Since the 1920s, North Star Mutual has provided property and casualty insurance to protect families and small business owners from financial disaster. We’re a Midwest mutual insurance company that specializes in farm, home, auto, and small business insurance. Our products are sold exclusively through local, independent insurance agents. Although we’ve grown substantially over the years, both in the geographic area we serve and the insurance coverage we provide, our company holds firmly to its rural values. We’re a personable company committed to our customers, agents, mutual partners, employees, and community. Always financially sound, North Star Mutual is rated A+ Superior by A.M. Best. The rating by the highly respected, independent, and impartial A.M. Best Company shows our soundness, permanence, and financial security. North Star is currently accepting applications. Interested Individuals can complete an employment application. An application may be downloaded from the Careers tab of our website at www.northstarmutual.com or obtained from our Human Resources department at 507-423-6262.

Harms Oil Company was founded by Duane Harms in 1976. With three trucks and three employees, Harms Oil set out to serve farm and commercial customers in the Aberdeen, South Dakota area. Along with the withdrawal of several major oil companies from the area in the early 1980’s, came the opportunity to provide a needed service to those businesses left without supply. Throughout the following years, Harms Oil continued to expand, steadily building a reputation as “the friendly people”. Today, Harms Oil Company and its sister company, Dakota Oil, proudly serve hundreds of customers throughout the upper Midwest with a fleet of more than 100 transport trucks, bulk fuel and rail terminals, and warehousing operations.

Valley Queen Cheese Factory converts high-quality milk into a variety of natural cheeses, dried lactose, dried whey, and anhydrous milk fat that is marketed and utilized by private label and nationally branded consumer food companies. Valley Queen was founded in 1929 and is located in Milbank, SD.

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Glacial Lakes Corn Processors (GLCP), was formed in May 2001 as a South Dakota Cooperative comprised of over 4,000 shareholders. GLCP owns 100% of four ethanol production plants. Glacial Lakes Energy - Watertown, an original 40 million gallons per year (mgy) nameplate ethanol production facility, became operational in August 2002. In 2007, the facility was expanded and currently produces 130+ mgy of ethanol per year. Glacial Lakes Energy - Mina became operational in June 2008 as a 140+ mgy ethanol production facility located near Mina, SD. In December 2019, Glacial Lakes Energy purchased two additional ethanol production facilities located in Aberdeen and Huron, SD. The Aberdeen plant, currently produces about 50.0 million gallons per year. The Huron plant currently produces about 40.0 million gallons per year. GLE holds an interest of 16% in Granite Falls Energy with combined production of 120 mgy near Granite Falls, MN and Heron Lake, MN, an interest of 8% in Redfield Energy with production of 60 mgy near Redfield, SD, and an interest of 17% in Harvestone Commodities Group, a global ethanol marketing and trading firm. Glacial Lakes Energy believes in the principles of servant leadership, which is, helping and supporting each other to build a profitable business. This guiding philosophy requires us to exhibit the following behaviors every hour of every day: Integrity — The quality of having a personal sense of honesty and truthfulness in your words and your actions. Doing what is right, no matter what. Professionalism —The skill, competence, or character expected of a GLE team member. The manner in which you present yourself and GLE. Accountability — An obligation or willingness to accept responsibility for your actions; good or bad. Respect — Treating others as you want them to treat you. Teamwork — Putting aside your individual needs to work towards the larger group objective. We are all on the same team.

Viessman Trucking is one of the largest haulers of food-grade bulk products in the U.S., transporting goods across the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1961, Viessman Trucking has more than 60 years of experience in the food grade transportation business and is dedicated to ensuring food and other materials are safe and contaminate-free. With five divisions – Tanker, Live Bottom, Pneumatic (Dry Bulk), Hopper and Reefer – Viessman Trucking hauls a variety of products such as milk, dry sugar, cornstarch, corn sweetener and vegetable oil. Viessman Trucking, also known as Cliff Viessman, Inc., is family owned and operated with its headquarters in Gary, S.D., and terminals in: Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Dawson, Mankato, Marshall, Paynesville and Renville, Minn.; Columbus, Neb.; Wahpeton, N.D.; Dayton, Ohio; Watertown, S.D.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Manitowoc, Wis. For more information, visit viessmantrucking.com or call (888) 848-4453.

In 1975, a leading custom injection molding company, Falcon Plastics, Inc. was born in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded by Don and Carol Bender, Falcon Plastics, Inc. set out to provide superior custom injection molding to a variety of companies nationwide in fields such as medical, business machine, agriculture, electronics, and appliance. Committed to the entrepreneurial spirit and beginning each product development process by listening to the customer, Falcon's unique covenant, setting them apart from the competition, is the ability to produce direct product design from start to finish. And with the introduction of blow molding in 2000, product designs become singular works of art, unique to each company's idea and desire, setting them apart from their competition. Headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota with additional plants in Madison, SD and Lexington, TN, Falcon has designed products for companies all over the world, using expertise in areas including: Pro-E and Cad Key software, tooling, hot-stamping, sonic welding, automation, insert and scientific molding, prototyping, assembly, and much more. At Falcon Plastics, Inc., our customers rely on exceptional quality, project integrity, and on-time delivery from a team that truly puts the customer first. Our vision is to take your ideas and dreams and turn them into reality. Take a closer look at Falcon Plastics, Inc Share our vision.

Our services are built on an understanding and ownership of each unique project. From fire alarm and sprinkler systems to fire suppression services for commercial, industrial and residential buildings, we apply the right expertise to exceed your expectations and make you feel safe.

Scull Construction is a leading general contractor in western South Dakota and the North Dakota Bakken Region. Scull Construction Service, Inc. is a full-service general contractor with offices in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and Dickinson, ND. Our specialties range from construction management to design-build and bid-build services. As an industry leading commercial construction company in the Northern Plains Region, we believe in providing professional quality products; completed at a competitive price, in an accountable and responsive fashion. We have the ability to self-perform major portions of our contracts, including site work, concrete, framing and finish carpentry. But Scull Construction is not just about constructing buildings. A mission of the firm is to build up families and communities.

Royal plastics is a competitive and innovative custom injection molder. We have many unique capabilities and focus on customer satisfaction and on-time delivery. An overview of our capabilities includes: • HQ in Mentor, OH with manufacturing in Mentor and China • Mentor, OH – 150,000sq ft w/ 51 presses & ~ 250 employees • Shenzen, China – 200,000sq ft w/ 46 presses & ~ 850 employees • ISO 9001:2008 certified • In-house quality system • 55-850Ton press range • Global Sourcing: domestic and international mold building, assembly, metal stamping, and production • Specialization in complex parts • Complete part design and DFM including polymer evaluation to ensure new part success • Stress and mold-fill analysis • Ability to machine parts after molding to tolerances of 0.001” (0.025mm) • Decorating, finishing, assembly, and packaging available • Assembly lines that manufacture products in industrial, home appliance, personal hygiene, automotive, health care, and many other industries • Circuit board design and assembly services available • Cost reduction analysis Contact us today to see how we can help you with your manufacturing needs.

VST is a global IT company providing strategic business solutions and services to solve problems of all scales in multiple industry sectors, including retail & e-commerce, healthcare, pharmaceutical, insurance, banking & finance, oil & gas, automotive and more. Our vast experience and industry expertise enable us to focus on cutting-edge internet technologies with the aim of developing scalable, secure and easy-to-use web applications that work across multiple devices. We pride ourselves in offering high-end, affordable solutions and we believe that judicious use of technology, together with a good design, can reduce complexity, connect individuals, and provide valuable insights, all of which ultimately help businesses succeed. VST provides solutions to help companies enhance their enterprise operations and ensure exceptional returns on investment. Our service offerings are varied, covering many different industry verticals such as healthcare, finance, education, banking and data capture. VST has small, medium and large client engagements alike. VST's customers typically move from an initial engagement through to a strong relationship. We work together with our customers to deliver scalable solutions that not only simplify business processes, but also improve operational efficiency. At VST, quality and process are essential because this is where real benefits are. Technical solutions alone do not bring long term improvements. People at VST are focused on learning and continuously improving their capabilities to drive quality and productivity improvements for their customers.

BROOKINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 05-1 is a primary/secondary education company based out of 2130 8TH ST S, Brookings, South Dakota, United States.