Haggerty’s started nearly 60 years ago as a department store in the Baken Park Shopping Center. In 1979, Tom Haggerty had moved back to Rapid City from Nashville and opened the music section in the back of the department store. The goals were to offer musicians what they wanted and to provide excellent guest service – two things Marcus continues today.
Foth Engineering celebrated the grand opening of their new office in Rapid City with a ribbon cutting. Foth is an Civil Engineering Company that provides solutions to Infrastructure and Environmental needs such as roadways, water and wastewater treatment and distribution, stormwater, community planning and development. Office members are Black Hills
It was 2014. Michael Calabrese was sitting in his home in Boulder, Colorado browsing Craigslist. This was not uncommon, as he and his wife, Jennifer, had recently started a record-collecting hobby. “I would find steals in local thrift shops.” The listing he stumbled upon, however, was quite uncommon: a record store in Rapid City, South Dakota.
On this day in 2011, the pop band Maroon 5 released one of the best tribute songs ever made, “Moves Like Jagger.” The song, fused throughout with disco and electro-synth beats, is about a guy trying to impress a girl by comparing his dance moves with those of Mick Jagger. This month’s economic indicators are a little like that—trying to convince you they can dance. Yes, unemployment is still low, and gross sales nearly hit $1 billion in one month in Rapid City. And average weekly wages are still above $900 a week.
But everyone knows the real story.
Ten businesses were honored at the 2022 Elevate Rapid City Business Awards Celebration.
The business was a complete loss – desks, motorcycles, and vehicles, all swept away by the floodwaters. Without flood insurance, rebuilding the family business would not be easy, but the Rice family, with Don at the helm was determined to do just that.
The Downtown Rapid City board identified three key priorities: Safety, Downtown Living and Downtown Business growth and development. If the community can meet those goals, Downtown Rapid City will see its true potential.