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Black Hills Tire employee receives Dakota Build scholarship
In 2015 the Build Dakota Scholarship Fund was created to meet the need for skilled labor workers in the state, giving students the opportunity to enter programs in high need industries and finish school debt free. A Black Hills Tire employee recently secured his future with the company.
August 3, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. The Build Dakota Scholarship Program was started to help put more workers in the workforce, especially programs in high demand, like nursing filed, welding and automotive.
Jeannie Best, Asst. Dir. Scholarships Western Dakota Technical Institute, says, “It’s a free education. The Department of Labor and the Build Dakota board really take into consideration programs and fields that pay well upon graduation. So these people, as they’re getting out into the workforce can sustain the cost of living.”
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