Keeping Businesses Open

South Dakota businesses remained open and now we can see it worked. Governor Noem even went a step further and refused between essential and non-essential businesses because “I have no authority to declare someone’s livelihood “unessential.”

Kristi Noem writes, “As a result, South Dakota business establishments had the lowest decrease in demand for products or services in the country. Our businesses successfully adapted to the virus. Many of them adjusted their operations. Restaurants switched to drive-thru service. Stores arranged for contactless pick-up. Employees worked from home when able. These common-sense steps allowed businesses to keep plugging along despite the challenges that we all faced.”