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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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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Elevate Rapid City Announces 2025 Business Award Winners

Rapid City, SD – Elevate Rapid City held its fourth annual business awards celebration on June 10 at The Monument. With more than 300 people in attendance, the celebration featured

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Friday, May 23, 2025

Groundbreaking: Monument Health Expands Emergency Services with Mall Drive Campus

Monument Health has broken ground on its newest health care project in Rapid City—the Mall Drive Campus—a major step forward in expanding access to emergency care along the

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Monday, May 19, 2025

March 2025 Rapid City Economic Indicators

Musical snobs may disagree, but hair metal may be the greatest genre ever created. The higher the hair, the closer you are to heaven. And Bon Jovi were godly. They may have dressed like they raided a sale rack at Spencer's Gifts, but beneath all that Aqua Net, they created anthems that somehow remain both ridiculous and transcendent at the same time. And “Livin’ on a Prayer” is the band’s poster child. This month’s economic indicators are a lot like that. Wild and ridiculous, and you can’t figure out what’s coming next. 

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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.

5,031
GOAL: CREATE 5,000 JOBS

January 2023: 74,169 / December 2024: 79,200

$20.2B
$51B in Gross Sales 2023-2027

January 2023 - December 2024: $20.17B

14.75%
INCREASE INCOMES BY 15%

January 2023: $858/ December 2024: $1037

$861M
REACH $2B IN ANNUAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

January 2023 - December 2024: $861 Million

65.4%
LABOR FORCE PARTICIATION RATE GREATER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE

National Average: 62.59%

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