COVER STORY: Enrollment Growth

Universities get creative to boost student population

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New NDSU president rolls up his sleeves

Dean Bresciani has kept a hectic schedule since taking over as president of North Dakota State University in mid June. Bresciani jumped into his new role with plenty of gusto, surviving on only a few hours of sleep a night his first few weeks on the job at the Fargo-based university.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE - PIERRE, SD

‘A jewel on the prairie’

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‘Giant’ growth for sunflower seed producer

‘Giant’ growth for sunflower seed producer

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New UAV mission for Ellsworth Air Force Base

South Dakota’s Ellsworth Air Force Base has been selected by the U.S. Air Force as one of two new squadrons for personnel who will operate unmanned aerial vehicles used in patrols over Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Community colleges adapting to changing workforce needs

The educational needs of workers have been shifting in communities, businesses and industries in recent years. Securing some level of post-secondary training, whether through certificates, associates degrees or higher, is becoming increasingly important.

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North Dakota's first petroleum engineering program starts

Make no mistake about it, North Dakota has arrived in the eyes of the U.S. oil industry. Now the country’s fourth largest oil producer, the fact the state has oil, and lots of it, is nothing new, but the ability to extract it in large quantities profitably is a fairly recent development.

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Research park, apartments take root in Brookings, SD

From the start, the vision for the Innovation Village luxury apartment and retail complex in Brookings, SD, has been linked to a sprawling nearby research park at South Dakota State University.

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Minnesota cities address funding cuts

The pride in Craig Clark’s voice is evident when he talks about his city of Worthington, MN. Clark is the city administrator in the southwestern Minnesota city of about 12,000, a diverse community with a number of amenities.

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Cities hopeful of 2010 Census population gains

For many of us, doing our part for the 2010 Census was a quick process. We filled out the form, mailed it back, and haven’t thought much about it since.

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Q&A: JOHN JOHNSON

CHS exec looks back on career as he contemplates retirement

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PRAIRIE PEOPLE

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Adding new products and customers

Most business owners want to see constant (albeit fast) growth in revenue and profits.

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VIEWPOINT: CHUCK CHADWICK

Customer service drives sales

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VIEWPOINT: STEPHEN LARSON

Rural Minnesota prosperity

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WOMEN IN BUSINESS: NANCY HUGHES

Nancy Hughes is President/COO of The Dunham Company, Sioux Falls.

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Farewell, Prairie Business

Flipping through the pages of my first issue as editor of Prairie Business recently, it struck me how far the publication has come in a relatively short time.

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