The directors of the Rapid City and Sioux Falls airports urged the state Thursday to provide additional financial support for their construction projects. The two projects are already each set to benefit from $15 million in low-interest state loans, which the Legislature and Gov. Larry Rhoden authorized from a state housing infrastructure fund earlier this […]

I started writing this column because the man who was, arguably, South Dakota’s best known Jewish person, died earlier this month. But I’m really writing it because of the way Stan Adelstein lived and worked and made a positive impact on his community and state during his nine decades of life. Surely there are other […]

A South Dakota board approved a total of $481,199 in state loans and grants Wednesday for businesses in Rapid City and De Smet. The Board of Economic Development approved a $300,000 loan for Chemistry Distilling, a Rapid City company founded in 2024. The money will help the company purchase and renovate an industrial facility to […]

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden issued $1 million Tuesday from an economic development fund under his control to support an industrial and business park in Rapid City. The money comes from the Future Fund, which is built up through fees submitted by employers when they pay taxes to support unemployment benefits. The governor awards the […]