixth and Eighth Streets will be removed by the city Dykstra said. as part of a redesign project that will create features such as pedestrian-friendly bump-outs and more Raquel Blount, vice president of commercial real estate room for parking. In addition, by early summer the for Lloyd Companies, said street improvements such as tracks and ties for several railroad spur lines will those in the northeast will help retail developments such as be removed to open more area in the city’s core for Dawley Farm Village. As the developer of the Dawley Farm redevelopment, Cotter said. Two main rail lines area, Lloyd Cos. also has been waiting for the project to come will remain accessible in the downtown area. Utility to fruition. Blount understands funding restraints, however. work in the area could result in some temporary, She is concerned about the future impact of the slowing one-block detours. growth in city funding sources, including the sales tax. But, • Potential interchange: This project is not scheduled she adds, “I think the city is doing everything they can so for construction yet, but it could be a big one. The that we can sustain well-planned, steady growth.” city is working with the state, Lincoln County, city of Ronning Companies is among the businesses with develTea and private landowners to create a new interopment land on the west side of Sioux Falls. Improvement change on Interstate 29 at 85th Street in southwestof Ellis Road will reduce driving hazards in a part of town ern Sioux Falls. “It’s probably out in the 2020-21 with increasing traffic, said Chuck Point, vice president of time frame,” Cooper said. The project would create Ronning, and that’s important. a new, southern gateway to Sioux Falls as well as Traffic on the west side is no longer just people driving enhance traffic access in the Tea area. to and from work. Increasingly, motorists are driving to destinations such as businesses, Point said. “You’ve got to DEVELOPERS GENERALLY SATISFIED get the road improved so that it can handle the traffic Joel Ingle, a developer with C-Lemme Companies, LLC, moving in that area,” he said. said the improved interstate gateway in northeastern Sioux Falls will dramatically alter traffic patterns and fuel business and residential growth in the area. “That project has been a long time coming,” Ingle said. “For the last 10 years or more, I’ve said the biggest (infrastructure need in the city) is the I-90 connection on South Dakota 100. To develop residential, you need to have connections to schools, jobs and services.” Connecting Veterans Parkway to I-90 will provide that desired connectivity as well as help C-Lemme and other companies develop business and residential land, Ingle said. The possible interchange at 85th Street and I-29 in the southwest has similarly significant potential to change traffic patterns, Ingle said. He noted that Citi is building its new credit card center in the area. Sanford Health is among the other organizations with land in the area. RMB Associates, LLC is among the other companies with land in the northeast. The commercial real estate development company also has been looking forward to the extension of Veterans Parkway, or Highway 100, said Joel Dykstra, CEO of RMB. Rendering shows improved 26th St & Southeastern Ave intersection. Image courtesy the City of Sioux Falls, with SD DOT and HDR Engineering, Inc.

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IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT NEW INFRASTRUCTURE. You also have to maintain what you’ve already built” – Joel Dykstra, RMB Associates, LLC

Point agrees that the city is doing a good job keeping its infrastructure extended for continued growth. “Is it perfect? No, but they’d need unlimited money for that,” Point said. “I think with the resources they have, they do a good job.” Somehow, infrastructure in Sioux Falls is going to have to keep expanding to keep up with population growth, said Bob Thimjon of the Ramkota Companies, who chairs the Sioux Falls Development Foundation Board of Directors. “When you add 4,000 people a year - there’s a lot of places in South Dakota where that would be considered a pretty good-sized town,” he said.

ROAD RATINGS Do you ever wonder about the condition of the street near your business or home? Sioux Falls maintains a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) to help assess and prioritize needs for street improvements. About every five years, an Arizona-based company, Infrastructure Management Services, drives around the city’s streets in a special vehicle equipped with a Laser Road Surface Tester and other equipment to collect information about the condition of the city’s streets. Then, based on data, each segment of street is assigned a condition number. The data is among the information city officials consider in scheduling street work. People may check the city’s pavement condition map from the engineering page of the city’s website at siouxfalls.org. Visitors to the map page may scan Sioux Falls and check the PCI readings for specific stretches of street. For example, the last score for Phillips Avenue between Ninth Street and 10th Street, in the heart of the downtown area, was 60. That’s roughly at the lower level of the desired range. Overall, Sioux Falls ranks about 70, said Mark Cotter, the city’s director of public works. Peer cities are in the 60 to 65 range. “We’re satisfied with the result, but we’d always like it to be higher,” Cotter said. “We need to continue to invest in our roads to keep them at a desired level.”

BUSINESS ADVOCACY

Legislature concludes high-volume session Every legislative session is distinct and guided by different influences. This year, these included the state of our sales tax revenues, the primary and general elections and the fact that this was Governor Daugaard’s final legislative session. To begin, we thank Gov. Daugaard for his service and his innovative efforts to solve workforce shortage difficulties, which has been a hallmark of this administration. Through his leadership, our state government continues to pay its bills on-time with no running deficit, long term debt/ bonds have been retired early, the pension plan is the envy of the nation and the state enjoys the rewards of having achieved AAA status. DEBRA OWEN

Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce

The 2018 session saw the largest amount of submitted legislation in more than a decade.

The 2018 session saw the largest amount of submitted legislation in more than a decade. With 671 bills, resolutions and commemorations to address, the legislature held several committee meetings at night after the Houses adjourned for the day. Like the large number of bills in play, your Chamber was also busy tracking and advocating on 170 bills. Here are the highlights:

STATE GENERAL FUND BUDGET The most challenging work for the legislature is to pass a balanced budget. This year good news came in January as state tax revenues took a turn for the better for the 2019 budget year. This revenue was higher than Gov. Daugaard proposed in December, as the proposed budget did not include inflationary increases. By January the state’s revenues collections and economy improved, allowing the legislature to make additional investments for education, healthcare providers and our state employee workforce. The major accomplishments funded through this bill include: •

A 1 percent increase to the target teacher salary for K-12 general education and special education;

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1 percent increase for technical institutes;

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1.2 percent increase in salaries for our state employee workforce, plus funding to raise entry level pay for many paygrades;

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Inflationary increases for community-based providers to increase all providers to 90 percent. This completes the Governor’s three-year plan;

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In addition, a 2 percent inflationary increase for community providers and a half percent for all other health care providers;

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Ongoing funding for the Building South Dakota Program, specifically for the Housing Opportunity Fund, the Workforce Education Fund and the Local Infrastructure Improvement Grant Fund;

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Increased funding for the Law School at the University of South Dakota; and

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Funds for the Veteran’s Cemetery for ongoing maintenance and support.

Moreover, the state will maintain the reserves at 10 percent, as this saves South Dakota millions of dollars in the long run. This budget provided a structurally balanced budget for fiscal year 2019. This budget will serve our citizens for the coming year and positions our state for future growth. In South Dakota, the branches of government work together. If you know a legislator who serves on the appropriations committee, extend them a note of thanks for their service. This work is challenging, and they once again rose to the task.

NON-MEANDERED WATER There were several bills that sought to change the compromise between landowners and sportsmen reached last year at the Special Legislative Session in June. Ultimately, the July 1, 2018 sunset was repealed but the compromise will stay in place. The legislature will annually review the working compromise and make changes if necessary. The Chamber supported this bill.

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SIOUX FALLS STATE VETERANS CEMETERY This legislation got off to a rough start but made a turn for the better with the leadership of Sioux Falls area legislators and the Governor’s office. This bill was extensively amended in Joint Appropriations, which allowed the project to continue (and not lose its place in line) for a six million dollar grant application with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in D.C. Other amendments to the bill include creating an endowment fund to allow for raising three million dollars by 2023 to help fund the maintenance costs, provide for the acceptance of the donation of land from the City of Sioux Falls and provide $600,000 to fund the initial costs of design and planning. The Chamber supported this bill.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT A Tax Increment Financing (TIF) bill created a new definition for affordable housing and now will be included along with industrial and economic development TIFs that can be classified for recovering school funds as part of the state-aid formula. Affordable housing TIFs must offer houses with a maximum price equal to the first-time homeowner program, as defined by the South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) at the creation of the TIF. It is important to note that a housing development that has prices above the first-time homebuyer program can still use TIF financing but the funds that go to the school general fund and special education fund must be recovered from the taxpayers within the school district – not from adjustments to the state-aid formula. The Chamber supported this bill. The Governor’s recommended budget made the funding for Building South Dakota Fund (BSD) much simpler by taking the approximately $3 million per year in contractor’s excise tax that is currently diverted to BSD, and instead directing it back into the General Fund. In addition, the SDHDA has committed ongoing funds for the next five years to be used for the housing opportunity program, and the state committed additional ongoing funds from the private activity bond fund. By making this change, the funds will exist in the General Appropriations Act each year, rather than relying on a complicated and unreliable funding mechanism. This also makes it easier for legislators to weigh the relative benefits of each fund and allocate future funding as needs change. The Senate amended the bill to remove the language which transfers general funds to other funds for the Workforce Education program and Economic Development Partnership program. The Chamber supported this bill.

EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Advocacy efforts included legislation to remove language that would restrict the research park development located near the University Center, increase funding to lower technical school tuition, codifying high school dual credit programs, creation and funding for SDSU Precision Ag program and legislation to replace structures to house the DSU MadLabs program. The Chamber supported these bills.

IN CONCLUSION Lest one think this legislative session was a cake walk, our advocacy efforts also included opposing bills that sought to prohibit legal immigrants and refugees from settling in South Dakota and gender-focused bathroom bills. Both concepts, as written, were harmful to South Dakota employers and economic development efforts. These bills were defeated but it is likely that the subject matter will return next year. In addition, the Chamber opposed bills that would have mandated employee benefits on businesses. Our advocacy efforts are guided by our members through the leadership of the Issues Management Council, the Legislative Issues Council and the Board of Directors. We thank them for their valued involvement!

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Why we specialized (and why you should too) Our inbound digital marketing firm, 9 Clouds, was started in 2009 to help teach people how to use digital technology effectively. When I moved from the Twin Cities to join 9 Clouds in mid-2012, the company had just started to partner with HubSpot, a software platform for inbound digital marketing. Later that same year, an opportunity to partner with a traditional advertising agency that specializes in automotive gave us our first taste of the industry. To say we were immediately hooked on automotive would be a lie. We had a lot to learn about how the industry works, and there were many hurdles to overcome when it came to getting the access we needed to do our work — but we persevered. As we gained experience in automotive, we began to consider the possibility of shifting our company’s focus to specialize in that one niche. SARAH CARNES 9 Clouds

Specialization has also allowed our business to scale.

In 2016, we fully committed to the automotive industry. We updated our website to be autospecific, and we embraced our new identity as a team.

WHY WE SPECIALIZED There are several reasons we specialized, both in the broad sense and in the automotive industry itself. In the broad sense, we needed to “eat our own dog food,” as I like to say. We tell our clients to be experts in their industries, to educate before they try to sell. A core tenet of our manifesto is “We believe the best way to sell is to teach.” To truly do that, we needed to specialize. As digital marketers in general, we were talking to everyone — and thus really talking to no one. We needed to focus to make our content truly educational to a specific audience. But why did we land on the automotive industry? As a Midwestern company, we are passionate about where we’re from. Dealerships are important to their communities; often, they’re the only national brands left with brick-and-mortar efforts in rural areas. Plus, there are very few goods and services that the whole team is consumers of — but vehicles are one of them. We all have been leads for the automotive marketing we’re producing for our clients.

THE IMPACT OF SPECIALIZATION There have been so many benefits of specializing. As a team, our competence and confidence have grown immensely. That, in turn, has also helped improve our employee retention. We’re data nerds. Another tenet of our manifesto is “We believe in transparent services based on data.” By specializing, we’ve become experts in our niche, providing the data to back up our work. We are a very humble bunch. Specializing helps us “toot our own horn” because we know our work delivers the right results. We’ve got the data to prove it. Specialization has also allowed our business to scale. In the creative marketing space, scale is hard to come by, but specializing in an industry has helped us test and develop best practices that we can apply across our portfolio. This scale also allows us to constantly be pushing the envelope. We’re always trying cutting-edge digital marketing techniques because we have such a solid base of best practices. If you’re doing scale right, the result is more positive financial results. We’re able to have laserfocused operations to price our services appropriately for profitability. We’re also able to focus any marketing spend we have. None of our budget gets wasted.

WHAT DOES SPECIALIZATION MEAN FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION? I hope that in reading this article, you’ve been able to think about your own organization. What would specialization mean for you? Are you already specialized? Are you leveraging the competence you have because of your specialization in marketing, employee retention, etc.? Specialization wasn’t an overnight process for 9 Clouds — and it wouldn’t be for anyone — but it has been well worth the effort for our team and business. If a bunch of millennials can do it, so can you. Sarah Carnes is a partner and CEO at 9 Clouds, an inbound digital marketing firm headquartered in downtown Sioux Falls. She leads a team of mostly millennials who are experts in inbound marketing for the automotive industry.

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Members of the YPN Personal & Professional Development Action Team meet to plan upcoming events.

YPN celebrates nine years of growth The Young Professionals Network was launched in 2009 as a program of the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. In its nine years, it has grown to nearly 1,000 members representing industries such as finance, engineering, agriculture, retail and many more. The events and programs offered by the YPN have evolved over time to meet the needs of membership, but the basic goal remains the same: to develop and connect young leaders in the Sioux Falls area. A variety of networking and professional development events are held on a weekly basis. Formats range from small group sessions to larger networking events with more than 100 people. Recurring monthly networking events include Morning Buzz and Off the Clock, which are held at various Chamber member locations. These social events provide an environment for YPN members to form new professional connections in a casual setting. Professional development and community-focused events, including Community Connections Tours and Our Sioux Falls, are popular sessions that give members an inside look at a local project or initiative. One of YPN’s most popular events is A Seat at the Table, which allows members to meet and ask questions of prominent business leaders in the community in small-group environment. Recent speakers include Chelsea Tracy, Conversation Piece; Jodi Schwan, SiouxFalls.Business; and Marla Meyer, Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons. The April session of A Seat at the Table will feature the Chamber’s Chair of the Board of Directors, Steve Van Buskirk, Van Buskirk Companies. In a continuing effort to evaluate and evolve programming to serve members, YPN recently created two new avenues for young professionals to engage in the program.

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YPN members Abbie Ranschau and Jennifer Ruzsa volunteered at the Sioux Empire Farm Show along with YPN Manager Kayla Huizing.

First is the Agri-Business YPN group, which was formed in early 2018 and will work closely with the Agri-Business Division of the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. The goal of the AB YPN group is to educate young professionals about agriculture and its impact on our region. The group kicked off in January by providing an opportunity to volunteer at the Sioux Empire Farm Show. YPN member Abbie Ranschau, Dacotah Bank, volunteered her time assisting with bidder registration at the livestock sales portion of the show. “The Sioux Empire Farm Show was a great way to see one aspect of farm life and be able to interact with farmers from across the community,” said Ranschau.

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The second program addition to YPN this year is the Civic Engagement Action Team, which launches in April. The goal of this team is to create opportunities to educate YPN members on policy topics and current issues at both the state and local level. The action team will meet monthly and is open to any YPN member who would like to be involved. Marcus Mahlen, NAI Sioux Falls, and Josh Muckenhirn, JLG Architects, are serving as co-chairs of the Civic Engagement Action Team. They plan to use the group to discuss how the YPN can help drive political awareness and participation within our community. “We will be providing a platform for young professionals to get involved right away, from day one, to learn more about the local school board, to get involved in a non-profit or meet and have a common-sense discussion with their city council member,” said Mahlen. “They might even get to help propose an idea that could make its way to the state’s governing body in Pierre and much more, but the premise of providing a platform for young professionals to MARCUS MAHLEN get involved in their community in a substanNAI Sioux Falls tive way is the basis behind this action team.”

YPN BIRTHDAY BASH Thursday, April 26 4-7 p.m. El Riad Shrine 510 S. Phillips Ave.

Other established action teams within the YPN include: Membership; Social; and Personal & Professional Development. All action teams are open to any YPN member who wishes to participate. The YPN will celebrate their ninth birthday at the annual YPN Birthday Bash on April 26 from 4-7 p.m. at the El Riad Shrine. Admission is free. The event will feature live music, hors d’oeuvres and a fresh new look for YPN. For more information, visit siouxfallsypn.com or email khuizing@siouxfalls.com.

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Visitors to the Great Plains Zoo will be able to view the future lion exhibit from an expanded viewing area in the Maasai Market Café. The Zoo is conducting a Chamber-scheduled Community Appeal Campaign April 1-July 31, 2018.

Zoo brings the “Roar” to Sioux Falls

Community Appeals campaign for new lion exhibit launches There was a time when the roar of the lions filled the air near the Great Plains Zoo. It is a sound that will return again soon, creating memories for new generations of Sioux Falls residents and visitors. Starting April 1 and continuing through July 31, 2018, the Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History will conduct a Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Community Appeal Campaign in the amount of $1.41 million to build a new lion exhibit in the Zoo’s Africa exhibit. The project completes an already lush area with a watering hole for giraffes and zebras, as well as the nearby Rare Rhinos of Africa exhibit. The latest project, with an overall campaign goal of $5 million, will feature up-close viewing of an entire pride of up to 10 lions, including cubs. The project also will expand viewing and café seating in the Maasai Market Café, helping the Zoo meet the needs of its growing attendance. Last year, the Zoo welcomed more than 300,000 visitors, a 230 percent increase from a decade ago. Construction is slated to begin in 2021, with the new exhibit opening the following year. “Lions are one of the most asked about species at the Zoo,” said Elizabeth A. Whealy, President & CEO of the Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History. “More importantly, these charismatic ‘big cats’ are deeply endangered in the wild. Not only will visitors enjoy seeing the lions, they can take great pride in knowing that the Great Plains Zoo is contributing to the survival of this species.” Adding high-charisma species, including a national award-winning snow monkey exhibit, has helped the Zoo welcome a record number of visitors. The Zoo’s growing attendance is an economic driver for Sioux Falls, generating nearly $38 million in economic impact each year. The

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COMMUNITY APPEALS CAMPAIGN Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History Big Cats of Africa exhibit Goal: $1.41 million April 1-July 31, 2018 Campaign Kick-off Press Conference Thursday, April 18 – 10:30 a.m.

Zoo is also one of South Dakota’s most-visited attractions, drawing tourists from every state in the country and expanding its reach to major metropolitan areas, including Minneapolis, on a consistent basis. “The Great Plains Zoo is a leader in creating unforgettable experiences for children and adults,” said Lisa Beacom, current board member of the Zoological Society of Sioux Falls. “The new lion exhibit will delight and inspire families for years to come.” While the Zoo has been successful at attracting out-of-state visitors, it has also positioned Sioux Falls as an ideal place to play and live. Employers need family-friendly attractions to recruit and retain highquality executives. Dynamic attractions, like the Great Plains Zoo, make Sioux Falls competitive in recruiting businesses and employees. A recent survey reported that 83 percent of people in Sioux Falls think zoos are important to the quality of life in a community. Fewer than 15 years ago, the Zoo was in distress. Thanks to new leadership and a strategic master plan that outlined a vision for optimal animal care and exciting visitor engagement opportunities, the Zoo has

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experienced a remarkable turnaround. Today, the Zoo cares for more than 1,000 animals from 137 species and is regarded as one of the best mid-sized zoos in the country. “As a long-time Zoo board member, it’s exciting to see the different phases of the Strategic Master Plan come to life," said Jon Pederson, former chair of the Zoo’s board of directors and Zoo board member since 2011. “The careful implementation of this plan has led to dynamic growth in attendance, membership and organizational capacity.” Although steady growth has been the cornerstone of the Zoo’s dramatic advancement over the last decade, continued forward motion is important to the Zoo’s success. “Continuing the momentum of our success is critical if we want to maintain a top-notch Zoo and continue to increase attendance,” said Whealy. “Significant donor funding is in place, and enthusiastic ‘Lion Champions’ have put us in a position to execute a successful campaign. We deeply appreciate the Community Appeals Committee’s confidence and realize that harnessing the support of our generous business community is critical to making the lions exhibit a reality.”

JILL SALTER Mortgage Banker

BRITT STRUM Mortgage Banker

An aerial view of the planned lion exhibit at the Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History.

CHASE HOFFMAN Mortgage Banker

TERRI FOSTER Mortgage Banker

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Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic 2018 A Huge Success!!

Largest Convention in SD History • 28,868 Attendees • 495 Exhibitor Booths

• 105 Dogs • 35 Breeds

Thank You Sioux Falls for being a #1 Host City!

Join Us May 8th For Our 2018 Visitor Industry Luncheon

The CVB’s annual Visitor Industry Awards will also be presented during the luncheon. Award categories include: Heart of the City Award, First Impressions Award, and Business Award.

Featured Speaker Lt. General Russel L. Honoré (Ret.) Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina and Global Preparedness Authority “Don’t Get Stuck on Stupid...Leadership in Action” May 8, 2018 • 11:30am Sioux Falls Convention Center For more information: VisitSiouxFalls.com/Luncheon

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Visitor Industry Updates SALES TEAM TO CONDUCT D.C. BLITZ The CVB is preparing for their annual Washington, D.C. sales blitz. Members of the sales staff will conduct meetings in the D.C. area from April 9-12. Washington D.C. is the top location for headquarters of national organizations and associations. The blitz generates new sales opportunities for the CVB sales team by allowing them to meet one-on-one with meeting planners to discuss future meetings and events and how Sioux Falls could become a future host city. A great deal of success in securing a national piece of business is due to the involvement and support of the local organization or association. Please contact the Sioux Falls CVB if you have a local connection to any national organizations or associations.

LOCAL BUSINESSES RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE The South Dakota Department of Tourism recently recognized 141 businesses and organizations across the state for their outstanding customer service. Ten Sioux Falls area organizations were included in the recognition. The Great Service Star Program is designed to recognize businesses or organizations that develop and complete hospitality training programs for their staff; reward employees for offering great service; and find unique ways to show customer appreciation. Those that meet the criteria are awarded a star symbol from the Department of Tourism for use in marketing their business and to visually show visitors their commitment to great service.

CVB staff members Jackie Wentworth and Krista Orsack worked with Sanaa Abourezk to promote the Sioux Falls culinary scene at a recent tradeshow in Des Moines.

CVB PITCHES MEREDITH TRAVEL MARKETING EDITORS The Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) traveled to Des Moines, Iowa on March 19-20 for an editorial tradeshow event organized by the South Dakota Department of Tourism and Meredith Travel Marketing. The tradeshow provided the opportunity for South Dakota cities and businesses to pitch their story to 30 editors from publications under the Meredith Travel umbrella. Publications included: Better Homes & Gardens, All Recipes, Midwest Living, Diabetic Living, Country Gardens, Successful Farming, Traditional Home and Wood Magazine. The CVB promoted Sioux Falls’ flourishing culinary scene and craft beer scene, vibrant arts and culture, unique attractions and lively events. Sanaa Abourezk traveled with the CVB to feature flavors from Sanaa’s Gourmet Mediterranean and each editor received a branded cutting board. The CVB also created a new banner showcasing the dynamic mural located on Common Sense downtown by local artist Shaine Schroeder. Other Sioux Falls businesses at the event were Fernson Brewing Company, Downtown Sioux Falls, Prairie Berry East Bank and SculptureWalk.

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“The Great Service Star recognizes the importance of offering each guest a warm welcome and a great experience,” said Jim Hagen, Secretary of the Department of Tourism. “A great customer experience drives repeat visitation and word-of-mouth marketing about our state. The Great Service Star Program encourages the development of these skills that make South Dakota stand apart from other states.” Sioux Falls recipients of a Great Service Star include: AAA South Dakota; AeroStay Hotel; Best Western PLUS Ramkota Hotel & Convention Center; ClubHouse Hotel & Suites; Five Star Call Centers; Good Earth State Park at Blood Run, SD Game, Fish & Parks; Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum of Natural History; Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Sioux Falls; Sheraton Sioux Falls Hotel; and Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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Executive Director joins Zeal The Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship has hired a new executive director. Michelle Gjerde, a leader with decades of experience helping develop and market technology companies and startups, assumed the position on April 2. A native of Vienna, S.D., and a graduate of Augustana University, Gjerde returns to South Dakota following a career that has taken her across the country and into organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. An entrepreneur herself, she is the founder of Xcelerate, a consulting firm most recently based in Chicago with a broad base of clients in the Twin Cities. “Start-ups are my passion,” Gjerde said. “Over the years, I've especially enjoyed working with entrepreneurs to align their vision with market opportunity. I get excited about innovation and about the entire process from conception to launch to profitability. I'm very much looking forward to representing Zeal and supporting entrepreneurial growth in my home state of South Dakota. ” Gjerde was chosen following a comprehensive search. She takes over many duties from Rich Naser, who remains as President of Zeal but will transition to a strategic advisory role for the organization while focusing on leading development of the USD Discovery District. “We’ve been very intentional with this executive director search for Zeal as we believe Sioux Falls is on the cusp of big things in our entrepreneurial community,” said Paul TenHaken, Zeal board chairman.

Michelle Gjerde became the Executive Director of the Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship on April 2. Photo courtesy Zeal.

“We could not be happier to have found someone of Michelle’s caliber and passion for entrepreneurship to lead us into this next chapter.” Naser added, “Michelle’s unique skill set makes her such an exciting fit for Zeal, and we know she will build on the momentum we are experiencing here.”

Development Foundation launches WIN Creating new jobs and securing a skilled workforce remains one of the top priorities of the Forward Sioux Falls 2021 program. In the ongoing effort to tackle workforce challenges, the Sioux Falls Development Foundation recently debuted WIN Workforce Information Now. WIN is an interactive publication that provides information on current workforce programs, resources companies can access, featured businesses and best practices for workforce – all with direct links to sources. WIN features companies with unique workforce cultures that enhance the daily work environment of their employees. The goal is to generate conversations and provide

and resources on viable options for talent attraction efforts directed toward underutilized segments (targeted populations) within our community. WIN is released the first week of each month. To view the latest edition and subscribe, visit siouxfalls.com/WIN.cfm.

businesses with innovative ideas they can use to enhance their own workplace. Various population groups are sometimes overlooked in terms of employment possibilities. WIN will provide information

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BUSINESS SENSE

Finding your commercial space

Define your expectations when searching for your location Price, product, promotion and place are foundational concepts for every business. While “place” is the most permanent of the four P’s, it may also be the most overlooked. There are a few basic steps you can take to identify the best place for your business and get you on your way to successfully positioning your business in the Sioux Falls community. Begin the process by asking yourself several questions, with the core question being “what are my expectations for commercial real estate?”

and lease rates) will reflect the property’s condition, location and allowable uses. Location is a top factor that undoubtedly needs to be considered. As you may assume, properties located near major arterial intersections, large employment centers and city attractions typically sell and lease more quickly and at a higher rate than locations in less trafficked areas.

ALEXIS KONSTANT Lloyd Companies

Know your situation and have a plan—a plan for your business and a plan for yourself. Consider your future projections for staffing, growth, finances, risk tolerance, etc. When leasing commercial space, some owners/landlords will request to see a business plan before committing to a tenant. Having your business plan prepared before you begin searching for space has many benefits whether you plan to purchase or lease. Not only will you save time during the negotiation process, but you will provide a better sense of security and direction for yourself and your business, and further clarify the core question of defining your property expectations. As you navigate the search process, there are a variety of terms that may be unfamiliar to those that aren’t in the real estate industry: loan-to-value, capitalization rate, NNN lease, gross lease, vacancy rate, load factor, usable square footage, rentable square footage—the list goes on. If you’re unsure of terminology, ask your agent for clarification. Early in your search, you should tour properties to know what is available and get a sense of what situation will best suit your needs. Simply seeing the types of properties available may help you further define your own expectations for your space. A property’s condition is generally classified by classes ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C.’ Prices (both sales price

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Consider the financial impact to your overall business plan. In addition to your loan payment or base rent, additional payments to budget for are maintenance fees, real estate taxes, building and business insurance, marketing, signage and utilities. Another factor to consider is the property’s current footprint. Is the layout suitable for your needs? Do you need to budget for improvements? Landlords may be willing to provide a tenant improvement allowance depending on the condition of the space and proposed lease terms. The final steps become more focused on a sale or lease situation. Find experts that fit well with your needs and personality to assist you throughout the process. Buying, selling and leasing commercial real estate can be a complex endeavor, but your experience can be improved with thoughtful preparation and the assistance of an industry expert. Finding the right piece of real estate for your business is about the deal, the terms and the return on investment. So, define your expectations and structure an offer that works well for you. When you find the commercial real estate property that allows you to strategically place your business for success, you’ll be glad you invested the time and energy into your search. Alexis Konstant is a commercial real estate broker associate for Lloyd Companies and has a background in real estate appraising. She is a member of International Council for Shopping Centers and Retail Brokers Network. Konstant serves on the Steering Committee of the Chamber’s Young Professionals Network.

USING YOUR MEMBERSHIP

YPN members participate in a professional development workshop.

Encourage YPN participation for your employees Your membership in the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce provides countless advantages to your business. Networking events, professional development opportunities and having an advocate lobbying for your business interests are just a few of the most wellknown benefits. The Chamber’s Young Professionals Network (YPN) is another tool you can leverage to provide a competitive advantage for your business in the marketplace.

action team allows your employee to focus on a particular area of interest and offers a more flexible time commitment. Responsibilities on action teams allow your employees to flex their skills in project management, time management, collaboration and team facilitation. All action team responsibilities revolve around the annual steering committee directives; however, there is green space to execute various events with impact and creativity.

YPN is a premium addition to your Chamber membership, and provides programming geared toward individuals aged 21-39. The investment is less than $3 per month per employee, paid annually. Your small investment can reap large dividends. The YPN community includes nearly 1,000 young professionals who are actively making a difference in our business community. The programming is member-driven, providing hands on opportunities for leadership, planning and project management.

YPN features a myriad of programs that will enhance your employee’s professional development. Your employee can attend educational seminars such as YPN-focused Business Sense Workshops. He can interact with and learn from community leaders during small group conversations at A Seat at the Table events. She can learn about the many businesses and organizations that contribute to the economic development of our community during the Community Connections Tours. Plus, social and networking events are available on a regular basis. These occur in the morning, over lunch and after hours to meet the needs of varying schedules.

There are many different levels of engagement in the YPN community. Members simply identify their areas of interest and time availability - there is a place for everyone. The YPN Steering Committee is a leadership opportunity that allows members to develop strategic skills. Your employees will be able to gain skills in community building, program development and delegation. The steering committee develops the annual plan for the organization and delegates the execution to the action teams. The steering committee meets monthly and requires a three-year commitment. Action Teams are groups of YPN volunteers who focus on key areas of programming: Membership, Personal & Professional Development, Social and Civic Engagement. Participating in an

YPN participation offers distinct development opportunities for young professionals. Your employee’s time involvement is based on your discretion. You are able to work with your employee to determine which activities align with your company’s goals to reap your maximum benefit. Ultimately, investing in a YPN membership for your interested employees will provide a return on investment to your organization. Through their participation, you will build visibility of your organization, grow their sphere of influence and develop opportunities for your future business growth. For more information visit siouxfallsypn.com. chambernews.com | Chamber News 41

RIBBON CUTTINGS

Ribbon Cuttings

The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce holds ribbon cutting ceremonies for members to celebrate joining the Chamber, milestone anniversaries, expansions or remodelings. Ribbon cutting ceremonies are organized free of charge for members and are held Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The public and all Chamber members are invited to share in the celebration. Call (605) 336-1620 for more information or to schedule your event. Groundbreaking ceremonies are coordinated by the Sioux Falls Development Foundation. Call (605) 339-0103 for more information or to schedule your event.

Avera Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

NEW LOCATION

1000 E. 23RD ST. avera.org Avera McKennan Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit is a 24-bed rehabilitation unit designed for recovery after an illness or injury. L to R: Elizabeth Stauss, Teresa Schelhass, Kristin Hoefert, Corey Weide, Mark Luke, Dr. Jessie Easton, David Flicek (regional president & CEO), Dan Doyle, Adil Shaikh, MD, Tom Bosch, Thomas Ripperda, MD, Jill Rye, Tamera Larsen-Engelkes, Rebecca Johansen, Jeanine Horner and David Johnson.

Center for Disabilities - USD

1400 W. 22ND ST. usd.edu/cd The Center for Disabilities is proud to celebrate renewal of its five-year CORE funding grant. L to R: Mary Fitzpatrick, Daren Anderson, Jay Rasmussen, Pat Herman, Randy Knecht, Dr. Wendy Parent-Johnson (executive director), Mark Luke, Kristin Hoefert and Rose Goehring. NEW MEMBER

Cowboy Chicken

NEW MEMBER

2700 W. 41ST ST. cowboychicken.com Cowboy Chicken is a high-quality casual dining restaurant, serving hormone free, all-natural wood-fire rotisserie chicken and abundant homestyle sides. L to R: Markcus Williams, Francisco Javier Alvarez-Evangelista, Dan Doyle, Angela Kush (marketing manager), Mark Luke, Jonathan Ricks, Tom Hackl, Cole Robbins and Carol Sasich.

EAPC Architects Engineers

114 S. MAIN AVE., SUITE 200 eapc.net EAPC is celebrating their new office location in downtown Sioux Falls. L to R: Lori Bakken, Sandy Case, Laurie Knutson, Leap Chear (office manager), Mark Luke, Alan Dostert (president/CEO), Jay Soukup, Alexis Konstant and Jim Tyler. NEW LOCATION

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RIBBON CUTTINGS Jim Entenman for Sioux Falls

2137 S. MINNESOTA AVE. jimentenmanforsiouxfalls.com Jim Entenman is a candidate for Mayor of Sioux Falls. L to R: Melissa Ellefson, Sharon Haselhoff, Stefanie Engebretson, Josh Muckenhirn, Jim Entenman (candidate), Mark Luke, Jill Entenman, Daschle Larsen and Michael Bender. NEW MEMBER

Paul TenHaken for Mayor

2300 S. MINNESOTA AVE. tenhakenformayor.com Paul TenHaken is an 18-year resident of Sioux Falls, a community leader and entrepreneur, and a candidate for the 2018 mayoral race. L to R: Julie Nelson, Nora TenHaken, Nathan Stallinga, James Gaspar, Randy Knecht, Max TenHaken, Paul TenHaken (candidate), Jill TenHaken, Jade TenHaken, Mark Luke and Tanner Beukelman. NEW MEMBER

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RIBBON CUTTINGS Paws Pet Resort

7121 S. CLIFF AVE. pawspetresort.com Paws Pet Resort is a luxury boarding and daycare facility for dogs and cats. L to R: Sandy Case, Liz Lloyd, April Meyerink, Vince Lubben, Jeanine Hoff Lubben (owner), Tom Ries, Corey Weide and Dave Hyde.

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Pizza Ranch of East Sioux Falls

3809 E. 10TH ST. #100 pizzaranch.com Pizza Ranch on East 10th Street is the home of legendary pizza, chicken and salad bar and is under new ownership. L to R: Tom Ries, Dan Doyle, Aaron Hansen (president), Austin Tuenge (partner), Stacy Wrightsman, Preston Plautz (partner), Eric Anderson and Mark Luke. NEW OWNERS

NETWORK PROTECTION

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RIBBON CUTTINGS REACH

2101 W. 41ST ST., SUITE 23 reachliteracy.org REACH Literacy has expanded its bookstore and operations into a new Literacy Center. L to R: John Meyer, Laurie Knutson, Annie Miller, Paige Carda (executive director), Kristin Hoefert, Britney Leinen, Tammy Beintema and Mark Luke. EXPANSION

TH GREY

330 S. PHILLIPS AVE. thgrey.com TH GREY is an online and in-store women’s boutique located in downtown Sioux Falls. L to R: Holly Goeden, Scott Tilberg, Mark Luke, Jerry Johnson, Larry Luetke, Karla Santi, Jon Danyeur, Trish Tilberg (owner), Kelly Grovijahn, Mary Tilberg and Bailey Meadors. NEW MEMBER

Private Mortgage Banking

We provide hometown service with the backing of a nationwide company When it comes to home financing — we’re here for you Jen Dykstra Private Mortgage Banker 605-575-8778 jennifer.a.dykstra@wellsfargo.com NMLSR ID 400259

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MEMBERSHIP

New Members Agua Fresh/Kamusi LLC

Restaurants Sinan Taskin, (218) 841-3083 5000 W. Empire Pl., 57106 aguafreshfood.com

Ambush, LLC

Advertising-Promotional Products, Apparel & Awards Garrett Callahan, (605) 231-4848 300 W. Industrial Rd., Harrisburg, 57032 ambush-apparel.com

Ameriprise Financial Leader, Larsen & Associates

Financial Planning Josh Hoffman, (605) 367-1771 4900 S. Minnesota Ave., Suite 102, 57108 ameripriseadvisors.com/joshua.hoffman

Blacktop Paving

Paving Contractors Ryan Kerkvliet, (605) 336-9512 P.O. Box 2728, 57101-2728 pavewithblacktop.com

New members are printed in each issue of Chamber News. Following is a list of businesses or individuals who have invested in the greater community by joining the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. An online Membership Directory can be found at siouxfallschamber.com. Want to become a member? Call (605) 336-1620.

Caring Transitions of Sioux Falls

Senior Move Management Mary Main, (605) 254-0756 caringtransitions.com

Celebrate Community Church Associate Member Michelle O’Connor, (605) 357-7067 1000 S. Sycamore Ave., 57110 celebrate.church

Chef Ellen: Personal Chef Personal Chef Ellen Doerr, (605) 951-0711 chefellendoerr.com

Constellation Energy

Gas Companies Jay Bullock, (402) 504-6355 Omaha, NE, 68136 constellation.com

Crooked Pint Ale House

Restaurants Mandie Berberich, (605) 331-2050 2020 W. Russell St., 57104 crookedpint.com

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Associate Member Charles Richards, (651) 631-3290 100 N. 6th St., Suite 604 A, Minneapolis, MN 55403 cff.org

D-Bat Sioux Falls

Sports Complex Kurt Zabel, (605) 306-2287 1300 E. Benson Rd., 57104 dbatsiouxfalls.com

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.

Plumbing, HVAC Supplies-Wholesale Eric Allen, (605) 332-6400 1001 E. 14th St., 57104 ferguson.com

Glacial Lakes Distillery

Distillery-Spirits Quentin Robertson, (605) 212-8977 1207 6th Ave. NW #170, Watertown, 57201 glaciallakesdistillery.com

Harrisburg Community Foundation

Associate Member Collin McKenzie, (605) 201-4609 P.O. Box 343, Harrisburg, 57032 harrisburgcf.org

Hegg Realtors - Shelly Kolb Real Estate Shelly Kolb, (605) 480-5410 2804 E. 26th Street, 57103 shellykolb.hegg.com

Holiday Inn & Suites Airport/ Elmwood Hospitality LLC Hotels & Motels Justin Kallas, (605) 331-2040 2040 W. Russell St., 57104 holidayinn.com/siouxfallssd

Insperity HR & Insurance

Insurance-Health & Life John Hnastchenko, (952) 960-5325 8500 Normandale Lake Blvd. #150, Bloomington, MN 55437 insperity.com

IT’S YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. WE’LL KEEP IT THAT WAY. Whether it’s an invention, brand, or idea, the Intellectual Property team at Woods Fuller can help you own and protect it. We have more experience in patent and trademark protection and litigation than any firm in the state. Our results speak for themselves. Protecting your intellectual property. It’s one more way we simplify the complicated. JOEL E. ENGEL III TROY N. LEONARD CAREY A. MILLER SANDER J. MOREHEAD

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JEFFREY A. PROEHL TIM R. SHATTUCK JAMES M. WIEDERRICH

Kolbeck Law Office

Attorneys Ryan Kolbeck, (605) 306-4384 505 W. 9th St., #203, 57104 kolbecklaw.com

Lori Bly Realtor with Keller Williams Realty Sioux Falls Real Estate Lori Bly, (605) 521-9077 5915 S. Remington Ave., 57108 loribly.kw.com

Marty Jackley for Governor Campaign

Associate Member Megan Assman, (605) 828-0353 3508 W. 41st Street, 57106 martyjackley.com

Pinnacle Business Solutions, Inc.

Reinhart Foodservice

Food Distributor Val Hulleman, (800) 756-5256 rfsdelivers.com

Reside Property Management Property Management Ashley L. Lipp, (605) 275-4245 3401 S. Platinum Point Pl., 57108 residepropertymanagement.com

Sawmill Trust Company

Trust Company Jessica Beavers, (605) 275-4044 222 S. Main Ave., 57104 sawmilltrust.com

Gary B. Schuster

Real Estate-Investments Gary Schuster, (503) 449-9113

Swamp Daddy’s Cajun Kitchen

Consultants Joe Paulsen, (507) 382-9610 Mankato, MN 56001 pinnaclesolutionspro.com

Restaurants Del Inkka Beaudion, (605) 595-1961 421 N. Phillips Ave., Suite 105, 57104

The ALS Association Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Chapter

Will’s Training Table

Restaurants Mike Wallin, (605) 271-2500 4021 Bobhalla Dr.,57107 willstrainingtable.com

Associate Member Chelsea Cronin, (605) 274-0230 P.O. Box 2233, 57101 alssd.org

Xcel Roofing

Roofing Contractors Shon Thielen, (605) 599-7663 5000 S. Minnesota Ave., Suite H, 57108 loveourroof.com

Three Labs Software, LLC

Software Consulting & Integration Chad Bishop, (605) 254-4524

Underground Solutions

Construction Ryan Dewitte, (605) 498-8086 27077 Sundowner Ave., 57106 usiburial.com

University of Northwestern Schools, Colleges, Universities Guytano Magno, (605) 339-1270 6300 S. Tallgrass Ave., 57108 unwsiouxfalls.com

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MEMBERSHIP

Member Anniversaries

Congratulations to the following members who are celebrating their milestone membership anniversaries this month. They are part of a continued commitment to our community through their investment in the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. To learn more about Chamber membership, contact (605) 336-1620 or sfacc@siouxfalls.com. Find a complete Membership Directory online at siouxfallschamber.com.

55 YEARS

25 YEARS

Property Development/Leasing gourleyproperties.com

Canvas Products cardinalcanvas.com

Gourley Properties

35 YEARS

Community Blood Bank Blood Bank cbblifeblood.org

Cardinal Canvas Products, Inc. Fair Tax, Inc. Tax Services fairtaxinc.com

Graco Inc.

Empire Business Systems, Inc.

Manufacturing-Fluid Handling Equipment graco.com

Kouri Insurance Agency

20 YEARS

Paulsen Marketing, Inc.

Associate Member usssouthdakota.com

Business Forms, Laser Checks & Envelopes

Insurance kouriinsurance.com

Advertising Agencies paulsenmarketing.com

Vern Eide Motorcars, Inc. Automobile Dealers verneide.com

30 YEARS

Fireplace Professionals, Inc. Fireplaces fireplaceprofessionals.com

KTTW TV-Fox 7

Television Stations, Broadcasting Companies kttw.com

Musivend, Inc.

Battleship South Dakota Memorial Foundation

Discount Stores target.com

Teachwell Solutions Associate Member teachwell.org

West Plains Engineering, Inc.

Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Consultant westplainsengineering.com

Willie’s Auto Repair, Inc.

Automobile Repairing & Service williesauto.com

KNWC AM & FM Associate Member knwc.org

Wheel City Auto Sales Automobile Dealers-Used wheelcityapproves.com

Affiliate-Insurance

Salon Montage

Cosmetologist salonmontagesf.com

Signature Companies, LLC Home Builders signaturehomesllc.com

Theaters westmall7.com

Technology Business Incubator realzeal.com

10 YEARS

Baumann Lumber, Inc. Associate Member baumann-lumber.com

bookyourbillboard.com Advertising-Outdoor o2dm.com

Central Catering

CFpromo/I29 Sports

CorInsurance

Courtyard by Marriott

Dakotaland Autoglass, Inc.

Farmers Union Insurance

Direct Digital Control

Hegg Realtors - Nancy Hopp

Furniture Mission of South Dakota

HoodMagazine & MED Magazine

Insight Marketing Design, Inc.

Howard Wood Dakota Relays

JTI Electric, Inc.

Jimmy John’s

Insurance cortrustbank.com/corinsurance/

Glass-Auto, Plate, Window, etc. dakotalandautoglass.com

Controls, Control Systems & Regulators ddccontrol.com

Associate Member furnituremission.org

Advertising Agencies insightmarketingdesign.com

Electrical Contractors jtielectricsf.com

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Principal Financial Group Mary M. Brende

Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship

Medical Services independentcare.org

Novak Sanitary Service

Target

Associate Member ortmanclinic.com

Independent Healthcare Associates

Associate Member centralcatering.net

Limousine Service sodakroyallimo.com

Ortman Chiropractic Clinic

West Mall 7

Associate Member chssd.org/childrensinn

15 YEARS

Royal Limousine, Inc.

Insurance kerrylutterinsuranceagencyinc.com

Children’s Inn

Amusement Video Lottery Machines musivend.com

Garbage & Recycling Service novaksanitary.com

Kerry Lutter Insurance Agency, Inc.

Promotional Products cfpromo.com

Hotel/Motel with Convention Space marriott.com/fsdcy

Insurance sdfusa.com

Affiliate-Real Estate nancyhopp.hegg.com

Magazines midwestmedicaledition.com

Associate Member dakotarelays.com

Restaurants jimmyjohns.com

Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site Associate Member maryjowegnerarboretum.com

Pizza Ranch on East 10th Street Restaurants pizzaranch.com

Sioux Falls Sports Authority Associate Member sfsportsauthority.org

SmartSearch

Advertising-Directory smartsearchsiouxfalls.com

SpringHill Suites by Marriott Hotel/Motel with Convention Space marriott.com/fsdsh

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Glanbia Nutritionals

Hom Furniture/Gabberts Design Studio

Hydro-Klean

Homestyle Health Assistance, Inc.

Keller Williams - Sheila Hoff

Merrill Lynch - Michael Huber

Lawn Pro, Inc./Silver Bark Landscapes

Mud Mile Communications

Food Production glanbianutritionals.com

Cleaning Service hydro-klean.com

Affiliate-Real Estate sheilahoff.yourkwagent.com

Lawn Maintenance

McNew Properties, LLC Property Management

NMC Material Handling Forklift sales and service nmcmh.com

Northwestern Mutual - Lindsey Swenson

Associate Member tsa.gov

Affiliate-Insurance lindseyswenson.nm.com

Wiley's Tavern

O’Connell Law Firm Prof LLC

Bars & Lounges wileystavern.com

5 YEARS

Brooks Commercial Real Estate Real Estate-Commercial brooks-commercial.com

CH Patisserie Bakery/Bakers chpatisserie.com

The DISTRICT

Restaurant/Amusement/Entertainment thedistrictsf.com

Epic Insurance Insurance epic-ins.com

Falls Overlook Cafe Restaurants fallsoverlookcafe.net

Fareway Food Stores Grocers-Retail fareway.com

Fit My Feet Orthotics & Shoes Orthotic Shoes fitmyfeet.biz

General Equipment & Supplies, Inc. Construction Equipment genequip.com

Attorneys

Sioux Empire Lighting/ Bulb Lighting and Design Lighting Fixtures bulbsiouxfalls.com

South Dakota Department of Revenue Associate Member dor.sd.gov

FIRST YEAR REINVESTORS AMA Coins

Coins amacoins.com

Betty Durfee

Associate Member

Doody’s Dog Fence

Fence southdakotadogfence.com

Doody’s Dog Waste Removal

Furniture-Retail homfurniture.com

Home Health Care hhassists.com

Affiliate-Insurance fa.ml.com/mhuber

Associate Member mudmile.com

Noteboom RV

Recreational Vehicles noteboomrv.com

Prairie Family Business Association Associate Member fambus.org

Praxair Distribution, Inc.

Welding Equipment & Supplies praxair.com

Rob Swenson Media Services Media Consulting robswenson.wordpress.com

Serenite Salon Suites

Beauty Salons, Supplies, Equipment serenitesalonsuites.com

Sioux Falls Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol Associate Member sfcs.sdcap.us

Warren Homes, LLC Construction warrenhomessd.com

Wermerson Orthodontics Orthodontists wermersonorthodontics.com

Wiseman Endodontics Dentistry-Endodontist wisemanendo.com

Pet Services nomoredoody.com

Eat Fit Go Healthy Foods Health Foods eatfitgo.com

Hegg Realtors- Dan Hindbjorgen Affiliate-Real Estate danh.hegg.com

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FIVE QUESTIONS

Five questions is a monthly feature on a Chamber volunteer, Chamber member or staff member. Want to be featured here? Call (605) 336-1620.

Five questions with Josh Muckenhirn Josh Muckenhirn, AIA, is an architect with JLG Architects in Sioux Falls. He earned his Master of Architecture degree from North Dakota State University. Muckenhirn is active in American Institute of Architects Emerging Professionals, serves on the Chamber’s Young Professionals Network Steering Committee and was recently named co-chair of the newly formed YPN Civic Engagement Action Team. In his spare time, he enjoys making bread by hand – and his friends appreciate this hobby!

You are a relatively recent transplant to Sioux Falls. What brought you here? Work. JLG opened an office here the summer of 2016 and I was offered a position in the office. I had never visited Sioux Falls before moving here (didn’t even physically tour my apartment), but it has surpassed all my expectations!

How did you become involved in YPN?

JOSH MUCKENHIRN JLG Architects

I was involved in a YPN when I was living “up north” in Grand Forks. When I decided I would head south, I found out that Sioux Falls had a YPN as well. YPN is a great way to make many meaningful connections and get involved with the community – especially when you are a new kid in town!

How did you choose your profession? Admittedly…The Sims. It all began when I was first introduced to the game. I grew up with it, but often found myself only designing the houses rather than actually playing the game. I realized I had an interest in design, and in eighth grade my school had a shadow day, during which I shadowed a local architect. The day consisted of him driving me around town and pointing out buildings he had designed. The idea of having a hand in shaping the built environment fascinated me. Most people go through their day without realizing the impact their surroundings have on their interactions and even their emotions. Creating spaces that inform and help shape how we live, work and play was something I wanted to be a part of.

What is a skill that you’d like to learn and why? How to change my car’s oil. It seems practical and very doable; two qualities I like very much…so why not?

What are you optimistic about? The future. Most of the media we consume nowadays focuses on how dangerous and chaotic the world has become, but to me, the world is a beautiful place filled with endless opportunity! I am optimistic about where we are going and what we will accomplish – especially right here in Sioux Falls. The mindset here is very forward thinking, and I have no doubt we will continue to grow and become the place to be in the midwest.

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