A legacy of commitment to area farmers and communities
Greg Burchill and his family have helped shape Valley City as it is today. With his four businesses defining the city’s landscape by capturing its soul as a community-centered, family-oriented town of opportunity.
Burchill runs Enterprise Sales, the EconoLodge (formerly the Wagon Wheel Inn), Tavern 94 and Clear Cut Investments, a concrete flooring company he operates with his son-in-law.
“Almost every business that I’ve got depends on local business,” Burchill told the Times-Record. “Enterprise Sale’s idea of local business is within a 60-mile radius of Valley City. Our customer base extends as far north as Hope and as far south as Oakes. With the hotel, its customers are travelers, and we’ve had great business. When I say great business, the people have been, for the most part, the tourists, the visitors to Valley City, have been fun people and they like coming back.” Burchill believes that if you treat people with respect, you will get some in return.
This journey all began with Bob Burchill, Greg’s father, who got his start right out of college by sweeping floors at what was then Enterprise Seed Company. With hard work and dedication, Burchill worked his way up to an ownership position within the company and his eye for opportunity shaped Enterprise and seeded the ground for new ventures.
Greg’s been a part of Enterprise since childhood, growing up in the business and in Valley City. This town is home, and with a brief hiatus away for college, Burchill has invested his time and talent into the community.
Valley City had just the right community spirit which has been embodied by the Burchill family, particularly in how they treat their employees.
“I think if anything, Enterprise has always treated their employees with respect,” Burchill said. I think if you do that, you get respect back. But you have to start with it. (My dad) always respected his employees. In fact, our mechanic has been here since 1975 and our warehouse man has been back there for 56 years now. We had our salesman who just retired and our parts man who just retired had been here over 50 years. So I think the longevity of the employees is a lot of it. We treat our employees like family, I think that one is really a big one that makes a difference.”
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Enterprise Sales Timeline
Courtesy of LaMoure Chroni
cal and Art Hagabach Enterprise Sales Company has entered into another realm of family ownership. This will be the third generation of Burchill’s to own the company. The business was recently purchased by Greg Burchill’s son, Derek and his son-in-law Brandon Nadeau.
Enterprise Sales Company