Top 10 Woman-Owned Companies

Published July 19, 2006, Sioux Falls Business Journal
Copyright © The Source, 2006-07


Ranked by number of employees in Sioux Falls MSA
Sources: Sioux Falls Business Journal research; information from companies
Notes: List includes only companies with more than half female ownership. When tied, ranked by length of ownership; Dakota News has a total of 120 employees in South Dakota and Minnesota;

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Rank Company Owner # Employees Founded Type
1 Taco John's of Sioux Falls Penny Paclik, Jacqueline Murray, Richard Murray 250 1998 Restaurant
2 Sullivan Inc. Marian Sullivan 100 1968 Distributor of imported prducts, wholesaler
3 K&J Trucking Inc. Sharon Koch 50 1979 Refrigerated trucking
4 Buskerud Construction Kari Karst 50 1992 Construction Ð highway, commercial
5 Dakota News Inc. Terri Bourne, Mary Widmann, Patti Nash DuBois, Bob Mitchell 35-40 2005 Distributor of magazines and books; owns bookstores
6 Prairie Contracting Wendy Aasen 30 1989 Concrete work, small structures, bank stabilization
7 Discovery Learning Center Lissa Mouw 22 1997 Child care
8 Excel Achievement Stephanie Spaan 20 2004 Tutoring service for students from kindergarten through college
9 Construction Signing Corp. Karla Schievelbein 17 1992 Pavement grooving, traffic control signs
10 Backyard Oaks Jane Nutter Johnson 14 1996 Wholesale greeting cards and handbags


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