Fort Pierre Development Corporation

FPDC Celebrates 2024, Names “Outstanding Community Member”

January 24, 2025

Fort Pierre Development Corporation (FPDC) Holds Annual Meeting, Presents “Outstanding Community Member” Award To Stanley County Schools CTE Program

A crowd of about thirty FPDC members, City and Chamber officials were present to see Superintendent Dan Baldwin, Student Adviser Nichole Hahn, and CTE teacher John Anders receive the “Outstanding Community Member Award” last night at the FPDC Annual Meeting. This award was presented instead of the usual “Business of the Year” award.

Guest Speaker for the event was Laure Swanson, GOED Partner Relations Representative. She described the different activities of GOED and programs available for South Dakota businesses. She said the annual report had just come out and ranked South Dakota high for per capita income and quality of life.

Executive Director Dave Bonde with the assistance of Office Manager Sunny Hannum presented a “2024 Year In Review” covering the many activities of FPDC which included promotion of member businesses on Facebook and web page, tireless work to find “buildable lots” for housing in Fort Pierre. Bonde covered the building statistics for 2024 affected by the high interest rates. He spoke of the partnership with Pierre’s Economic Development (PEDCO) Director Jim Protexter and applauded Protexter’s work in the area of child care. The PEDCO director was in attendance to receive the recognition.

FPDC members present elected two new board members to replace outgoing board members Lyle Magorien of Chase Auto & RV and Dan Baldwin, SCS Superintendent. New board members elected are Beth Hendrichsen, owner of The UPS Store, and Mike Peterson, owner of Dakota Emporium.
Chateau Conference Center provided “wings and pizza” complete with dips and sauces that were highly complimented by all. The holiday decorations, still in place, provided a warm atmosphere to this wonderful meeting space that Fort Pierre is so proud to have.

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For membership information, please contact the FPDC at:
fpdc@fortpierre.com or
(605) 223-7603