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Walk raising money to pay electric bills scheduled
Black Hills Power is launching a new event to raise money for people who are having trouble paying their electric bills.
Feb 09, 2012 | 3:38 pm | (6) Comments
Black Hills Power will seek rate increase for gas plant
Black Hills Power is seeking regulatory approval for a new gas-fired power plant that could raise electric rates again four years after the utility implemented a controversial 12.7 percent rate increase.
Feb 09, 2012 | 8:00 am | (20) Comments
Home sales, values up in stable Rapid City market
The number of homes sold in the Rapid City area increased last year after four consecutive years of declines, and the average price a home sold for increased for the second consecutive year to just under $180,000, according to a year-end report from the Black Hills Association of Realtors.
Feb 08, 2012 | 6:00 am | (2) Comments
Shoulder season helps hotels set new room sales record
After several slow months this spring and summer, hotel occupancy in Rapid City rebounded enough in the fall to eke out a new annual record.
Feb 06, 2012 | 6:00 am | (0) Comments
An online niche: Etsy.com a sales outlet for crafters
It all started with pickles and cheese.
Feb 05, 2012 | 5:00 am | (0) Comments
Downtown hotel exchanges Radisson for eco-friendly brand
The downtown Radisson Hotel is kicking off a top-to-bottom "eco-friendly" renovation that its new managers say will be good for business and the environment.
Feb 03, 2012 | 5:30 am | (12) Comments
ISIS Hospitality kicks in for soccer complex
Backing from an influential Rapid City business could be just what a proposed 21-field soccer complex needs to get off the ground, supporters hope.
Feb 03, 2012 | 5:30 am | (1) Comments
United to offer nonstop flights to Houston
United Airlines is launching non-stop service to Houston at Rapid City Regional Airport.
Jan 31, 2012 | 6:00 am | (3) Comments
Walmart development offers space for more retailers
The developer of the Black Hills Center has reconfigured its site plan so it can offer space for more, smaller retail stores and restaurants around the Walmart under construction at Fifth Street and Catron Boulevard.
Jan 31, 2012 | 4:30 am | (1) Comments
10 years after beef plant fire, Founders Park is a “hidden jewel”
A mallard drake paddles up Rapid Creek into the January wind, dipping his beak into the water and shaking droplets off his glittering green head. He's part of a pastoral winter scene here in the Village at Founders Park, a quiet, upscale office park home to doctors, attorneys, artists, de…
Jan 30, 2012 | 7:04 am | (2) Comments
RCC on the rise: Western store plans to continue expansion
RCC Western Stores plans to continue its rapid growth, opening two to four stores a year in cities around the United States where Wranglers and Tony Lamas are wardrobe staples.
Jan 29, 2012 | 4:45 am | (1) Comments
Governor says South Dakota businesses ready to expand
PIERRE -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard says his meetings with South Dakota business executives indicate that many companies are poised for growth.
Jan 28, 2012 | 12:29 pm | (2) Comments
Black Hills Corp. approves annual dividend increase
The board of directors of Black Hills Corp. on Thursday approved the 42nd consecutive annual increase in the company's dividend. The quarterly dividend was increased by $0.005 per common share to $0.37 per share, equivalent to an annual dividend rate of $1.48 per share. Common shareholder…
Jan 26, 2012 | 3:28 pm | (4) Comments
J.C. Penney gets rid of hundreds of sales
NEW YORK -- J.C. Penney is permanently marking down all of its merchandise by at least 40 percent so shoppers no longer have to wait for sales to get bargains.
Jan 25, 2012 | 7:03 pm | (7) Comments
Bill to legalize bring-your-own-wine option passes state Senate committee
Sen. Stan Adelstein learned something interesting while holding a Senate Commerce and Energy Committee hearing Tuesday morning: He has been breaking the law.
Jan 25, 2012 | 6:45 am | (17) Comments
Poet LLC launches joint venture with Dutch firm
SIOUX FALLS -- Sioux Falls-based Poet LLC says it will decline a $105 million federal loan guarantee for a cellulosic ethanol plant in Iowa and instead launch a joint venture with a Dutch firm.
Jan 24, 2012 | 1:06 pm | (0) Comments
Recruiter contract draws ire of some state companies
SIOUX FALLS -- Some South Dakota staffing companies aren't happy with the state's decision to award a $5 million worker recruiting contract to an out-of-state business, and the grumbling has caught the attention of lawmakers.
Jan 23, 2012 | 11:05 am | (2) Comments
Lawmakers try again to update state's business law
PIERRE -- After failing four years ago, South Dakota lawyers are once again trying to update the state constitution's language on corporations.
Jan 22, 2012 | 4:01 pm | (1) Comments
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