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Wall Drug is a popular stop on Main Street in Wall, South Dakota attracting more than 2 million visitors a year! Wall Drug started as a drug store in 1931. Years later, the store began handing out free ice water and giving highway directions to passers by.  Now, Wall Drug visitor...Continue Reading

Dakota Sky Stone is a family-owned store that sells authentic Native American jewelry and art, plus apparel and hair accessories. One of its locations is on Main Street in Wall, South Dakota. The store is known for its commitment to producing unique turquoise jewelry.  Learn more about Dakota Sky Stone. What Mad...Continue Reading

Badlands Harley-Davidson® is a dealership in Wall, South Dakota. The city of Wall is near the Badlands which is known for its rough terrain, making it the perfect location to ride your Harley-Davidson® motorcycle. Not only does the dealership have a wide selection of motorcycles, but also parts, accessories, an...Continue Reading

Golden West began its journey back in 1916 when it became the very first company to stretch telephone lines across South Dakota, the wiring placed on fence posts between farms. Over the years, Golden West transformed into what it is today: a provider of telephone, Internet, and cable television service...Continue Reading

Badlands & Co. is a retail shop offering souvenirs and gifts of their brand plus South Dakota and Wall themed products. This South Dakota shop is geared toward all age groups and located on Main Street in Wall. Products for sale include hats, sunglasses, hoodies, backpacks, and more! Why Badlands &...Continue Reading

Dakota Mill & Grain operates in nine western South Dakota locations including Wall. The privately-owned company offers grain production programs, animal nutrition products, and animal nutrition programs. Dakota Mill & Grain thinks of customers as friends and neighbors, and is always seeking ways to support local communities such as Wall. Wh...Continue Reading

The staff at Rush Funeral Home is dedicated to providing a comfortable atmosphere to the families they offer their services to in western South Dakota. Putting families first is their main priority. An attentive licensed funeral director is available 24/7 to receive your call and assist with your needs. Why Rus...Continue Reading

HARTFORD, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota is nearing another milestone for medical marijuana. Unity Rd. in Hartford is gearing to open its doors on Wednesday, making it the first state-licensed cannabis dispensary in the state’s history. It’s been a long time coming since 70 percent of South Dakota voter...Continue Reading

More workers are finding themselves out of a job (or becoming worried they might soon be) as a string of high-profile companies, mostly startups and in tech, have moved to freeze hiring or even to slash workers and rescind job offers. New unemployment claims edged up to an eight-month high las...Continue Reading

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - According to a recent report by OnDeck, 43% of businesses in South Dakota are family-owned, making it the leading state in the nation for family-owned businesses. Ken’s SuperFair Foods, Thunder Road, Steven Lust Automotive and Centennial Homes are just a few examples of family-owned businesse...Continue Reading

Wall Economic Development held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the Wall Industrial Park. Wednesday, May 23,2022 was a special day. After two years of work towards future growth and development Wall Economic Development and the City of Wall held a Ground Breaking Ceremony at the site of the Wal...Continue Reading

One of the major societal effects of the Covid-19 pandemic — aka The Big Reset — has been rapid and widespread growth of remote work, as companies allow more employees to perform tasks from their homes…or elsewhere. The biggest shift has been among office-based businesses, which require fewer on-site worker...Continue Reading

West River Electric Association (WREA) is a trusted non-profit electric cooperative and energy expert in western South Dakota. The co-op is dedicated to serving customers in South Dakota areas with at least 2,500 miles of line in Meade, Ziebach, Pennington, Haakon, Jackson, and Oglala Lakota Counties. WREA places high valu...Continue Reading

If you ask managers, directors and executives to name the leaders of their company, most would be expected to point to themselves. They are the group who carry the formal, assigned responsibilities of leadership. However, if you ask those same leaders to name people in the organization with the biggest influenc...Continue Reading

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Department has provided $700 million to help lower costs and support biofuel producers who faced unexpected market losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds are being made available through the Biofuel Producer Program, which was created as par...Continue Reading

Susie Radigan took many business courses when she attended The University of South Dakota in Vermillion. One of the courses she enjoyed most was Economics. She explained that the knowledge she gained from this course ultimately led to her desire to see Wall achieve success with their overall economy. Why Susi...Continue Reading

Known for its innovation and inspiration, the overall goal of Wall School District is not only for students to excel in academics, but also for them grow into capable young adults and to have a successful future. Wall School District made the choice to invest in Wall EDC in orde...Continue Reading

Josh Geigle and his family own the Bell Bar Ranch, just 17 miles north of Wall, SD. There, they raise beef cattle, wheat, corn, cover crops, grass, and alfalfa hay. Josh made the decision to invest in Wall EDC in order to continue to see business expansion in the area. Wh...Continue Reading

We’ve all been affected by the disruptions of global supply chains in some way, especially those of us who operate within the industrial sector of the corporate real estate industry. On paper the industrial market is in an extremely strong place; vacancies are at all-time lows and rents have bee...Continue Reading

C9 Enterprises owns and manages Wall Meat Processing in Wall, SD. Wall Meat Processing offers local pork and beef, plus specialty products. Give them a call for smoked items or special orders, or stop by their retail location. Why C9 Enterprises Invested in Wall EDC “Wall EDC is responsible for C9 Enterprise...Continue Reading

Chances are high that if you’ve been traveling around various regions of the United States in the past few years, you have noticed a solar array where one was not previously. I have had a similar “ah-ha” moment. You may have been struck by the fact that there are vast sola...Continue Reading

Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Laura Kelly of Kansas are covered extensively in this issue as the winners of the 2021 Governors’ Cups — the former for total qualified capital investment projects last year and the latter for total per capita projects. The governors of the other ranking state...Continue Reading

Hybrid and remote work has become a mainstay since 2020. While there is a desire to be back in the office, there’s also a desire to work from home on an ad-hoc basis. Despite negative perceptions of remote work, employees generally work just as effectively at home as they d...Continue Reading

Being creative in a business environment comes easy for some, but for most of us, it is challenging to come up with innovative and unique solutions to our most pressing problems. It's typically easy to see why a problem occurred or even suggest what everyone else should do to solve th...Continue Reading