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Rapid City Public Library Named to USA Today Top 10
An article in USA Today has named Rapid City Public Library as one of the top 10 libraries in the nation in an article published March 7. Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust. shared her list of favorite public libraries with Tim Smight for USA TODAY.
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Best Places to Launch 2009
Rapid City has long been a tourist destination for travelers making their way to Mount Rushmore, but the city offers scenery and a small-town atmosphere that entrepreneurs say make Rapid City a good location for starting a company.
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High-tech Research Fuels Defense Industry
Jason Holdaway, Patrick Fraser, Casey Allen and Bryan Tweedy are South Dakota School
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Caterpillar Announces New Engineering Design Center in South Dakota
PEORIA, Ill. – Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced plans to open an
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The Great Great Plains
How heartland cities like Fargo and Omaha became the nation’s new boomtowns.
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: The Value of Higher-Wage Jobs in the Local Economy
Are all jobs created equal?
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Six Industries targeted for job, wage growth
The Rapid City Economic Development Partnership will focus on growth in six industry sectors: '
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School of Mines at center of high-tech research
A machine that looks like some sort of space-age drill that has sprouted a myriad of hoses and wires, some fed from computers, looms over the Advanced Materials Processing center at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.
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High-tech research fuels defense industry
Jason Holdaway, Patrick Fraser, Casey Allen and Bryan Tweedy are South Dakota School of Mines & Technology engineering graduates who are working on cutting-edge technology for the defense industry.
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United to offer direct flights to Houston
The first United Airlines non-stop flight from Rapid City to Chicago got a ceremonial bath when in left the terminal in Rapid City in 2005. United has announced that it will offer direct flights to Houston from Rapid City.
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Rapid City airport expansion breaks ground
When Ben Snow first landed at Rapid City Regional Airport for a job interview in 2009, a few words came to mind.
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Sen. Johnson checks out progress on Rapid City business incubator
Sen. Tim Johnson toured the Black Hills Business Development Center on Friday, four years after the grand opening of the business incubator that began with the help of federal grants and earmarks he helped secure.
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Rapid City sparks regional growth
Small communities within hour drive of Rapid City thriving
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Where's Rapid City? Economic development director kicks off promotion campaign
Ben Snow knows Rapid City has a lot to offer a business looking to expand or relocate. But the Rapid City Economic Development Partnership director has found it isn't easy to pitch our low taxes, available real estate and quality of life when people
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2012 hopefuls make pitches to Rapid City officials
Rapid City Regional Airport is the first and last thing many visitors to the Black Hills see, and it’s not making the best impression, airport officials said Thursday.
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Rapid City ranked among best places for business
Rapid City was ranked 21st out of 184 on the Forbes list of the Best Small Places for Business and Careers, and local business people say they are not surprised.
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Caterpillar to open engineering design center in Rapid City
Caterpillar, the Fortune 500 company known for its yellow construction and mining equipment, announced plans Tuesday to open an engineering design center in Rapid City that will create up to 100 jobs when fully staffed in about five years.
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Rapid City Economic Development Partnership's Jobs Program
With unemployment numbers about half of the national average, many community leaders throughout the country would be content with the current employment environment facing Rapid City. However, being content isn’t good enough for Rapid City leaders.
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Business recruiter to pitch low taxes, quality of life
Some see an empty manufacturing floor where SCI used to be. Ben Snow sees an "asset ready to be occupied."
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Dakotas dominate list of areas with low economic stress
Few areas of the country can boast the same lack of economic stress seen in the Dakotas. Counties in North and South Dakota make up more than half of the new Associated Press list of least stressed counties with a population of at least 25,000.
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Q&A: Ben Snow, Rapid City Economic Development Partnership
Ben Snow, the new president of the Rapid City Economic Development Partnership, is optimistic about the future of the Rapid City area economy.
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SCHOOL OF MINES NAMED ONE OF AMERICA’S 100 BEST COLLEGE BUYS
The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has been named one of America's 100 Best College Buys for the 13th consecutive year. The School of Mines is the only South Dakota institution to receive the designation.
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The Best States For Business And Careers
No. 17 South Dakota
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ASI to add 160 jobs in Rapid City
ASI’s presence in Rapid City will almost double over the next 10 months, with the hiring of 160 consumer advocates and about 30 various management-level positions.
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Rapid City at forefront of cutting-edge medical trials
Sixteen-year-old Austin Miller and his family barely had time to digest the bad news of his diagnosis with Type I diabetes in April when they got some good news to go with it.
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Business Facilities – The Location Advisor
2008 Final Survey Our Business Climate ranking unofficially is our flagship ranking, because of its 18 input factors that determine the final outcome, three of which are themselves other Business Facilities rankings. The 2008 Cost of Labor ranking is
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Raven Industries joining business incubator on SDSM&T campus
On Thursday, Wall farmer Kent Kjerstad spent the day applying fertilizer to his winter wheat using a computer system that controls the amount and application of the spray.
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Paralegal firm brings jobs back from India
Two Rapid City paralegal programs could benefit from the growth of a local firm that is adding legal support services jobs that were previously outsourced to India.
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Building supply company plans Rapid City facility
Wausau Supply of Schofield, Wisc., is expanding into Rapid City. The manufacturer and distributor of building supplies has bought 40 acres of undeveloped land along Dyess Avenue north of Interstate 90 from developer Doyle Estes.
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Governor To Accept Award For Ellsworth Development Authority
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority has been named the 2012 Defense Community of the Year, and Gov. Dennis Daugaard will accept the award on behalf of the Authority on Monday, Aug. 6, in Monterey, Calif.
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South Dakota Included on List of Top States For Business
For the ninth year in a row, South Dakota has earned a spot on the Pollina Corporate Real Estate list of Top 10 Pro-Business States.
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Area Recognition
The Great Great Plains
How heartland cities like Fargo and Omaha became the nation’s new boomtowns.
Read More
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: The Value of Higher-Wage Jobs in the Local Economy
Are all jobs created equal?
Read More
Six Industries targeted for job, wage growth
The Rapid City Economic Development Partnership will focus on growth in six industry sectors: '
Read More
School of Mines at center of high-tech research
A machine that looks like some sort of space-age drill that has sprouted a myriad of hoses and wires, some fed from computers, looms over the Advanced Materials Processing center at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.
Read More
United to offer direct flights to Houston
The first United Airlines non-stop flight from Rapid City to Chicago got a ceremonial bath when in left the terminal in Rapid City in 2005. United has announced that it will offer direct flights to Houston from Rapid City.
Read More
Sen. Johnson checks out progress on Rapid City business incubator
Sen. Tim Johnson toured the Black Hills Business Development Center on Friday, four years after the grand opening of the business incubator that began with the help of federal grants and earmarks he helped secure.
Read More
Rapid City sparks regional growth
Small communities within hour drive of Rapid City thriving
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STATE GOVERNMENT CREDIT RATING RAISED, FINANCES AMONG TOPS IN NATION
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard says state government has received high marks for financial strength in a new report from Standard & Poor’s, one of the world’s most respected and widely used sources for independent credit ratings, financial resea
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Rapid City ranked among best places for business
Rapid City was ranked 21st out of 184 on the Forbes list of the Best Small Places for Business and Careers, and local business people say they are not surprised.
Read More
Raven Industries joining business incubator on SDSM&T campus
On Thursday, Wall farmer Kent Kjerstad spent the day applying fertilizer to his winter wheat using a computer system that controls the amount and application of the spray.
Read More
Paralegal firm brings jobs back from India
Two Rapid City paralegal programs could benefit from the growth of a local firm that is adding legal support services jobs that were previously outsourced to India.
Read More
South Dakota Included on List of Top States For Business
For the ninth year in a row, South Dakota has earned a spot on the Pollina Corporate Real Estate list of Top 10 Pro-Business States.
Read More
State Recognition
The Great Great Plains
How heartland cities like Fargo and Omaha became the nation’s new boomtowns.
Read More
Six Industries targeted for job, wage growth
The Rapid City Economic Development Partnership will focus on growth in six industry sectors: '
Read More
High-tech research fuels defense industry
Jason Holdaway, Patrick Fraser, Casey Allen and Bryan Tweedy are South Dakota School of Mines & Technology engineering graduates who are working on cutting-edge technology for the defense industry.
Read More
Where's Rapid City? Economic development director kicks off promotion campaign
Ben Snow knows Rapid City has a lot to offer a business looking to expand or relocate. But the Rapid City Economic Development Partnership director has found it isn't easy to pitch our low taxes, available real estate and quality of life when people
Read More
STATE GOVERNMENT CREDIT RATING RAISED, FINANCES AMONG TOPS IN NATION
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard says state government has received high marks for financial strength in a new report from Standard & Poor’s, one of the world’s most respected and widely used sources for independent credit ratings, financial resea
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2012 hopefuls make pitches to Rapid City officials
Rapid City Regional Airport is the first and last thing many visitors to the Black Hills see, and it’s not making the best impression, airport officials said Thursday.
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USAF chooses Missouri, South Dakota bases for MQ-1, MQ-9 ground control stations
The U.S. Air Force on Monday announced its basing decision for the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper ground control stations: Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
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Rapid City ranked among best places for business
Rapid City was ranked 21st out of 184 on the Forbes list of the Best Small Places for Business and Careers, and local business people say they are not surprised.
Read More
Caterpillar to open engineering design center in Rapid City
Caterpillar, the Fortune 500 company known for its yellow construction and mining equipment, announced plans Tuesday to open an engineering design center in Rapid City that will create up to 100 jobs when fully staffed in about five years.
Read More
Rapid City Economic Development Partnership's Jobs Program
With unemployment numbers about half of the national average, many community leaders throughout the country would be content with the current employment environment facing Rapid City. However, being content isn’t good enough for Rapid City leaders.
Read More
Business recruiter to pitch low taxes, quality of life
Some see an empty manufacturing floor where SCI used to be. Ben Snow sees an "asset ready to be occupied."
Read More
Dakotas dominate list of areas with low economic stress
Few areas of the country can boast the same lack of economic stress seen in the Dakotas. Counties in North and South Dakota make up more than half of the new Associated Press list of least stressed counties with a population of at least 25,000.
Read More
Q&A: Ben Snow, Rapid City Economic Development Partnership
Ben Snow, the new president of the Rapid City Economic Development Partnership, is optimistic about the future of the Rapid City area economy.
Read More
SCHOOL OF MINES NAMED ONE OF AMERICA’S 100 BEST COLLEGE BUYS
The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has been named one of America's 100 Best College Buys for the 13th consecutive year. The School of Mines is the only South Dakota institution to receive the designation.
Read More
The Best States For Business And Careers
No. 17 South Dakota
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South Dakota tops again for business friendly tax system
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota once again is at the top of the list of states in a study that compares how each state taxes business. North Dakota remains in the middle of the pack but with a steadily improving ranking.
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ASI to add 160 jobs in Rapid City
ASI’s presence in Rapid City will almost double over the next 10 months, with the hiring of 160 consumer advocates and about 30 various management-level positions.
Read More
Rapid City at forefront of cutting-edge medical trials
Sixteen-year-old Austin Miller and his family barely had time to digest the bad news of his diagnosis with Type I diabetes in April when they got some good news to go with it.
Read More
Raven Industries joining business incubator on SDSM&T campus
On Thursday, Wall farmer Kent Kjerstad spent the day applying fertilizer to his winter wheat using a computer system that controls the amount and application of the spray.
Read More
Paralegal firm brings jobs back from India
Two Rapid City paralegal programs could benefit from the growth of a local firm that is adding legal support services jobs that were previously outsourced to India.
Read More
Building supply company plans Rapid City facility
Wausau Supply of Schofield, Wisc., is expanding into Rapid City. The manufacturer and distributor of building supplies has bought 40 acres of undeveloped land along Dyess Avenue north of Interstate 90 from developer Doyle Estes.
Read More
Governor To Accept Award For Ellsworth Development Authority
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority has been named the 2012 Defense Community of the Year, and Gov. Dennis Daugaard will accept the award on behalf of the Authority on Monday, Aug. 6, in Monterey, Calif.
Read More
South Dakota Included on List of Top States For Business
For the ninth year in a row, South Dakota has earned a spot on the Pollina Corporate Real Estate list of Top 10 Pro-Business States.
Read More
National Recognition
Rapid City Public Library Named to USA Today Top 10
An article in USA Today has named Rapid City Public Library as one of the top 10 libraries in the nation in an article published March 7. Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust. shared her list of favorite public libraries with Tim Smight for USA TODAY.
Read More
Best Places to Launch 2009
Rapid City has long been a tourist destination for travelers making their way to Mount Rushmore, but the city offers scenery and a small-town atmosphere that entrepreneurs say make Rapid City a good location for starting a company.
Read More
High-tech Research Fuels Defense Industry
Jason Holdaway, Patrick Fraser, Casey Allen and Bryan Tweedy are South Dakota School
Read More
The Great Great Plains
How heartland cities like Fargo and Omaha became the nation’s new boomtowns.
Read More
United to offer direct flights to Houston
The first United Airlines non-stop flight from Rapid City to Chicago got a ceremonial bath when in left the terminal in Rapid City in 2005. United has announced that it will offer direct flights to Houston from Rapid City.
Read More
Sen. Johnson checks out progress on Rapid City business incubator
Sen. Tim Johnson toured the Black Hills Business Development Center on Friday, four years after the grand opening of the business incubator that began with the help of federal grants and earmarks he helped secure.
Read More
Where's Rapid City? Economic development director kicks off promotion campaign
Ben Snow knows Rapid City has a lot to offer a business looking to expand or relocate. But the Rapid City Economic Development Partnership director has found it isn't easy to pitch our low taxes, available real estate and quality of life when people
Read More
STATE GOVERNMENT CREDIT RATING RAISED, FINANCES AMONG TOPS IN NATION
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard says state government has received high marks for financial strength in a new report from Standard & Poor’s, one of the world’s most respected and widely used sources for independent credit ratings, financial resea
Read More
USAF chooses Missouri, South Dakota bases for MQ-1, MQ-9 ground control stations
The U.S. Air Force on Monday announced its basing decision for the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper ground control stations: Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
Read More
Rapid City ranked among best places for business
Rapid City was ranked 21st out of 184 on the Forbes list of the Best Small Places for Business and Careers, and local business people say they are not surprised.
Read More
Caterpillar to open engineering design center in Rapid City
Caterpillar, the Fortune 500 company known for its yellow construction and mining equipment, announced plans Tuesday to open an engineering design center in Rapid City that will create up to 100 jobs when fully staffed in about five years.
Read More
Dakotas dominate list of areas with low economic stress
Few areas of the country can boast the same lack of economic stress seen in the Dakotas. Counties in North and South Dakota make up more than half of the new Associated Press list of least stressed counties with a population of at least 25,000.
Read More
The Best States For Business And Careers
No. 17 South Dakota
Read More
South Dakota tops again for business friendly tax system
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota once again is at the top of the list of states in a study that compares how each state taxes business. North Dakota remains in the middle of the pack but with a steadily improving ranking.
Read More
Rapid City at forefront of cutting-edge medical trials
Sixteen-year-old Austin Miller and his family barely had time to digest the bad news of his diagnosis with Type I diabetes in April when they got some good news to go with it.
Read More
Business Facilities – The Location Advisor
2008 Final Survey Our Business Climate ranking unofficially is our flagship ranking, because of its 18 input factors that determine the final outcome, three of which are themselves other Business Facilities rankings. The 2008 Cost of Labor ranking is
Read More
Governor To Accept Award For Ellsworth Development Authority
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority has been named the 2012 Defense Community of the Year, and Gov. Dennis Daugaard will accept the award on behalf of the Authority on Monday, Aug. 6, in Monterey, Calif.
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