Both western and eastern sections of South Dakota are busy with construction projects, and union leaders hope more young people interested in the trades take notice. This coming Monday, National Apprenticeship Week kicks off. John Mahan, assistant director of organizing for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters, said the time is right for South Dakotans to explore such opportunities. .
In order to meet skyrocketing demand for housing in Madison, and across the country, the construction industry will need to "severely" double its workforce over the next few years, even amid a continuing shortage of talent, said Chad Lawler, executive director of the Madison Area Builders Association.
In the races for the seats on St. Paul’s City Council, the candidates themselves had raised a collective sum of roughly $853,000 for their campaigns since the most recent council election in 2019.