SDN Communications has 17 member companies covering more than 80 percent of South Dakota's geography and reaching into southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and North Dakota. Starting with Alliance Communications, we are going to introduce you to all of our members throughout the next few months.
Here's what you need to know about Alliance Communications:
Headquarters: 612 Third St., Garretson, SD
Other physical locations: 501 Second St., Baltic, SD, and 1400 Aspen Blvd, Brandon, SD
Name of CEO/GM and years with company: Ross Petrick, 9 years
Other members of executive team: Chief Financial Officer Kari Flanagan; Chief Operations Officer Andy Hulscher; Customer Service Supervisor Shirley Flanagan; Marketing Supervisor: Amy Ahlers; Technician Supervisor: Jeff Hove
Year formed: 1956
Number of employees: 52
Website: Alliancecom.net
History: Alliance Communications has been a leader in bringing new communications technology to the Midwest. Alliance Communications officially formed after Baltic Telecom and Splitrock Telecom merged in 2003. In 2005, Alliance began an aggressive multi-million-dollar plan to bring fiber-optic technology to every customer, even those living in rural areas. All Alliance customers were connected to fiber optics by the end of 2013. Today, Alliance Communications is large enough to provide its customers with elite fiber-optic products, but small enough to offer personal service.
Services offered: Fiber-Optic Internet, Wi-Fi, Residential and Business Phone, Hosted Business Phone, TV
Square miles in service area: 2,225 square miles in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa.
Counties in coverage area: Minnehaha, Lincoln, Union, Clay, Turner, Moody, Miner, Lake, Rock (Minnesota), Lyon (Iowa), Sioux (Iowa)
Expansion areas/current construction: Central Lincoln County and Rural Beresford (completion projected for 2025)
Notable towns, cities in coverage area: Brandon, Crooks, Baltic, Garretson, Valley Springs, Alcester, Howard, Inwood and Larchwood (Iowa), Hills and Beaver Creek (Minnesota)
Organizations that Alliance supports: Alliance supports chambers of commerce, development corporations, food banks, veterans parks, fire departments, ambulance departments and more.
Other interesting facts about company: Alliance has a 100% fiber-optic network, and all lines are buried under ground to ensure maximum reliability. Most employees only leave for retirement.
