A Road Less Traveled Miner County’s Story

Miner County Historical Population Trend

Miner County Population 2010 est. source: SD Governor’s Office of Economic Development

New Leaders Involved

Groups Working to Implement the Miner County Plan

Miner County Tax Levies

Miner County Taxable Growth

Miner County Tax Revenue

Howard Sales Tax Revenue

Leveraging for Miner County 1 Year Plan 2005 - 2006 Every 1 Dollar Spent Leveraged $67.73

Since 2001: 334 jobs created or retained 835 people directly impacted 2.5

Renewable Energy: An Economic Engine Energy Maintenance Service + Knight and Carver 100 new jobs today 250+ additional jobs by 2010 $40.5 million impact It all started here!

The New MCCR A Rural Movement of Shared Learning …

Rural Learning Center P rogram + Place

Sustainability Showcase

L.E.E.D Platinum (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Sustainable Sites Materials and Resources Water Efficiency Indoor Environmental Quality Energy and Atmosphere

Sustainable Sites

Materials and Resources

Water Efficiency

Indoor Environmental Quality

Energy and Atmosphere

L.E.E.D. Certified Buildings source: usgbc.org/LEED (as of 6/1/2008)

Co-Creating A Campus The Design Charrette

Design Concepts Koch Hazard Architects

Latest Construction Estimates Conference /training Kitchen/food Lodging Office/Co Work Concourse, fitness, etc Green Energy Components Other Total Project: $ 1-1.7 million $925,000 $1.5-$3 million $572,500 $2.3-$2.4 million $2.9 million $900,000 $10.4-$13.1 million

Conference /training

Kitchen/food

Lodging

Office/Co Work

Concourse, fitness, etc

Green Energy Components

Other

Total Project:

$ 1-1.7 million

$925,000

$1.5-$3 million

$572,500

$2.3-$2.4 million

$2.9 million

$900,000

$10.4-$13.1 million

Current Project Partners (6/2008) MCCR/RLC Koch Hazard Architects Heartland Consumers Power District Broadwind Energy/Energy Maintenance Service City of Howard, SD Local Families Knight and Carver Horizon Health Care, Inc. Northwest Area Foundation US Congress CDBG Program Howard Industries, Inc.

MCCR/RLC

Koch Hazard Architects

Heartland Consumers Power District

Broadwind Energy/Energy Maintenance Service

City of Howard, SD

Local Families

Knight and Carver

Horizon Health Care, Inc.

Northwest Area Foundation

US Congress

CDBG Program

Howard Industries, Inc.

Current Project Partners (6/2008) Miner County Development Corporation Howard Public Schools School Districts/Great Plains Academy SD Governor’s Office of Economic Development American Wind Energy Association SD Community Foundation SDSU School of Engineering SD American Institute of Architects Citi Foundation Kresge Foundation

Miner County Development Corporation

Howard Public Schools

School Districts/Great Plains Academy

SD Governor’s Office of Economic Development

American Wind Energy Association

SD Community Foundation

SDSU School of Engineering

SD American Institute of Architects

Citi Foundation

Kresge Foundation

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