Governor hits the road to award more state grants; opponents call it campaigning

Governor hits the road to award more state grants; opponents call it campaigning

BROOKINGS — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced state economic development grants in two more communities Tuesday, drawing criticism from opponents in the race for governor who equated the announcements to campaigning. Rhoden awarded $900,000 to Dakota BioWorx in Brookings, a bioprocessing pilot facility in South Dakota State University’s Research Park, and $500,000 to the city of Watertown for infrastructure improvements at Calvin Industri…

Grants Awarded in Five South Dakota Communities

{KXLG - Pierre, SD} For the Deadwood Fund Grant Fall 2025 cycle, the South Dakota State Historical Society awarded matching grants to historic preservation projects in Keystone, Hot Springs, Doland, Roslyn, and Brookings.

South Dakota OKs Future Fund grants for Brookings, Watertown projects

Watertown and Brookings are getting an economic boost from the state Capitol.The Governor’s Office of Economic Development on Tuesday announced more than a million dollars’ worth of grant awards to aid commercial endeavors in both Interstate 29-corridor communities — the South Dakota State University-affiliated Dakota BioWorx and Watertown’s Calvin Industrial Park.