Manufacturers and businesses across the state are banding together to support a constitutional ballot issue.
The “Skilled Workforce Advocacy Council” is pushing approval of Amendment “R” this fall. That amendment would add technical schools to the constitution, and set the course for a coordinated management structure.

Bruce Yakley, CEO of Trail King Industries in Mitchell is Chairman of the council……

Yakley says they will have a coordinated campaign to ask voters to support the amendment……

Yakley says they have seen the effect tech school students are having on their business……

Yakley spoke at the quarterly meeting of Yankton Area Progressive Growth.