ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Big Idea Competition happened Wednesday at NSU.  Here are the winners of various awards.

In-Person:(Dacotah Bank)

1st Place:  Resto Rides/Greyson Forster/Homeschool(Howard)

2nd Place: Cab Shine Solutions/Ashley Haven/Northwestern High School

3rd Place: The Grass Whisperer/Kelsey Lehr/Edmunds Central High School

Virtual:

1st Place:  DIAL/Syon Aggarwal/Johnston High School(IA)

2nd Place: Know.Period/Siona Pramoda & Manav Pulluru/Baldwin School of Puerto Rico

3rd  Place: Involvium/Shawn Choi, Jeremiah Park, & Ethan Kim/Ruben S Ayala High School(CA)

Special Catergory Awards:

Wellness:(Independent Health Solutions)

Neurostop/Morgan Walia-Peters/Hoboken High School(NJ)

Ag Innovation:(SD Agriculture Foundation)

Prairie Protections, LLC/Ethan Koopman/Tri-Valley High School(SD)

Hometown Business:(SD Retailers Association)

Bright Horizons/Kyra Heupel, Addyson Stiehl, Mallory Bellikka/Aberdeen Central

Makers Award:(Blackout Industries)

Easy Tool/Owen Hoeft/Aberdeen Central

Selfie Contest:(Blackout Industries)

Prairie Protections, LLC/Ethan Koopman/Tri-Valley High School(SD)

Partners in Business Award:(Angelhaus)

Chad Richardt(Edmunds Central) & Tracy Vogt(Tri-Valley)

Elevator Pitch Video Award:(Dakota Plains)

Neurostep/Morgan Walia-Peters/ Hoboken High School(NJ)

Elevator Pitch In Person:(Dakota Plains)

The Grass Whisperer/Kelsey Lehr/Edmunds Central High School(SD)