Growing Places

Breaking it Down with Brandon Lane

Join us as Hayley Johnson and Joshua Chase of SMGA h ostBrandon Lane, Economic Development and Community Relation Executive for Sioux Valley Energy, as they discuss Brand

Building the Bench with Berk and Hayley

Meet the newest additions to the SMGA team, Berk Erhmantraut and Hayley Johnson

Dusten Hendrickson: Mailbox Money

SMGA's Tyler Tordsen and Chris Fields sit down with Dusten Hendricksen, CEO of Mailbox Money, to talk about about small town real-estate and quality workforce housin

Thinking in 3D with Tamien Dysart

Listen in as SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen and Economic Development Specialist Chris Fields discuss leadership. They'll also introduce a new program offered in collaboratio

Porter and the Specialists

Join SMGA's own Economic Development Specialists Bryce Healy, Chris Fields, and Josh Chase as well as SMGA's summer intern Porter Ihnen as they discuss internsh

America 250: Dr. Ben Jones, SD Histroical Society

In this episode of Growing Places, host Tyler Tordsen sits down with South Dakota State Historian Dr. Ben Jones to unpack the America 250 initiative. They explore how sma

Secure Your Connection: Andrew Curley, Midco

SMGA's Chris Fields and Tyler Tordsen chat with Midco's Senior Government Relations Director, Andrew Curley. Midco is a long time supporter of Sioux Metro Growt

Take Two on Tourism

SMGA's Chris Fields talks tourism with Carmen Schramm Executive Director for the Tourism Coalition of South Dakota and return guest Kasi Haberman, Executive Director

Getting Down with Mayor Brown - Garretson

Join SMGA's Chris Fields as he disucess the history and happenings in Garretson, SD.

All Business with Ryan Budmayr - South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry

In this episode SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen sits down with Ryan Budmayr to talk about his new role as CEO of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Tune in and lis

EOS Implementation Powered by Will Powell

Join us for another episode of Growing Place, your home for everything economic development in the Sioux Metro. Visit us at https://siouxmetro.com/. In this episode, Econ

Get Featured with Fitch Media

SMGA CEO and Tyler Tordsen sit down with Bob Fitch of Fitch Media. Join the pair as they discuss SMGA's publication, in partnership with Fitch Media, Growing Places.

Digging Deep with Mayor Derek Wenck

SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen and Economic Development Specialist Chris Fields sit down with Mayor Derek Wenck of Harrisburg. Join the trio as they dig into Mayor Wenck's s

Growth, Safety, and Gas with MidAmerican Energy

Join SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen as he and Economic Development Specialist Joshua Chase sit down with Sam Wagner, Business and Community Development Manager for MidAmerican En

Growth Summit Recap: 2026 Legislative Preview

Joni Ekstrum (Executive Director, SD Biotech Association) leads a conversation about South Dakota's upcoming legislative session with Senator Casey Crabtree (Distric

Growth Summit Recap: Data Centers and AI Panel

CEO of EDPA-SD, Mike Bockorny, leads a conversation about data centers and artificial intelligence with this group of industry experts. Listen into the panel discussion f

Growth Summit Recap: Coaxis Energy - Liquid Natural Gas

Trent Arlint and Scott Stern of COAXIS Energy educate the crowd on the benefits of liquified natural gas, as well as explaining how their product has been useful worldwid

Growth Summit Recap: Renewable Energy Panel

Listen in on the Renewable Energy Panel at the 2025 Growth Summit! Jesse Fonkert, CEO of SD Trade moderates a conversation on renewable energy with panelists Gary Fish (B

Growth Summit Recap: Nuclear Energy Keynote Eric Meyer

Eric Meyer, Founder and Executive Director for Generation Atomic, addresses the crowd at the 2025 Growth Summit as the morning keynote. Listen in as Eric explains the adv

Growth Summit Recap: Power 101

Didn't have a chance to attend the 2025 Growth Summit? Listen in to our Power 101 panel featuring SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen as the panel moderator and panelists: Sam Wa