The beginning of the summer season finds most businesses in a much better place than last year.Shawn Lyons, executive director of the South Dakota Retailers Association says trends have turned around… Lyons says there is a strong foundation in the rural areas too…
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Lyons says it looks like tourism is also having a bounce back year…
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(courtesy WNAX Yankton)