Step inside the Pickler Mansion, the home of Major John A. Pickler, an American Civil War veteran and South Dakota's first member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
I had the privilege of meeting Guido Van Helten. Guido is an Australian native who paints large mural paintings all over the world. His travels have landed him to Faulkton, South Dakota, where he has created this masterpiece! This mural is so large that it can be seen from most any point in the town. It is a symbol that small, rural South Dakota i...
After taxes, how much of your income do you take home? How much can you buy with your hard earned wages? The bottom line is location matters. And we can prove it.
Inspiring Community Leaders is flexible and adaptable to South Dakota’s changing rural communities, new ways of doing business and economic climate.
Inspiring Community Leaders can be customized to fit your business and organizational leadership training needs. Here are some examples of possibilities:
a) Getting Started with Leadership – A 45 minute presentation introducing the topic of “Exemplary Leaders”
b) Interactive Presentations - Hands-on 2-3 hour sessions digging further into specifi...
The Community Heart & Soul Field Guide is a step-by-step approach to get people participating in local decision making and taking action to improve the place where they live, work, and play.
The process focuses on getting everyone involved in finding ways to protect, restore or enhance their community's identity - its heart and soul - over the long term.
Resource provided by the Orton Family Foundation
Video Production Aberdeen, South Dakota - Dakota Resources works extensively with the Faulkton community and surrounding areas. And McQuillen Creative Group has been providing video services all along the way.
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Cattle Farmers are not the only ones affected by the early October blizzard. TWILA TV's Michael Danna tells us how the Common Sense Manufacturing company is taking a hit from the storm.
One couple is spreading the word of why farming and ranching is so important to our nation's economy. TWILA TV's A.J. Sabine tells us the story of how Troy and Stacy Hadrick became national advocates for agriculture.
The Playbook was created to help overcome these systemic barriers. It introduced a process that encourages communities to view housing as an interrelated and integral part of any community development and economic development plan. The Playbook is designed to provide communities with technical assistance to develop their own specific and appropriate housing plans and to connect communities with resource providers and funding mechanisms that ca...
Sandbox is an online community that helps businesses and individuals understand and use social media and digital tools provided by the professionals at 9Clouds. The goal of Sandbox is to improve digital literacy through up-to-date and interactive online courses. For a limited time these online courses will be provided at no cost to you through our link. SD Prairie Gateway is working to bring th...
Finding qualified employees, particularly in niche specialized positions can be a challenge. As you’ve realized with your need for welders, qualified applicants may not exist in the immediate region, or the state! Rather than shrug our shoulders, we’d like to partner with you on finding qualified employees, even if it means we need to recruit from outside South Dakota. I would encourage you to appl...
Many of us have friends and family members living elsewhere who'd like to make South Dakota their permanent home. By bringing individuals, employers, and state government resources together, the Dakota Roots program provides all the connections needed to help you find employees to fill your job openings. This is not a typical job search website. Dakota Roots will match participants with career openings available fro...
The workforce development training grant program may be utilized to help offset costs to train employees. This is a straightforward program and application process. The application is easy to fill out and the follow-up reporting is minimal (one time). When using the program to train employees in existing positions, the employees must receive an increase in their wages as a result of the training. The progra...
The South Dakota Port and the South Dakota International Trade Center are great resources to assist companies with their importing and exporting needs. Rock Nelson is the contact person for both of these organizations. His contact information can be found at the following websites:
South Dakota Port
South Dakota International Trade Center
Dakota Rising is a program designed to transform how entrepreneurs think about possibilities for themselves and their businesses.
This exciting opportunity is focused on strategically partnering with local communities to invigorate rural entrepreneurs and their businesses. By intentionally investing financial and human resources, we can grow the capacity of individuals and, in turn, grow their businesses.
A movement of change is rolling across the landscape as many rural communities pioneer a new future. Rural is taking on an exciting new meaning. Small communities are coming alive with big ideas. People are connecting to each other and to a world of opportunity.
Renewed hope is the driving force. And nobody knows it better than the people of Miner County, South Dakota.
SBA (Small Business Association) offers information on small business loans, grants, bonds and other financial assistance. Find out which method of financing is right for you!
While SBA does not make loans directly, you can find a local lender who can help you with your loan application. You may also speak directly with a local SBA representative by calling 605-330-4243.
SBA (Small Business Association) offers information on small business loans, grants, bonds and other financial assistance. Find out which method of financing is right for you!
While SBA does not make loans directly, you can find a local lender who can help you with your loan application. You may also speak directly with a local SBA representative by calling 605-330-4243.
GROW South Dakota (also known as NESDCAP and NESDEC) provides affordable business financing to both new and existing businesses to purchase inventory, equipment or real estate. In addition, the state-wide organization provides home loans, home repairs, homeownership and financial education, weatherization, emergency services, and more.
GOED (Governor's Office of Economic Development)
No matter what your economic development needs in South Dakota are, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development can probably help. We have an array of resources at our disposal – from financing to research, from networking to cutting red tape - that you can use to help your new or existing business grow.
South Dakota Rural Enterprise, Inc. is now Dakota Resources!
Our Purpose is to stimulate financial and human investment in South Dakota communities that are invested in themselves.
Follow this link to the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation's website to find available job listings. Click on the link below, then select "Faulk County".
Faulk County Employment Opportunities
After taxes, how much do you take home? How much can you buy with your hard earned wages? Does it matter where you work and live?
In 2012 the Governor’s Office of Economic Development conducted a wage study to answer these questions by assessing purchasing power across the nation. We looked at median wages by occupation and then analyzed the impacts of taxation and cost of living. Th...