Article: Backgrounder: Democratic primary in U.S. state of South Dakota

Article: Tuition rising? Not in South Dakota. State aims to lure youth by offering a break on college costs.(USA)
The Christian Science Monitor;  October 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Plains states, South Dakota faces a dwindling...as much as 13 percent over the next...on our costs. South Dakota, it turns out...as much as 17 percent, according to...other states. In South Dakota, the cuts mean...jumped by 7.1 percent from last year...higher ...

Article: Miss South Dakota enjoys reign: Former Aberdeen resident experiences personal, professional growth.
American News (Aberdeen, SD);  April 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ......was an intern at the South Dakota Highway Patrol. She helped implement the South Dakota Internet Crimes Against...Since becoming Miss South Dakota, she has made it her...competing for Miss South Dakota at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion at ...

Article: Growth, diversification and in-migration: South Dakota's economic awakening.
South Dakota Business Review;  September 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......generation. Thirty five percent of South Dakota counties are not replacing...In fact, more than 62 percent of South Dakota's net gain came from Minnehaha...change. Approximately 35 percent of South Dakota counties had more deaths...

Article: South Dakota's Interstate System Turns 50 Years Old, Remains Critical Link in State's Transportation System
U.S. Newswire;  June 29, 2006 ;     662 words ......approximately 50 years. Eleven percent of South Dakota's Interstate pavements...vehicle miles of travel in South Dakota has increased by 184 percent, the number of vehicles in South Dakota has increased by 158 percent and the state's population...

Article: New Director Outlines Vision for South Dakota Value-Added Agriculture Center.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  November 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ......executive director of the South Dakota Value-Added Agriculture...varieties of cheese made in South Dakota, and for adding value to...meat, he said. Only 25 percent of the calves born in South Dakota are raised to market weight...could just as well come to South ...

Article: How human and natural driving forces affect pheasants and pheasant hunting in South Dakota.(County overview)
Focus on Geography;  December 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Introduction The percentage of Americans who actively...hunting declined 7 percent from 1960 to 2005...pheasant hunters in South Dakota increased by over 34 percent (South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks...non-South Dakotans (13 percent of the total state...Pheasant ...

Article: Economic trends on the American Indian reservations in South Dakota.
South Dakota Business Review;  June 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......from 16.9 percent to 11.7 percent for South Dakota. U.S. employment has increased by 84 percent and South Dakota employment by 73 percent...comprise approximately eight percent of the South Dakota population, have not realized...

Article: Freight Railroads' Economic Impact on South Dakota.
PR Newswire;  March 13, 2001 ;     557 words ......of freight traffic in South Dakota in 1999. Farm products...million tons, or 85 percent of total rail tons originated in South Dakota. In 1999, South Dakota was 8th nationally in...commodities originated by South Dakota railroads in 1999 include...0.3 million ...

Article: Kids Count National Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well-Being South Dakota compared to the United States.(SOUTH DAKOTA KIDS COUNT NEWS)
South Dakota Business Review;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Between 2000 and 2003, South Dakota experienced a 33-percent increase in the share...employment. In 2003, 24 percent of children in South Dakota lived in a household...rate increased by 6 percent. South Dakota, however, saw no change...

Article: South Dakota Roads: 'You get what you pay for,' by Dennis Slater, president and secretary, Association of Equipment Manufacturers.(Report)
Construction Bulletin;  May 18, 2009 ;     700+ words ......estimates that South Dakota motorists each...better. Some 21 percent were structurally...is critical to South Dakota business, especially...been investing 9 percent of its gross domestic...politically unpopular in South Dakota, as it is everywhere...

Article: South Dakota picks the middle ground; Voters signal a need for common ground on abortion.(NEWS)(Opinion Exchange)(Editorial)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 30, 2008 ;     662 words ......competing factions in South Dakota's abortion battle can...implications reached far beyond South Dakota's borders. The law could...time by a margin of 10.4 percent. The measure was likely...campaign -- University of South Dakota political science professor...ultimate goal is ...

Article: Grant Program in Northern South Dakota Sprouts Home-Grown Nurses.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 12, 2001 ;     700+ words ......code blue in South Dakota: -- 9 percent of South Dakota's registered...two years 14 percent more nurses will be needed in South Dakota. -- The average...facilities in South Dakota are experiencing a 9 percent RN vacancy rate...

Article: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES RECORD-BREAKING ENROLLMENT IN STATE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 1, 2008 ;     427 words ......university in South Dakota. Its enrollment has increased by 40 percent over the last nine years. South Dakota State's enrollment...class includes 65 percent from South Dakota and 35 percent coming from outside...the students at South Dakota State ...

Article: South Dakota Suffers Nursing Shortage.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 11, 2001 ;     700+ words ......code blue in South Dakota. -- 9 percent of South Dakota's registered...two years 14 percent more nurses will be needed in South Dakota. -- The average...facilities in South Dakota are experiencing a 9 percent RN vacancy rate...