Lake Area Technical Institute News
Browse past news stories for Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown, SD:
- Tech school honored for community service (The Argus Leader)
posted on March 7, 2010 at 08:03:46 am
Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition that a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. Lake Area Tech was the only college in South Dakota to receive the 2009 Honor Roll of Distinction Award. Honorees are chosen ... - Wilmot: Senate seat sought (Aberdeen American News)
posted on February 27, 2010 at 09:06:08 am
State Rep. Jason Frerichs, D--Wilmot, has announced he is running for state Senate.... - Opportunity scholarship changes made (Aberdeen American News)
posted on February 11, 2010 at 09:13:27 am
PIERRE -- The state House of Representatives decided Wednesday that high school students should get more flexibility in choosing courses that qualify toward earning the South Dakota Opportunity scholarship.... - Good For You (Aberdeen American News)
posted on January 31, 2010 at 12:19:09 pm
Students from the area named to the fall 2009 dean's list in the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at South Dakota State University in Brookings included: Thomas Peter Erickson (4.0), Hannah Rose Schmidt and Sarah Elizabeth Yonkovich, all of Aberdeen; Evan Levor Salverson (4.0), Glen... - Board Approves Tech School Programs (KELO Sioux Falls)
posted on January 7, 2010 at 02:04:54 pm
The state Board of Education has approved program expansion at technical schools in Mitchell and Watertown. - State plane not delivered to technical institute yet (Aberdeen American News)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 11:04:27 am
PIERRE Ð State Transportation Secretary Darin Bergquist acknowledged Thursday that he didn't provide accurate information to legislators earlier this week about a state airplane being given to Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown.... - Plane donation explanation sought (Aberdeen American News)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 11:03:33 am
PIERRE -- Rep. Deb Peters, R--Hartford, asked the state Transportation Secretary for an explanation Tuesday about the donation of a state airplane to Lake Area Technical Institute, which is operated by the Watertown school district.... - Enrollment up at state's tech schools (Rapid City Journal)
posted on October 4, 2009 at 05:57:55 am
South Dakota’s four technical institutes are experiencing record numbers of students, according to the state Department of Education. Collectively, they boast a combined enrollment of 5,951 after 10 days of fall 2009 courses. - South Dakota technical institutes announce record enrollment (KOTA Rapid City)
posted on October 1, 2009 at 04:53:42 pm
The schools report enrollment more than 900 students higher than last fall. - Tech schools fall enrollment at record levels (Aberdeen American News)
posted on October 1, 2009 at 11:14:06 am
RAPID CITY -- With student numbers at record highs, the state Board of Education agreed Wednesday to borrow $33.5 million to pay for more new construction and renovations at South Dakota's public technical institutes.... - Technical Institutes Announce Record Enrollment (KELO Sioux Falls)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 10:58:12 pm
The four post-secondary technical institutes in South Dakota have a combined enrollment of almost 6,000 students - a record. - Boom in wind--energy jobs? (Aberdeen American News)
posted on September 29, 2009 at 11:09:51 am
PIERRE -- Adding 5,000 jobs through expanded development of alternative electricity in South Dakota during the next 10 years is “very do--able,” according to a central figure within the wind--power industry.... - Energy bill would create 5,000 jobs (Madison Daily Leader)
posted on September 28, 2009 at 08:04:25 pm
HURON (AP) -- Transitioning to a clean energy economy with passage of an energy bill pending in the Senate would create 5,000 South Dakota jobs, break the nation's dependence on oil and help solve the climate crisis, the state director of Repower South Dakota said Wednesday. - Energy bill would create 5,000 new jobs in state (Huron Plainsman)
posted on September 25, 2009 at 02:25:07 am
Transitioning to a clean energy economy with passage of an energy bill pending in the Senate would create 5,000 South Dakota jobs, break the nation’s dependence on oil and help solve the climate crisis, the state director of Repower South Dakota said Wednesday. - Cisco Networking Academy Congratulates Winners of Student Video Contest (Marketwire)
posted on September 12, 2009 at 02:02:23 am
Online Competition Celebrates Students' Excitement About IT - S.D. Man May Have Theft Charges Dropped (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
posted on August 24, 2009 at 07:20:39 am
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — A South Dakota man indicted for a Nebraska bank theft might be able to have the charges against him dropped if he completes an alternative program. - Wind aided energy: Howard company positioning itself for change to renewable energy (Huron Plainsman)
posted on August 22, 2009 at 12:24:57 am
Just as the town of Howard has been re-energized with the Knight & Carver Wind Group blade manufacturing plant in the last two years, the state of South Dakota has the potential of more than 5,000 new jobs with passage of clean energy legislation pending in the Senate. - Repower South Dakota tour promotes clean energy jobs (The Argus Leader)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 07:09:29 am
Repower South Dakota blew into Howard on Thursday to tout Knight & Carver Wind Group's blade manufacturing plant - as well as the estimated 5,000 clean energy jobs it says can be generated in South Dakota through federal climate legislation. The American Clean Energy and Security Act seeks to decrease greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent and drop global temperatures by 3.6 degrees by 2050. It ... - Johnson Roundtable: Wind Energy, Tax Credit (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
posted on August 16, 2009 at 08:22:37 am
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Sen. Tim Johnson says he thinks the U.S. Senate will take up energy and climate change legislation this fall. - Watertown, Wagner get funds for water projects (Aberdeen American News)
posted on July 24, 2009 at 11:01:34 am
The state Board of Water and Natural Resources gave a financial hand to Watertown and Wagner on Thursday.... - New Mayor Elected In Watertown (Yankton Press & Dakotan)
posted on July 10, 2009 at 05:19:35 am
WATERTOWN (AP) — Watertown voters on Tuesday elected Gary Williams as mayor, ousting the incumbent, Paul Fox. - Voters Elect Williams New Watertown Mayor (KELO Sioux Falls)
posted on July 8, 2009 at 03:05:51 am
More than 3,000 Watertown voters went to the polls to pick a mayor. Gary Williams received more than 60 percent of the vote. - Man Charged In Bank Theft Fired From School Job (KSFY Sioux Falls)
posted on July 2, 2009 at 04:35:26 pm
A South Dakota man indicted in a Nebraska bank theft has been fired from his school job. Thirty-seven-year-old Neil Jensen of Henry had been employed by the Watertown School District as corporate education director at Lake Area Technical Institute since last July. - Man Charged In Bank Theft Fired From School Job (KELO Sioux Falls)
posted on July 2, 2009 at 04:01:46 pm
A South Dakota man indicted in a Nebraska bank theft has been fired from his school job. - Presentation College welcomes new staffers (Aberdeen American News)
posted on June 23, 2009 at 11:02:39 am
Presentation College has recently hired staff, including:... - Campus news (Post-Bulletin)
posted on June 15, 2009 at 02:09:12 pm
Dean's List Alexandria Technical College (Alexandria): Stewartville -- Jared Albers. Augustana College (Sioux Falls, S.D.): Eyota -- Malory Eichman. Lyle -- Lindsey Jacobsen. Rochester -- Katelyn Berg, Sarah Brandt, Danielle Holland, Rebecca Nyman, Kyle Tammi - Iraqi Family Safe In KELOLAND (KELO Sioux Falls)
posted on June 15, 2009 at 04:00:35 am
An Iraqi family living in KELOLAND is thanking the Watertown community, and a local sailor for making their dream come true. - Honors (Grand Forks Herald)
posted on June 7, 2009 at 05:06:52 am
Honors Official home of the 25 cent pool table KELLY'S BAR - Ends Jun 30, 2009 - South Dakota man indicted for Nebraska bank theft (Black Hills Pioneer)
posted on June 5, 2009 at 05:24:07 am
WATERTOWN (AP) -- Federal grand jurors in Nebraska have indicted a South Dakota man on charges he stole nearly $19,000 from customers of a bank where he once worked. - New scholarship program established at tech school (Black Hills Pioneer)
posted on June 4, 2009 at 05:24:07 am
WATERTOWN (AP) -- Displaced workers or their dependents who are unemployed due to downsizing or layoffs from the sour economy the past 12 months can apply for new scholarships from Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown.
