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What exactly is drawing people to South Dakota?
by protomyth 10y ago
What exactly is drawing people to South Dakota?
- tomrod 10y agoOy. It was too late at night for me when I wrote this. I meant North Dakota, referencing fracking jobs.
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- tomrod 10y agoBut by happy circumstance, it seems Sioux Falls is booming. So I wasn't completely wrong.
- protomyth 10y agoI figured that was the case, but Sioux Falls also does a lot of advertising in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis / St. Paul MN) to convince businesses to move. Sioux Falls is actually a pretty nice town. SD is a bit strange because the capital of the state is such a small town. SD also has no state income taxes for individuals or businesses.
- knz 10y agoSioux Falls is booming after a decade of investment by the financial and medical industries. Sanford Health is particularly noticeable - there are multiple hospitals and research centers there or under construction. I believe the banking is mostly credit card companies and cheque printing. It's got a surprising number of amenities for a small city and if you can stand the location and politics it's got relatively high wages and low cost of living.