PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission heard the final round of budget subsidy requests from area non-profit agencies Tuesday night. Jim Protexter with the Pierre Economic Development Corporation says PEDCO will not be asking for an increase in funding this year….
Protexter says unemployment in the Pierre area is less than two-percent and commercial building is way up…
Protexter says residential building is a different story…
Protexter says beyond housing, PEDCO is working to improve child care shortages in the area as he believes child care is a critical part of workforce development.
