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State Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday October 13, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation Donates $5,000 to Teammates Mentoring Program in South Dakota
IRVING, Texas, Oct. 11 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and KCLO-TV, the Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) television station serving Rapid City, SD, and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $5,000 to Teammates Mentoring Program. The donation will be used to expand their mentoring mission into two more communities in South Dakota. Teammat  more

S.D. Gov. Noem Issues Commentary: Cyber Place
PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * Cyber Place South Dakota is a growing state, but we aren't just growing in our more traditional industries like agriculture, tourism, and financial services. In recent years, South Dakota's cybersecurity industry has taken off! Cybersecurity has become South Dakota's next big industry. In fact, our cybersecurity industry has grown the 2nd fastest of any state over the last  more

S.D. Gov. Noem: South Dakota Leads Nation in Income Growth
PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: South Dakota once again led the nation in income growth in 2023. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, South Dakota's Real Median Household Income grew faster than any other state. Governor Kristi Noem celebrated this excellent news. "South Dakotans are thriving because we defend Freedom and advance their opportunities to pursue their dreams," said Governor Kristi Noem. "Incomes a  more

S.D. School of Mines Professor Honored With 2024 Department of Energy Early Career Scientist Award
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Oct. 12 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: David Martinez Caicedo, Ph.D., South Dakota Mines associate professor of physics since August 2024, has been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Scientist Award, receiving nearly $900,000 over five years to support his research toward an enhanced photon detection system for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Far Detector 3. A total of 91  more

South Dakota Mines Awarded $1.4 Million to Acquire Microscope for Nanoscale Materials Research
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: Student and faculty researchers at South Dakota Mines will soon have the capability to explore the tiniest details of materials, even down to an individual atom, thanks to a nearly $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to acquire a state-of-the-art field emission scanning transmission electron microscope (FE-STEM). The equipment, which will sup  more

South Dakota Sturdy Curriculum Developed to Enhance Students' Grit, Resiliency
PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The South Dakota Department of Education issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * The DOE has developed a program of study for elementary and middle school students that uses the experiences of prominent South Dakota figures to help children develop life skills. * * * The South Dakota Department of Education (DOE) is proud to announce a new program of study to encourage the development of life skills necessary to thrive in today's worl  more