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Mixing the Right Economic Development Ingredients

Mixing the Right Economic Development Ingredients

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Jobs, workers and housing are the ingredients needed for economic development.
Nancy Wenande, C.E.O. of Yankton Area Progressive Growth says most local businesses are doing well…

Wenande says there continues to be pressure on housing….

Employers had projected a growth of another five hundred jobs in the area. Wenande says there are already a large number of openings..

Wenande says they are holding off on targeting new businesses until more of those open jobs are filled.

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