CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 19, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in South Dakota - Second Quarter 2024": * * * South Dakota's only large county, Minnehaha, reported an employment increase of 1.6 percent from June 2023 to June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are the 369 U.S. counties or county equivale  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued the operator of Zelle and three of the nation's largest banks for failing to protect consumers from widespread fraud on America's most widely available peer-to-peer payment network. Early Warning Services, which operates Zelle, along with three of its owner banks--Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo--rushed the network to mar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: RAPID CITY, S.D. The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $10,708,466.00 contract to T1 Construction LLC, of North Bend Oregon to repair the Angostura Dam spillway.The project aims to improve access by upgrading the old road to the stilling basin and addressing freeze-thaw deterioration by removing and replacing damaged concrete on the face of the dam.Construction is projected to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: RAPID CITY, S.D. The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $10,708,466.00 contract to T1 Construction LLC, of North Bend Oregon to repair the Angostura Dam spillway.The project aims to improve access by upgrading the old road to the stilling basin and addressing freeze-thaw deterioration by removing and replacing damaged concrete on the face of the dam.Construction is projected to  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 20 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The South Dakota Transportation Commission awarded approximately $4 million in economic development grants for infrastructure improvements to communities across the state. The funds are designated to improve roads leading to schools, main business areas, hospitals, grain elevators, and other economic areas within a community. The grants may cover 80 percent of the construction costs  more