'Once-in-a-generation' announcement to include details about Smithfield's Sioux Falls pork facility
Mayor Paul TenHaken and Gov. Larry Rhoden expected to share details about one of South Dakota's largest employers
A major announcement Monday by Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken and Gov. Larry Rhoden is expected to include details about Smithfield Foods, The Dakota Scout has confirmed.
Monday’s announcement at the Canopy by Hilton is being billed by the city as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity.”
“People across the country will be paying attention to this defining moment in Sioux Falls and South Dakota,” the city said in a press release Friday.
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