Press Conference at DWU Tuesday

By Julie Brookbank May 9, 2025 12:15 pm

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DWU will hold a press conference on Tuesday, May 13, at 10 a.m. in the School of Business, Innovation and Leadership, Room 117. Dr. Tracy Dice and her students will formally release the second annual regional economic report.

Attending will be SD Secretary of State Monae Johnson, MADC Executive Director Mike Lauritsen, and from DWU, Dr. Dan Kittle, Dr. Dice and possibly a few students who worked on the report.

This year’s report will build on the students’ efforts with DWU’s first report released in May 2024.

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