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Most
people don't think about the time, money and effort
required to sustain a healthy economy where they live.
But as the recession wears on, such efforts take on
greater importance.
Fortunately for the Black Hills, a coalition of local
leaders have given a great deal of careful thought to
supporting economic development in the region. And their
past successes have laid the groundwork for future endeavors.
Black Hills Vision, a fundraising coalition that was
instrumental in establishing the Sanford lab, saving
Ellsworth Air Force Base from closure and improving
air service in and out of Rapid City, is halfway through
its latest effort to raise $2 million.
The fundraising coalition, formed in 2003, previously
raised $3 million to support the lab, military base
and airport.
After that success, it launched Black Hills Vision II
in 2009, and since then has raised another $1 million,
bringing it to the halfway mark of its current $2 million
goal.
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