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Spearfish Meeting Tonight to Discuss Agriculture in the Valley

Our Spearfish neighbors are holding an important meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at Hudson Hall downtown. The Spearfish Ag Land Committee will discuss the preservation of agricultural land in the Spearfish Valley. The discussion will likely revolve around the Runnings'…

Belle Fourche Tackles Housing Market Failure with Governor’s Houses

The Belle Fourche Development Corporation recently won one of the state's fourteen workforce development grants with an affordable-housing plan that mirrors one proposed on the Madville Times seven years ago. The Belle Fourche housing plan also reveals a fundamental market…

SD Job and Income Growth Falling Behind National Figures; Housing Slows

The Bureau of Finance and Management issued it latest report on South Dakota's economy Wednesday. How're we doing? As of November 2014, our non-farm employment was up 3,000 jobs, 0.7%, over November 2013. Financial activities, education and health, and leisure…

Merry New House! Holiday Card Shows Payday Lender’s Values

You folks think I go too far in razzing folks in the public eye for their Christmas cards? Check out Rep. Rev. Steve Hickey's take on the Christmas card Dollar Loan Center boss Chuck Brennan is sending: While I go…

Worthing Housing Study: Recession Shut Down Housing Growth

A Facebook friend points out that Worthing has published its new housing study. I can't help replying, "Worthing has houses?" Heck yeah, more than 300! Twenty of them sold last year for a median price of $130K; none sold for…

Celebrate Crony Capitalism Today at Benda Apartments Open House in Madison

The Richard Benda Memorial Apartment Complex holds an open house today in Madison to celebrate the vital role crony capitalism plays in meeting market needs. Jane Utecht's report on the tax-increment-financed Lake Area Townhomes indicates there is great demand for…

TIF #3: Madison Can’t Build Housing Without Tax Handouts

One of Richard Benda's final public projects was convincing the Lake County Commission to give a tax handout to his employer Lloyd Companies' housing project in Madison. In homage to Benda's crony capitalism, the Madison City Commission is following up…