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UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 8.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.34/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate lawmakers on Thursday announced legislation that would give top U.S. agriculture and food officials permanent representation on a panel of government officials that reviews proposed mergers […]
MOLINE, IL – John Deere union workers spend their 12th day out on the picket lines on Monday. Union workers walked off the job and onto the picket lines on […]
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. (AP) — A California company specializing in plant direct sourcing for commodity based consumer foods plans to build one of the largest ramen producing facilities in the […]
KANSAS CITY, MO – Demand for livestock loans grew in the third quarter, boosting agricultural lending activity. However, demand for operating loans was more subdued, and total non-real estate lending […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – According to statistics released today by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming, the September 2021 gaming handle showed a 14.35 percent increase over September 2020, fueled by […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 3.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.27/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
BROOKINGS, SD – Sustaining the Legacy has been the South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension ranch and farm estate planning and ranch/farm transition program since 2006. Over the years, the […]
WASHINTON, DC – A group of national security agencies have issued an advisory for the potential of ransomware cyberattacks against two U.S. food and agriculture organizations. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Department of Electrical Engineering at South Dakota Mines is receiving $150,000 from Raven Industries to support the university’s new minor in avionics. Raven Industries specializes […]
STURGIS, SD – The annual South Dakota Local Foods Conference (SDLFC) is set for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Nov. 4-6. A three-day, virtual event celebrating local food production and use […]
DES MOINES, IA (AP) — Like other ranchers across the country, Rusty Kemp for years grumbled about rock-bottom prices paid for the cattle he raised in central Nebraska, even as […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Coal production has increased in Montana and Wyoming due to demand in the Asia Pacific region. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said coal production increased 2% […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have fallen 2.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.21/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
UNDATED – With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1, and tuition and room and board at a four-year college costing around $27,000 – $55,000 per year, […]
MOLINE, IL – With disagreements between John Deere and union leaders leading to a labor strike, UAW members took to social media Thursday to seek public support during the time […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Shipping containers are piling up by the thousands, leading to port delays, higher shipping costs (both ocean and inland freight), and U.S. exporters – mainly of agricultural products – lacking the […]
MOLINE, IL – More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers – across 14 production plants – went on strike Thursday at midnight after “the company failed to present an agreement […]
UNDATED – Happy National Energy Awareness Month! With U.S. energy consumption having declined by 7% last year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Most & Least […]
HURON, SD – Because of their unique business model, cooperatives have played an integral role in meeting the needs of rural South Dakotans. To celebrate Cooperative Month in October and […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have fallen 4.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.17/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Water Board has rejected a request by a Canadian company that wants to restart the permitting process for a proposed uranium mine […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A busy summer tourism season has led to record numbers at Rapid City Regional Airport. The airport reported their highest summer season on record for passenger […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Mark Schulte, President of the Sturgis Hospital and Market at Monument Health, has been promoted to Vice President of Operations for the Rapid City Market. Monument […]
OMAHA, Neb. (Oct. 1, 2021) – Since declining to a record low in April of last year, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the […]
MILES CITY, Mont. — An investment in public access along the lower Yellowstone River is poised to open up recreation for eastern Montana. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has invested $4 […]
OMAHA, NE – A recent report from Farmers National Company indicates nearly half of all ag land in the U.S. is owned by non-operators. The share of agricultural land owned […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The developer of an oil refinery planned near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota has a new contract with a company that will buy […]
UNDATED – Kansas State University agricultural economists say that short-term disruptions in the fed cattle and beef industries have not changed longer-term motivations for how buyers and sellers establish prices […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 1.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.21/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – According to statistics released by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming, the August 2021 gaming handle showed an 18.63 percent increase over August 2020, with slot machine […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Tax collections from the 2021 South Dakota State Fair were $211,651.05 according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Revenue. This latest data from the […]
BILLINGS, Mont. — First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., parent company of First Interstate Bank, and Great Western Bancorp, Inc., parent company of Great Western Bank, announced they have entered into a […]
STURGIS, S.D. – In a Facebook post Monday, CBH CO-OP announced it is closing its Mr. Tire Store in Sturgis. The Mr. Tire store is located on Lazelle Street, next […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota regulators say the state has officially lost its status as the nation’s second-biggest oil producer to New Mexico. North Dakota produced just over 1 million […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 3.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.17/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Today, the South Dakota Health Department (SD-DOH) and the South Dakota Board of Nursing (SD-BON) released this statement after ongoing reports of scams targeting licensed nurses. The […]
South Dakota gas prices are unchanged in the past week, averaging $3.19/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Gas prices in South Dakota are […]
After a record-setting year for credit card debt reduction in 2020, U.S. consumers are once again adding new credit card debt by the billion, racking up $45.7 billion during Q2 […]
BRASILIA, DISTRITO FEDERAL – Brazil, the world’s largest beef exporter, has suspended beef exports to its No. 1 customer China after confirming two cases of “atypical” mad cow disease in two […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meatpacking workers, farm workers and grocery store workers who were severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic will be eligible to get grants of up to $600 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. beef exports set another new value record in July, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). July export […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Requests for Rapid City Vision Fund made in 2021 total more than $62 million. The Black Hills Farmers Market is one of the 28 organizations that […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 0.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.19/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Monument Health, in its commitment to being a great place to work, has announced that it will raise its minimum starting wage. Beginning immediately, the organization’s […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Chamber of Commerce and Sturgis Economic Development Corporation has gotten creative in order to help local businesses find employees. It’s called the “Work Force Opportunity […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have fallen 6.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.13/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
UNDATED – With Americans working an average of almost 1,800 hours per year and leaving around half of their paid time off unused, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its […]
UNDATED – With the average student loan debt reaching $37,000 per borrower, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s States with the Most and Least Student Debt, […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 6.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.23/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Agribusiness conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland Co. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. and Marathon Petroleum Corp. are partnering to operate a soybean processing plant near Jamestown. The Bismarck Tribune reports […]
UNDATED – With Americans struggling financially due to COVID-19 and a year of community college nearly three times less expensive than a year at a public four-year college, the personal-finance […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Business is booming across South Dakota. This week, the state had 10 businesses named to the annual Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is raising its outlook for the year as Americans, coming out of hibernation, returned to shopping for back-to-school clothes and travel goods during the fiscal […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bakken Energy and Mitsubishi Power Americas on Monday announced they are acquiring a financially troubled synthetic natural gas plant in western North Dakota and plan to […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 3.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.22/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State officials say production of oil and gas in North Dakota is holding steady. The latest figures released Friday show the state’s oil production from May […]
RAPID CITY, SD — South Dakota Mines is now home to two research centers that aim to create new battery technology which could revolutionize the energy storage market. The Center […]
UNDATED – South Dakota is having a somewhat successful recovery from new unemployment claims, with last week’s claims lower than at the start of 2020, according to WalletHub’s updated rankings […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 3.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.19/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Given the choice of what to hear first, good news or bad news, Powder River Basin coal producers and the thousands of people who work the […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The pending sale of a financially troubled coal-fueled power plant in North Dakota is now in the hands of state regulators, who need to sign off […]
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An oil company that waited more than five months to investigate and report a 2014 pipeline spill in North Dakota that discharged more than 29 million […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 3.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.12/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
OMAHA, Neb. (Aug. 2, 2021) – Since declining to a record low in April of last year, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the […]
UNDATED – With Americans having started 2021 off with nearly $900 billion in credit-card debt, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the States with the Highest & […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have fallen 4.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.08/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Oil production is flat in North Dakota due to a workforce shortage as the industry recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Companies say they are in need […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) and Board of Technical Education are partnering to provide eligible individuals occupational skills training through the state’s four technical colleges. The deadline […]
With rental prices recently hitting their highest level in two years, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best & Worst Places to Rent in America, as […]
UNDATED – With the COVID-19 pandemic leading to more than 200,000 permanent business closures but the country starting to recover, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s […]
South Dakota gas prices have risen 1.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.08/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Gas prices […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Black Hills Energy has completed the replacement of a 55-year old electric transmission line in Rapid City to improve the safety and reliability of the regional […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Building on last month’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would introduce new rules to protect ranchers and farmers from corporate abuse, President Joe Biden […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 7.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.05/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
OMAHA, Neb. (July 1, 2021) – Since declining to a record low in April of last year, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced that its South Dakota Electric and Wyoming Electric utilities filed a 2021 Integrated Resource Plan for their two electric […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – According to statistics released today by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming, the May 2021 gaming handle showed a 45.85 percent increase over May 2020, a partially […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 5.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.97/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Despite being America’s first motorcycle company Indian Motorcycle has never stopped evolving and today announced new rental locations throughout the United States and Canada. Sturgis is one […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Sturgis has a new massage therapist, and she is currently available to help you relieve some stress. A ribbon cutting at Massage by Gwen was held Wednesday […]
SPEARFISH, SD – The Spearfish City Council approved a $1.4 million Spearfish Economic Revolving Fund (SERF) loan Monday, making way for the remainder of the City-owned Atlas building to be […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – South Dakota businesses in the midst of a vigorous post-pandemic economic recovery are scrambling to attract new employees from what has become a limited pool of […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.90/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
PIERRE, S.D. – During the week of June 6-12, a total of 266 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. This […]
WASHINGTON — South Dakota Senator John Thune announced Tuesday he has introduced the Metropolitan Statistical Area Preservation Act. Thune says it is designed to protect more than 140 areas, including […]
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park had its busiest May as tourism continued to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. The park had over 483,000 recreation visits last […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have fallen 1.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.89/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Monument Health has expanded its Intensive Care Unit capacity, completing construction of six new ICU rooms at its Rapid City Hospital. The new rooms are a […]
UNDATED – A new study says South Dakota is the best state in the nation for jobs. With the economy gaining 559,000 jobs in May, picking up steam after last […]
PIERRE, S.D. – During the week of May 30-June 5, a total of 215 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. This […]
RAPID CITY, SD — South Dakota Mines 2019-2020 graduates are enjoying a 97% placement rate in their field of study or in graduate school. This is up from numbers reported […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 2.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.90/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
UNDATED – With certain state economies hurt more than others during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as Hawaii, which has a 9% unemployment rate, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal regulators have approved a natural gas pipeline in western North Dakota, a move state officials believe will help curb the wasteful flaring of excess gas […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Puget Sound Energy announced Wednesday an agreement to buy power from an eastern Montana wind farm as the Washington state utility that co-owns the Colstrip power […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — South Dakota-based ethanol company POET has purchased the biofuels assets of Flint Hills Resources, including five ethanol plants in Iowa and one in Nebraska. The […]
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana state employees who have been working remotely because of the pandemic will begin returning to their worksites this month and Capitol Complex offices that have […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic did not slow North Dakotans’ appetite for gambling, with more than $881 million wagered on games of chance in fiscal 2020, a more […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 0.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.87/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
Susan (Ostrander) Eagleton passed away peacefully following a courageous battle with cancer on November 18, 2024, in her […]
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