International Business News - SD http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif State sales and use tax collections grew by nearly 6.9 percent in the budget year that ended June 30, indicating that South Dakota's economy continues to outperform the sluggish national economy, officials announced. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/sd-sales-tax-collection-shows-growth-in-past-year.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:30:38 EDT A bipartisan group of senators hopes to block importation of livestock from Argentina until it's clear the nation is free of foot-and-mouth disease. South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson, a Democrat, and Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi, a Republican, introduced legislation Thursday to prevent livestock importation from Argentina until the U.S. Department of Agriculture can certify that it's safe. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/senators-push-to-block-argentine-livestock-imports.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:52:09 EDT Two energy companies have said they plan to build and operate a plant in West Texas that would extract carbon dioxide from natural gas. Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy Inc. and Los Angeles-based Occidental Petroleum Corp. announced the agreement Monday. Officials from the companies said the plant, which will be located in Pecos County, Texas, will produce at least 450 million cubic feet of carbon dioxide per day after it opens in 2011. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/companies-to-open-natural-gas-plant-in-west-texas.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:53:38 EDT Occidental Petroleum Corp. said Monday it will build a carbon dioxide plant in West Texas and use the gas to expand oil production in the Permian Basin. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/occidental-to-build-texas-carbon-dioxide-plant.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:33:28 EDT Oil and natural gas company SandRidge Energy Inc. said Monday it agreed with Occidental Petroleum Corp. to build and operate a carbon dioxide extraction plant in West Texas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/sandridge-occidental-agree-to-build-plant.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:48:14 EDT Oil and natural gas company SandRidge Energy Inc. said Monday there was a fire at its Grey Ranch plant that will shut it down for at least three months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/sandridge-energy-plant-shut-down-after-fire.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:31:08 EDT Brookings-based VeraSun Energy plans to launch its new 30 percent ethanol blend Monday in Sioux Falls. Company officials say the blend will provide another option for owners of flexible-fuel vehicles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/sd-verasun-to-unveil-ethanol-blend-monday.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:09:50 EDT An Oklahoma City couple said they have donated $57.2 million to Oklahoma State University, a gift to be split evenly between academics and athletics. During a ceremony on OSU's main campus in Stillwater, university officials said the gift from Amy and Malone Mitchell, who both graduated from OSU, will be used to create an entrepreneurship program within OSU's Spears School of Business and to provide support to athletic programs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/alumni-give-57-2-million-to-oklahoma-state.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:58:59 EDT Ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. on Wednesday raised to three the number of newly built production facilities whose startup is being delayed due to "volatility in the market." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/verasun-energy-puts-3rd-ethanol-plant-on-hold.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:48:12 EDT Despite an ongoing dispute over funding a high school laptop computer program, Gov. Mike Rounds likely will ask South Dakota lawmakers to provide more money for the program next year, the governor's budget director said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/sd-governor-apt-to-continue-school-computer-push.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:38:30 EDT Three South Dakota men and an Oregon man have received federal prison terms for filing false income tax returns. Kurt, Kent and James Bowers, all of Pierre, and Jon Bowers of Junction City, Ore., earlier pleaded guilty to underreporting their incomes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/family-of-tax-cheaters-sent-to-prison-in-s-d.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:35:48 EDT The state of South Dakota is sponsoring a pavilion at the Bio International Convention this week in San Diego. The global event for biotechnology attracts 2,200 exhibitors and about 25,000 visitors, organizers said. It runs through Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/sd-sponsoring-pavilion-at-biotech-convention.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:55:35 EDT Alcohol license requests for a sprawling campground, bar and concert area near a Black Hills butte that's sacred to American Indians will be opposed at a July 1 hearing in Sturgis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/sd-bear-butte-alcohol-license-hearings-scheduled.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:28:44 EDT Settlements were reached in the first trials scheduled in TransCanada Keystone's use of eminent domain to gain access to private land along the route of its oil pipeline in eastern South Dakota. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/sd-settlements-in-pipeline-eminent-domain-trials.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:40:57 EDT NorthWestern Energy said it will ask for an evidentiary hearing before the state Public Utilities Commission after PUC staff recommended that the company pay $10,000 in penalties for creating an unsafe environment in the days after a cracked natural gas pipe caused an explosion in Mitchell. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/northwestern-energy-seeks-hearing-on-sd-fine.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:51:40 EDT The chairman, president and chief executive of oil and gas producer SandRidge Energy Inc. bought 230,000 shares of common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/sandridge-energy-chairman-and-ceo-buys-shares.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:39:35 EDT The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has approved a $3 million construction bond for a crude-oil pipeline that will be routed 220 miles through 10 eastern counties. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/south-dakota-approves-3m-crude-oil-pipeline-bond.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 15:51:39 EDT The chief executive of oil and gas producer SandRidge Energy Inc. bought 230,000 shares of common stock, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/sandridge-energy-ceo-buys-shares.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 15:46:07 EDT The chairman, chief executive and president of oil and gas producer Sandridge Energy Inc. bought 230,000 shares of stock, according to three Securities and Exchange Commission filings Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/sandridge-energy-ceo-tom-l-ward-buys-shares.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 15:56:55 EDT The chief executive of oil and gas producer Sandridge Energy Inc. bought 230,000 shares of common stock, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/sandridge-energy-ceo-buys-shares.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 15:57:18 EDT