Yankton News and Info

Small businesses took the brunt of the economic hardship during the COVID-19 crisis. It is more important now than ever to help local small businesses recover due to their role driving economic vitality within local communities. Every dollar spent at a small business supports another 50 cents in local busines...Continue Reading

The City of Yankton is helping contribute to efforts to make the new aquatics center affordable to all. During its meeting Monday night, the Yankton City Commission voted unanimously to approve $10,000 from the BBB (bed, board and booze tax) go to two entities — the Boys & Girls Club’s Gupp...Continue Reading

Together, We Can help slow the spread of COVID-19.This includes taking steps now to follow CDC guidelines that will keep businesses open, keep kids in schools, and support our medical community. Join us, take the pledge, and download the pledge badge and share on social media. Together, we can. https://yanktonsd.com/pledgeContinue 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

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

The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) understands that during these uncertain and challenging times in our world history, working capital is an issue. Governor Noem’s Small Business Relief Fund is now available to South Dakota businesses that need assistance to help make ends meet. Appropriate Eligibility Requirements: Be a small for-profi...Continue Reading