EVENTS SPRING EVENTS IN REVIEW

Spirit of South Dakota

Legislative coffees

We kicked off the new year with a Legislative Coffee event. This is possible in thanks to our legislators who traveled back to Vermillion from Pierre to speak to constituents.

SD State Senate District 17 is represented by Sydney Davis (R). SD House of Representatives District 17 is represented by Chris Kassin (R) and William ‘Bill’ Shorma (R).

We appreciate our event sponsors: USD Administration, BioMat, CorTrust Bank, First Dakota National Bank, First Bank & Trust, and the League of Women Voters of Southeast South Dakota!

March red talk

With 2023 returned our “RED Talk” series—our business luncheon events. We invited Kristal McKee from the SD Department of Labor (Vermillion Job Service) to come and speak about their various offerings and programs.

Vermillion Job Service is not only here to serve and support individuals with their workforce needs, but businesses as well. Kristal is passionate and energized in sharing information on agency programs to help grow your workforce and continue on the path of success!

Thank you to our series sponsors: CorTrust Bank, First Bank & Trust, First Dakota National Bank and Walmart of Vermillion!

Ribbon Cuttings + Open Houses

We’ve had the pleasure of celebrating MAJOR milestones for businesses across our community.

Sesdac celebrated 50 years serving Vermillion on March 24th! We were thrilled to be there with the fanfare.

Sara Bye with Farm Bureau Insurance celebrated 10 years on April 13th with a ribbon cutting & open house ceremony.

Sanford Vermillion and First Bank & Trust both hosted Business After Hours events.

The National Music Museum also celebrated their 50th Anniversary with a Ribbon Cutting and Open House of the Center for Preservation & Research.

coffee + networking

The VCDC added two new events to the docket for 2023: “Coffee & Conversation” and “Wake Up Vermillion.” We know how important it is for us to gather together, network, and spend time in fellowship.

The first Coffee & Conversation was led by our very-own Jim Peterson, President & CEO of the VCDC, on February 8th.

In April, we met at The Bean Community Coffeehouse for “Wake Up Vermillion,” a laid-back coffee mixer. It was great to see so many familiar faces there!

On May 10th, we were joined at Coffee & Conversation by Crystal Brady and a couple of her staff, who gave updates on the Vermillion Police Department.

Goodwill Groundbreaking

It’s always an exciting day when we get to break ground in Vermillion, and on May 2nd, we were joined by Goodwill of the Great Plains’ executives and lead team members as they broke ground on their newest Goodwill location, right in our community.

They are projecting to be open for business in Q1 of 2024, and their physical address will be 700 Bower Street.

We appreciate the investment that Goodwill of the Great Plains is making as they expand their presence into our community. They have contracted AMS Building Systems and Varley Construction for the project.

Vcdc Annual Celebration

On April 27th, the VCDC and its members gathered to celebrate local Vermillionaires who are absolute rockstars in running their businesses and generous in lending their energy and support to organizations across the Vermillion Area.

The event was supported by a number of sponsors, including Champion sponsor, the University of South Dakota; Photobooth sponsor, Midco; Award sponsors, CorTrust Bank, Bluepeak, Biomat USA Vermillion, USD Foundation & Alumni Association, and Walmart; and several Dessert sponsors, too! For a full line-up and recap of winners, read on to this issue’s feature story on page 16!