Called to serve

The age-old question – where does the time go? – seems appropriate to ask now. Only four months into the new year, and already a lot of ground has been covered by Prairie Business.

There have been stories about the legal profession, corporate travel, travel and tourism, construction, architecture and engineering, energy, workforce challenges, banking and finance, and taxes.

Prairie Business also already has one contest under its belt for 2022.

The March issue highlighted this year’s Top 25 Women in Business. Next up, Leaders & Legacies coming in July, when the magazine will profile top executives from around the region. The nomination period hasn’t opened yet for that, but look for it before too long on the Prairie Business website and social media pages.

On those social pages, we have been reminding potential readers that they can subscribe to the monthly e-edition with a few simple steps.

To start your FREE subscription, go to grandforksherald.com/newsletter and click on the Prairie Business monthly e-edition.

And just like that, you’re signed up. All you have to do then is watch for the next issue to show up in your inbox.

Thank goodness for technology, which, by the way, is one of the topics in this month’s issue. Dakota State University is leading the charge on a new initiative to increase cybersecurity research in South Dakota, and Jeff Streff at Vantage Point offers tips for individuals and businesses to stay safe while online.

Sam Easter reports on trends in commercial real estate, and there’s a story about the nursing shortage and what institutions of higher learning are doing to help meet those workforce demands.

The nursing story is the one I am most excited about this time around, not because I wrote it but because my mother-in-law answered the call to serve in the nursing profession years ago and I have seen firsthand her dedicated service to the profession.

I know it was not always easy for her to juggle the long hours and demands. My mother-in-law is someone who has worn her heart on her sleeve, with many people both in and out of the hospital being the recipient of her compassion.

To my second mom and to all of those who answer the call to serve, wherever you may be and in spite of extra shifts and long hours and many other challenges, thank you!

Andrew Weeks

I look forward to hearing from you at aweeks@prairiebusinessmagazine.com or 701-780-1276.

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KORRIE WENZEL

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