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Bud Light Kicks Off SDSU Football Season with Limited-Edition Cans
Companies are always coming up with new and creative ways to entice you to buy their products. Such is the case right now with the folks at Bud Light. At the moment the gang at Bud Light is zeroing in on all the South Dakota State University Jackrabbit football fans by producing some very cool looking, limited-edition, Jackrabbit Bud Light Beer cans with special packaging.
BRIEFS: Parking lot shakeups, SDSU named safe campus
The expected student enrollment numbers cause University officials to change parking rules on the SDSU campus. Strong enrollment for the year is being driven by a large class of first-year students and high retention. Official enrollment numbers for SDSU and the other state universities are expected to be released in September.
Retail flex space is ready for small businesses at ideal location in Tea
This paid Site Spotlight is sponsored by Javers Construction Inc. Move your small business right into one of the Sioux Falls area’s fastest-growing communities. Javers Construction has developed unique flex spaces designed to suit a wide variety of small retailers just off Interstate 29 in Tea’s Bakker Landing development.
University expects ‘strong enrollment number’
Official enrollment numbers for South Dakota State University won’t be known for a couple weeks, but judging by the smiles coming from top administrators, the news should be good. “We are really excited at South Dakota State University about what we’re projecting for enrollment for the fall 2024 semester,”...
DWU adjusts business hours to allow for employee flexibility
Dakota Wesleyan University offices will operate during new business hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. effective immediately. The change, called Core Hours, was implemented at the suggestion of the university’s Employee Engagement Committee. It is an effort to recognize that many employees have family and personal commitments that sometimes require time away during the workday.
Local jobless rate dips to 1.6 percent — lowest in U.S.
After three months of tying for the metro area with the lowest unemployment rate in the country, Sioux Falls claimed the No. 1 spot for itself in July. The unemployment rate in the Sioux Falls metro area dropped to 1.6 percent last month from 1.9 percent in June. At 1.8...
Sioux Falls School District committees will look into AI, phone use in schools
The Sioux Falls School District plans to assemble a committee of 25-30 people who will discuss the topic of phone use in schools, Assistant Superintendent Jamie Nold said at a school board retreat on Monday. “There’s no question that cell phones can be a problem in a school setting, especially for some students that just cannot manage that,” Nold said, noting it’s a problem at high, middle and even elementary schools. ...
South Dakota company is ready to provide prescription vaccines
Being ready in a world where a disease can quickly cripple an industry is critical. According to Dr. Alan Young at Medgene in Brookings, they are ready with a rapid development cycle for prescription vaccines to fight emerging animal diseases such as Avian Influenza virus H5N1, Porcine Circovirus PCV-4 and Avian Metapneumovirus aMPV.
When will Rapid City Sam's Club begin using new AI exit scanners?
RAPID CITY, S.D. - You may have noticed that the Sam's Club in Rapid City has installed a new structure near the exit that looks like gates. These "gates" are a new device created for Sam's Club that uses AI to check the carts of customers to ensure that all of the items have been payed for.
Wildcat soccer picks up first win
Just over a week after opening its season with a 5-3 loss on its home field, the Custer High School soccer team picked up its first win of the season by the exact same score, defeating visiting Douglas-New Underwood 5-3. “I thought we came out a little slow. They have had me a little nervous the first few minutes,” head coach Hannah Rehmeier said of her squad dealing with the 11 a.m. start time. “They really started to move the ball well.”
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