Jacob Fokken, a Yankton native and fifth grade teacher at Laura B. Anderson Elementary in Sioux Falls, was named the winner of Onward Yankton’s search for the community’s next big idea.
Fokken’s plan to make Yankton the Capital of Entrepreneurship calls for establishing a creative district in Yankton’s historic downtown, along with a community-wide culture that identifies, educates and fosters entrepreneurship…
Fokken says he hasn’t formulated complete plans for using ten thousand dollars…
One of Fokken’s ideas would be a student run business in downtown Yankon…
More than 500 ideas were submitted during Onward Yankton’s 100-day search, which was launched in April. The committee narrowed the field to 15 ideas before six finalists were announced on Aug. 4. They presented their ideas at a public forum on Aug. 31.
