The South Dakota Technology Business Center is a collaborative effort with Forward Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls Chamber, Sioux Falls Development Foundation and the State of South Dakota. The Center is the first step in an on-going effort to diversify and grow the regional economy by assisting in the creation and expansion of technology-based businesses in the Sioux Falls area. Planning is now underway for the development of a comprehensive Knowledge Community. The Community would include the South Dakota Technology Business Center and the adjacent educational campus, bringing together education, research and business development.
The Hueners Technology Park was built by the Lake Area Improvement Corporation to provide office space for technology-based businesses and utilize the highly educated technological workforce from Dakota State University. The alliance between these two entities has developed an avenue to create high-paying jobs on a local level that will keep South Dakota students working in South Dakota.
The Black Hills Business Development Center is owned and operated by the Rapid City Economic Development Foundation. The Center is committed to offering quality, affordable space to attract start-ups and businesses with growth potential. Within the Center, a full range of business services is provided free or at a low cost through sharing.
BrookingsBioscienceCenter
City
Brookings
Completed
June 2007
Total Square Feet
10,000-sq.ft.
Lab Space
8 - 1,000-sq.ft. spaces
Lease
$25.00/sq.ft. (estimated)
Contact
Russ Mileham, Midwest Micro-Tek (605) 697-8521
Lease includes cabinets, sinks, etc. but not a fume hood. Hood would be a tenant expense. All labs have negative pressure and open into a common hallway. Building has 8 lab spaces total, large common meeting room, copier, break room, etc. Each lab has approximately 265 sq ft. Office; 265 sq ft loft above office for secure storage, sleeping area for long lab tests, etc. and approximately 735 sq ft. Wet Lab Space.
SDSU Innovation Campus Incubator
City
Brookings
Completed
September 2008
Total Square Feet
30,000-sq.ft.
Lab Space
3 – 1,000-sq.ft. spaces
Other Amenities
Building has 2 conference rooms, video conferencing, resource rooms, tenant work rooms, lunch/vending area, rotunda and lounge area, shipping/receiving area, and electronic whiteboards.
The SDSU Innovation Campus Incubator is designed to provide companies maximum flexibility while working closely with them to identify areas of improvement and to assist in locating needed resources. The Business Incubator program is for a term of two years for most companies to grow in the incubator and then to graduate to a larger space on the SDSU Innovation Campus.
SDSU Innovation Campus
City
Brookings
Size
125 Acres
Status
Land has been acquired
Construction Began
Summer 2007
Partners
City of Brookings and South Dakota State University
The Innovation Campus provides an effective working environment to conduct knowledge-based research for state-of-the art technology enterprises, research institutes, and laboratories. This environment fosters partnerships between the university, business, government, and the community.
Business Partners located at the Innovation Campus have access to the expertise and services of SDSU’s research faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students. Your company will be part of an environment where faculty, students, business and industry researchers, as well as government scientists work together on the evolution of innovation, learning, ideas, research, and discoveries.
