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Elevate Rapid City leads pro-business advocacy for the Black Hills and western South Dakota. General Election is November 5.

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Elevate Rapid City was formed in 2019 as a merger of the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Partnership, and Economic Development Foundation (Ascent Innovation).

As the premier western South Dakota economic development organization, Elevate is committed to promoting business and personal advancement through a targeted spotlight on jobs, infrastructure, and overall quality of life in and around the Black Hills region and the Rapid City metro area. 

Together, we strive to embrace the heart and soul of our community through diversified growth and strong professional opportunities advocating the strengths of the Black Hills.

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Monday, November 18, 2024

Elevate Rapid City Launches CareerLIFT

CareerLIFT is a free online education platform comprised of courses, resume-building resources, interview preparation and job offer connections to uplift and empower individuals to achieve career success and improve their overall quality of life.

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

September 2024 Rapid City Economic Indicators

Rapid City saw record levels of low unemployment, wages growing twice as fast as the costs of housing (and triple that of overall inflation), and consumer spending last month was over $900 million.

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Friday, November 8, 2024

Investor Spotlight: Great Plains Welding Academy

Great Plains Welding Academy addresses a gap in the industry and brings passionate welders to the trade in Rapid City, South Dakota.

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Rapid City Rankings

There are countless reasons we could answer "Why Rapid City?" But there's something extra special about when others realize how great a community is. Most recently, Rapid City was named on Livability’s Top 100 Best Places to Live list. Rapid City continues to get recognized as a great community alongside South Dakota's statewide rankings. Check out all of our latest rankings and accolades.

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Rapid City Rankings

What We've Accomplished

When Elevate Rapid City was formed in 2018, we promised to deliver results to the Rapid City Region. We met our goals in our first five years. Now, we're chasing after even more. These are the goals we will achieve by 2027. You can see all our work and progress in our annual reports.

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GOAL: CREATE 5,000 JOBS

January 2023: 75,802 / December 2023: 77,544

-$110M
INCREASE ANNUAL CONSUMER SPENDING BY $125 MILLION

2022: $9.47B / 2023: $9.36B

8.55%
INCREASE INCOMES BY 15%

January 2023: $904 / December 2023: $981

$463.5M
REACH $300M IN ANNUAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

2022: $364.6M / 2023: $463.5M

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