Articles From the Director

12 Years DADi has been going strong.  Local citizens from the county got together to increase Economic Development in our county. These articles handle all those topics.

Deuel Area Development, Inc. January 11, 2021   Writing a Business Plan   Recently I had an application come across my desk for the use of our Deuel Community Kitchen.  The application can be found on our website and this is where this gentleman found it.  As a side hobby and business, he plans on driving from Mitchell to use ours in Toronto.  That’s quite the commitment.  In the last couple of years we have not had anyone using our incubator, but with Covid, and so many more kitchens being supported out there, ours at the Deubrook School is available but not in high command. ...

As I retire, I look back at the 10 years I have had with DADi.  Two sizable grants guided my work through the first 4 years, and then we turned to housing once the grants were in the holding pattern or better yet maintenance.  Grants totally 149,000 helped get the DADi office started with a brand, mission statement, computers, wall dividers, copiers and more.  Setting up an Entrepreneur office to help individuals get their business off the ground was one of the main pushers behind receiving the grant from USDA Rural Development.  In the second grant, the incubators were th...

Moving Forward in Economic Development April 27, 2021   Other than sharing the links to the Cares’ Act for Covid to businesses, DADi discovered in talking with businesses and emails that came across to the office, just how much the local people stepped up to help our local businesses and restaurants.  With the wind tower personal in the county, it probably could not have come at a better time.  Employment was possible, as well as people were keeping the restaurants going.  It was amazing really in many aspects and great to hear.  Now it seems, with the pandemic behind us, and the stimulu...