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With millennials today making up the largest generation in the U.S. workforce yet struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best […]
PIERRE, SD – Graduates of South Dakota Technical Colleges are landing jobs and good paying ones. The Board of Technical Education got a report on placements and salaries at their […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have fallen 1.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.85/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
UNDATED – With May being Military Appreciation Month and the U.S. planning to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 1.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.85/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
PIERRE, S.D. – During the week of May 2-8, a total of 266 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. This is […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum announced Monday that North Dakota will terminate its participation in the federal government’s pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs, effective June 19. Burgum said in […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Agribusiness conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland Co. on Monday announced that it will build a $350 million soybean crushing plant in North Dakota. It’s the state’s first […]
UNDATED With police still enforcing some COVID-19 restrictions and former officer Derek Chauvin’s trial coming to a landmark conclusion, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s Best […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 3.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.85/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
GILLETTE, Wyo. – Monument Health is opening a clinic in Gillette to help Northeast Wyoming patients meet their dermatology, bariatrics, general surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine needs. The new Monument […]
PIERRE, S.D. – During the week of April 25-May 1, a total of 230 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. This […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) _ Black Hills Corp. (BKH) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $96.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Rapid City, South Dakota-based company said it had […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have fallen 2.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.80/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
OMAHA, Neb. (May 3, 2021) – For an eleventh straight month, the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – On the same day that Monument Health officially broke ground for the Cancer Care Institute expansion at Rapid City Hospital, the Monument Health Foundation announced that […]
MARTIN, S.D. – “The General Store” (Ace Hardware and Lumber store) in Martin, SD has been sold to RF Buche and will take over on May 18th, 2021. Buche plans […]
UNDATED – The bounce back for McDonald’s as restrictions were lifted across the U.S. was so strong in the first quarter that the company surpassed sales during the same period […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ Great Western Bancorp Inc. (GWB) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $51.3 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year […]
PIERRE, S.D. – During the week of April 18-24, a total of 215 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. This is […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.82/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Paws on Main will soon be on the move. Owner Tiffany Smith is moving her dog grooming business to a home on Main Street. The home is […]
LARAMIE, WY – Profits from sales of limited-edition throws made from wool grown and knitted in Wyoming will be reinvested back in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources sheep […]
HARLOWTON, Mont. (AP) — Work is set to begin next week on the cleanup of a historic railyard in central Montana that’s contaminated with asbestos and petroleum. The cleanup of […]
PINE RIDGE, S.D. – The Wanblee Mart has been sold to RF Buche, who owns a small chain of Buche Foods and Gus Stop Convenience Stores. Buche will take over […]
ENGLEWOOD, CO – While shoppers used to be wary due to its higher price tag, store sales of lamb jumped 28% year-over-year as of last month, according to Nielsen. Meanwhile, […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices are unchanged in the past week, averaging $2.81/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Gas prices in South […]
UNDATED – With states gradually reopening but around 100,000 businesses having closed permanently during 2020, WalletHub today released its report on the States With the Most Pandemic-Proof Small Businesses, along […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – A new residential and commercial development in Spearfish is proposed on an approximately 294-acre parcel that includes the Miller Ranch, south of Colorado Boulevard and west of […]
CHICAGO, IL – The Ag Economy Barometer rose in March to 177, the highest reading for the barometer since the record high reading of 184 in October. This month’s 12-point […]
BOISE, ID – A group of farmers has filed an antitrust case against several big agricultural companies, contending the companies worked together to ban e-commerce sales in order to keep […]
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s unemployment rate ticked up in February, reversing a downward trend that tracked last year’s easing of coronavirus public health orders. The February rate was 5.3%, […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Several Black Hills area locations will benefit from Department of Environment and Natural Resources infrastructure loans. Among them, Bear Butte Valley Water, who will receive just over […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Twenty states, including Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota have filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a petition filed by the […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A pilot project in North Dakota is testing whether sending a substance with the consistency of maple syrup down oil wells will help increase production. The […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Sign up for the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, better known as CFAP 2, re-opens today, April 5th. US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack […]
WASHINGTON, DC – President Biden released his $2 trillion infrastructure plan last week. The eight-year plan includes modernizing highways, bridges, ports, airports, transit, water systems, utilities, and bring high-speed internet […]
BROOKINGS, SD – Veterinarians across the state have relied on technology over the years to assist clients through blizzards and busy calving seasons. Russ Daly, South Dakota State University Professor, […]
HELENA, Mont. – A draft bill for Montana’s recreational cannabis program is out. Conservation and outdoors advocates are hoping to secure more funds for public lands as lawmakers consider it […]
PIERRE, SD – As South Dakota moves forward on creating a regulatory system for medical marijuana by the end of 2021, some people have looked to Oklahoma for guidance on […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming lawmakers advanced a proposal to set up a fund to sue states that move away from using coal to generate electricity. A bill to establish […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. — Black Hills State University in Spearfish has unveiled its new logo. BHSU has been using varying versions of the recent logo since 1960. The new logo is […]
NORTH PLATTE, NE (AP) — Plans have been unveiled for a nearly $300 million beef packing plant that would employ 875 people in a western Nebraska community of around 25,000 […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JBS SA will pay $20 million to resolve consumer antitrust claims over its alleged role in an industry-wide scheme to fix the price of pork through coordinated […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is establishing new programs and efforts to bring financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and producers who felt the impact of […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have fallen 0.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.82/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – According to statistics released today by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming, the February 2021 gaming handle showed a 17.77 percent increase, with slot machine handle increasing […]
HILL CITY, S.D. – A long time business in the southern hills is shutting down. The Neiman Enterprises Sawmill in Hill City announced it was shutting its doors after 53 […]
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Plans have been unveiled for a nearly $300 million beef packing plant that would employ 875 people in western Nebraska. David Briggs, CEO of both […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.81/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
RAPID CITY, SD – The U.S. Senate confirmed New Mexico Representative Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary. That department has a lot to do with federal land management across the country. […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature is considering giving $10 million to an intermodal rail facility, a move backers say will reduce shipping costs and increase markets for […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Regional Airport announced on Tuesday that American Airlines will resume daily nonstop flights, to Phoenix, Arizona, beginning June 3, 2021. “This is great news […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An updated revenue forecast unveiled Tuesday shows North Dakota’s treasury expects to collect about $1 billion more in oil taxes over the next two-year budget cycle […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Tourism is now accepting applications to fill seasonal positions for Welcome Center Travel Counselor and Supervisor positions at six Welcome Center locations […]
BOZEMAN, MT – National Ag Week—a time to celebrate agriculture— is March 21-27 with National Ag Day March 23. Agriculture remains the number-one industry for Montana and surrounding states like […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota ethanol plant says it has surpassed 1 billion gallons of production. Dakota Ethanol LLC began production at the facility near Wentworth in […]
CHICAGO, IL – The CME Group has begun publishing a new Boxed Beef Index. The new pricing tool is designed to provide the beef industry with better price discovery by […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an extension of eviction and foreclosure moratoriums on USDA Single Family Housing Direct and Guaranteed loans through June 30, 2021. The […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will join a handful of states that have lifted mask-wearing mandates to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Mark Gordon announced last week. The […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 6.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.80/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
UNDATED – South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) is now accepting applications for a new allocation of funds to help with housing assistance — rent, mortgage and/or utilities — for […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – Efforts to set up processes to redraw legislative boundaries are slowly moving ahead in state legislatures. In states like South Dakota, where the legislative session has ended, […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators said Thursday that oil production in January fell 4% from the month before, due in large part to high winds that led to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Companion bills to eliminate the estate tax have been re-introduced in Congress. Senator John Thune of South Dakota is leading the Senate effort. Missouri Congressman Jason Smith […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Tourism and State University Extension are working together to create opportunities with the two largest industries in the state — […]
PIERRE, SD – A Value-Added Producer Grant and Rural Business Development Grant Webinar will be held Wed., March 17th from 1 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. (MT). The Value-Added Producer Grant program […]
DENVER, CO – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has vacated a district court’s stay of the Trump-era Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) in Colorado, finding the […]
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. (AFNS) — The B-21 Raider program continues to progress through the engineering and manufacturing development acquisition phase. One visible example of progress was the recent […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The population trend in the second largest city in South Dakota continues to go up. Rapid City officials say the 2020 population is estimated at 78,369. […]
PIERRE, SD – South Dakota lawmakers will have to settle on a compromise of some sort with medical marijuana this week. A bill is in play that would delay the […]
WATERTOWN, SD – Glacial Lakes Energy and its four biorefineries have joined a partnership with Summit Carbon Solutions. Glacial Lakes CEO Jim Seurer says it’s an exciting and large project […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — More than $23.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds was split up among 25 applicants for the first two rounds of the South Dakota small business […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Tourism was recognized 15 times during the 55th American Advertising Awards, an annual competition hosted by the South Dakota Advertising Federation (SDAF). The […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 4.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.70/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Lawmakers in 24 states have introduced restrictions on ballot initiatives after voters passed measures last year including legalizing marijuana and raising the minimum wage. In addition […]
PIERRE, SD – The full Senate will get a chance to debate the proposed merger of the South Dakota Ag Department with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The […]
PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota State Railroad Board has signed off on the sale of the Mitchell to Rapid City (MRC) line to Ringneck and Western Railroad for $13 […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An Iowa company is leading a $2 billion effort to capture carbon dioxide from Midwestern ethanol plants (including South Dakota) and pipe it to North Dakota […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Meatpacking workers across the country have started receiving coronavirus vaccines and thousands more will have a chance to get their shots this week, offering some peace […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFAB) is calling on lawmakers to require increased transparency in America’s cattle markets. AFBF supports the Cattle Market Transparency Act of 2021, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Bed Bath & Beyond will launch a slew of store brands aimed at reviving the home retailer and bringing in new customers in their 20s and […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) _ Daktronics Inc. (DAKT) on Wednesday reported a loss of $214,000 in its fiscal third quarter. The Brookings, South Dakota-based company said it had a loss of […]
HURON, SD – Speaking at the National Farmers Union National Convention, South Dakota Chapter President Doug Sombke said ethanol advocates need to prioritize support for a high octane standard in […]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming and other states facing steep budget shortfalls could bounce back as early as next year if the federal government invests big in COVID recovery, according to new […]
PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota House, on a 37 to 30 vote, defeated HB 1219 known as the Interstate Cooperative Meatpacking Compact. South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association Executive Director Jodie […]
RAPID CITY, SD – A special beef delivery was made to the Rapid City Club for Boys through a collaboration of supporters who want to put locally-produced meat on the […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey shows continued economic improvement in nine Midwest and Plains states, but business leaders expressed concerns about rising inflation and bottlenecks in the […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 9.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.62/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Along with an extension by the USDA to the deadline for ranchers and farmers to apply for another round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), at […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Restitution of more than $15 million has been ordered in South Dakota for the man who defrauded wholesale seed distributors by passing off non-organic products […]
UNDATED (AP) — In Airbnb’s first financial report as a public company, the home-sharing site has posted a loss of $3.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2020. The home-sharing […]
PIERRE, S.D. – During the week of Feb. 14-20, a total of 439 initial weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were processed by the Department of Labor and Regulation. This […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 92-7 to confirm former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Vilsack is returning to the […]
TAHLEQUAH, OK –The principal chief of the Cherokee Nation (also known as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma – the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States), […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the nation’s four largest railroads can’t exclude details of their conversations from lawsuits challenging billions of dollars of charges the […]
Each year, the average American household spends $2,471 on real-estate property taxes plus another $442 for residents of the 27 states with vehicle property taxes. With such high costs, it’s […]
PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota Department of Tourism has recognized 47 businesses across 22 communities for their outstanding hospitality and customer service. These businesses have earned the “South Dakota […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 9.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.52/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. […]
UNDATED – With March 6 being Employee Appreciation Day and the length of the average work day increasing by over 40 minutes during the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub […]
Susan (Ostrander) Eagleton passed away peacefully following a courageous battle with cancer on November 18, 2024, in her […]
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