March brought little change in local unemployment numbers. According to the latest figures from the South Dakota Department of Labor, Lake County added 35 jobs in March, but also saw 40 more people jump into the labor pool. That brought…
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Well, at least we still have D-I football.... Over one hundred well-trained professionals are having a harder time this morning explaining why they would want to live in South Dakota. Our flagship university and my alma mater, South Dakota State…
For us eggheads, the American Association of University Professors releases its 2010-2011 Report on the Economic Status of the Profession. Tidbits: Pay for professors at public universities nationwide increased 0.9% over last year. Pay at religious schools rose 1.8% and…
John Deasy is moving up in the Los Angeles Unified School District from deputy superintendent to superintendent. But he's not moving up in pay: he's told the board to keep the $55,000 raise the promotion would have brought. For now,…
Mike Knutson at Reimagine Rural gets me thinking again (that's his job!). Knutson suggests that rural communities should take deliberate steps to support telework. He points to an MPR report that describes how rural Minnesotans are using the Internet to…
February brought better job news for Lake County and its neighbors. According to the latest South Dakota Department of Labor statistics, Lake County gained 125 more jobs in February than it had in January. That brings our unemployment rate down…
Was it something I said? KJAM reports Congresswoman Kristi Noem canceled a visit to Madison, where she was going to talk flooding with local officials. Nertz! She could have come to our county water quality committee meeting tonight, where I'm…
...less purchasing power for everyone. It's another crowded day on my browser: time to clear those tabs! Governor Dennis Daugaard has signed House Bill 1148, which exempts seasonal workers in our tourism industry from the minimum wage. The bill passed…