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A Big Start To 2020: Yankton Opens New Year With A 10.44% Jump In Revenues Over Last January
Feb 20 2020By Rob Nielsen rob.nielsen@yankton.net
Mid to late winter has always been considered a slow period for sales tax revenues — not that January 2020 was listening.
On Wednesday, it was announced that the City of Yankton revenues were up 10.44% over the same month in 2019.
Not only was it a giant lea...
This was not an international vacation for Chris Wells.
It was, as he pointed out, a business trip.
Wells, the head of communications for World Archery, traveled from his home in Switzerland to spend three days last week in Yankton in preparation for another major archery tournament Yankton will host this fall.
Th...
Growth Via Immigration Explored At YAPG Event
Feb 12 2020By Rob Nielsen rob.nielsen@yankton.net
Yankton leaders are looking ahead to how they may enhance the city’s workforce and culture.
One potential option has continually popped up — immigration.
During Yankton Area Progressive Growth’s (YAPG) annual meeting on Tuesday, Erica DeLeon, director of One Siouxland — an affiliate of the SIouxland Community Foundation &mdash...
The 2019 camping numbers for the Lewis & Clark Recreation Area were solid despite record rainfall and flooding.
“With the start of the season, we had some flooding and a lot of rain, and kind of a slow start,” District Park Supervisor Shane Bertsch told the Press & Dakotan. “The seaso...
What Sets Yankton Apart From Others?
Feb 3 2020BY NANCY WENANDE: CEO of Yankton Area Progressive Growth
This year sure has started off with a bang! The cold and snow certainly aren’t helping shatter the perception people have of South Dakota being so frigid in the winter. We all recognize that South Dakota has an image problem to peopl...
Yankton’s Day In Pierre: Delegation Hears About Potential Housing Opportunity, State Job Climate
Jan 29 2020PIERRE — Yankton officials and other interested parties got a sneak peek of what may be a new way to incentivize workforce housing construction.
This came among a number of presentations during the Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Yankton Day at the Legislature in Pierre Tuesday.
Mary Lehecka Nelson of th...
Today, Mount Marty College announced its intention to change its name to Mount Marty University. This change, which will go into effect on July 1, 2020, was approved by both the College’s Board of Trustees and the Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery.
This change promises to be another step forward fo...
The Huether Family Aquatics Center is going to come complete with a few enhancements.
During its regular meeting Monday, the Yankton City Commission voted 8-0 in favor of passing a $468,763 change order for the project that would include a concrete parking lot and reintroduce a few amenities that had bee...
Yankton City Manager Amy Leon says there’s typically a major growth goal for sales tax revenues, no matter what the budget says.
“I always think if we can get 3% at year end, that’s kind of the goal,” Leon told the Press & Dakotan.
With December’s numbers officially compiled, it turns ou...
It was reorganization day for the Yankton County Commission Tuesday, and it resulted in a new face in the center chair.
This time, it was Commissioner Cheri Loest being elected as chairperson. She steps into the role that had been filled by Dan Klimisch for the past year.
Commissioner Joseph Healy wa...
now may be flying and winter is officially less than a week away, but construction season is still in full swing on the campus of Mount Marty College (MMC).
The Ruth Donohoe First Dakota Fieldhouse and its neighbor — a brand new residence hall — remain on schedule for completion ahea...
Yankton city officials had been expecting a tough fall for sales tax revenues in 2019.
Yet, it’s looking like this perceived gloom and doom may not be the case, at least through October.
During a media preview a couple of weeks ago, Yankton City finance Officer Al Viereck said official revenue number...
November 30 is the 10th annual Small Business Saturday, a shopping holiday that urges consumers to patronize small and independent businesses rather than online retailers or big box stores.
American Express was behind the first Small Business Saturday, which started in 2010. The initial goal was to counter the negative effect...
PIERRE — The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) is providing $370,000 in incentive funding to help businesses and organizations expand the number of Registered Apprenticeships Programs in South Dakota.
Businesses could apply for up to a maximum of $20,000 in funding to help offset the initial start-up costs when developin...
In its first years, the Boys & Girls Club of Yankton hasn’t gotten the numbers it was seeking — instead, it’s been far greater.
The daily usage at the Yankton site has grown tenfold since its beginning, according to Tim Lease, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club (BGC) of th...
A rare round of layoffs has come to a Yankton manufacturer, but area resources are looking to make sure the disruption is as minimal as possible for employees.
This week, 37 employees were laid off at Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (KPI). At the same time, management reached out to Yankton Area Progressive Growt...
Other school districts are looking to copy Yankton’s successful internship program.
Wednesday, the Yankton School District (YSD) hosted the first of several “CTE: See It In Action!” days set for the 2019-2020 school year by the South Dakota Department of Education. These events are intended to give participants a first-hand loo...
Mount Mary College recently welcomed Jamison Rounds as the new chair of its business department.
Rounds is no stranger to business - he founded a business valuation firm in Crooks, South Dakota - nor to education as he has taught a variety of courses at the University of South Dakota. I...
Two of Yankton’s biggest education entities have their eyes firmly set on the future.
During Tuesday’s Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce “State of the Community” address, Yankton School District (YSD) superintendent Dr. Wayne Kindle and Mount Marty College (MMC) president Dr. Marcus Long discussed their visions for the future.
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The Hydro Yankton team recently received the South Dakota Governor’s “Meritorious Achievement Award in Occupational Safety” for the second year in a row. This award is given to businesses that show sustainable improvements across all safety programs with the goal of preventing injuries.
Great Plains Processing Sets Up Shop in Yankton
Oct 10 2019Great Plains Processing (GPP) is a Minnesota-based manufacturing company that produces animal feed products and has become a global leader in custom spray drying and blending for the feed industry. In addition to manufacturing, GPP annually distributes several thousand tons of finished products to over 40 countries from its facilit...
New Apprenticeship Opportunity in Yankton
Jun 5 2019There was a time when students could work their way through college without having to take on much debt. But the price of a four-year degree doubled between 1989 and 2016, and wage gains in that same period were sluggish.
For students seeking a path to a good career that doesn’...
A Yankton manufacturer is adding a new tool to an already robust toolbox for helping students discover a new career.
This spring, Applied Engineering was approved by the state to begin offering an apprenticeship program.
Applied Engineering General Manager Justin Schramm told the Press & Dakotan that the program adds to th...
New Study Shows 7,227 Jobs in South Dakota Linked to Strong Beer Industry
ALEXANDRIA, Va. /PRNewswire/ -- Just ahead of Memorial Day, which marks one of the top beer selling holidays of the year and the start of the summer beer selling season, a new economic impact study shows America's beer industry contributes $925 million annually to South Dakota's econom...
