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Gov. Mike Rounds announced today that a new hospital project in Hand County is getting a shot in the arm from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. ... [ read more ]
The city of Parker has been awarded a $309,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to assist with the fifth phase of its water systems’ improvement project, Gov. Mike Rounds said today. ... [ read more ]
More than 400 business leaders, educators, elected officials, and financiers gathered in Sioux Falls today to discuss economic development opportunities in agriculture during the first annual Governor’s Ag Development Summit. ... [ read more ]
The community of Estelline has been awarded a $412,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to assist with improvements to its water distribution and storage system, Gov. Mike Rounds said today. ... [ read more ]
Gov. Mike Rounds has awarded the community of Lake Norden a $157,500 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to assist with the cost of a new community center. ... [ read more ]
Gov. Mike Rounds says the community of Martin has been awarded $161,500 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to rehabilitate its wastewater lagoon. ... [ read more ]
The town of Spencer has been awarded $200,000 to make improvements to its wastewater system through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, Gov. Mike Rounds said today. ... [ read more ]
The city of Wagner has been awarded a $309,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for an expansion project at Wagner Community Memorial Hospital, Gov Mike Rounds has announced.
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For the first time, six South Dakota communities are partnering with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to attend North America’s premier wind energy trade show. ... [ read more ]
Several biotechnology companies, state development officials and communities are banding together May 3-6 to represent South Dakota at the 2010 BIO International Convention in Chicago.
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Dennis Olson of Brandon and the community of Arlington were recognized by Gov. Mike Rounds tonight for their achievements in economic development. ... [ read more ]
A regional economic development representative who will assist businesses in western South Dakota has joined the staff at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. ... [ read more ]
Retail fuel station operators interested in South Dakota’s new Ethanol Blender Pump Incentive grants have four opportunities to learn more.
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Green Tree Credit Solutions, a loan servicing agency, will add 35 workers to its Rapid City office with the help of a $35,000 Workforce Development Training grant from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.
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With a change in location and expanded breakout sessions, registration is now underway for the 2010 Governor’s Economic Development Conference. The conference will be April 20-21 at the Sioux Falls Best Western Ramkota. ... [ read more ]
Eligible retail fuel stations may qualify for up to $10,000 per pump to help defray the cost of installing blender fuel pumps as part of the South Dakota Ethanol Blender Pump Incentive Grant Program, Governor Mike Rounds announced today.
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Steck Wholesale Foods, Inc. of North Sioux City is launching an expansion project today that will create 10 jobs in the next year and 14 more jobs in the next three years.
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Canadian-based Buhler Industries Inc., a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of agricultural equipment, is setting up shop in Salem and is projected to create 47 new jobs in the next three years. ... [ read more ]
Up to 50 new jobs will be added in the Rapid City area when Advanced Services, Inc. (ASI), a customer service business, begins its next wave of hiring, Gov. Mike Rounds announced today. ... [ read more ]
The pressure to find jobs after graduation can be formidable for college students, but that weight has been lifted for 35 percent of students who have used the Dakota Seeds program. Their internships have transitioned into full-time positions. ... [ read more ]
– Midwest Performance Converter of Gary, S.D., will retain 19 jobs in Gary and is projected to create nine more by the end of the year, officials announced today at the company’s Grand Re-Opening event. ... [ read more ]
Verifications Inc. plans to purchase the Watertown building it has been leasing from the Watertown Development Company, establishing Watertown as a permanent location for the growing employment screening and applicant processing service provider. State and local funding will help finance the project. ... [ read more ]
The South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Aberdeen Development Corporation announced Wednesday that Progressive Financial Services, Inc., (PFS) in Aberdeen is expanding.
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Glacial Lakes Energy announced expansion of its Mina ethanol operations today. The project involves construction of a 6,000 bushel-per-hour corn dryer, a 320,000-bushel increase in on-site storage capacity, and addition of another receiving pit.
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Made in South Dakota, an e-commerce Web site designed to showcase South Dakota artists and products, will soon see changes in the way the program is administered.
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South Dakota is getting a new firearms manufacturing company. Bar-Sto, a maker of auto pistol barrels, will relocate its operations from Twentynine Palms, Calif., to Sturgis in the first half of 2010 and broke ground on their new facility today. The firm expects to bring 18 jobs to Sturgis in the next three years.
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Antimicrobial Technologies Group (ATG), a start-up technology company that develops additives capable of killing germs associated with conditions like the H1N1 flu and athlete’s foot, officially opened its doors today in Sioux Falls. ... [ read more ]
TDI, a company that makes arms accessories, has decided to relocate the majority of its manufacturing operations from Israel to Rapid City, Gov. Mike Rounds announced today.
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Eleven communities across South Dakota are joining forces with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) to bring more businesses to South Dakota. Leaders from those communities and GOED officials will attend the Medical Design and Manufacturing (MD&M) trade show in Minneapolis Oct. 20-22.
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Roslyn School, a K-12 campus in the community of Roslyn, is scheduled to close when school lets out at the end of the school year - a victim of declining enrollment and a languishing economy. However, the school facility won’t be standing empty and unused: it is soon to be the home of a high-tech call center. ... [ read more ]
Gov. Mike Rounds announced today that the communities of Conde and Groton have each been awarded $515,000 through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for improvements to their water and wastewater systems. ... [ read more ]
Mobridge has been awarded $400,000 in Community Development Block Grant money to upgrade its water mains and extend existing water intakes. ... [ read more ]
Gov. Mike Rounds says Oldham plans to rehabilitate its sewer lagoon and construct a 2.6-acre artificial wetland at the city’s wastewater treatment facility. ... [ read more ]
Lakota Industries of Xenia, Ohio, and OctaFlex Environmental Systems of Timber Lake will team up to produce a product line of archery bows with Lakota themes in South Dakota, Gov. Mike Rounds announced today. ... [ read more ]
Nearly $1 million in Community Development Block Grants have been awarded to three communities in north central South Dakota – Gettysburg, Selby, and Bowdle – for improvements to their water and wastewater systems, Gov. Mike Rounds announced today. ... [ read more ]
Webster will soon be making upgrades to its wastewater treatment facility with the help of a $515,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Gov. Mike Rounds announced today. ... [ read more ]
More businesses and jobs are coming to town, thanks to the combined efforts of Gov. Mike Rounds, the Britton Economic Development Corporation, Mayor Bill Deutsch, city council, and local businesses. Today, Link It Software, a California-based high-tech firm, announced the opening of its fifth business-to-business call center in the state – in Britton. ... [ read more ]
The State of South Dakota is requesting public comments through June 17 on an amendment to the state’s 2008 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Plan. The amendment identifies five water or wastewater projects that the state will fund with federal stimulus funds. ... [ read more ]
“Phenomenal news.” That’s how Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard described the groundbreaking held today, May 6, at Horizontal Machining and Manufacturing, Inc. (HMMI) in Huron. ... [ read more ]
The city of Brandon has been selected as the 2009 Community of the Year and Jerry Prostrollo of Madison has been awarded the 2009 Excellence in Economic Development award, Gov. Mike Rounds announced today at the Governor’s Economic Development Conference in Pierre. ... [ read more ]
The invitations are out and online registration has begun for the 2009 Governor’s Economic Development Conference April 14-15 in Pierre, S.D. ... [ read more ]
Governor Mike Rounds announced today that Link It Software Corporation, a California-based high-tech firm, is opening its two additional business-to-business call centers in the state. The new locations in Watertown and Eureka will join the Milbank facility as part of Link It’s South Dakota family. ... [ read more ]
Governor Mike Rounds announced today that the town of McLaughlin has been awarded a $250,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to assist the community in constructing a new medical clinic. ... [ read more ]
