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      • Disaster Recovery Funding
  • Key Industries
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    Key Industries
    • Agriculture
      • Value-Added Ag
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      • Precision Ag
    • National Security
      • South Dakota Defense Institute (SDDI)
    • Manufacturing
    • Cybersecurity
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  • Tools + Data
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  • Tax Climate
  • Start Your Business
  • Workforce & Education
  • Demographics
  • Transportation & Infrastructure
  • Major Employers
  • International Trade & Investment
  • Stories
  • West Region
  • Northeast Region
  • Southeast Region
  • Sites + Properties
  • Loan Programs
    • REDI Fund
    • South Dakota Works
  • Bond Programs
    • Beginning Farmer Bond Program
    • Agribusiness Bond Program
    • Livestock Nutrient Management Bond
    • Bond Financing
  • Ag Loan Programs
    • Rural Development Ag Loan Participation
    • Livestock Loan Participation
    • Value Added Sub Fund (VASF)
  • Business Expansion Programs
    • Reinvestment Payment Program
    • Local Infrastructure Improvement
    • Workforce Development
    • Proof of Concept
    • E15 Tax Refund
  • Funding
    • ConnectSD
    • BEAD
    • Community Development Block Grants
    • Disaster Recovery Funding
  • Agriculture
    • Value-Added Ag
    • Livestock Development
    • Precision Ag
  • National Security
    • South Dakota Defense Institute (SDDI)
  • Manufacturing
  • Cybersecurity
  • Bioscience
  • 50 State Comparison
  • Transportation & Infrastructure
  • Major Employers
  • International Trade & Investment
  • Economic Indicators
  • Annual Reports
  • Rankings
  • Press Releases
  • Governor’s Conference on Economic Development
  • Community Based Child Care Grant Program
  • Infrastructure First Project
  • Economic Development Toolkit
  • RFI
  • List Available Property
  • Certified Site Program
  • Resource Partners
  • GOED Newsletters
  • South Dakota Defense Institute (SDDI)
  • Authorities
  • Public Records
  • Board Members
  • Contact Us
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Press Releases

April 29, 2019
Gov. Noem Announces Economic Development Awards
April 24, 2019
South Dakota Broadband Development Program Application Due May 10, 2019
February 20, 2019
GOED Launches New Interactive Website
Daktronics manufacturing assembly floor.
October 1, 2018
6th Annual South Dakota Manufacturing Week Underway
Certified Site - South Dakota.
August 17, 2018
Five Sites Re-certified Under South Dakota Certified Ready Sites Program
Mount Rushmore, South Dakota.
August 10, 2018
South Dakota’s Q1 GDP Breaks $50B
Brookings Innovation Center, window building, innovative building
July 18, 2018
South Dakota Equity Partners Holds First Closing of Fund
June 28, 2018
Nutritional Supplement Manufacturing Company in Woonsocket Approved for REDI Fund Loan
June 28, 2018
Gov. Daugaard Awards Seven Community Development Block Grants
June 4, 2018
USD Discovery District Announces Anchor Tenants for Innovation Community
April 12, 2018
Gov. Daugaard Announces Economic Development Awards at 2018 Annual Conference
January 19, 2018
Spearfish Brewing Set for Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting
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Why South Dakota

  • Tax Climate
  • Start Your Business
  • Workforce & Education
  • Demographics
  • Transportation & Infrastructure
  • Major Employers
  • International Trade & Investment
  • Stories

Regions + Sites

  • West Region
  • Northeast Region
  • Southeast Region
  • Sites + Properties

Financing & Incentives

  • Loan Programs
    • REDI Fund
    • South Dakota Works
  • Bond Programs
    • Beginning Farmer Bond Program
    • Agribusiness Bond Program
    • Livestock Nutrient Management Bond
    • Bond Financing
  • Ag Loan Programs
    • Rural Development Ag Loan Participation
    • Livestock Loan Participation
    • Value Added Sub Fund (VASF)

Key Industries

  • Agriculture
    • Value-Added Ag
    • Livestock Development
    • Precision Ag
  • National Security
    • South Dakota Defense Institute (SDDI)
  • Manufacturing
  • Cybersecurity
  • Bioscience

Tools & Resources

  • 50 State Comparison
  • Transportation & Infrastructure
  • Major Employers
  • International Trade & Investment
  • Economic Indicators
  • Annual Reports
  • Rankings
  • Press Releases

Partner Resources

  • Governor’s Conference on Economic Development
  • Community Based Child Care Grant Program
  • Infrastructure First Project
  • Economic Development Toolkit
  • RFI
  • List Available Property
  • Certified Site Program
  • Resource Partners
  • GOED Newsletters
  • South Dakota Defense Institute (SDDI)
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