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Economic Professionals Organize

Economic Professionals Organize

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The Economic Development Professionals Association of South Dakota held their second annual conference last month and decided to move ahead and hire a president for the organization.
Mike Bockorny with the Aberdeen Development Corporation will be the acting President. He says they are focused on working with state government…..https://on.soundcloud.com/M2shh

Bockorny says the members have a number of different priorities….https://on.soundcloud.com/eZfRw

Bockorny says every community is dealing with workforce and housing challenges…..https://on.soundcloud.com/2RKYc

Bockorny says they would like to have a President and staff in place by April. The E.D.P.A. is made up of economic development organizations from all the class one cities in the state.

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