Huron store competition may affect Mitchell

Two local economic experts predict the opening of a new Wal-Mart Supercenter next week in Huron will affect Mitchell’s economy. Bryan Hisel, executive director of the Mitchell Area Development Corporation and the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce, said Mitchell will probably see a temporary adverse impact on its taxable sales, which grew at an average annual rate of 7.56 percent during the last 10 years.

By: Seth Tupper, The Daily Republic