South Dakota

Ho Ho (Oh No!) 2021's Hardest Holiday Conversation: Covid Testing

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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With the warmest of thoughts and wishing you the best, I'm asking you and yours to take a rapid COVID test.

Key Points: 
  • With the warmest of thoughts and wishing you the best, I'm asking you and yours to take a rapid COVID test.
  • 3) But Americans are (mostly) okay with COVID testing requests:
    4) Unfortunately, Americans don't believe most Americans will actually ask for COVID tests:
    Asked if they think most Americans will ask their holiday guests to be COVID tested, a definitive81.6%said 'no.'
  • Over a quarter(27.5%)of Americans say they 'don't know' if someone at high risk for COVID would be at their holiday event.
  • 66.4%of women are concerned with teens catching COVID at holiday events vs. only33.6%of men (askedwho they would exclude from holiday events due to COVID).

South Dakota Department of Health Selects Accela to Power Medical Cannabis Cards and License Applications

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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South Dakota began accepting and issuing patient and caregiver card applications for medical cannabis last month, following the passage of Initiated Measure 26 in fall 2020.

Key Points: 
  • South Dakota began accepting and issuing patient and caregiver card applications for medical cannabis last month, following the passage of Initiated Measure 26 in fall 2020.
  • Accela's Cannabis Regulation software application, coupled with an expert partner ecosystem, including Accela's gold partner Byrne Software Technologies, Inc., allows South Dakota to easily process patient and caregiver card applications, as well as business cannabis license applications.
  • State officials utilize Accela to review all applications, and licensed businesses and dispensaries can readily identify qualified medical cannabis cardholders through cloudPWR's web-based portal.
  • Accela Cannabis Regulation eases agency burdens in licensing cannabis cultivation, processing, and retail businesses as well as medical patient and provider management.

Query.AI Unveils Six Predictions for Cybersecurity in 2022

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Monday, December 6, 2021
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"The most obvious factor influencing what we'll see in the world of cybersecurity next year is the COVID-19 pandemic," said Andrew Maloney, Query.AI co-founder and chief operating officer.

Key Points: 
  • "The most obvious factor influencing what we'll see in the world of cybersecurity next year is the COVID-19 pandemic," said Andrew Maloney, Query.AI co-founder and chief operating officer.
  • The Query.AI 2022 cybersecurity predictions include:
    2022 will be the year of "COVID security cleanup."
  • "The Great Migration" of people: to overcome the cybersecurity skills gap, organizations will look for talent in more cost-effective locations across the U.S.
  • For more details on each of the Query.AI 2022 cybersecurity predictions, please read the company blog, " Six Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022 (No, We're Not Going to Talk About Ransomware) ."

POET to Adopt Farmers Business Network Digital Grain Sustainability Technology Across All 33 Bioprocessing Facilities

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Thursday, December 2, 2021
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POET, the world leader in ethanol production, sources more than 930 million bushels of grain annually from across the Midwest region.

Key Points: 
  • POET, the world leader in ethanol production, sources more than 930 million bushels of grain annually from across the Midwest region.
  • At POET, we have always believed that farmers are the original innovators and stewards of the land, said Bob Whiteman, CFO of POET Biofuels.
  • Gradable is a significant step in combining agriculture, environmental sustainability, and technology to ultimately create even greener bioproducts that will drive a low-carbon future.
  • FBNs Gradable technology platform provides a modern digital infrastructure for efficient, transparent, and secure grain transactions for both farmers and grain buyers.

Prismatic Achieves SOC 2 Type 1 Certification, Demonstrating Commitment to Enterprise-Level Security

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
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Completing SOC 2 certification further demonstrates Prismatic's commitment to ensuring the integrity and security of the data flowing through its platform.

Key Points: 
  • Completing SOC 2 certification further demonstrates Prismatic's commitment to ensuring the integrity and security of the data flowing through its platform.
  • "One reason teams love Prismatic is the assurance that their integrations are running in an environment purpose-built for integration security.
  • "We're proud to now have SOC 2 certification, which serves as third-party industry validation that the platform provides enterprise-level security."
  • Having completed its SOC 2 Type 1 certification, Prismatic will again audit its security controls next year for a Type 2 audit, which verifies that security policies are adhered to over an extended period of time.

CNH Industrial Completes the Acquisition of Raven Industries

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Raven Industries, Inc., a U.S.-based leader in precision agriculture technology.

Key Points: 
  • CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Raven Industries, Inc., a U.S.-based leader in precision agriculture technology.
  • The acquisition builds upon a long partnership and is an important milestone in CNH Industrial's digital transformation.
  • I would like to commend both the Raven and CNH Industrial teams who are collaborating closely on a seamless transition to make this truly transformative deal progress smoothly.
  • CNH Industrial is laser focused on delivering immediate value for its brands dealer partners and their customers, the worlds farmers.

Primrose Retirement Communities Invests in Data-Driven Solutions to Help Improve Resident and Employee Experience

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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Medallia, Inc. , the global leader in customer and employee experience and engagement, today announced that Primrose Retirement Communities selected Medallia as the resident and employee experience platform of choice.

Key Points: 
  • Medallia, Inc. , the global leader in customer and employee experience and engagement, today announced that Primrose Retirement Communities selected Medallia as the resident and employee experience platform of choice.
  • They also have very high expectations about the level of experience they receive, said Dylan Kessler, Director of Operations at Primrose Retirement Communities.
  • With Medallia, we can gather feedback from every interaction we have with our residents and employees to help provide a more holistic experience.
  • Using AI-driven insights , Primrose will be able to act quickly to improve the experience of their residents.

Dakota Credit Union Association Collaborates with Leading AI-based Credit Decisioning Platform Provider Scienaptic AI

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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Scienaptic announced today a collaboration with the Dakota Credit Union Association (DakCU) enabling the company to offer its AI-based credit underwriting technology to credit unions throughout North and South Dakota.

Key Points: 
  • Scienaptic announced today a collaboration with the Dakota Credit Union Association (DakCU) enabling the company to offer its AI-based credit underwriting technology to credit unions throughout North and South Dakota.
  • The Dakota Credit Union Association (DakCU) is a professional financial trade association serving 69 credit unions with more than 520,000 members in North and South Dakota, with assets of more than $9.4 billion and are currently providing Dakota consumers with over $5.7 billion in loans.
  • Scienaptics current Dakota clients include Northern Hills Federal Credit Union and Levo Credit Union.
  • The Dakota Credit Union Association (DakCU) is the professional financial trade association serving 69 credit unions that employ more than 2,200 individuals across the Dakotas.

cloudPWR Delivers South Dakota’s New Cloud-Based Medical Cannabis Registry

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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South Dakota voters approved legalizing medical cannabis in November 2020.

Key Points: 
  • South Dakota voters approved legalizing medical cannabis in November 2020.
  • The new internet-based medical cannabis registry program became available to the public November 8.
  • The cloudPWR and Accela platform is purpose-built to provide the ideal solution for state and HIPAA compliant medical cannabis registries.
  • cloudPWRs software has made significant improvements to the new cannabis registry system, said Geno Adams, Medical Cannabis Program Administrator for the South Dakota Department of Health.

U.S. Department of Transportation RAISE Grant Will Enable Significant Infrastructure Upgrades on Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant of $22 million for the South Dakota Freight Capacity Expansion Project, which will complete upgrades to 163 miles of main line on the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad, Inc. (RCP&E), from Fort Pierre to Rapid City.

Key Points: 
  • The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant of $22 million for the South Dakota Freight Capacity Expansion Project, which will complete upgrades to 163 miles of main line on the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad, Inc. (RCP&E), from Fort Pierre to Rapid City.
  • South Dakota is focused on critical infrastructure to drive future growth and economic development, and this project will do that for all of western South Dakota, said Governor Kristi Noem.
  • Together with the $20 million appropriated by the state to this project, this funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation will support a project that will benefit South Dakota for generations.
  • Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad, Inc. (RCP&E) was established by Genesee & Wyoming Inc., in 2014.