The Bakken family has been farming in Rock County since 1941. Peter and Jay Bakken are third generation farmers who took over the operation in 2001. Both manage separate entities of ...

You never know when an opportunity may present itself and that is exactly how Nick and Shawna Sjaarda became owners of Midwest Dog Boarding in Beaver Creek. The previous owners ...

Save the date to enjoy a night with the SWMN CEO young professionals!

Our Holiday Social is two weeks away! If you would like to learn more about the SWMN CEO program, meet the young professionals as well as people from various communities, and enjoy a ...

It is always good to hear from a speaker who has had many opportunities and experiences in life but through it all finds his way back to Southwest Minnesota. Ron Honken and his wife ...

The applications are for the 2025-26 school year.

Elly Klosterbuer, owner of Saving Grace Photography, is a 2022 alumni of the SWMN CEO program. It is great to see the business she started as a young professional is thriving! ...

Sarah Stegenga created this business last year as a SWMN CEO young professional. It is always great to see business continue after the program.

This is a fun play! I am happy to say 2 out of 3 " outstanding, high IQ football players" are part of the SWMN CEO program! Nicely done!

Do you know what is second best to Mentor Day? The day after mentor day when the young professionals gather and share all the input and advice they received from their mentor. The ...

Ryan Eidhammer started in the auto repair business at 14. He enjoyed the hands on work but considered it more of a job than a career. Never thinking he would own a business, he was ...

These are the text I love getting from our alumni and about our alumni! This is no surprise that Chris would do this as he is good guy! Thanks Chris for sharing your entrepreneurial ...