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Stretch the Million/Build Dakota
Industry Partner

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How it Works

  • After choosing a student scholar, the “STM” partner commits to paying half of the expenses of their Build Dakota Scholarship. The scholarship supports tuition, fees, books, and other required program expenses in the eligible college program.
  • By accepting the full-ride scholarship with an STM partner, the student commits to working three years (minimum) for the partner, full-time in their field, in South Dakota.

Student Impact

  • Free education
  • Guaranteed employment
  • Potential on-the-job training

Business Impact

  • Alternative upskill for current employees
  • Access to a pipeline of new talent from Lake Area Tech
  • Guaranteed highly skilled employee
  • Free advertising on the Build Dakota & Lake Area Tech websites

South Dakota Impact

  • Aids in filling South Dakota’s workforce shortage
  • Scholars live and work in South Dakota
  • Local businesses thrive with highly skilled employees

Become a Stretch the Million Partner

Please contact us for more information about how to become an STM partner!

Brittany Rost, Foundation Scholarship Coordinator
605-882-5284  Ext. 292
Melissa Waldner
, Business Partner Specialist
605-882-5284  Ext. 263
Jessi Eidson,  Development & Alumni Coordinator
605-882-5284  Ext. 308
Tracy (Hlavacek) Buisker, Foundation Director
605-882-5284 Ext. 268

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Build Dakota/Stretch the Million Partners

Aberdeen Chrysler LogoAberdeen Fire RescueAbra Auto Body
Agc Sd Hhu New Logo W Tag LineAgtegra Cooperative LogoAjs Automotive
Apex Iron Works
Avantara Lake Norden
Avantara
Medical Laboratory Technician/medical TechnologistB & R Truck Repair
Gettysburg, SD
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Beadle Auto Group LogoBeck Motor Company LogoBethesda
Bjm.jpg LogoBlaines Body Shop LogoBrookings Auto Mall Logo
Brookings Health System LogoCity Of Brookings LogoBrown Clinic Logo
Bx Civil & Construction LogoC&b LogoChildren's Dental Parkway Ortho Logo
ChsCommunity Memorial Hospital LogoCone Ag Logo
Coteau Des PrairieDakota Granite LogoDakota Land Design Logo
Builddakota DakotalandmanufacturingDaktronics LogoDescologo4c
Douglas County Memorial Hospital Logo SsDynamic Engineering LogoEastman Inc.
East River ContractingEsco New Logo W TagFirst Rate Excavate
Floyds Trucks LogoFousek Truck Service
Gettysburg, SD
Gail & Delores Miller
Charitable Fund

Sd Community Foundation
Gcc LogoGeneral Equipment And Supplies Logo
Gevo Logo
Good Samaritan SocietyGraco LogoGray Construction
Grossenburg Implement Logo 2Harris Machine CompanyHarr Motors
Henriksen Auto Body LogoHf Jacobs Construction LogoHora Repair Logo Update
HortonJack Links LogoJaeger Farms
Highmore, SD
Jays AutobodyJohnson Feed LogoLake County International Logo Updated
Liberty Superstores LogoLien TransportationLoiseau Construction Logo
Madison Regional Health LogoMaher Dental LogoMalloy Logo
Marshall County Sheriff UpdatedMart Brothers Construction LogoMilbank Ford Logo
Mills ConstructionMobile Mechanic, LLC
Beresford, SD
Mobridge Regional Hospital
Monument HealthMorrisMustang Seeds Logo
New Horizons Construction
White, SD
North American Truck And TrailorNorthside Imp Logo
Overweg RepairPedcoPrairie Lakes
PrmPremier EquipmentProstrollo Logo
Ray's GarageRdo Equipment Co LogoRonglien Excavating Inc.
Big Stone City, SD
Route 15 Body Works LogoRapid Precision Manufacturing New LogoSanford Health Logo Winner
Sheyenne Transport LogoSmile Solutions LogoSouth Branch Farms Logo
Sd 811Sd Community FoundationSd Department Of Transportation Logo
Select Service CenterService Plus 2Simco
Sioux InternationalStans Est2015Stemper Auto Body Logo
Stern Logo UpdatedStewart Construction
Watertown, SD
Terex Logo
Titan Design & Construction LogoTitan MachineryTony Arnold Construction Logo
Tracy’s Paint & Body Inc.
Parkston, SD
Transource LogoTwin City Die Logo Updated
VanderhaagVan Laecken Orthodontics LogoVerne Little Construction
Medical Laboratory Technician/medical Technologist
Wagner Community
Memorial Hospital
Watertown Development Company New LogoWatertown Ford
Watson
Construction
Webster ScaleWe Agribusiness Rgb Logo

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Additional Companies Interested in Cohort 10 Fall 2024 Partnerships

Stretch-the-Million PartnerLocationProgram Interest
Aberdeen Fire RescueAberdeenMed/Fire Rescue
Avantara RedfieldRedfieldPractical Nursing
Registered Nursing
Applied EngineeringYanktonAuto Body & Paint Technology
Precision Machining
Dynamic EngineeringWatertownPrecision Machining
East River ContractingWatertownBuilding Trades Technology
ESCO Mfg.WatertownWelding Technology
Farmers Implement & IrrigationBrookings
Watertown
Diesel Technology
Welding Technology
First Rate ExcavateSioux FallsHeavy Equipment Operator
Horizon HealthVariousDental Assisting
Dental Hygiene
Loiseau ConstructionFlandreauDiesel Technology
Heavy Equipment Operator
Welding Technology
MASABA, Inc.VermillionWelding Technology
Mills ConstructionBrookingsBuilding Trades Technology
Overweg RepairKimballAutomotive Technology
Diesel Technology
Rapid Precision Manufacturing, Inc. BrittonPrecision Machining
Robotics
RDO Equipment Co.VariousAgriculture (Precision Technology)
Diesel Technology
Stan Houston EquipmentAberdeen
Sioux Falls
Watertown
Automotive Technology
Diesel Technology
Stemper Auto BodyMadisonAuto Body & Paint Technology
Valley Queen CheeseMilbankEnergy Operations
Energy Technology
Robotics
Vander Haag’s Inc.Sioux FallsDiesel Technology (Truck)
Welding Technology
VermeerFreemanWelding Technology
Webster Scale Inc. WebsterDiesel Technology
Heavy Equipment Operator