Basin Electric Power Cooperative - July 27, 2010
Bismarck, N.D. – Construction began today on the Deer Creek Station near White, S.D. The Deer Creek Station will be a 300-megawatt, natural gas-fired, combined cycle power plant located southeast of White, near Brookings.
Separate “Record of Decisions” for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) were issued by the Western Area Power Administration and the Rural Utilities Service, June 30, 2010, and July 15, 2010, respectively.
Posted: Friday, July 23
By Staff Reports
The draft of a major study showing the economic impact of the state’s public universities on South Dakota’s economy reveals that South Dakota State University generates a staggering quarter-billion-dollars in economic activity each year.
Posted: Monday, Jul 19th, 2010 BY: Jill Fier
John Seward, program director for Downtown Brookings Inc., says he wants both residents and visitors to see the city’s downtown business district as a destination.
“It would be great if people think of downtown Brookings when they’re looking for something to do.
The College of Engineering at South Dakota State University is second among the nation’s best in terms of growing its undergraduate program.
According to Prism Magazine, the flagship publication of the American Society for Engineering Education, SDSU ranks second in growth in the number of engineering bachelor’s degrees awarded with an 82-percent growth rate from 2005 to 2008.
June 16, 2010Argus Leader
by Kelly Thurman
South Dakota is a farm state, with corn, soybeans and myriad other crops every year.
So it's not surprising that there are hundreds of agriculture-related research projects occurring here, ranging from making vaccines for livestock to creating soybean and corn hybrids to increase yields.
