Articles From the Director

­February 26, 2019   Deuel Area Development and Sustainability   Being the director of DADi, I’m constantly learning new things.  I’m grateful after having been in economic development these 8 years, and a previous three years as a community coordinator that I have colleagues and peers in the same business that are a great resource for me.  Grow South Dakota in Sisseton, SD has a regional roundtable of economic development directors that meets quarterly.   It is at this roundtable of directors and professionals of regional entities that come together to hear what other communities are doing.  There is a commitment that runs deep when it...

Trouble is Coming…Our Economy is Changing   When Deuel Area Development had a previous grant, we were able to help businesses create websites and that became a goal of DADi’s.  It’s still a goal, yet the grant funds are not available, but with the growing number of make-your-own websites, it’s a must that one way or the other it gets done, and DADi can help.   Through DADi’s membership with Dakota Resources Learning Network with other rural communities, we are given a great deal of resource and able to network to further advance our county’s economic development in whatever forms that takes in our...