Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Planning and Economic Development receives $15,000 Golden West economic development award

By: Denise Ross, Communications Specialist

LOWER BRULE – The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Planning and Economic Development office received a $15,000 economic development award from Golden West Telecommunications on February 25.

The planning and economic development office plans to use the money to provide training to business owners, especially in the areas of finance and inventory control, as part of its Business Development and Financial Literacy Project.  

Golden West General Manager Denny Law said he wants the Golden West Economic Development Program to foster economic growth in rural South Dakota.

“Golden West is proud to be a partner with the Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Planning and Economic Development office and other similar groups across South Dakota in building strong rural communities,” said Law. “We know it takes dedicated, hard-working individuals to create true economic development. We hope that the Golden West funds make it a little easier for those folks to achieve their goals.”

Golden West Telecommunications has provided economic development grants to the communities it serves across South Dakota for the past 12 years.