South Dakota Communities, Companies Team Up for WINDPOWER 2010

Press Release

For the first time, six South Dakota communities are partnering with the Governor's Office of Economic Development to attend North America's premier wind energy trade show.

WINDPOWER 2010 will be held May 23-26 in Dallas, Texas.

"Although the state has had a presence at this show since its inception, this is the first time we are exhibiting with community partners," said Gov. Mike Rounds. "We have had tremendous success with this approach in other targeted industries, and we anticipate similar success with our community partners at WINDPOWER 2010."

Aberdeen, Brookings, Howard, Madison, Mitchell and Vermillion are participating in the Governor's Office of Economic Development's (GOED) Trade Show Co-Op Program, which strives to recruit businesses to South Dakota.

"The Co-Op Program will allow those South Dakota communities to send a personalized, cohesive message to those in the wind industry," Gov. Rounds said. "Our message will be extremely attractive to that industry because South Dakota has huge wind-energy potential, and we have a business climate that is second to none."

To learn more about the Trade Show Co-Op Program, future co-op opportunities and other GOED initiatives, please visit www.sdreadytowork.com.

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