South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development
State of South Dakota
GOED is South Dakota’s lead economic-development office, administering the state’s loan, grant, and reinvestment incentive programs in a no-income-tax environment.
Official website ↗Programs & Incentives
Reinvestment payments offsetting sales/use tax on qualifying large equipment and construction projects.
Program details ↗Low-interest loans supporting business start-up, expansion, and relocation projects.
Program details ↗Grants funding customized training for new and existing employees of eligible businesses.
Matching grants that help employers hire STEM and business student interns in-state.
Federal-state grants for public infrastructure and economic development in eligible communities.
Economic Briefings
This week in South Dakota
Seven days to 7 September 2026
South Dakota SearchlightEnabling infrastructure
South Dakota utility regulator candidates clash over AI data center pause
A South Dakota Democratic Public Utilities Commission candidate is calling for a one-year ban on new artificial intelligence data centers in the state, while his Republican opponent calls the proposal “reckless and pandering” and says new…