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Summit Contracting Named To Inc. 5000’s List Of Fastest Growing Private American Companies

Summit Contracting Named To Inc. 5000’s List Of Fastest Growing Private American Companies

PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Platte-based company has landed on the 2023 Inc. 5000’s annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Summit Contracting is a full-service on-farm construction company founded by Tyler and Katy Samuelson specializing in building premium grain systems, post-frame and metal buildings, and livestock confinements. Tyler Samuelson says it’s great to…read more »

Man KIlled In Jackson County Motorcycle Crash

Man KIlled In Jackson County Motorcycle Crash

INTERIOR, (KCCR) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol is reporting another fatal crash in Jackson County. A 62 year-old man died Thursday evening around 6:30 pm on South Dakota Highway 44 one mile east of Interior. The preliminary investigation indicates the man was driving a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle east on Highway 44 at mile post…read more »

Ribbon-Cutting Held At Fort Pierre DakotaMart Friday

Ribbon-Cutting Held At Fort Pierre DakotaMart Friday

FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — A ribbon cutting and grand opening was held Friday for DakotaMart in Fort Pierre. Three stores in the regional chain broke off under separate management… Dave Saylor with DakotaMart says celebrating the new beginning with a fairly familiar name is fun… Customers can expect the same store they’ve always depended on……read more »

Deadline Coming For Property Tax Moratorium For Work Done To Historic Buildings

Deadline Coming For Property Tax Moratorium For Work Done To Historic Buildings

PIERRE, (KCCR) — A deadline is approaching for state property tax moratorium on history properties. November 1st is the deadline to apply for the moratorium. State law has established an eight-year property tax moratorium for private property to encourage historic preservation. The moratorium applies for restoration and rehabilitation work done on historic sites during the…read more »

Presho Airport Added To State Aviation System Plan

Presho Airport Added To State Aviation System Plan

PREHSO, (KCCR) — Presho is a small town looking for big things from its gravel-runwayed municipal airport. The city requested the South Dakota Aeronautics Commission put the airfield on the state’s Aviation System Plan. John Becker with the Department of Transportation says Covid-19 grant funding opened the door for Presho to seek Airport Improvement Grant…read more »

Rounds Says Nation’s Banking Industry At The Beginning Of Monumental Change Regarding Use Of Artificial Intelligence

Rounds Says Nation’s Banking Industry At The Beginning Of Monumental Change Regarding Use Of Artificial Intelligence

PIERRE, (KCCR) — South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds helped open a Congressional hearing on the impact of artificial intelligence on the nation’s banking industry this week. Rounds says the nation’s banking industry is at the beginning of a journey of monumental change… Rounds says the banking industry is struggling to keep fraudsters and cyberhackers at…read more »

Avera Selects James Dover To Lead Health System As President, CEO

Avera Selects James Dover To Lead Health System As President, CEO

PIERRE, (KCCR) — Avera Health announced Wednesday that James Dover will take over as President and Chief Executive Officer. Dover becomes Avera’s third President and C-E-O and is assuming the role vacated by Bob Sutton when Sutton resigned earlier this year to focus on his health. Dover is coming to South Dakota from Lansing, Michigan-based…read more »

Pierre Seeking Bids For Sewer Lining Project

Pierre Seeking Bids For Sewer Lining Project

PIERRE, (KCCR) — Electricity isn’t the only underground project the City of Pierre is looking to get started. The Pierre City Commission approved requesting bids for sewer lining work… Project Manager Gidget Palmer says the lining begins with an inspection of the impacted pipe… The ultraviolet process has been used before by the city to…read more »