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Elliot Eisenberg spoke to a full room about the positive effect that housing construction can have on a community’s economy. Photo by Heidi Marttila-Losure

Five Quotes to Note From the S.D. Housing Conference

The 2013 conference of the South Dakota Housing Development Authority celebrated the 40th anniversary of the organization. Here are some words from just a few of the speakers at the conference that might interest Dakotafire readers.

South Dakota Community Foundation Awards $15,000 to Dakota Resources

The South Dakota Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Dakota Resources has been awarded a $15,000 grant to assist with their Rural Housing Collaborative (RHC). This grant was presented through the South Dakota Community Foundation’s statewide grant program.

Faulk County Community Enhancement focuses on five areas

Faulkton area residents who have been involved in a regional community enhancement effort gathered Monday, March 25 for a six-hour followup meeting.
This program is sponsored through a Bush Foundation grant. Faulk County is one of two groups in the three-state region of South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota to be awarded grant money from the Bush Foundation; the other is Prairie Vision of the Brown County area. The grant application was initiated by the Faulkton Area Development Board. The board members serve on focus groups with others from the various Faulk County communities who have signed on.