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SiouxFalls.Business is a community-focused digital news platform dedicated to the business scene in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Our goal is to keep the Sioux Falls business community informed, connected, and engaged through valuable content and interactive experiences. Founded in 2017 by Jodi Schwan, who has extensive experience in both print and broadcast media in Sioux Falls, the organization blends deep local business insight with a knack for helping companies share their stories through various multimedia formats.

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Downtown entrepreneur helps launch Second Saturday event

2 days ago | siouxfalls.business | Jodi Schwan

May 14, 2025An eclectic group of local small-businesses owners is coming together to bring an event to downtown. It typically will be held the second Saturday of each month but will start this month on May 17 at 8th & Railroad Center in a space next to Remedy Brewing Co.’s patio.
'It's pretty bleak': Businesses of all sizes attempt to navigate changing trade wars

3 days ago | siouxfalls.business | Jodi Schwan

‘It’s pretty bleak’: Businesses of all sizes attempt to navigate changing trade wars May 12, 2025Christmas might be more than seven months away, but Sheryl Nelson’s holiday spirit already keeps taking a hit. “It’s like every email I get is about tariffs,” said Nelson, owner of Kidtopia. “And its outlook is not good.
Jodi's Journal: Trade wars abroad start hitting home as downturn appears inevitable

5 days ago | siouxfalls.business | Jodi Schwan

Jodi’s Journal: Trade wars abroad start hitting home as downturn appears inevitable May 11, 2025Do you feel optimistic about the economy in the next six months? What about the next year? Or maybe two years?
Restaurant Roundup: Mother's Day treats, Cattitude success, new burgers, pizzas

1 week ago | siouxfalls.business | Rosemary McCoy

Restaurant Roundup: Mother’s Day treats, Cattitude success, new burgers, pizzas Mom’s favorite restaurant likely is open Sunday for Mother’s Day, and here are a couple of freebies we found, along with a few featured menus. Moms eat free at Sickies Garage Burgers & Brews on Sunday. Squealer’s Smoke Shack is offering moms a free drink Saturday and Sunday.
Love food trucks? Here's your guide to the 2025 season

1 week ago | siouxfalls.business | Rosemary McCoy

Love food trucks? Here’s your guide to the 2025 season May 8, 2025The food truck scene in Sioux Falls is going strong for another season — and we’ve got updates on more than 110 of them. As always, a few trucks have gone out of business for a variety of reasons. What’s new this year?
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown's conversion to Catlin begins taking shape

1 week ago | siouxfalls.business | Jodi Schwan

Hilton Garden Inn Downtown’s conversion to Catlin begins taking shape May 8, 2025A standout private dining experience area and refreshed banquet space are among the first signs that bigger changes are coming to the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Sioux Falls.
WoodGrain Brewing to open east-side location this week

1 week ago | siouxfalls.business | Jodi Schwan

May 6, 2025WoodGrain Brewing Co. arrives on the east side of Sioux Falls this week. The downtown brewery and taproom will open its second location at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the building that used to be Obscure Brewing Co. at 5200 E. Grant St., a block north of Arrowhead Parkway along Foss Avenue. To start, there will be 13 WoodGrain beers on tap, with two more added next week. Once the business is cleared through the city to sell other malt beverages and wine, the beverage menu will expand.
Filling the gap: Seasonal foreign workers play key role for area businesses

1 week ago | siouxfalls.business | Jodi Schwan

May 5, 2025As a small startup, The Yard Barbers found plenty of early demand for its residential and commercial landscaping services. But a few years after starting the business more than a decade ago, it became clear that labor would be a barrier to growth. “It’s pretty challenging. The Sioux Falls market is very tough to recruit a lot of people in a short time,” said Brady Berke, who owns the business with his brothers, Bo and Blake.
Jodi's Journal: Call centers, cost savings and the prison paradox

1 week ago | siouxfalls.business | Jodi Schwan

May 4, 2025$1 billion doesn’t buy what it used to buy. It’s kind of like how a $1 million house, while still quite nice, of course, isn’t the million-dollar home of 20 years ago or even a decade ago. So when I heard a new South Dakota men’s prison — proposed for a rural site in Lincoln County on undeveloped land that would require infrastructure — would cost an estimated $825 million, I didn’t have quite the same sticker shock that our legislators did.
Restaurant Roundup: Cinco de Mayo specials, treats for teachers, cookie with gold

2 weeks ago | siouxfalls.business | Rosemary McCoy

Restaurant Roundup: Cinco de Mayo specials, treats for teachers, cookie with gold May 1, 2025Finding a Cinco de May party this weekend won’t be hard. Here are just a couple:The new Dahliah Kitchen + Bar is celebrating its first Cinco de Mayo with a three-day party that starts Saturday.