Belle Fourche’s lack of affordable housing is pushing full-time workers to live in campgrounds. One of those campers, Jennifer Hauge, posted a warning online July…
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Albany Farms started making ramen noodles in Belle Fourche last year. As of April, the noodle plant employed 105 people; they hope to grow to…
Paying the rent isn’t as hard in South Dakota as it is in most other states. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, South…
Contrary to Governor Kristi Noem’s persistent lie, South Dakota does not have the “strongest economy in America“. We don’t even have the most dynamic economy…
Chas Olson, interim director of the South Dakota Housing Development Authority, told his board members yesterday that he’s moving the rulemaking necessary to implement the…
In another sign of market failure in South Dakota, capitalists are sitting around waiting for government handouts to build affordable housing: In Jeremy Jensen’s eyes,…
Another player in Governor Kristi Noem’s feud with the Legislature over $200 million in housing funds is leaving state government. This time, the departure is…
Governor Kristi Noem is still delaying the implementation of a $200M housing development program. Chas Olson, the man Noem tapped to replace retired/fired Housing Development Authority…
Folks moving to South Dakota do appear to be affecting the housing market—to the good for sellers, to the bad for buyers. According to the…
Last year, the Legislature approved $200 million in government grants and loans to build housing infrastructure. Governor Kristi Noem has let that money sit stagnant…