With a ribbon cutting near the site, the opening of the 20th Street South Interchange off Interstate 29 now offers motorists a new way to drive into Brookings.

Connect Brookings, supported by a $25,000 annual investment from Vision Brookings for 2023-2025, continues to make a measurable impact in workforce retention by engaging SDSU students, new residents, and young professionals. Established to help address workforce shortages, the initiative expanded significantly in its first two years. By developing programs and fostering partnerships, Connect Brookings is creating pathways to retain local graduates, strengthen the workforce, a

Brookings has gained statewide recognition for its innovative response to the growing childcare crisis. The Brookings Child Care Collaborative (BCCC), supported by Brookings Economic Development Corporation (BEDC), was recently highlighted as a model community in the South Dakota Child Care Task Force’s latest report on sustainable childcare solutions. 

Vision Brookings 2027 recognizes a critical challenge in the region: a shortage of childcare.