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Federal plan threatens to slash local housing-authority funding by half

Residents of group homes and low-income apartments are just two groups that depend on Community Development Block Grants. Leaders of Sioux Falls charities, people with disabilities, and young mothers describe how proposed changes would upend their lives.

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First look: New airport additions to include parking ramp, terminal renovations

A new parking structure will be the highest-dollar-value construction project in the airport’s history.

First look: Major airport upgrades include parking ramp, terminal renovations, Cinnabon

TeamTSP.com version for this article, with a specialized layout that creates multiple entry points for readers using digital media.

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Local projects take shape, raise money through visual storytelling

Photorealistic renderings and interactive models help clients and prospective donors imagine all they can accomplish in their future facilities.

Here to help: Education projects

K-12 school districts and higher-education institutions typically plan major construction phases for summer break. The pandemic has changed all that.

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Everything you don’t know about the new Dakota Aquarium & Butterfly House

The two-phased construction project will bring new opportunities for visitors and those who work in the field of marine conservation.

Everything you don't know about plans for the new Dakota Aquarium expansion

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Building community, one relationship at a time

Positive effects take root when businesses invest in local causes.

Brooklyn Center Community Schools

BCCS has seen a nearly 20 percent jump in enrollment during less than five years. Cramped conditions at the district’s three schools demanded practical design solutions.

Special Olympics South Dakota

The Unify Center, a training and competition facility for Special Olympics programming, is the first of its kind in the nation.

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Made to last: Places take on greater meaning as they evolve with the community

Time-tested designs serve their communities for generations and witness the full range of life’s milestones.

'Cutting-edge form and function' unite in new Beacom Institute of Technology

A national leader in cyber-security training and computer-information education now has a new home that’s every bit as advanced as its academic programs.

Going 'wild' for a Wyoming volunteer opportunity

Hardy crew prepares to camp in the mountains, packing in supplies for an aid station to support competitors in a 100-mile trail run.

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Airport design changes help ease stress of travel

Empathy for travelers helped drive decisions at Sioux Falls Regional Airport, where an expanded lobby and state-of-the-art screening area increase comfort and efficiency.

Sioux Falls opens its first city-owned indoor aquatic center

City of Sioux Falls leaders call the new Midco Aquatic Center a gift to the community’s children, 60 years in the making.

Mentoring talent at South Dakota State University

Imagine walking through your downtown 20 or 30 years from now. What would you see? TSP team members led architecture students through an urban design exercise.

Transformation remakes school from inside out

Closed to students for a decade, the former Webster Elementary in downtown Minneapolis becomes a neighborhood school once more to serve families in the central metro.

Snow homes provided refuge, extended family during storms

An offhand comment to newsroom colleagues led to a surprising revelation: Most of them never had heard of this rural tradition and severe-weather necessity.

Rounds combines many departments

During his time as governor, Sen. Mike Rounds alarmed arts advocates by overhauling tourism, economic development, cultural affairs, and tribal relations.

Advocating for access, dignity

Partners in Policymaking equips the disabled community to push for changes. Years later, member groups would help my sister secure needed resources for her daughter.