AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoWorkforce Training: Southeast Technical College can now use Pell Grants to fund welding courses for Sioux Falls-area inmates, adding a new route into skilled work as South Dakota weighs broader prison job-training and rehabilitation programs. Farm and Grassland Support: The Trump administration pledged more than $15 billion in farm aid, including payments meant to offset higher diesel and fertilizer costs. Separately, South Dakota’s Second Century Habitat Fund received nearly $8 million in federal funding to restore 7,500 acres of grassland while supporting livestock producers. Economic Outlook: State advisers flagged South Dakota’s labor-force participation rate, which fell to 66.3% in September from 68.2% a year earlier, and urged businesses to boost productivity as the workforce ages. Industrial Investment: Construction is set to begin on major underground detectors at the former Homestake mine, bringing new scientific work to Lead. Business Expansion: Brookings officials approved a land deal for a Menards store, while Baldwin Supply plans to triple the size of its Sioux Falls branch.
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