by Kelsey Pritchard | Sep 12, 2022 | Community Impact, Dakota Market Square
Dialysis is a growing need in Rapid City. The community’s dialysis population is increasing 3 percent per year, outpacing what other cities are experiencing. With a jump in population between the last two censuses, growth is part of the reason. The other is a...
by Kelsey Pritchard | Sep 7, 2022 | Black Hills Industrial Center, Community Impact, Construction
Local officials and members of the public gathered in a field south of Catron Boulevard and broke ground on a 700+ acre industrial park that will be the first of its kind in western South Dakota. The Black Hills Industrial Center will be home to companies in the...
by Kelsey Pritchard | Aug 15, 2022 | Community Impact
A single mom found herself in an abusive relationship she needed to escape. Breaking out of abuse wasn’t her only monumental task, however. With only part-time employment and no savings account, her economic situation added an immense layer of complication....
by Kelsey Pritchard | Aug 8, 2022 | Community Impact, Shepherd Hills
When President Trump mentioned “tapping into private-sector investment” to help fund infrastructure projects in his 2018 State of the Union Address, a centuries-long debate was ignited. Privately funded roads were once commonplace in America. More than 2,000 companies...
by Kelsey Pritchard | Jul 15, 2022 | Black Hills Industrial Center, Community Impact
Despite being the second most populous county in South Dakota, Pennington County ranks 30th in the state for median household income. Combine that with the facts that the U.S. just reached a four-decade-high-level of inflation and that Rapid City is one of the most...
by Kelsey Pritchard | Jul 8, 2022 | Community Impact, Liberty Plaza
Box Elder began as a whistle stop. In 1907, trains on the newly-built Chicago and North Western line whizzed by the town, only stopping in the community if the engineer received a signal. As South Dakota Magazine puts it, “[Box Elder] was the spot where passengers...
