A Passion for Business ~

Highlighting our local small business owners (entrepreneurs)

a partnership between The true dakotan and WS area CHamber & development

Amkota Farm & HOme Center

For Amkota Farm & Home Center owner Angie Brueske, her “why” when it comes to business philosophy, is making her customers happy.

“I love working with our customers,” said Angie Brueske. “If a customer requests a new product or something Amkota doesn’t have on the shelves, we bring it in and let them try it. We can’t have everything on the shelves but we try.”… Read More…

Tnt’s

With deep Wessington Springs roots, Tim Holzwarth has strong ties with the business community, having worked within the area’s ag and accounting industries for most of his adult life since graduating from Wessington Springs High School in 1974. Holzwarth started out farming with his dad but the 1976 drought led him to earn a two-year accounting degree at Mitchell Vo-Tech. After working for a couple of years at Jerauld County Farmers Union as an accountant, he returned to school, earning a bachelor’s accounting degree at Northern State... Read More…

Bakers design

What began in 2008 as a way to help Laura Baker “get into the repair side of the business” and help mother-in-law Cyndi with bookkeeping, quickly snowballed into much more than a simple screen printing business by the time 2009 rolled around. Baker discovered that delivering on customers’ requests with the ultimate goal of “bringing them some joy” proved to be a winning combination, and Baker’s Design was born.  

“We added fresh flowers in 2009 and giftware after that,” she said. “People were asking about balloons and fresh floral. We listened to our customers and it kept growing.” …Read More…

Jensens True Value | springs food market

The driving force of the brother-sister owner duo of Jensen’s True Value lies in the future — and a strong desire to make sure their beloved Wessington Springs has a place in it. 

Ryan Jensen and Lisa Younie take pride in giving customers the convenience of finding anything they need to paint, repair or decorate their whole house without ever having to leave town. 

“We do it for our community,” Jensen said… Read More…

Sweet Grass

Heather Larson has a simple answer when asked why she puts so much time and dedication into Sweet Grass, her bakery/eatery located on Main Street in Wessington Springs: “Because I love it.” If pressed as to what she loves about it, she matter-of-factly states: “Everything. It’s my baby from the ground up.” A lifetime love of food and its wildly abundant flavor possibilities… Read More…