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Thanks to a philanthropic gift, the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls is getting its own outdoor play park right on campus. Sanford Health has named the park the “Billion Pavilion,” and it will serve as an accessible play space and respite area for the hospital’s pediatric patients, families and staff. “We at Sanford Health […]

A new park featuring playground equipment designed for pediatric patients is coming to Sanford Children’s Hospital. Billion Pavilion is funded entirely by donors through an effort that includes a lead $1 million gift from David H. and Christine Billion. The park will include a covered picnic shelter for patients who cannot be in the sun […]

The plans for two new state prisons continue to move forward in South Dakota.  Lawmakers passed and Gov. Kristi Noem signed House Bill 1016 ($60 million for a new Rapid City-based women’s prison) and HB-1017 ($52 million for land and design as well as transferring $290 million for a new Sioux Falls-based men’s prison). Together the two bills involve […]

The City of Sioux Falls has seen tremendous population growth over the past three years, but as the community grows, the airport is also feeling some growing pains. In tonight’s Your Money Matters, why the airport’s ongoing expansion is vital to the continued growth of Sioux Falls. “A growing airport is a reflection of a […]

Jodi Schwan with SiouxFalls.Business joined Dakota News Now to talk about a ready-mix plant that is under construction and scheduled to open this fall. L. G. Everist is planning an asphalt plant and recycling yard. That activity will support the demand for construction on the south end of Sioux Falls and surrounding Lincoln County. However, that’s just […]

L.G. Everist has started on a major new industrial development in Lincoln County. The Sioux Falls company is about 70 percent complete with construction on a new ready-mix plant off the Interstate 29 exit just outside of Harrisburg on the southeast corner of the interchange. It’s part of a broader plan for 50 acres that […]

May has been a big month for a proposed new justice center in Lincoln County. This week, a majority of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners approved a site near U.S. Highway 18 and 480th Avenue for a proposed three-story build that includes several courtrooms, court services office and portions of sheriff’s departments. The site […]

The skyline over Sanford Hospital is looking a little different these days. Two huge cranes are now in place as the hospital undergoes a couple of major expansion projects.   Sanford is adding a parking ramp and Gastro Intestinal Clinic, replacing the old medical building, which was demolished. It will include 400 stalls of parking […]

Take a look at the incredible progress being made at the Sanford Health campus with our drone footage by Starhaven Media! We love the view he was able to capture of the two tower cranes working hard at the Sanford MB1 and Sanford Ortho jobsites. It’s an impressive sight to see!    Crane facts: Ortho […]

Wednesday’s public groundbreaking ceremony for a new, $63 million dollar parking ramp at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport was more than just another symbol of how rapidly the city is growing.   Construction actually started on April 3 — officials waited for warm weather to hold the ceremony — and is expected to be completed […]