UNDATED – Average gasoline prices in South Dakota are unchanged in the last week, averaging $4.10/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Prices in South Dakota are 30.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.25/g higher than a year ago. The price of diesel has risen […]

UNDATED – Industry experts predict 2.5 million weddings in the U.S. this year, a 40-year high. That means millions of invited guests are weighing whether to attend — and how to cover costs if they do. A new survey found that closeness of the relationship with the couple, distance from home, and travel and lodging […]

NEWELL, SD – Butte Electric Cooperative (BEC) has appointed Brad Kool as its new Chief  Executive Officer, effective May 23. “We’re excited to welcome Brad to Butte Electric Cooperative and look forward to working with him,” said Cris Miller, president of the BEC Board of Directors. “Brad has the knowledge and skillset we were searching […]

UNDATED – With National Nurses Week kicking off May 6, and nurses continuing to serve on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst States for Nurses, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary. In order to help new nursing graduates find […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck company that sells wholesale electricity announced Monday that it has purchased North Dakota’s largest coal-fired power plant from a Minnesota company that had intended to close the facility if no buyer could be found. Rainbow Energy Center LLC announced last year that it had reached an agreement to acquire […]

UNDATED – Average gasoline prices in South Dakota have risen 5.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.98/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Prices in South Dakota are 10.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.18/g higher than a year ago. According to […]

OMAHA, Neb. (May 2, 2022) – The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, rose above growth neutral for the 23rd straight month. Overall Index: The Business Conditions Index, which uses the identical methodology as the national Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State officials say a pair of blizzards that smacked North Dakota in April caused a dramatic reduction in oil production. The Bismarck Tribune reported that State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms provided state regulators updated production estimates Friday. The state’s oil industry had been producing about 1.1 million barrels daily until […]

PIERRE, S.D.  — A new study shows that Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed carbon capture, transportation, and storage project could mean almost $90 million in state and local tax income for South Dakota. Summit Carbon Solutions has partnered with 32 ethanol plants– including Ringneck Energy at Onida– to develop the largest carbon capture and storage project […]

DEADWOOD, S.D. – According to statistics released today by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming, Deadwood’s March 2022 gaming handle was down 6.52 percent over March of 2021 despite a new monthly record on sports wagering, with slot machine handle decreasing by 7.38 percent, when compared to March 2021. The table game handle decreased by […]