Our progress today will pay dividends long into the future
The old movie line, “if you build it, they will come,” doesn’t seem to apply to Sioux Falls. For a number of sports user groups in Sioux Falls, it’s moved past whether there is a need — now it’s a matter of getting it done, which they’re doing in full-force.
The future is created through strong partnerships. This issue of Chamber News highlights the community’s support of several new facilities that are being funded through publicprivate partnerships. It’s a win-win for our visitors and for organizations like the Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sioux Falls Sports Authority, enhancing their ability to sell Sioux Falls as a sports town. Even more importantly, those of us who live and work here can take advantage of these new facilities, too.
The future is created through strong partnerships.
Many visitors to the Summit League basketball tournaments had never even heard of or been to Sioux Falls. But now the Summit League tournament epitomizes the success our community can have when we work together for the greater good of all. I have a lot of pride being able to see Sioux Falls broadcast coverage on national television and know that our organizers and volunteers really help our community shine behind the scenes, too.
The good news in development also extends to tax revenue and residential and commercial construction.
Home sales in Sioux Falls were up almost 20 percent last year. The average sales price was up 8 percent compared to 2011. Both Minnehaha and Lincoln counties have reported increases in their revenue. The City of Sioux Falls reports that 2012 construction value was 68 percent higher than the previous year — and that doesn’t include the bulk of the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center construction costs.
In a way, Sioux Falls is catching up — and defying the national economy. Our community’s progressive attitude will pay dividends in the years to come.
We have a large number of user groups for the new sports facilities and we’ll now be able to grow the participation in those sports as well as expand the sport opportunities for athletes and users at all athletic levels.
I commend the business community and city of Sioux Falls for supporting these projects and look forward to hearing what’s next.
ROB OLIVER
2012-13 Chair of the Board
ROB OLIVER
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Rob Oliver Augustana College
CHAIR ELECT
Keith Severson, Jr Eide Bailly LLP
VICE CHAIR
Dana Dykhouse First PREMIER Bank
TREASURER
Paul Bruflat CNA Surety
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Barb Stork Midwest Provisions, Inc.
PRESIDENT & CEO
Evan Nolte Chamber of Commerce
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mike Begeman Sanford Health
Juan Bonilla La Voz Hispana Magazine/TV/Newspaper
Ruth Christopherson Citi
Ben Graham Bell, Incorporated
Brad Grossenburg Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith PC
J. Tyler Haahr Metabank
Dave Kapaska, M.D. Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Kristi Masterson Hy Vee Inc.
Eric McDonald DocuTAP
Dan Rykhus Raven Industries
Steve VanBuskirk VanBuskirk Companies
Anita Wetsch Canfield Business Interiors
Kristen Hegg Zueger Hegg Companies
EX-OFFICIO
Dr. Pam Homan Superintendent, Sioux Falls Public School System
Gerald Beninga Minnehaha County Commission
Mayor Mike Huether City of Sioux Falls
Doug Morrison Sioux Falls School Board
Jim Schmidt Lincoln County Commission
STAFF
Evan Nolte President & Chief Executive Officer
Thane Barnier Web Development & IT Manager
Joan Bartling Finance & Accounting Director
Jill Blom Web Developer
Cathy Buchheim CVB Sales Manager
Mattie Burnham CVB Assistant Director of Sales & Marketing
Shirley Buseman Receptionist/CVB Assistant
Cindy Christensen Agri-Business Division Manager
Rachel Crane CVB Host City Manager
Blaine Davis CVB Sales Manager
Amy M. Farr Membership Sales Manager
Kate Foley Small Business & Leadership Development Manager
Nikki Gronli Graphics & Communications Specialist
Ellie Highstreet CVB Sales Manager
Lesa Jarding Young Professionals Network Manager
Jay Kaltenbach CVB Services/Resale Manager
Pat Lund Membership Services Manager
Betsy McCarty CVB Creative & Communications Manager
Wendy Neuharth Membership Services Administrative Assistant
Robert O’Connell Public Affairs & Communications Director
Betty Ordal
Membership Services Director
Krista Orsack CVB Director of Sales and Marketing
Kathie Puthoff CVB Administrative Assistant
Teri Schmidt CVB Executive Director
Susan Seachris Administrative/Accounting Assistant
Amy Smolik Marketing & Communications Manager
Sara Weber Public Affairs & Research Manager
Carolyn Winchell Forward Sioux Falls
Director of Investor Relations
Erin Zimmerman CVB Sales Assistant
FEATURE
THE COVER:
Several new facilities are under construction or already built, enhancing opportunities for athletes and for Sioux Falls to host athletic tournaments. Pictured are, top L to R: rendering of the T. Denny Sanford Premier Center and Sanford Pentagon; bottom L to R: rendering of the Scheels Iceplex, photo of the Sanford Fieldhouse and conceptual drawing of the new CITC tennis facility.
Postmaster please send address changes to:
605.336.1620, sfacc@siouxfalls.com
Source: City of Sioux Falls
A division of the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, the Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau markets Sioux Falls as a one-of-a-kind visitor destination, provides premier visitor services to increase visitor spending in order to enhance the economic impact throughout the community Conventions, Meetings & Event updates are compiled by the staff of the Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau The updates printed in each issue of Chamber News include information about groups holding events in Sioux Falls in the near future and activities of the Convention & Visitors Bureau
For all your convention, meeting and event needs, contact the Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau: 605 .336 1620 or email sfcvb@siouxfalls com More information about the CVB can be found online at: www .VisitSiouxFalls com .
CVB to attend Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic
Sioux Falls will be represented at the 2013 Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic Feb. 15-17 in Minneapolis. The Sioux Falls CVB participates in the cooperative effort led by the South Dakota Department of Tourism. Last year, was the first year for the Sioux Falls-State cooperative effort, when it was held in Kansas City.
Pheasant Fest, the annual tradeshow and convention of the conservation group Pheasants Forever, features 200 vendors and more than 25,000 attendees. The CVB will be promoting Sioux Falls as the transportation hub to pheasant country as part of the
South Dakota Pavilion and giving away dogtraining dummies along with a hunting trip as part of the “Get Your Game On” promotion.
Economist to keynote 2013 visitor industry luncheon
The Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce Dr. Elliot Eisenberg as the featured speaker for the 2013 Visitor Industry Luncheon to be held Thursday, May 16 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.
Eisenberg is a nationally-acclaimed economist and public speaker specializing in making the arcana and minutia of economics fun, relevant, and educational. He is a frequent speaker on topics including: economic forecasts, consequences of government regulation, cost-benefit analysis, strategic business development and other current economic issues.
The program will include presentation of the Visitor Industry Awards in four categories: Heart of the City Award; First Impressions Award; Business Award; and Media Award.
Tickets for the event will go on sale March 22 at VisitSiouxFalls.com/Luncheon
Holiday Inn recognized for service
The George S. Mickelson Great Service Awards were awarded to South Dakota State Parks and the Holiday Inn City Centre in Sioux Falls.
recipients of this award understand that customer satisfaction is a key to success.
The George S. Mickelson Great Service Award honors a business or organization that has taken hospitality to the next level. Exemplary customer service is a core component of the winner’s operation, and
“We thank these leaders for their commitment to excellent customer service,” said Gov. Dennis Daugaard. “This dedication to hospitality and customer satisfaction makes South Dakota a place worth remembering.”
Sioux Falls CVB hunting campaign 2012-13
Dr. Elliot Eisenberg Economist
American Gelbvieh Junior Association selects Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls has been selected to host the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) National Classic in 2014. This national event will be held June 28-July 4, 2014 at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds with the Best Western PLUS Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center serving as the headquarter hotel. The event will bring 500 par-
ticipants and their families to Sioux Falls, generating $320,000 in economic impact for the city.
The AGJA provides members up to 21 years of age the opportunity to participate in youth activities across the country, and build the foundation to become future leaders in the beef industry.
Sioux Falls hotels participate in global soap project
Several Sioux Falls hotels recently collected 2,000 pounds of used hotel soap that will be combined with another 6,000 pounds of used soap to remake more than 32,000 new soap bars and shipped to underserved countries around the world.
In the past two years, Watertown High School senior Maren Johnson has created a
network of more than 130 hotels in South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and two Canadian provinces and is the Global Soap Project’s only student ambassador. Johnson’s goal is to collect the equivalent of 100,000 bars of new soap.
Hats off to participating Sioux Falls hotels!
CVB launches “Be Our VIP” campaign offer
The Sioux Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) launched a new marketing initiative to attract qualified meeting planners to Sioux Falls. The “Be Our VIP” campaign features a complimentary site visit offer including one plane ticket to Sioux Falls, lodging for up to two nights in Sioux Falls, all meals during the visit and any entertainment supplied by the CVB.
Meeting planners who qualify must supply the decision-makers in their organization with prospective host cities, be able to provide a complete request for proposal (RFP) for an event that generates 100 room
nights on peak night(s) and has never held a meeting in Sioux Falls or not since 2007.
Marketing efforts include a four-page glossy insert tipped into 12 regional, national and international industry publications; geo-targeted online display and search ads in Washington D.C., Chicago, Milwaukee, Denver, Atlanta and Des Moines; and remarketing and direct e-blasts to the CVB planner database. All marketing efforts will direct to a landing page www.visitsiouxfalls.com/BRVIP featuring an online submission form.
Falls! Football! Fun!
“… Just wanted to drop you a line and thank you again. Our trip to Minneapolis was more then we could ask for. Vikes beat Green Bay, Adrian (Peterson) goes for 2,097 yards and we go to the playoffs! The Vikes even took us out for supper on Sun-
day night. Oh and we got to spend some time with Chad (Greenway), his pop was at the game and feeling better. Like I said, more then we could ask for! Thanks and happy new year!!” — Donnie Kramer, Holland, Ind.
Donnie Kramer and family enjoyed an afternoon with Jasper Brinkley of the Minnesota Vikings in last summer’s Falls! Football! Fun! promotional giveaway.
FEBRUARY
6-7 West Side Story The Musical
6 Jeff Dunham
8-10 RV Expo
8-10 WinterFest of Wheels
10 South Dakota Symphony performs Stained
23 Ag Day at the Pavilion 23 South Dakota Taxidermist State Competition
27-28 Great Plains Dairy Expo
29-30 Addams Family The Musical
30-31 Motorcycle Expo
APRIL
4 Harlem Globetrotters
5 First Friday
5 An Evening with Amy Grant
5 Lee Ritenour
6-7 South Dakota Symphony performs Mozart’s Requiem
6-7 Benson’s Flea Market
MARCH
2-3
of the Dance
7 Hot Rod Swap 12 McCrossan Banquet Auction with Pat O’Brien 12-14 SEKC Agility Trial
Downtown Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Crawl
South Dakota Symphony performs Stained Glass Series
South Dakota Achieve Pancake Benefit 19 Seussical the Musical
Fight for Air Walk 20 Party for the Planet 20-21 South Dakota Spring Show
21 Gourmet Guys
25 Wings, Waves & Wine
26 The Spencers: Theatre of Illusion
27 South Dakota Symphony performs with Dawn Upshaw
CHAMBER CALENDAR
LEGISLATIVE COFFEES
Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, 10-11:30 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, 10 a.m.-Noon
Holiday Inn City Centre, 100 W. 8th St. Featuring legislators from Districts 6, 9, 11-15 Cost: Free and open to the public Call 373.2054 for more information.
SIOUX FALLS DAY AT THE LEGISLATURE
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013
All day trip to Pierre to meet and visit with state legislators.
See full agenda on Page 12.
RSVP by Feb. 8 to Sara Weber at sweber@siouxfalls.com or 373.2006
Please indicate the following in your RSVP:
Member cost/ Item Non-member cost
Ride the bus
$30/$60
Attend the luncheon $20/$40
Total for all: $50/$100
BUSINESS SENSE WORKSHOPS
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013
“Digging for Diamonds” (Interviewing Tips & Techniques)
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
Three Simple Concepts to Harness the Power of Email Marketing
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013
If Phones are so Smart, Why Do I Fell Like Such A Dummy?
All workshops held Noon-1 p.m. at The Ivy Room, 2425 S Shirley Ave., #118 RSVP to 373.2002 or kfoley@siouxfalls.com
Cost: $10 for members/per workshop
37TH ANNUAL BUSINESS DAY AT THE LEGISLATURE
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 11 a.m.
Ramkota RiverCentre Convention Center, 920 W Sioux Ave., Pierre, SD Sponsored by the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry Register: sdchamber.biz
MARCH MEMBERSHIP MIXER
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 5-6:30 p.m.
El Riad Shriners
510 S. Phillips Ave.
Sponsored by El Riad Shriners
RSVP to 373.2050
Cost: $3
SUPERINTENDENT ROUNDTABLE
Friday, March 15, 2013
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Callaway’s, 500 E. 69th St.
Cost:$15 for members/$30 for non-members RSVP to Sara Weber at sweber@siouxfalls.com
2013 ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
Saturday, March 16, 2013 11:45 a.m.
9th Street & Phillips Avenue
Reading of the proclamations and Painting of the Shamrock 2 p.m., Downtown Sioux Falls Parade
New cycling event to promote health, fitness
Argus Leader Media and the City of Sioux Falls are partnering to celebrate a weekend of cycling, wellness and fitness as part of the Living Well Sioux Falls initiative. Tour Sioux Falls will take place June 29-30 with two different ways to experience bicycling and active living in Sioux Falls.
On Saturday, June 29, participants in Tour Sioux Falls will enjoy the fully-opened Sioux Falls bike trail. There will be activities for families and kids at several of the parks along the trail; riders can get off their bikes, stretch their legs, get something to eat or drink and chat with their neighbors and local organizations about fitness and wellness opportunities throughout the Sioux Falls area. Saturday’s activities will culminate in a party on the River Greenway with music, food and activities.
On Sunday, June 30, Sioux Falls will host its first-ever cyclovia – one of the first small cities in the country to do so. Cyclovia is a Spanish word meaning to open city
streets to bicycles. The Tour Sioux Falls Sunday Cyclovia is a version of an event that originated in Bogota, Columbia. Today in Bogota, the city closes down 70 miles of roadway to cars every Sunday for people to walk, bike, talk, exercise, picnic and play in the streets. These “open streets” events have gained traction all over the world, including many cities throughout the U.S. such as Tuscon, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and here in the Midwest in Madison, Wis.
A portion of downtown will be closed to motor traffic on the morning of June 30. The 2.6-mile cyclovia route will begin at Falls Park and travel south Phillips Avenue to 8th Street, west to Main Avenue, south on Main Avenue to 13th Street, east to Phillips Avenue and back to Falls Park. The cyclovia will take place from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Other sponsors of the event include Sanford Health, Billion Automotive and Scheels.
FACES & PLACES
Faces & Places is great way to use your membership to be seen This column appears each month in Chamber News and features news about Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce members and volunteers
Due to space restrictions, each item for Faces & Places should be no more than three sentences in length The editor reserves the right to determine what is newsworthy and included in the column Items that will not be accepted include information on email changes, seminars and special event promotions that would be better addressed through advertising venues
To submit your news, use the Faces & Places form at www ChamberNews com, email asmolik@siouxfalls com and put Faces & Places in the subject line, or mail your news to Chamber News, PO Box 1425, Sioux Falls, SD 57101-1425 Editorial and advertising deadlines are listed under the News & Publications link at www SiouxFallsChamber com
Business
RECOGNITION OF CHAMBER VOLUNTEERS
Mike Hauck, Accord Commercial Team; Pradeep Jayaraman, Intelligent Investments; and Tom Burchill, The First National Bank in Sioux Falls, were the Ambassador Team of the Month for December.
Duane Noerenberg, Anderson Group CPA, was awarded Diplomat of the Month for December. Second place honors went to Tammy Beintema, Sioux Falls Business Magazine, and third place honors went to Julie Nelson, Great Western Bank Jim Slater, ServiceMaster of Sioux Falls, was the recipient of the Retention Award. The Diplomat Team of the Month for December included: Captain David Johnson, DAKOTACARE; Janel Cole, Cole Notary; Duane Noerenberg, Anderson Group CPA; Jill Dawson, American Family Insurance and Mike Larson.
NEW FACES & PROMOTIONS
Gary Weckwerth joined Marco as a Regional Sales Director for their northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota and South Dakota markets. Weckwerth is an owner and managing partner for Sioux Falls Sports, which owns the Sioux Falls Stampede Hockey Club and Fighting Pheasants Baseball Club. Most recently, Weckwerth was Vice President of Mortgage Banking at Home Federal Bank
Security National Bank of South Dakota
Madeline Shields, The Banquet; and Treasurer
Jill Melchert, Farmers Insurance. Sioux Empire Safety Village is a nonprofit organization that promotes injury prevention covering topics from fire, farm, and home safety to bicycle, pedestrian, and distracted and impaired driving.
hired of Tom DeHaven as the Mortgage Loan Manager. DeHaven, a Huron native, has more than 10 years of banking experience. He has a degree in Business Administration/Strategic Planning and earned his Master’s Degree in Business Administration in 2012. Gary Dybsetter joined Security National Bank of South Dakota as Vice President of Business Development. Dybsetter has more than 30 years of banking and management experience. Most recently he held the position of Sr. Vice President/ Sr. Business Banker and Market President for First National Bank South Dakota in Yankton
Jane Spreacker joined the ADwërks crew as Zen Mother, and she will be handling office management duties within the agency. Spreacker brings a variety of work experience to ADwërks including six years as an Administrative Assistant at the Sioux Falls School District and 10 years as an office manager at another Sioux Falls advertising agency.
Joni Johnson is the new Executive Director of the South Dakota Biotechnology Association. Johnson is an industry veteran, most recently serving as administrator of POET’s political action committee.
LEADERSHIP
Sioux Empire Safety Village Board of Directors elected the following as officers for 2013: President Todd Person, Employment Edge; VicePresident Amy Marsh, South Dakota Emergency Medical Services for Children; Secretary
HONORS IN INDUSTRY
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) elected Tom Kelley, P.E. as its chair for 2013. Kelley is president of Gage Brothers Concrete Products, Inc.
Roger Haack, Director of Service for Claritus, Inc., an independent distributor of mailing equipment and customer communication software, celebrated his 10th anniversary with the company.
Randy Fink, Home Federal Bank, celebrated his 30th Anniversary with the bank.
GOOD DEEDS
“Pay IT Forward” is an employer/employee matching contribution program that offers High Point Networks’ employees the opportunity to make contributions to charitable organizations of their choice. In the program’s second year, High Point Network employees made contributions
totaling $21,250 to more than 20 different charities, foundations and non-profit organizations, an increase of 35 percent from the previous year.
EXPANSIONS
Brown & Saenger expanding into two more locations in South Dakota, acquiring the assets of Wheeler’s Business Products in Huron and Business Products Inc. in Mitchell. They took over the ownership of these two new locations on the 2nd of January 2013. Brown & Saenger plans to continue to operate both businesses in their current facilities and provide the same services and value.
Marco purchased Midwest Office Automations, Inc., a copier and printer company with offices in Sioux City and Storm Lake, Iowa. Their 21 employees have joined the Marco team. Earlier in December, Marco purchased Mason City Business Systems and their six locations in Iowa. Marco also purchased of Midwest Business Systems — a copier and printer company with offices in Bismarck, Dickinson, Jamestown and Minot, N.D. North Dakota. The 27 employees from Midwest Business Systems have joined Marco who already has an office in Fargo and Grand Forks that employs 36 people.
Duane Noerenberg Anderson Group CPA
Tom Burchill The First National Bank in Sioux Falls
Jim Slater ServiceMaster of Sioux Falls
Magazine
Congratulations to the following members who are celebrating their 25-plus, 20-, 15- and five-year membership anniversaries in February 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
25+ YEARS
AAA Collections, Inc.
Member Since 1965
3500 S. 1st Ave. #100
Americold Logistics
Member Since 1983
2300 E. Rice St.
Austad’s Golf
Member Since 1963
2801 E. 10th St.
Beal Distributing, Inc.
Member Since 1975
4815 N. Northview Ave.
Campbell Supply Co.
Member Since 1954
1526 N. Industrial Ave.
Claritus
Member Since 1987
4100 S. Elmwood Pl.
Coca-Cola
Bottling Company
Member Since 1907
2301 S. Minnesota Ave.
Culligan Water
Conditioning
Member Since 1975
1510 W. 51st St.
Cummins Central Power, LLC
Member Since 1961
701 E. 54th St. N.
Dakota Beverage Company, Inc.
Member Since 1967
101 N. Harlem
Dakota Diesel Service
Member Since 1984
1313 E. 52nd St. N.
Empire Mall/Empire East
Member Since 1976
5000 Empire Mall
Famous Brands
Member Since 1975
300 E. 50th St. N.
George Boom Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Member Since 1919
3408 E. 10th St.
Getty AbstractMidwest Title
Member Since 1919
5800 S. Remington Pl. #120
Heartland Paper Company
Member Since 1975
808 W. Cherokee St.
Howes Oil Company, Inc.
Member Since 1966
823 E. 14th St.
Independent Living Choices
Member Since 1986 4107 S. Carnegie Cir.
JW Horner Lumber Co.
Member Since 1928 1001 E. 17th
Kreisers, Inc.
Member Since 1907 2200 W. 46th St.
Loren C. Boyens, CLU, ChFC-The Bridges Group Thrivent Financial For Lutherans
Member Since 1987
5015 S. Crossings Pl. #130
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota
Member Since 1985
705 E. 41st St. #200
Midland, Inc. dba Johnstone Supply
Member Since 1965
335 N. Weber Ave.
Miller Funeral Home, Inc.
Member Since 1975
507 S. Main Ave.
Minnehaha Country Club
Member Since 1907 3101 W. 22nd St.
Monarch Sales Company, Inc.
Member Since 1947 731 N. Cliff Ave.
North Central Insurance Center, Inc.
Member Since 1986 3700 S. Western Ave.
Parker Transfer & Storage, Inc.
Member Since 1924 1700 N. F Ave.
The Pella Window Store-Wilsey Co.
Member Since 1980 712 S. Cliff Ave.
Republic National Distributing Company
Member Since 1975 1710 M Ave.
Rich Brothers Co.
Member Since 1975 700 S. Marion Rd.
Schoeneman Brothers Company
Member Since 1907
4000 S. Western Ave.
Servall Towel & Linen Supply Co.
Member Since 1950
213 W. 9th St.
Shaykett Appraisal Co., Inc.
Member Since 1985
601 N. Minnesota Ave.
Suite 100
Shipley’s Garment Spa Cleaners & Launderers
Member Since 1907
213 W. 9th St.
Sioux Falls Two-Way Radio Service, Inc.
Member Since 1954
700 E. 3rd St.
Sioux Falls VA Health Care System
Member Since 1949 2501 W. 22nd St.
Stan Houston
Equipment Co., Inc.
Member Since 1948 501 S. Marion Rd.
Taylor Oil Co., Inc.
Member Since 1947 3600 S. Minnesota Ave.
Travel Partners, Inc.
Member Since 1920 5604 W. 41st St.
Westward Ho
Country Club
Member Since 1959 3400 W 22nd St.
20 YEARS
10th Street Autawash
3900 E. 10th St.
CorTrust Bank
300 Cherapa Pl. #101
Pearle Vision
2414 S. Louise Ave.
15 YEARS
Sioux Falls Area
Humane Society
3720 E. Benson Rd.
5 YEARS
Architectural
Millwork, Ltd.
305 E. 58th St. N.
Enterprise Institute
2329 N. Career Ave. #107
Long Lines Wireless 817 S. Minnesota Ave.
Quoin Financial Bank
5700 S. Remington
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 All addresses are Sioux Falls unless otherwise listed Please support these businesses when making purchases and business decisions A complete member directory is published each year listing all Chamber members in alphabetical order and by category, including a “Who’s Who” listing; it is distributed each fall An online membership directory can be found at www siouxfallschamber com If you are a current member, you may also update your records online Want to become a member? Call 605 336 1620
NEW MEMBERS
Ameri/Star Real EstateNiki Wagner
Affiliate-Real Estate
Niki Wagner, (605) 336-3600
5900 S. Western Ave. #200, 57108 www.ameri-star.com
Big Cup, Inc.
Convenience Store
Lindy Swedeen, (605) 336-3339
532 S. Valley View Rd., 57106
Black Hills Beauty College
School
Monica Engeltjes, (605) 361-2787
3501 S. Kelley Ave., 57106 www.bhbeautycollege.com
Dunham Co. Residential
Real Estate-Jackie Peterson
Affiliate-Real Estate
Jackie Peterson, (605) 351-1740
3801 S. Western Ave., Ste. 102, 57105
Excel Educational Opportunities
Associate Member
Stephanie Spaan, (605) 988-0900
5016 S. Bur Oak Place, 57108 www.excelachievement.com
Hegg Realtors-Jo Anne Weir
Affiliate-Real Estate
Jo Anne Weir, (605) 376-3881
2804 E. 26th St., 57103 www.hegg.com
Leading Edge Chiropractic & Acupuncture, P.C. Chiropractors, DC
Agnes Steffens, (605) 275-2100
2520 E. River Ridge Pl., Ste. 201, 57103 www.leadingedgecare.com
Leo’s Restaurant and Pub Restaurants
Jeff & Kathy Wyant, (605) 767-0132
220 S. Cliff Ave. Harrisburg, SD, 57032 leosrestaurant.net
Shop Dog
Pet Shops & Supplies
Ellyn Suga, (605) 321-8288
5015 S. Western Ave. #130, 57108
Total Nutrition
Nutritional Products
Jeff Fowler, (605) 362-6009
3603 W. 41st St., 57106 www.totalnutritionsd.com
Wave Auto Wash
Car Wash
Monte Post, (712) 470-0048
4637 W. Homefield Dr., 57106 www.thewaveautowash.com
WOW Productions Inc.
dba Winterfest of Wheels
Associate Member
Karen Leisinger, (605) 231-3100
26646 461st Ave. Hartford, SD 57033 www.winterfestofwheels.com
Zing
Home Accessories
Mike Flannery, (605) 271-2720
301 S. Minnesota Ave., 57104 www.zingideafactory.com
SELLING SIOUX FALLS AS A SPORTS CITY
Sports events in Sioux Falls have long been a major attribute to economic development in the community. Thousands of people from across the U.S. can be drawn to any one event at a time, generating millions of dollars in economic impact. Two organizations have proven successful in selling Sioux Falls as a sports city.
The Sioux Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) sells Sioux Falls to all markets and provides visitor services to increase visitor spending in order to enhance the economic benefit to the city. The bureau is funded through hotel room tax revenue and a BID (Business Improvement District) tax on room nights.
Since 1984, the CVB has worked with numerous local sports organizations, including: the Sioux Falls People for Youth, Dakota Alliance Soccer Club, Sioux Empire Baseball Association, Sioux Falls Midwest Wrestling, Sioux Falls Tennis Association, Sioux Valley Cycle Club, Dakota Spirit, South Dakota Golf Association, Sioux Falls Snow Fox Swim Team, Sioux Falls Cygnets and many others.
The CVB has a full-time sports market sales manager, Blaine Davis, who works with local sports organizations to attract new state, regional, national and international sports events to Sioux Falls. Davis attends national sports tradeshows and various sales blitzes to produce new business from groups that host events across the country. The CVB will assist in contacting various organizations for event requirements, review and evaluate, gather accommodation bids from Sioux Falls hotels and facilities, assemble sales packets and assist in sales presentations to the selection committee.
In 2006, the Sioux Falls Sports Authority (SFSA) was formed by community leaders to recruit major sporting events to the Sioux Falls area. The organization attracts international, national, regional and state sporting events by operating, leasing, enhancing or owning sports facilities in the Sioux Falls area. It is run by a board of directors composed of 15 community members,
an executive director and project director.
The Sports Authority is an active member of the National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC).
The SFSA’s first significant event, with bidding assistance from the Sioux Falls CVB, was the Summit League Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. The 2009 Summit League Tournament games were the first time ESPN broadcasted a “Live-Nationally Televised” event in Sioux Falls and South Dakota.
The 2010, 2011 and 2012 Summit League tournaments were overwhelming successes in terms of sponsorship support from the Sioux Falls business community and attendance (see sidebar regarding the Summit League tournament). In 2012, the SDSU Women and the SDSU Men went on to the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
Sioux Falls has also hosted additional tournaments: the Summit League’s Track and Field Championships in 2011 at the University of Sioux Falls – Sanford Sports Athletic Complex and the 2011 Summit
League Baseball Tournament at the Sioux Falls Baseball Stadium, where an all-time attendance record was set.
The Sioux Falls Sports Authority also organizes the annual Sioux Falls Marathon, which will return for a fourth time on Sept. 8, 2013. It is held in conjunction with the Sioux Falls Half-Marathon & Miracle 5K presented by Sanford Health. In 2012, 382 runners participated.
Wes Hall is the new executive director of the Sioux Falls Sports Authority, replacing Mike Sullivan, who retired in December 2012 after joining the then newly formed organization in 2008. For the past six years, Hall served as the assistant director for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI), an annual seven-day bicycle ride across the state of Iowa that is the oldest, largest and longest recreational bicycle touring event in the world. He was also the tour coordinator for Bike Virginia, another bicycle touring event, from 200307.
“The city of Sioux Falls is quickly turn-
ing into one of the top sporting hubs in the Midwest,” Hall said. “This is an incredible opportunity to become part of a community so hungry for the entertainment options sports can provide.”
According to research from the CVB, the sports market has the biggest share for the type of events hosted in Sioux Falls. From 2005-12, sports events booked and scheduled through the CVB have generated approximately 217 events, 528,645 people and more than $113 million in estimated economic impact. Major events such as the ASA National Softball Tournaments and U.S. Youth Soccer Midwest Regional Soccer Tournament have a large effect on the variance from year to year.
New facilities under construction will help both organizations sell Sioux Falls as a sporting destination. New year-round opportunities to book events will arise with more available space at the new facilities, but specifically during the months of November-March, a traditionally slower time of year for hotels.
New facilities will help Sioux Falls expand its hosting capabilities, which already include sports events such as tennis, baseball and soccer.
Summit League Tourney to remain in Sioux Falls
The Sioux Falls Arena will host The Summit League Championships for two more seasons before the event moves into the new 12,000-seat Denny Sanford Events Center in 2015. In October 2012, the Summit League and the Sioux Falls Sports Authority announced a long-term agreement that will keep The Summit League Basketball Championships in Sioux Falls through 2017 with an option for five additional years that would keep the league’s premier event in Sioux Falls from 2018-22.
The 2013 Summit League Basketball Championships will be held March 9-12. The Sioux Falls Sports Authority estimates that the Summit League Tournament has an annual $2 million economic impact with immeasurable benefits due to the me-
dia exposure to national markets.
“This long-term agreement is a testament to the great support that the community of Sioux Falls has shown for our marquee event,” said Summit League Commissioner Tom Douple. “It also speaks to the outstanding support from all our tournament sponsors and the professionalism of the Sioux Falls Sports Authority and its volunteers. The efforts of those groups have been instrumental in creating an incredible event for our league.”
“Six years ago, the Sioux Falls Sports Authority set our sights on bringing national and international sporting events to Sioux Falls. The Summit League basketball tournament delivered on that promise,” said Kevin Lampe, Chair of the Sioux Falls
Sports Authority Board of Directors. “With this event comes national television and media exposure for our great community that will reach millions of sports fans across the nation for the next five years.”
The Summit League has held its marquee event in Sioux Falls since 2009 and attendance records have been set in each of the four years at the site. The top four total attendance figures, which combine the men’s and women’s tournament totals, have all been achieved in Sioux Falls. The 2012 Summit League Basketball Championships drew 40,269 spectators, topping the previous record, set in 2009, by nearly 6,000.
Since moving to Sioux Falls in 2009, The Summit League Basketball Championships have set marks for tickets sales
and corporate sponsorships and provided unprecedented television coverage. In all four years, every men’s and women’s game has been televised live, including the men’s championship games on ESPN2 and women’s title games on ESPNU. The 2009 championship games marked the first time that sporting events originating from South Dakota were televised live to a national audience.
The 2013 Championships mark the second consecutive year that all 14 games will air on national cable television. Fox College Sports returns to air the men’s and women’s quarterfinals and semifinals while the ESPN family of networks will broadcast the championship games.
Sports facilities boost Sioux Falls
A master plan for the northwest part of the city will be called the Sioux Falls Sports and Entertainment District. It’s expected to develop through public and private funding. The plan includes short- and long-term outcomes expected during the next 25 years.
SANFORD SPORTS COMPLEX
It is estimated that 1.1 million visitors will use the Sanford Sports Complex in Phase 1 of the Sanford Sports Complex. Phase 1 Development Plans (2012-14) include:
2012: Junior Football, Fieldhouse
2013: Tennis, Pentagon, Retail & Hospitality
2014: Ice Sports
Estimated Economic Impact:
$40 million in 2014 when all facilities are fully-operational
This includes direct and indirect spending on lodging, transportation, food, entertainment, shopping, organizer spending, hosting cots, and city and state tax rates and assessments.
Source: Sioux Falls CVB with data provided by Sanford Health
PENTAGON
The Pentagon is a five-sided, 160,000-square-foot facility that includes nine basketball courts (six high school regulation, two professional/college practice courts and the “heritage” court). While the entire facility features modern design and amenities, the heritage court located in the center of the building is a premium NBA/ college size court with design inspiration reminiscent of 1950s/1960s basketball. The Pentagon will be the epicenter of the Sanford Sports Complex and be the home of the Sioux Falls Skyforce, NSIC Division II Tournament and youth and college tournaments.
The 162-acre complex will be the home for Sioux Falls Junior Football League, Sioux Falls Tennis, Sioux Falls ISA as well as Dakota Alliance Soccer Club who will operate from the Sanford Fieldhouse.
SANFORD FIELDHOUSE
The Fieldhouse is 85,000 sq. ft., with 62,000 sq. ft. of Field Turf that can be divided into four quadrants for multiple activities at one time. The facility itself includes nine multi-use fields with room for three future fields.
Funds: $4.2 million City; $3 million Sanford land donation, $1.5 million South Dakota Junior Football League improvements
SCHEEL’S ICEPLEX
ISA has already raised more than $5 million in equity required to build a debtfree, three-sheet indoor community ice facility, largely from private donors. The facility will include three sheets of ice, paved parking, spectator seating, locker/dressing rooms, restrooms and concession areas. Adequate space is available to add a fourth sheet of ice in the future, as demand is expected to continue to grow. The SCHEELS IcePlex will be located on 11 acres of land provided by Sanford Health, situated within the 62-acre
Funds: $1.5 million City (20 percent)
Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Community Appeal: $1.54 million (Nov. 1, 2012-March 29-2013)
Estimated Project Total Cost: $7.7 million
COMMUNITY INDOOR TENNIS FACILITY
This steel frame 46,000 sq. ft. “green” facility will be self-sustaining and feature the following: seven championship courts; men’s and women’s locker rooms; two classrooms (with daycare); public viewing/ social area; and an office/small pro area.
Funds: $500,000 City (20 percent)
Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Community Appeal: $1 million (April 1-July 31, 2013)
Estimated total cost: $3.5 million
DENNY SANFORD PREMIER CENTER
The Sioux Falls Events Center is a multipurpose facility that will house sporting events, concerts, conventions, banquets, etc. that will improve the quality of life and stimulate economic return to the citizens of Sioux Falls. The Events Center will seat 12,000 and will add more than 64,000 square feet to the already existing Sioux Falls Arena and Sioux Falls Convention Center. The four-level facility consists of the event level, main concourse, suite level and upper concourse. The Events Center is expected to be completed by Fall 2014.
Events Center Estimated Economic Impact
$36 million in new economic impact per year:
Direct spending from events — $9.6 million
Direct spending on lodging, transportation, food, entertainment and shopping — $13.8 million
Indirect spending on goods/services from local and regional vendors — $12.8 million
Source: AECOM report
JOIN US!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and visit with state legislators and to show your community support in Pierre.
6:15 a.m.
. Bus loads in Sioux Falls at the northwest corner of the Younker’s parking lot (at The Empire Mall)
Complimentary coffee, fruit and donuts will be available on the bus
6:30 a.m. .
10 a.m.
10 a.m. .
. Or get an update from the South Dakota Division of Insurance on how the Affordable Care Act will affect our state and your business. Panelists from SDDI include: Merle Scheiber, Melissa Clemmen and Randy Moses At the Capitol.
11:45 a.m. . . . .Bus departs for lunch Best Western Ramkota River Centre
Noon
. Bus departs for Pierre
Arrive in Pierre at State Capitol Listen in on any of the following committees in progress: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources, Senate Commerce & Energy, House Local Government or House Transportation. At the Capitol.
RSVP BY FEB. 8, 2013
3 p.m. .
.Lunch with Sioux Falls Area Legislators The lunch program includes a briefing from the Governor’s Senior Advisor Deb Bowman. Gov. Dennis Daugaard has been invited to speak at the Ramkota River Center. 2:15 p.m.
. . .Leave for Capitol to Observe Session
Sioux Falls Day Reception, Capitol Rotunda
4 p.m.
4:15 p.m.
Bus departs for Sioux Fall
Concert to thank veterans for service
The Sioux Falls Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) will host its first Valentines for Veterans concert featuring country music recording artist James Wesley Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. at the Washington Pavilion.
Tickets are required and veterans may receive up to four complimentary tickets. Veterans should call VA Voluntary Services at (605) 333-6851 Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. or email brenda.stevens2@ va.gov. Others may also contact Voluntary Services to have their names put on a wait list for tickets. The concert pays tribute to veterans, who paid for this concert with their service and sacrifices and to Gold Star families who lost a loved one in military service. Donations from businesses, veterans service organizations, and individuals are making the concert possible.
Wesley released his debut album “Life Goes On” in 1999. After that, he worked
various blue collar jobs but returned to Nashville in 2006. In 2009, he released his first single, “Jackson Hole.” Later in 2010, he released “Real,” which was made into a music video. His single, “Didn’t I” was released in April 2011. “Jackson Hole,” “Real,” “Didn’t I,” and “Walking Contradiction” will be included on an album titled “Real.”
Veterans can also learn more about VA services during a Veterans benefits fair, which will also be held at the Pavilion, prior to and after the concert. Information will be available regarding patient-centered care teams, diabetes prevention, weight loss program, low vision program, crisis intervention, the MyHealtheVet internet service, secure messaging with health care providers, service connected disability benefits, and more.
Local
community
advocate named Sales and Marketing Executive of the Year
The Sales and Marketing Executives, Inc. (SME) of Sioux Falls has named Jeff Scherschligt as the 2013 South Dakota Sales and Marketing Executive of the Year.
Scherschligt is the president of Howalt-McDowell Insurance and has been since 1985. The company of 90-plus employees is a leader in the property/casualty and employee benefits insurance market in the Midwest. Scherschligt is very involved in the community, serving integral roles in organizations such as the Sioux Empire United Way, Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum and the South Dakota Parks & Wildlife Foundation. In his free-time, Scherschligt enjoys hunting, nature conservation, property development and spending time with his wife, two daughters, son-in-law and granddaughters.
He will be honored by SME Sioux Falls at a banquet on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Best Western PLUS Ramkota Exhibit Hall. The keynote speaker is Dick Brown, Development Director of the South Dakota Parks & Wildlife Foundation. Tickets are $50 per person, or $400 for a reserved table of eight for the evening event which begins at 6 pm. Please RSVP to 605-336-5626 if you’d like to attend.
About Sales and Marketing Executives
SME is the premier organization for developing and sustaining a driven and influential force of leaders in our community, and continuously provides our elite membership with networking opportunities and world-class education thus giving them “an edge to their success™”. SME members include CEOs, marketing managers, sales managers and other senior executives who contribute to the advancement of sales and marketing management. More information about Sales and Marketing Executives, Inc. is available at www.smesiouxfalls.org.
Unused frequent flyer miles can benefit Make-A-Wish
A statewide campaign for unused frequent flier miles will help make wishes come true for South Dakota kids with life-threatening medical conditions. Last year’s inaugural campaign raised 2.3 million miles, saving Make-A-Wish® South Dakota more than $30,000 in airfare. More than 65 percent of the wishes granted by Make-AWish require air travel, the largest expense of the chapter’s annual wish budget. Miles from Delta, United, and US Airways are accepted.
“Donating unused frequent flier miles is a unique way to help make wishes come true,” Paul Krueger, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish South Dakota said. “Once donated, the miles never expire and they go directly to sending our wish kids and their families on their travel wishes.”
Krueger said they are granting a significant number of travel wishes. Trips include the wish child, his or her parents or guardians and immediate siblings living at home. He said the average number of travelers is around five, but they have sent families as large as eight to 10 people in the last year. Watch KSFY Feb. 28 for more information. Miles will be accepted that day by calling 1 (800) 640-9198. Airline miles can be donated online anytime at www.southdakota.wish.org. A minimum donation of 1,000 miles is required and you need to know exactly how many miles you would like to donate. The statewide effort is made possible by KSFY, NewsCenter1, Midco Connections, and Midcontinent Communications.
Jeff Scherschligt Howalt-McDowell
For a complete list of all YPN events, go to www.siouxfallsypn.com
YPN+ LEARN ABOUT 529 SAVINGS PROGRAM
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
200 N. Phillips Ave. #102
Join us for lunch to learn more about the 529 Program, a savings plan designed to encourage saving for future higher education expenses. Come with questions, leave with answers.
Cost: Free to attend, brown bag lunch.
RSVP to (605) 373-2009 or ljarding@siouxfalls.com
YPN MORNING BUZZ
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013
7:30-8:30 a.m.
Original Pancake House, 2715 W. 41st St. Join other young professionals for an exchange while getting your morning (coffee) buzz. Learn from one another over breakfast. Bring a friend or stop by and meet a new one. Open to all young professionals.
Cost: Free to attend, breakfast/coffee on your own.
RSVP to (605) 373-2009 or ljarding@siouxfalls.com
A SEAT AT THE TABLE WITH JULIE BRIGGS
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
200 N. Phillips Ave. #102
Join us for a Seat at the Table with Julie Briggs, executive director of Sioux Falls Business Resource Network. Briggs has a background in marketing and was a buyer for department stores until her life experiences steered her in
a different direction. Come learn how Briggs’s children molded her life and sent her career in a different direction from what she had planned.
YPN Members Only.
Cost: Free to attend, lunch available for $5.
RSVP to (605) 373-2009 or ljarding@siouxfalls.com
YPN OFF THE CLOCK
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 4-7 p.m.
The Attic Bar & Grill, 4601 E. 41st St. Join us at the February Off the Clock. Network with young professionals and bring your friends. No need to be a YPN member to attend.
Gift card drawings will take place at 6 p.m.
Specials from 4-6 p.m. include: $2 wine, $2.50 domestic taps, $3 well drinks.
Cost: Free to attend, food/beverages on your own
RSVP to (605) 373-2009 or ljarding@siouxfalls.com
January YPN Steering Committee Meeting.
Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce COMMUNITY
APPEALS SCHEDULED FUND DRIVES
Ice Sports Association
Nov . 1, 2012-March 29, 2013
$1 54 million
Construct a new, three-sheet ice facility
Sioux Falls Tennis Association April 1-July 31, 2013
$1 million
Construct an indoor tennis center
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sioux Falls
Nov 1, 2013-March 31, 2014
$1 046 million
Expand current ReStore warehouse facility
KELO-TV’s Angela Kennecke shares first-hand experiences with YPN+ attendees.
YPN+ guest shares tips on balancing career, family life
KELO-TV anchor Angela Kennecke was the January guest at YPN+. Kennecke visited with the group about making decisions that impacted her career and family
life. Every month YPN+ tackles topics of interest for the young professional balancing home and career.
Special Olympics South Dakota
April 1-July 31, 2014
$1 million
Complete phases two and three of their new building project
Feeding South Dakota
Nov . 1, 2014-March 31, 2015
$1 2 million New location
The purpose of the Community Appeals Committee is to qualify and provide orderly scheduling of capital fund drives.
For more information on the Community Appeals Committee, call Betty Ordal at 605.373.2010.
RIBBON CUTTINGS
Ribbon cutting ceremonies provide new or expanding businesses an opportunity to promote their products or services These events are organized free of charge for members and are held Monday through Friday at 11:30 a m and 4:30 p m The Chamber invites members of the Board of Directors, members of the Ambassador and Diplomat committees, and local elected officials to share in the event The Chamber member requests the date and the Chamber staff assists by organizing the agenda and providing the ribbon and scissors Ribbon cutting photos are printed in each issue of Chamber News The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce holds ribbon cuttings for members to celebrate joining the Chamber, anniversaries, grand openings, expansions or remodelings
For more information on how to schedule a ribbon cutting, contact Amy Farr at 605 336 1620 or email afarr@siouxfalls com For more information on how to schedule a groundbreaking, contact Diane Andresen at the Sioux Falls Development Foundation at 605 . 339 0103
Body By Vi Independent Distributors/Visalus Science (605) 359-4593
Body By Vi is the
fitness
Chinese Acupuncture & Herb Clinic
6116 S LYNCREST AVE #102
Chinese Acupuncture & Clinic invites you to come to their clinic for traditional acupuncture and herb services. L to R: Noreen McCall, Bobbi Nelson, Mary Johnson, Mayor Mike Huether, Steve Van Buskirk, Dr. Shwurong Lee (CEO), Rick Rysavy, Mayling Lee and Mike Hauck.
Land Title Guaranty Co.
3809 S KIWANIS CIR
Land Title Guaranty was founded in 1955 and provides title insurance and closing services to Sioux Falls and the surrounding areas. L to R: Tracy Fischer, Dean Karsky, Nancy Carlsen, Cindy Kirkevy, Larry Ayres, Carol Carlsen (owner), Ernie Carlsen (founder/CEO), Bill Rezac, Chris Carlsen (owner), Tiffany Miller, Mike Hauck and Kim Schwenke.
Limestone
4301 W 57TH ST , STE 132
Limestone is providing peace, hope and efficiency by building trust
their bookkeeping and tax
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Amy O’Connor Hoback, Daren Anderson, Steve Mix (president), Glen den Hoed, Keith Severson, Mayor Mike Huether, Stacey Jans and Tom Parker.
Meaningful Medicine
5000 S MINNESOTA AVE STE 100
Meaningful Medicine provides people an alternative to the rush and shuffle of “big business” medicine. L to R: Rachelle Daniels, Deb Peteson, Lynda Billars, Rich and Rose Bosworth, Corey Weide, Dr. Annette Bosworth, Bobbi Nelson and Peggy Craig.
No. 1 weight loss and
challenge platform in North America. L to R: Joel Ruud, Mike Hauck, Bernie DeWald, Rick Rysavy, Kathy Ruud (independent promoter), Charlie Ruud (independent distributor) and Jack Dyvig.
in professional partnerships through
services.
to R: Cheryl Beck, Mike Hauck,
Phnom Penh Restaurant Asian Cuisine
1010 N MINNESOTA AVE
Phnom Penh Restaurant Asian Cuisine is a Cambodian family-owned restaurant serving Cambodian, Thai, Laos, Vietnamese and Chinese asian cuisine. L to R: Alyssa Chheng, Sarum Ouch (owner), Genalena Renae Nou (assistant manager), Rick Rysavy, Samnang “Sanya” Chheng (owner), Gita Hendricks, Keith Severson, Amy O’Connor Hoback, Bobbi Nelson and Lam Chheng (owner).
Premier Tax Service
1921 S MINNESOTA AVE
Premier Tax Services offers business and personal tax preparation, payroll, bookkeeping and business consulting. L to R: Amy O’Connor Hoback, Bobbi Nelson, Todd Spomer (president/CEO), Kelly Spomer (vice president), Rick Rysavy, Julie Nelson and Jack Dyvig.
Roy & Bobbi’s Café and Catering
230 S MINNESOTA AVE
Roy & Bobbi’s Café and Catering specializes in catering and makes all of their food from scratch. L to R: Cheryl Alexander, Rick Rysavy, Roy Toole (owner), Jack Dyvig, Bobbi Toole (owner), Cathy Crisp, Bobbi Nelson, Tyler Haahr and Jerry Alexander.
315 S PHILLIPS AVE
Sunflower Realty is a local lawyer-owned real estate company delivering happiness to its clients. L to R:
and Todd Meierhenry.
Sioux Empire Farm Show
SIOUXEMPIREFARMSHOW ORG
The 60th Annual Sioux Empire Farm Show is an annual event sponsored by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commmerce Agri-Business Division to assist with promoting the agriculture industry. L to R: Jo Beal, Bobbi Nelson, Larry Healy (2013 Farm Show Chair), Mike Begeman, Cindy Christensen, Rick Rysavy, Jim Slater, Lynda Billars, and Scott Wick.
Sioux Falls Farm Show /Midwest Shows FARMSHOWSUSA COM
Since 1998, the Sioux Falls Farm Show has been in partnership with the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce in promoting agriculture. L to R: John Sampson, Tate Thorstenson, John C. Riles, Jason Riles, John K. Riles, Mike Begeman, Amy O’Connor Hoback, Lynda Billars, Steff Liston-Holtrop, Jim Slater and Ron Bormaster.
For 60 years, the Sioux Empire Farm Show has been sponsored by:
Sunflower Realty
Sabrina Meierhenry, Jack Dyvig, Patrick Glover (broker), Shawna Kleinwolterink, Jason Miller (agent), Rick Rysavy, Kristen Zueger, Nick Bentle
2013 Sioux Empire Farm Show a success
Livestock entries were up as were dollars raised for market livestock exhibitors at the 60th Annual Sioux Empire Farm Show, sponsored by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. The Farm Show brought an estimated 30,000 people to Sioux Falls Jan. 22-26 for purebred cattle shows and sales, market livestock shows and commercial exhibits.
Entries were up for most livestock shows compared to 2012. The Sioux Empire Farm Show has an estimated economic impact of $3.9 million on the community.
Market livestock exhibitors competing at the Mayor’s Round-Up & Sale of
estimated $58,000 paid to market livestock producers is more than what was paid out in 2012. More than 350 attended the 2013 Mayor’s Round-Up & Sale of Champions dinner and approximately 70 Sioux Falls area businesses bid on the livestock.
Also at the dinner, the Chamber recognized the Jim and Jan Willard and Roger and Sherri Willard family of Colton as the Farm Family of the Year and Joel Westra, Westra Atkins Auctioneers, as the Agri-Business Citizen of the Year. The Tri-State Neighbor, Wells Fargo Bank and Campbell Supply Co. sponsored the $12,000 Supreme Row purse, which awards a grand champion over
Champions came from South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas. The annual event is the culmination of the market livestock shown during the Sioux Empire Farm Show, with the 25 market animals “auctioned off”: the top five steers, top 10 swine, top five sheep and top five goats shown at the Sioux Empire Farm Show. Buyers aren’t actually purchasing the animals but paying premiums to the producers. The Sioux Empire Farm Show is the only regional farm show to pay out 100 percent of the funds raised at the auction. The tally is still being confirmed, but the
all breeds and splits the purse between the exhibitor and the buyer.
The Sioux Empire Farm Show is organized and managed by the Chamber’s Agri-Business Division. More than 200 volunteers help with the show. Larry Healy, Campbell Supply Co., chaired the 2013 show. The 61st Sioux Empire Farm Show will be held Jan. 21-25, 2014. For more information about specific show and sale results, visit www.siouxempirefarmshow.org.
BY THE NUMBERS
30,000 visitors
$3.9 million economic impact
$12,000 Supreme Row purse sponsored by the
Tri-State Neighbor, Wells Fargo Bank and Campbell Supply Co.
Mayor’s Round-Up & Sale of Champions
25 market livestock: Steers, Swine, Lambs, Goats
More than $59,000 paid in premiums
More than 350 attendees
More than 50 businesses participating
Hunter Gerths of Albia, IA shows his Grand Champion Market Lamb while Pete Atkins and Joel Westra of Westra Atkins Land & Auction, Inc. take bids from the crowd at the Mayor’s RoundUp & Sale of Champions.
Sioux Falls to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day March 16
The 34th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held in downtown Sioux Falls on Saturday, March 16. The traditional reading of the proclamations and Painting of the Shamrock will take place at 9th Street and Phillips Avenue at 11:45 a.m. to officially kick off the day’s events. The parade will begin at 2 p.m.
The parade forms at 5th Street and Main Avenue beginning at 12:30 p.m. Vehicles will be lined up on a first-come, first served basis, and is at the discretion of parade officials and will proceed through the downtown area, starting at 6th Street and Main Avenue.
There is no entry fee to participate in the parade. The only requirement is that each adult (age 16 and older) participating in the parade must purchase and wear an official St. Patrick’s Day Parade button. The cost is $3 per button, the proceeds of which help cover the costs of the parade and support Special Olympics. Buttons are available in advance at the Chamber of Commerce office (200 N. Phillips Ave., Suite 102) numerous businesses throughout the community and from Special Olympics volunteers. They can also be purchased the day of the parade at the start of the parade. Since 1982, more than $125,000 has been raised for Special Olympics.
In addition to the parade, the luck of the Irish will be celebrated for several days with performances by the Khartum Pipe and Drum. This group will be making appearances at numerous places throughout the community in the days leading up to the parade.
Per Sioux Falls City Council Ordinance (Section 38-143), absolutely no candy can be distributed: “It is unlawful for any person conducting, managing or participating in any parade to distribute or permit the distribution of any candy or balloons to persons in attendance during the parade.”
In 2009, the St. Patrick’s Day Extravaganza committee, which plans the parade with support from Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce staff, decided to move the parade permanently to the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day. The decision was made in order to better accommodate visitors who come to Sioux Falls to celebrate the holiday. Each year the parade is led by a Grand Marshal, who is determined by the St. Patrick’s Day Extravaganza committee. That person will be announced in the coming weeks. St. Patrick’s Day Parade founder Sylvia Henkin is hanging up her shillelagh but will continue as Chair Emeritus. Long-time committee member Shawn Cleary, Tiger Corp., is the new committee chair.
TENTATIVE
More than $59,000 in premiums was paid out to producers at the Mayor’s Round-up & Sale of Champions auction held Friday, Jan . 25, 2013 . Thank you to the following area businesses for their support of agriculture:
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET STEER
Producer: Ben Wiese, Mitchell, SD
Buyers: Dacotah Bank, Grand Falls Casino, SD Corn Utilization Council
RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET STEER
Producer: Trace Ticknor, Bridgewater, IA
Buyers: Campbell Supply Co., CHS Nutrition, The First National Bank in Sioux Falls
Producer: Eric Taylor, Bouton, IA
Thank you to the following area businesses who also paid premiums at the Mayor’s Round-Up & Sale of Champions:
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET SWINE
Producer: Tanner Langemeier, Mead, NE
Buyers: SD Corn Utilization Council, Grand Falls Casino
RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET SWINE
Producer: Amy Sampson, Nevada, IA
Buyers: Farm Credit Services of America, SD Soybean Research and Promotion Council, Chuck Sutton Auctioneer-Land Broker, SD Pork Producers Council, New York Life Insurance Co. Great Plains General Office-Randy Bothwell, Wieman Land and Auction Co., Getty Abstract-Midwest Title
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET LAMB
Producer: Hunter Gerths, Albia, IA
Buyers: Great Western Bank, Ag United for South Dakota,Wilson Trailer Sales, Meat Lodge, Jay Egge Automatic Service, Inc.
RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET LAMB
Producer: Kylee Silliman, Fremont, IA Buyer: Home Federal Bank
Buyers: Plains Commerce Bank, Tiger Corporation
Producer: Abby Christian, Huntsville, TX Buyer: Grand Falls Casino
2013 SUPREME ROW BULL (Hereford )
Producers: Starmark Cattle Company of Tea, SD & Lounsbery Hereford Farm of Centerville, SD
Buyer: Rich Fiene of Echo, MN
2013 SUPREME ROW FEMALE (Simmental)
Producer: Miller Cattle Company of Winfred, SD
Buyer: Brady and Harlan Rasmussen of Sanborn, MN
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Mayor Mike Huether, Honorary Chair of the Sale of Champions; 2013 Sioux Empire Farm Show Chair Larry Healy, Campbell Supply Co.; Jim Schmidt, Sioux Empire Housing Partnership/Lincoln County Commissioner & Mike Begeman, Sanford Health, Emcees; Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Division Chair Tate Thorstenson, Dacotah Bank; Auctioneers Pete Atkins and Joel Westra, and Sale Emcee Jim Woster; High Plains; Block Productions; JD Collins and Jay Williams, Townsquare Media/Results Radio; The Flower Mill, Campbell Supply Co. and the Blom/Kolsrud family for decor; Sale of Champions Buyers Committee; Tri-State Neighbor, Wells Fargo Bank and Campbell Supply Co. for sponsoring the $12,000 Supreme Row purse; Iverson Max; John Morrell & Co., Superior, Sioux Falls Regional Livestock and Tyson for providing base bids; the ringmen and the hundreds of volunteers who devoted their time and effort to make the 2013 Sioux Empire Farm Show a success.
GOLD SPONSOR SILVER SPONSOR BRONZE SPONSOR
Iverson donated a one-year lease on a 20-foot Featherlite Trailer to the Supreme Row Greiman Angus of Garner, IA was the winner