OmegaQuant, in Sioux Falls, is among the South Dakota recipients of awards from the Small Business Innovation Research program. (Courtesy of SiouxFalls.Business)
In just a few weeks, one of the federal government’s most effective tools for boosting rural economies could disappear.
The Small Business Innovation Research program — a funding pipeline that has supported countless scientific and medical breakthroughs that grow the economy and save lives — will expire on Sept. 30 unless Congress acts…