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Mitchell, South Dakota; AKA, Silicon Plains
Approximately 70 miles away from the Sioux Fall, SD regional airport and through seemingly endless cornfields, Mitchell, South Dakota is, at first glance, an unlikely place to find a concentration of telecommunications firms and Engineering brainpower. Home to Innovative Systems, Martin Group (incorrectly stated as Martin & Associates in the video) and Vantage Point Solutions,…
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The Myth of the Corn Palace
For any of those who follow musical acts such as the Oakridge Boys, Blood Sweat and Tears and Weird Al Yanovic, you may have heard of the famous Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. Despite the corny name, the Corn Palace is sort of a cultural destination for folks in the Southeast part of South…
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A Truly Independent & Sovereign Communications Company
Brought to you by Innovative Systems Another example of a telecommunications company created specifically because of the needs of its people is Gila River Telecom, outside of Phoenix, Arizona. In this video interview, Cecil Antone explains how the people of this Native American community took control of their telecommunications infrastructure some 20 years ago and…
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Board-Manager Relations – Part 1 of an Interview with Robert Keen
Digging through the archives the other day, I found a 3-part video interview from 2007 with Robert Keen, who is an economist by training and the President/CEO of a hospital in rural hamlet of Greenfield, Indiana. Although his talk was on board-relations, he spoke of the spiritual nature of corporations as well as the importance…
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A Corporation’s Spiritual Aspect – Part 2 of an Interview with Robert Keen
Robert Keen, Ph.D, CEO and President of Hancock Regional Hospital, points out that living corporate values is more than just a sign on the wall. ;It becomes a way of life for people in the organization. This vision starts with the board and flows through the work of management. This is part 2 of a…
