02 Broadcaster Press March 25, 2014 www.broadcasteronline.com Meet Josh Suing By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net VERMILLION – Josh Suing’s journey with HyVee has been long, rewarding, and recently took a turn that brought him here. Suing took on the role of Vermillion Hy-Vee store director on Dec. 30, 2013. “I kind of came fullcircle, from Yankton to Sioux Falls back to Vermillion,” he said. Suing, who grew up on a farm near Menominee, NE, began working for the Yankton Hy-Vee in April of 1998, when he was 18. After graduating from high school in Crofton, NE, he attended Wayne State College, where he studied math and business. On weekends, he received an education outside of the classroom by working at the Yankton Hy-Vee. “I worked at Hy-Vee in Yankton every weekend Fostering the well-being of each resident by nurturing the mind, body and spirit while maintaining each resident’s enjoyment of independence and dignity in a secure and supportive environment. StoneyBrook Suites 301 Dakota Dunes Blvd. Dakota Dunes, SD Call 605-242-0013 stoneybrooksuites.com Call today for a tour and a free lunch! while I was going to school,” Suing said. “I worked every Friday night, and worked Saturdays and Sundays, and then went back to school on Monday.” After graduating from Wayne State, he began working full-time for HyVee. “I actually graduated on a Saturday and went full-time (at the Yankton store) on Monday,” Suing said. “It worked out nice – one of the assistants there, a couple weeks before, began to work at a store down south, so that opened up a spot. It was perfect timing for me.” By the time he received his college degree, Suing knew Hy-Vee was the right place to begin his career. “I was attracted by the variety of work … at first, I thought I was going to go into banking, but I didn’t really want a desk job, and Hy-Vee offered an opportunity where I could train people, and do the creative stuff I wanted, and still do the management stuff I wanted – it was just the variety of it all,” he said. Suing’s first full-time job at the Yankton Hy-Vee was as produce and salad bar clerk. “While I was still in Yankton, I became one of the assistant managers, and then became one of the City of Vermillion Solid Waste Department Announcement Remember recycling is always free & recycling pays for aluminum cans! Your Solid Waste Department serves your solid waste disposal and recycling needs throughout the year Josh Suing’s first began working for Hy-Vee while a college student. He’s putting years of experience to good use as the new director of Vermillion Hy-Vee location. (Photo by David Lias) back you up.” His experience in Yankton has helped him quickly gain a sense of what products are preferred by customers in Vermillion. “The clientele is very similar to Yankton. There is a little bit of difference – there’s always differences in tastes, and a little bit of a different culture,” Suing said, “but coming here is very similar to going back to my Yankton days … and that really gave me the experience of feeling welcomed home here in Vermillion. It seems so similar.” store managers after that,” he said. He served as a manager from late 2002 until 2011 when he left Yankton to work at the Hy-Vee located on Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls. Hy-Vee offered yet another opportunity to Suing in late 2013 – to be store director of its Vermillion location – and he decided to take it. The Vermillion and Yankton stores are somewhat alike, Suing said, but each location also has unique characteristics. He has more freedom, he said, with marketing and decision-making in Vermillion than he had in Sioux Falls, where seven Hy-Vee stores are located. “When you’re in a single-store town, you get to do your own advertising, you get to make your own decisions, and there’s more freedom,” Suing said. “It’s pretty much up to you. There aren’t six other directors to n SUING, Page 12 One & two bedroom apartments. Scotland Apartments, 821 Main St. Scotland, SD 57059. Laundry. Rental assistance available to those who qualify. For appointments or applications please call 605-624-5218 or visit www.oakleafpm.com. 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