Tag Archives: South Dakota State Fair

S.D. State Fairgrounds, consistently improving


Posted April 5, 2023

It has not been difficult to keep track of the continuing work taking place on the Dakota Event CompleX – what we all call the “DEX” as it has grown from a bare patch of lumpy earth into what is nearly an enclosed building. The DEX, however, is but a portion — granted a large […]

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Officials Break Ground On DEX Facility At State Fairgrounds


Posted September 7, 2021

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.   […]

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