This week in 1994, Dumb and Dumber hit U.S. theaters, giving us Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels as two idiot friends who embark on a cross-country road trip just to return a briefcase. The film became a cultural phenomenon for its banter and slapstick comedy. Lloyd (Carrey) trades a van for a moped. Harry (Daniels) kills a rare owl. They both eat some hot
This month in 1980, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining hit theaters and showed that while some men might seem cool when you meet them, below the surface lurks one crazy hombre. The plot is simple enough: writer Jack Torrance (played by the great Jack Nicholson), takes a winter caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, a gorgeous mountain resort in the Rockies, so he
Rapid City’s economy is having its own ‘Mo Money Mo Problems’ moment. Sales and construction are booming, but a shifting real estate market show that growth comes with complications. Here’s what this month’s Rapid City economic indicators reveal.
This month’s Rapid City Economic Indicators are having a Chris Gaines moment—some numbers look good, others tell a different story. From rising sales and steady jobs to puzzling housing trends and inflation, here’s what’s really happening in the Rapid City economy.
Bryan Adams, Robin Hood, and Rapid City’s economy? This sharp monthly update dives into local indicators with humor, insight, and a little 1991 flair.
In July 2017, Despacito took over the world—and now, Rapid City’s economy is staging its own surprise hit. With record-breaking gross sales and steady job growth, this month’s economic indicators are full of unexpected twists, viral-level momentum, and just enough rhythm to keep you dancing.
Musical snobs may disagree, but hair metal may be the greatest genre ever created. The higher the hair, the closer you are to heaven. And Bon Jovi were godly. They may have dressed like they raided a sale rack at Spencer's Gifts, but beneath all that Aqua Net, they created anthems that somehow remain both ridiculous and transcendent at the same time. And “Livin’ on a Prayer” is the band’s poster child. This month’s economic indicators are a lot like that. Wild and ridiculous, and you can’t figure out what’s coming next.
In the February 2025 economic indicators Rapid City’s economy shows strong jobs and wages but mixed signals in sales, housing, and trade impacts amid 2025 tariff shifts.
This month’s economic indicators are a bit like that—peculiar, but in the context of a global tariff war, even stranger. They provide a fascinating local window into this global story. On the surface, many metrics suggest robust economic health.
This week in 1998, Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” topped the UK pop chart. It’s hard to overstate the significance of a song like this. Inspired by (and featured in) the 1997 film Titanic, the song was synonymous with grandiosity, wanderlust, romantic yearning, and the sort of lustful breathlessness of the film’s leading