Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - For small business owners and entrepreneurs, social media marketing often feels less like a valuable tool and more like an overwhelming chore. It is a common struggle that Dr. Melissa Meidinger, Regional Director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Watertown, regularly sees.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - In the world of South Dakota public finance, few names have as much experience as Toby Morris. As the Managing Director at Colliers Securities, Morris has spent over 25 years in the trenches of economic development, helping cities, schools, and the state navigate the complex plumbing of infrastructure funding.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A 2.8-acre tract of land owned by the Benedictine Sisters of Mother of God Monastery is one step closer to joining the Watertown city limits following a unanimous Planning Commission recommendation.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - In a lengthy Session marked by debate over property assessments and the city’s economic future, the Planning Commission recommended approval for TIF District #22, the Dakota Commons Reserve.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Watertown City Manager Alan Stager concluded Tuesday’s City Council meeting with an outlook on the city’s economic development strategy, a new initiative to streamline public communications, and a wary eye toward the ongoing legislative Session in Pierre.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council moved to address the community’s “significant housing shortage” during Tuesday night’s meeting, approving a formal resolution of support for a new 40-lot single-family housing project. The council also finalized long-standing infrastructure agreements for a commercial development area on the city’s outskirts.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The proposed Applied Digital AI factory in Deuel County aims to enhance local tax revenue and serve as a strategic effort to maintain American technological competitiveness globally.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Codington County officials are looking to stay ahead of emerging technology trends, including battery storage and data centers, as the county concludes a year of steady construction growth.

Northeast Radio SD News - Milbank, SD - The Grant County Development Corporation (GCDC) has officially launched the first capital campaign in its over 40-year history, seeking to raise $1.5 million to address key community and economic development priorities in Grant County.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council is scheduled to hold the Second Reading for Ordinance No. 25-20 on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, which, if approved, will facilitate the commercial expansion of a business along West Kemp Avenue.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council is slated to vote on authorizing an application for a Local Infrastructure Improvement Program (LIIP) Grant of up to $500,000 for the new lift station and sanitary sewer line at Calvin Industrial Park Second Addition. The action is included in the consent agenda for the November 19, 2025, City Council meeting.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), along with the Board of Economic Development and the Economic Development Finance Authority (EDFA), has approved a series of projects expected to inject over $176 million in capital expenditure and create 175 full-time jobs across the state.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - The Watertown City Council has approved the final measures for the Dakota Commons annexation and rezoning proposal on a 5-1 vote, concluding a healthy public hearing and debate. Councilman Doug Allen recused himself from the vote. Councilman Brent Mohrmann cast the sole dissenting vote on the two key zoning actions. The project is designed to introduce commercial, single-family attached, and multi-family residential zoning.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - Jared McEntaffer, Chief Economist and CEO at the Dakota Institute for Business and Economic Analysis, addressed the Watertown Development Company (WDC) annual meeting to provide an analysis of the current business cycle, noting uneven growth across sectors and geographies, and persistent inflationary pressure.

Northeast Radio SD News - Watertown, SD - A panel of local leaders at the Watertown Development Company (WDC) annual meeting, moderated by David Strait of Austin Law, outlined key economic development successes and identified critical hurdles facing the community's future growth. The discussion focused on four core pillars: the banking community, manufacturing, city administration, and the municipal utility.