• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota city of Vermillion will lose one of its largest employers when a call center with 180 workers closes.
• Stream Global Services told employees this week that it plans to shut down the Vermillion facility in late October. The company didn't give a specific reason, saying that it was "realigning resources" to better meet client needs.
• Stream Global Services handles sales, customer service and technical support for a number of businesses. It has about 50 centers worldwide and has been operating in Vermillion since 2001.
• Employees who are losing their jobs will get a severance package and help finding other work. Mayor Jack Powell estimates that about one-third of the workers are University of South Dakota students.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says people should beware of scam phone calls from anyone who claims to be a state or county official seeking payment for debts.
• Jackley says the caller asks for personal information on bank accounts, credit cards and social security numbers. He says the caller then threatens to have people arrested if they do not provide that personal information.
• The attorney general says the calls seem to be targeting Hanson County residents, but people throughout South Dakota should be aware of the deliberate attempts to steal personal identifying information.
• Hanson County Sheriff Randy Bartlett says government agencies do not conduct business in that manner. He says people should not provide per

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