Sioux Metro Growth Alliance

06/16/2026

Our team spent Monday strategically working for a better future for our organization and the impact we can have on the region. Thanks to our EOS Facilitator Will Powell for another great quarterly session and to our corporate partner Interstate Office Products for loaning us their space.

06/16/2026

Great things ahead in Garretson as two friends team up to bring an ice cream/dessert shop and coffee shop to a historic building.

Two friends are bringing two new restaurants to this historic Garretson building.

06/15/2026

How sharing your family recipes can help a Dell Rapids business recover from a fire.

It's been just over a week since a fire destroyed PINZ in Dell Rapids. As plans to rebuild move forward, community support continues to grow, including a unique cookbook fundraiser.

06/12/2026

Let's head to Beresford this Food Truck Friday and meet Dakota Fizz! This truck is in its second season of serving dirty sodas. Mikayla Nordquist said she “wanted to do something to get out of the house for a bit but didn’t want to work for someone else” so she could maintain flexibility as a stay-at-home mom. Her goal is to book events once or twice a week, but she admits “to having a hard time saying no” and often is out more than that. Nordquist said she’s in Sioux Falls about once a week at places like the food truck gatherings at Golf Addiction and pop-ups at Avera and Sanford Health locations. She makes her 24-ounce dirty sodas with Coke, Diet Coke, Starry, Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper, Alani energy drinks, Red Bull and lemonade, adding flavoring and cream. Her signature drinks are The Malibu and Blue Lagoon. Customers can buy flavor packets, which she also sells online, to make their own drinks at home. Find the full schedule here: https://streetfoodfinder.com/DakotaFizz?fbclid=IwY2xjawSY3bBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzamFNZExCMmRGeEdGbUVlc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHlrAhEzSEPw0nVPRPJ_Ri-gJTvGcdTDNEuaaZBvGujcdbHR8ia2t3k7v0fAO_aem_m6XLDNw0xiqaD6vkak2mTQ

06/11/2026

Get ready for City Offices of Harrisburg, South Dakota Days! It's this Friday-Sunday including a kids zone with inflatable obstacle courses and games. Find much of the fun at Central Park:

Friday night: food trucks, a beer garden, car show, Little Miss Harrisburg Pageant and a concert with Brandon Jones.

Saturday morning: Tiger Trot 5K, followed by the community parade at 10 a.m. Compete to see how many hot dogs you can eat and enter the kids in a tractor pedal pull.

Saturday night: A concert with Dustin Evans and The Good Time Band.

Sunday: A pancake feed, bingo and fishing derby for kids at the town pond, Lake Ole. Get all the details at harrisburgdays.com.

06/10/2026

Changing hands but staying local: Garretson's grocery store has new owners who already are expanding it.

New owners have taken over Garretson's grocery store this week – with immediate plans to expand.

06/09/2026

An exciting proposal in Tea could brings hundreds of new homes around a new city golf course: https://siouxfalls.business/new-development-in-tea-proposed-to-include-city-golf-course/

06/08/2026

There are some hot days ahead -- and Garretson, SD is ready for it with a new diving board this season.

CommunityArticlesFeatured News New diving board for the start of summer Date: June 4, 2026 Photo & Story by Sebastian Deyoung //Sebastian Deyoung Above, Jordan Doane and Kris Frerk cut the ribbon on the new diving board. Monday was the first day that the pool opened and the first day of the new divi...

06/05/2026

Happy Food Truck Friday! We're highlighting Sioux metro-area food trucks all summer, starting with Craig's Shave Ice -- which marks its 30th anniversary this year! Owner Craig Swensen of Harrisburg keeps busy with events and festivals in the area and frequent pop-ups at Ace Hardware in Harrisburg. The shave ice comes in 22 flavors, with four sizes. Favorite flavors are blue raspberry and cotton candy. The menu also includes mini-doughnuts and all-beef hot dogs. Swensen now serves chocolate, vanilla and maple toppings for the doughnuts and is available for private events.

06/04/2026

Broke some ground on the new Gateway Bar & Grill coming to Tea in early 2027!