Yankton News and Info

If you have been financially impacted due to COVID-19, the SD CARES Housing Assistance Program (SDCHAP) may provide temporary rental, mortgage, or utilitiy assistance.   Assistance provided is not a loan and does not have to be paid back. Payment is made directly to the landlord, mortgage servicer or utility provider o...Continue Reading

On October 9th, Governor Kristi Noem launched the Small Business and Healthcare Provider Relief Program, which will provide up to $580 million to help small businesses, community-based healthcare providers, and non-profits who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. This grant program will use South Dakota Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) dollars. Eligibl...Continue Reading

The South Dakota Workforce Report for 2019 is now available. This comprehensive, annual report on South Dakota's labor market examines all aspects of the state's labor economics, including population and workforce demographics, gross domestic product, labor force, worker commuting, worker levels by industry and establishment size, personal income, poverty, population projections, employmen...Continue Reading

View the Full Stream on Youtube   When manufacturing employs 31.9% of a community’s workforce - that means it has a major impact on everyone. Manufacturing is one of the four major industries that contribute to the economy of Yankton and this year that industry will be celebrating September 28 through October 2.    Th...Continue Reading

David Lohse moved to the Yankton area in mid-April to take the role as the new General Manager of the Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (KPI) facility. Although he had only visited the area briefly years ago, he quickly learned he had made the right decision. “The first night I was here, I too...Continue Reading

Businesses are invited to attend free, weekly webinars to learn about what is needed to sell to government agencies. These workshops will provide insight and the opportunity to ask questions from the experts. Businesses can expect presentations from Manufacturing & Technology Solutions (MTS), Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Small Busines...Continue Reading

The Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce, Yankton Area Progressive Growth, and Yankton Convention and Visitors Bureau are launching an exploratory process to look into and potentially develop a unified strategy. WHY? Our primary goal is to explore potential opportunities to combine the best characteristics of all three organizations into a single unifie...Continue Reading

A new approach to outreach is expected to keep student enrollment growing for the foreseeable future at Mount Marty University’s (MMU). The enrollment numbers announced earlier in the week showed 153 new students this fall, a 36.6% increase over the fall of 2019 and the largest overall Yankton campus enrollment sinc...Continue Reading

Governor Kristi Noem laid out a framework for up to $400 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to assist South Dakota’s small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “South Dakota is in a good spot as we rebound from COVID-19, but some of our small businesses were still hurt by this pandemic,” said Governor Noem. “These folk...Continue Reading

For the past six months, companies across the United States have experienced supply chain disruptions and delayed product deliveries due to the COVID-19 crisis. One contributing factor is the decades-long trend of companies offshoring manufacturing operations overseas in order to save costs. Therefore, now is the perfect time to revers...Continue Reading

Students across the country will soon head to colleges and universities in an atmosphere of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 crisis. Those heading to Yankton, South Dakota, know one certainty however: they will be attending Mount Marty University. The name change from a college to a university officially occurred thi...Continue Reading

Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce, Yankton Area Progressive Growth/Greater Yankton Living and Visit Yankton are working more diligently than ever to serve our community during this time of COVID-19 prevention. We have created a landing page with local guidelines and valuable updates to help you sift through the large amount of information that exists surrounding th...Continue Reading

Yankton Food for Thought is working in parntership with Feeding South Dakota, Yanton School District, and United Way of Greater Yankton to continue the distribution of food boxes to Yankton County residents in need of assistance. This Week's Food Box Distribution Date: Wednesday,  June 17 from 4pm-6pm   *Those seeking food are aske...Continue Reading

Days filled with “treasure-hunting” with his grandmother and father are fond remembrances of Drew Delvaux’s youth. A lifelong curiosity of history and antiques led to the creation of River City Relics, Delvaux’s store in Yankton that combines a curated collection of vintage and modern furniture with home accents, unique gifts...Continue Reading

The majority of these recommendations comes from the “Back to Normal” plan implemented by Governor Noem. This playbook provides specific measures for business categories to aid in a safe, thoughtful reopening. The specific recommendations in each category support the overall goal of opening businesses in a way which protects employee...Continue Reading

The Paycheck Protection Program, part of the CARES Act recently approved by Congress and the President, will become available on Friday, April 3. Approved SBA 7(a) lenders are already participating in the program. Other banks and lending institution may also participate in the program, but you’ll want to reach ou...Continue Reading

The City of Yankton will remain under the emergency COVID-19 ordinance for a few weeks longer, but some loosening is already set to happen. By a vote of 8-1 during its regular meeting Monday night, the Yankton City Commission adopted the city Health Board’s recommendation for an extension of the ordinanc...Continue Reading