Kelly Hertz of the Yankton Press and Dakotan wonders why South Dakota’s elected officials don’t translate their “sunny talk” about our “robust economy” into real investments…
Tag: economy
South Dakota has fewer people and a lower percentage of older people than Maine. Yet according to epidemiologist Dr. Bonny Specker, coronavirus has killed more…
South Dakota’s “strongest economy in the nation” is apparently too much for Tyson Foods. The world’s second-biggest meat-maker is “building its future” by shutting down corporate…
South Dakotans produced 2.0% more goods and services per hour worked in 2021 than they did in 2020. That’s 21st-highest in the U.S., but alas,…
How can “the strongest economy in the nation” not have the strongest job growth in the nation? The Bureau of Labor Statistics released August job…
Sleepy Joe? In the wee hours this morning, President Joe Biden announced that the railworkers and their bosses have reached a labor agreement that will…
Sturgis Rally traffic was down 4.4% from last year. Those fewer folks apparently spent even less per person than did last year’s riders and oglers—we’ve…
The Biden Administration and the Democratic Congress have been scoring victory after victory with big legislation. Perhaps our Democratic leaders could give their surprisingly surging…
Giving 43 million Americans a $300-billion to $600-billion break on their student loans has got to have some impact on the economy, right? Maybe not,…
A good chunk of South Dakota’s $115.5-million budget surplus for Fiscal Year 2022 came from collecting $36.6 million more in sales tax than expected. But…