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national economic recovery began in July 2009, South Dakota has added more than 4,000 manufacturing jobs. Our surveys over the past several months point to a reversal of these gains for the first half of 2013 with no change in manufacturing jobs and very slow increases in nonmanufacturing jobs," he said.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation is advising no travel in the northern Black Hills as heavy snowfall continues in the area.
• The department says visibility is near zero on a slippery, snow-covered Interstate 90 from one mile west of Piedmont to the Wyoming state line. A no travel advisory is in place for many other roads in the areas around Lead (LEED), Deadwood, Sundance and Four Corners.
• The National Weather Service is predicting total snow accumulations of 10 to 20 inches. A winter storm warning is in effect through Wednesday evening.
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• GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Tom Clements says he's "flattered" to be drawing interest from other teams. He says his focus remains on the Minnesota Vikings.
• Clements told the Green Bay Press-Gazette and ESPNWisconsin.com on Wednesday that the Chicago Bears have asked the Packers for permission to talk to Clements about their head coaching position. Permission has been granted, but NFL rules prohibit Clements from talking to the Bears at least until after Saturday night's playoff game against Minnesota.
• This isn't the first time the Bears have had interest in Clements. They wanted to talk to him in 2010 about being their offensive coordinator, but were blocked by the Packers.
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