“One voice, one mission, one region.” As Jodi writes, that should be the biggest takeaway as Sioux Falls leaders learn from Des Moines.

“The moment calls for the silent majority … to speak and to act in support of the kind of country — and by extension the kind of community — you want to call home.”

If you want to watch the future Sioux Falls workforce being shaped, spend a little time in this high school classroom and listen to these 2025 graduates.

Sioux Falls historically has been somewhat immune to economic downturns, but as we’ve grown, our exposure to outside factors has too.

We didn’t see it coming — but there are elements of repurposing the former Citibank campus into the South Dakota men’s prison that make it worth considering.