Falling Crop Prices Slow Middle Class Growth

Sioux Falls - News, Argus Leader
Sun, 09/25/2016 - 6:04pm

Sioux Falls’ middle class is losing ground to the rest of the United States as it celebrates the biggest increase in annual pay since the recession.

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