State board approves up to $30 million in rebated taxes to help Sioux Falls pork plant’s move

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 717

Last Updated: 1 day, 6 hours ago

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A South Dakota board approved rebating up to $30 million in sales taxes to Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. for construction costs associated with its move from downtown to northern Sioux Falls, raising total state support of the project to $42 million.

Governor’s Office of Economic Development Commissioner Bill Even said in a news release Wednesday that the company’s construction of a new slaughtering and processing facility is “the largest private capital investment in …

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