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they are looking around to improve the timing and sourcing of their funds."
• The Brookings Institution report found that the EB-5 program seems to work well when the regional centers approved to recruit foreign investors collaborate with local and regional economic development entities. An increasing number of economic development leaders have been seeking information on the program, but they have a hard time understanding how it works, Singer said.
• "It's a confusing web of intermediaries," she said. "We also talk about the fact that there is not a lot of data to evaluate the program."
• Up to 10,000 EB-5 visas are available annually for investors and their family members. The cap has yet to be reached, but demand has been rising, with 6,600 visas issued in 2012 compared with 800 in 2007.
• North said EB-5 investments make up a small part of the U.S. economy and do more to benefit the recruiters who earn commissions of $30,000 to $50,000 to find each foreign investor.
• "It's significant to the middlemen, but I'm not sure it's terribly significant to anybody else," North said. "Those are the guys who are really interested in this program. The impact on the nation's economy isn't very much."
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• South Dakota thumps Peru State College 80-40
• VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) -- Tyler Flack scored 13 points Tuesday as South Dakota dominated NAIA Division I Peru State College 80-40, snapping a three-game losing streak.
• Casey Kasperbauer, Adam Thoseby and Tyler Larson came off the bench to score 12, 11, and 10, respectively, and South Dakota (9-13) shot 52.6 percent to just 27.3 percent for Peru State. Kasperbauer shot 4 of 7 from distance.
• Peru State led briefly on jumpers by Jesse Jones and Justin Jones, but South Dakota used runs of 10-0, 7-0 and 12-0 to lead 40-15 at halftime. Eleven South Dakota players saw playing time and scored points in the first half.
• The Coyotes used a 9-2 run to pull away in the second half and led 74-25 after ripping off an 18-0 run.
• South Dakota shut down leading Peru State scorer Nate Bohy, who came into the game averaging 21 points.
• Jesse Jones led Peru State (9-3) with 18.
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