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Build Dakota Hits the Road

Build Dakota Hits the Road

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The “Build Dakota” roadshow was in southeast South Dakota and northeast Nebraska Tuesday.
Representatives from the states four technical schools and the state labor department talked to high school students about their schools and job prospects.
Julie Stevenson, a Business Partner Specialist at Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, says they want to help students see the possibilities…..

Stevenson says they have seen great success with the “Build Dakota” scholarship program……

Stevenson says the technical schools are seeing continued high demand for their graduates……

The road show also stopped at schools in Gayville-Volin, and Crofton Nebraska.

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