When we think about recruiting Minnesotans to move to South Dakota, we often think about selling Minnesota's city dwellers on the merits of rural life. Fresh air! Big skies! More chance of dying in an acc— Ahem. But that shouldn't…
Posts tagged as “housing”
If I owned apartments, I would ban smoking in them. I don't allow smoking in my own home; why would I allow it in any of my other properties? Smoking increases my cleaning costs, increases the risk that some yahoo…
Rapid City author Eric John Abrahamson has a new book out. Building Home combines biography and economic history to tell the story of Howard Ahmanson's role in creating the savings and loan industry and promoting the post-World War 2 housing…
I suppose this story from Spearfish is no more than a postscript to the ecocide of Manifest Destiny, but housing development in the Northern Hills has killed the three buffalo that used to roam the grounds of the High Plains…
Around 150 people are expected to attend the Black Hills Bakken Conference here in Spearfish today and tomorrow. I'd be interested in attending as well to hear all the tarry-eyed oil-boom boosters tickle our fantasies of petro-wealth and asking if…
Housing prices, sales, and realty inquiries are increasing by double-digit percentages in some parts of the country. Spearfish honchos say part of the housing uptick in this fair city comes from North Dakota oilpatch workers buying and renting places within…
The Madison Daily Leader reprints more paid propaganda from the woeful Lake Area Improvement Corporation, this time in defense of the crony capitalism that got taxpayers to foot part of the bill for developing Silver Creek Circle out back of…
The Vermillion Area Chamber and Economic Development Corporation are trying to turn disaster into local gain by offering money to Missouri River flood victims who will move to Clay County and buy a house. The web announcement indicates the relocation…