BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. —It was a bit of spooky and pumpkin filled time in Belle Fourche on Saturday for the fifth annual Pumpkin Festival. The event was held at the Tri-State Museum and in Belle Fourche’s Community Hall, which is usually meant to be more of a business jump starter...

PENNINGTON COUNTY, S.D. — Applications for licenses to dispense, cultivate, and manufacture marijuana will be available beginning Wednesday, November 10. The preliminary screening process begins Nov. 10; those who pass the screening will be eligible to apply for a conditional use permit for a marijuana business while continuing on with...

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike Thursday after the United Auto Workers union said negotiators couldn’t deliver a new agreement that would meet the “demands and needs” of workers. The vast majority of the union rejected a contract offer earlier this week...

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The stage was set for The Monument’s first concert featuring Pitbull, slated for Saturday, October 16. But as many things with the COVID-19 pandemic, it changed. On Tuesday, Pitbull announced that it was rescheduling its performance to December 2 due to “Unforeseen Circumstances”. “This is big...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One reason America’s employers are having trouble filling jobs was starkly illustrated in a report Tuesday: Americans are quitting in droves. The Labor Department said that quits jumped to 4.3 million in August, the highest on records dating back to December 2000, and up from 4 million...

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — The vast majority of United Auto Workers union members rejected a contract offer from Deere & Co. Sunday that would have delivered at least 5% raises to the workers who make John Deere tractors and other equipment. Negotiators will return to the bargaining table Monday to...

RAPID CITY, S.D. — She’s  a familiar face – spending a huge chunk of her time promoting the Black Hills area. Julie Jensen’s contribution to the local tourism industry is significant and will be remembered as she retires from Visit Rapid City. After 21 years of pouring herself into the...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states shows their confidence in the economy over the next six month plummeted to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year. The overall index for September of the Creighton University Mid-America...

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Stacie Granum, who has been with Visit Rapid City for the past 11 years, has been named Interim President and CEO following last week’s retirement announcement from Julie Jensen. Granum said, “I am thrilled to take on the role of Interim President and CEO for Visit...

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A nickel-zinc battery manufacturer has selected Rapid City for a new location with plans to hire up to 400 employees and invest $250 million dollars in the first five years, with the potential to expand to up to 1,250 jobs. Æsir Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t make many headlines. Charged with keeping America’s workplaces safe, it sets and enforces standards for goggles, hardhats and ladders. Now the tiny Labor Department agency has been tossed into the raging national debate over federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. President Joe...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has invited CEOs and business leaders to the White House to discuss COVID-19 mandates. The meeting Wednesday follows Biden’s announcement last week that the Labor Department is working to require that businesses with 100 or more employees order their workers to be fully vaccinated or...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyson Foods is offering paid sick leave for the first time to its front-line workers, part of an agreement that secured union support for its mandate that all U.S. employees get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. The meatpacking giant said 75% of its 120,000 U.S. workers...

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack making the rounds promoting President Biden’s “Build Back Better” economic plan. Biden claiming the bill will create jobs, lower taxes, and reduce costs for working families by raising taxes on wealthy corporations. A key element of reconciliation is addressing workforce development, by...

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will start farming out its delivery service. It plans to use contract workers, autonomous vehicles and other means to transport rival retailers’ products directly to their customers’ homes as fast as just a few hours. The nation’s largest retailer said it will dispatch...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states suggests continued economic growth in the region, but some say worsening drought could threaten their banks. The overall Rural Mainstreet economic index dropped slightly in August to 65.3 from July’s 65.6....

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City Regional Airport is coming off its highest month ever for passenger boardings. RAP reporting 50,805 enplaned passengers in July – that tops the previous record high in July of 2019 by 15%. The airport recorded a little over 100,000 total passengers in July, compared...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction fell a sharp 7% in July as home builders struggled to cope with a variety of headwinds. The decline in July put home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.53 million units, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Applications for building permits, which can...

NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile says about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customer accounts’ information and just over 40 million records of former or prospective customers who had previously applied for credit with the company were involved in a recent data breach. T-Mobile said Wednesday that customers’ first and...