A ribbon cutting was held in Brookings Thursday for the county’s new addition to the detention center.  The new $17-million addition was phase one of a two-part project with renovation of the existing facility happening next. The new addition includes a new sallyport, booking station, kitchen, jail cell pods and rooms for recreation and programs. […]

Henry Carlson Construction, LLC and Asphalt Surfacing Company celebrated Christmas at Great Shots Friday. It was a perfect evening filled with golf, great food and great conversations. Thank you to everyone that was able to come out!

Read the November/December 2021 Gang Box. Highlights include: Project Photos, Sanford Christmas Tree and Employee Spotlight: Ron Faber

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Christmas decorations are going up around KELOLAND. In Sioux Falls, one tree is hoping to bring some Christmas cheer to kids and parents at the Sanford’s Children’s hospital. By Tuesday night, this tree will be decorated with lights and ready to bring hope and holiday cheer. It’s all part of Christmas […]

Construction projects, as we all know, have been tough to keep on track over the past year and a half. Materials shortages, rising costs, and labor shortages have left many home and business owners stalled or even putting off new builds until some sense of normalcy returns to the market. But construction of the massive […]

  After being in the same facility for more than 60 years, the Minnehaha County Highway Department is finally getting a new building. Crews broke ground Thursday on the project.   Minnehaha County officials say this new facility for the Highway Department is much needed with all the equipment and technology upgrades over the last […]

  Read the September/October 2021 Gang Box. Highlights include: Project Photos, New Employees and Christmas Party Announcement.

Big changes are coming to Frost Arena on the campus of South Dakota State University.  In a news conference Monday, SDSU officials announced First Bank & Trust Arena will be the new home of Jackrabbit men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling and volleyball. The bank is giving $20 million to renovate Frost Arena. Henry Carlson Construction […]

Officials are breaking ground on a new livestock complex at the state fairgrounds.  Last October, the Beef Complex burned down. But, Governor Kristi Noem and state legislators saw a chance to build it back bigger. The new multi-purpose facility, called the DEX, will be double the size of the old Beef Complex—about 200,000 square feet.   […]

The DEX: Dakota Events CompleX Groundbreaking Ceremony HURON, S.D. – The South Dakota State Fair will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the DEX: Dakota Events CompleX on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 1:30 PM. The ceremony will occur on the east side of the FFA Ag Adventure Center on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds. “We […]