Small business loans up in S.D.
U.S. Small Business Administration lending was up in South Dakota during the first quarter ending Dec. 31. Total loan dollars increased to $22.4 million from $11.6 million a year ago – a 93 percent increase. A total of 104 loans were approved compared to 39 for the same period last year, a 167 percent increase. John Brown II, district director of the South Dakota SBA, credited the American …