Dakota Intelligence Marks First Month Full-Time, Offers Local Businesses Holiday AI Tips
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MITCHELL, S.D., November 9, 2026: Dakota Intelligence, the Mitchell-based AI consulting and automation practice of Timm Johnson AI Consulting LLC, has completed its first month as a full-time operation. The company celebrated its Chamber ribbon cutting in April and has served clients across the region since then. Its focus is helping Mitchell-area businesses find practical, safe ways to put AI to work. "The first month has been busy, and it's been great to see local businesses get
State AI Funding Window Has Closed. Here's What Comes Next for Mitchell Businesses.
The application window for South Dakota's AI Adoption Workforce Funding program closed on August 7. If your business filed, you're in the review stage now: the Workforce Development Council meets August 25, and award notices are expected by September 1. If you didn't get an application in, you haven't missed your only shot at AI, just one funding cycle. A second window opens later this fall for businesses that already have a Category 1 award (worth noting: the DLR website lists November 12 as the deadline,
