AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoFood Processing: Smithfield plans to reapply for a permit for its proposed $1.3 billion Sioux Falls pork plant after a judge overturned the city’s approval, keeping the major project in play. Workforce: Mitchell Tech won a $945,000 grant to expand training for rural energy and infrastructure trades, including a new utilities technology pipeline. Energy: South Dakota approved up to $6 million in tax rebates for the state’s largest wind project. Agriculture: USDA raised its South Dakota corn-yield estimate by six bushels per acre to 151, adding to market concerns as harvest advances; the Farmers Union is also pressing for a special session on fuel-tax relief amid high diesel costs. Data Centers: Sioux Falls is reviewing possible rules for data center development, while weighing how new regulations could affect the planned Gemini facility.
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