Change in ownership at Alternative Sanitation

September 1, 2010 by Strom Center  
Filed under Business News

Dickinson based entrepreneur Chad Wandler is pleased to announce the acquisition of Alternative Sanitation from the company owner, Sherry Solberg. Alternative Sanitation is headquartered in Belfield, North Dakota providing commercial and rural garbage pickup as well as dumpster rental services to rural South West North Dakota. Chad Wandler brings to the company over a decade of experience working for the City of Dickinson.

Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Stark County Workplace Survey

August 30, 2010 by Strom Center  
Filed under Business News, Tips and Training

The Strom Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in collaboration with Stark Development Corporation, is surveying businesses with employees in Stark County to learn about current and foreseeable future employment needs. If you have employees in Start County, you are welcome to participate.

Responses are anonymous and all information you provide will be used only in combination with those of other survey respondents. If you wish, you may request to be notified of qualified candidates identified by the Strom Center that match your requirements. No contact information will be given to candidates or shared.

Although our primary targets are entry-level and college new-grad positions, we also have access to resources with more experience, and we welcome as much job availability detail as you can share.

To access the survey, click here. Responses completed by September 8 will be included in the combined results.

Susan Miller
Business Technology
Strom Center

Chamber Looking for Nominees

August 27, 2010 by Strom Center  
Filed under Business News, Events

The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce is currently looking for nominees for the following:

Outstanding CHAMBER Volunteer Nomination
How has this individual given of their time to help the Chamber achieve its goals this past year?

Outstanding COMMUNITY Volunteer Nomination
How has this individual made our city a better place to live through the unselfish giving of their time to community wide projects?

AG Business Nomination
How has this business created a better arena for producers through managment through sharing of information & acting as an advocate for production of agriculture?

AG Family of the Year Nomination
How has the family helped in agriculture to create a better environment through technology, equipment, or services?.

The deadline to enter nomination is October 15. Please send all nominations and reason for nomination to team@dickinsonchamber.org or for more information call (701) 225-5115. All winners will be announced at the Annual Chamber Banquet, which will be held October 26 at 6:00 pm at Lady J’s Club & Catering in Dickinson, North Dakota. Tickets for the event will be sold in October.

Kim Goldsmith
Web & Social Media Manager

Dickinson’s New Flight

August 25, 2010 by Strom Center  
Filed under Business News

Starting last week, the Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Airport is now offering a new flight schedule, with Dickinson, North Dakota having it’s own flight. The morning departure used to have another community linked with Dickinson, but now it’s just Dickinson. This new flight schedule will allow for an additional 100 seats per week. All of the flights are direct flight to Denver, Colorado, provided by Great Lakes Airlines.

New Flight Schedule

Kim Goldsmith
Web & Social Media Manager

Reserve your DSU tailgate spot

August 18, 2010 by Strom Center  
Filed under Business News, Events

DICKINSON, ND – The Blue Hawk Booster Club and the Dickinson State University (DSU) Alumni Association & Foundation are partnering together to sponsor tailgate parties prior to each DSU football game.

The first Blue Hawk Tailgate Party will kick off at 3:30 p.m. at the Badlands Activities Center north parking lot on August 26, prior to the 7:00 p.m. football game between DSU and Rocky Mountain College.

There are 60, 10’ x 25’ spots available to the public at a cost of $25 per home game in the designated area where barbequing and alcohol consumption is allowed. Spots may be reserved for the entire season and locations will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Campers and oversized SUV vehicles will be required to purchase a minimum of two slots for each game and all locations must be purchased prior to game day.

The first tailgate party of the season will feature an All-American theme and tailgaters are encouraged to be creative with their menus. Spots can be reserved by contacting the DSU Foundation at 701-483-2004 or by emailing Mark Versen.

A “Forever a Blue Hawk” statue dedication and unveiling will also take place at 6:15 p.m. on that same date, prior to the football game. For all future games the tailgate party area will open at 9:00 a.m. for 1:30 p.m. games and conclude at the start of the third quarter.

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Posted by: Kim Goldsmith
Web & Social Media Manager

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