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Posts tagged as “Rapid City”

Meidinger Acquittal Questions Kooiker Anti-Corruption Campaign?

Rapid City mayoral candidate Sam Kooiker and his supporters have made great hay out of exposing fraud in city government. Referring to allegations of fraud at the city landfill, former mayor Keith Carlyle says in a May 16 endorsement letter,…

GOP Blog Plays Favorites on “Campaign-Style Mail”

Earlier this month, an elected official sent a letter to constituents that, in one sentence, takes credit for a public works project. The letter directs recipients to contact another official, the project manager, with questions. The letter is on official…

Sioux Falls, Rapid City Beat Recession, Grow GDP in 2009

The Bureau of Economic Analysis just released its data on gross domestic product by metropolitan area for 2009. In the year that marked the official end of the recession, 222 of the 366 metro areas surveyed still saw their straight…

Brookings Downtown Developer Takes on Rapid City

Congratulations to John Seward of Brookings, who is heading to Rapid City to direct the Main Street Square project. Seward is apparently a big part of why downtown Brookings looks so busy and beautiful: he's come up with all sorts…