Growing Places
by Sioux Metro Growth Alliance
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- 🇨🇭CH · Non-Profit#187500 to 3K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
250 to 1.5K🎙 ~2x weekly·92 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
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500 to 3K🇨🇭100% - Active Followers
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150 to 900
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Building the Bench with Berk and Hayley
Sep 4, 2026
16m 08s
Dusten Hendrickson: Mailbox Money
Aug 21, 2026
39m 04s
Thinking in 3D with Tamien Dysart
Aug 7, 2026
36m 20s
Porter and the Specialists
Jul 24, 2026
24m 34s
America 250: Dr. Ben Jones, SD Histroical Society
Jul 1, 2026
47m 33s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/4/26 | Building the Bench with Berk and Hayley | Meet the newest additions to the SMGA team, Berk Erhmantraut and Hayley Johnson | 16m 08s | ||||||
| 8/21/26 |  Dusten Hendrickson: Mailbox Money | SMGA's Tyler Tordsen and Chris Fields sit down with Dusten Hendricksen, CEO of Mailbox Money, to talk about about small town real-estate and quality workforce housing. | 39m 04s | ||||||
| 8/7/26 |  Thinking in 3D with Tamien Dysart | Listen in as SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen and Economic Development Specialist Chris Fields discuss leadership. They'll also introduce a new program offered in collaboration with Think 3D Solutions, featuring CEO Tamien Dysart. | 36m 20s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 | Porter and the Specialists | Join SMGA's own Economic Development Specialists Bryce Healy, Chris Fields, and Josh Chase as well as SMGA's summer intern Porter Ihnen as they discuss internships, projects, and all the hidden gems in the Sioux Metro region. | 24m 34s | ||||||
| 7/1/26 | America 250 initiativelocal traditions+3 | Dr. Ben Jones | South Dakota Historical Society | — | America 250South Dakota+5 | — | 47m 33s | ||
| 5/27/26 | government relationsfiber internet+3 | Andrew Curley | MidcoSioux Metro Growth Alliance | — | MidcoFiber Forward+3 | — | 42m 40s | ||
| 5/13/26 | tourismSouth Dakota+3 | Carmen SchrammKasi Haberman | Tourism Coalition of South DakotaSoutheast South Dakota Tourism | South DakotaGood Earth State Park+2 | tourismSouth Dakota+6 | — | 37m 00s | ||
| 4/22/26 | local governmentcommunity history+1 | — | — | GarretsonSD | GarretsonChris Fields+3 | — | 27m 48s | ||
| 4/1/26 | economic developmentchamber of commerce+3 | Ryan Budmayr | South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry | — | South DakotaChamber of Commerce+3 | — | 25m 50s | ||
| 3/18/26 | economic developmentEntrepreneurial Operating System+3 | Will Powell | Zebra King DonutsSioux Metro Growth Alliance+1 | — | EOSeconomic development+3 | — | 43m 15s | ||
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| 3/4/26 | medialocal businesses+3 | Bob Fitch | Sioux Metro Growth AllianceFitch Media+1 | WorthingHudson+1 | Sioux Metro Growth AllianceFitch Media+5 | — | 43m 03s | ||
| 2/11/26 | local governmenteconomic development+3 | Derek Wenck | — | HarrisburgSouth Dakota | HarrisburgDerek Wenck+3 | — | 37m 27s | ||
| 1/28/26 | growthutility safety+3 | Joshua ChaseSam Wagner | MidAmerican Energy | Sioux Metro | Sioux MetroMidAmerican Energy+3 | — | 45m 11s | ||
| 1/14/26 | legislationSouth Dakota+3 | Senator Casey CrabtreeRepresentative Kent Roe+1 | SD Biotech Association | South Dakota | legislative sessionSouth Dakota+3 | — | 47m 33s | ||
| 1/14/26 | Growth Summit Recap: Data Centers and AI Panel | CEO of EDPA-SD, Mike Bockorny, leads a conversation about data centers and artificial intelligence with this group of industry experts. Listen into the panel discussion featuring: Kyle Peters (Developer/Owners Rep), Ryan Punt (CEO, SDN Communications), Sam South (Director of Analytics Innovation, Microsoft), and Ben Dold (Presidents & COO, Midco). | 51m 21s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | Growth Summit Recap: Coaxis Energy - Liquid Natural Gas | Trent Arlint and Scott Stern of COAXIS Energy educate the crowd on the benefits of liquified natural gas, as well as explaining how their product has been useful worldwide. | 28m 27s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | Growth Summit Recap: Renewable Energy Panel | Listen in on the Renewable Energy Panel at the 2025 Growth Summit! Jesse Fonkert, CEO of SD Trade moderates a conversation on renewable energy with panelists Gary Fish (Board President, SD Renewable Energy Association), Henry Rubin (Director of Regulator & Political Affairs, NextEra Energy), and Peter Schmitt (Project Developer, US Solar). | 44m 33s | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | Growth Summit Recap: Nuclear Energy Keynote Eric Meyer | Eric Meyer, Founder and Executive Director for Generation Atomic, addresses the crowd at the 2025 Growth Summit as the morning keynote. Listen in as Eric explains the advancements in nuclear energy and discusses what is on the horizon nuclear power generation in the United States. | 59m 12s | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | Growth Summit Recap: Power 101 | Didn't have a chance to attend the 2025 Growth Summit? Listen in to our Power 101 panel featuring SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen as the panel moderator and panelists: Sam Wagner (Business and Community Development Manager, MidAmerican Energy), Steve Kolbeck (State Director-SD, Xcel Energy), and Mike Jaspers (VP of Business Development, East River Electric). | 44m 33s | ||||||
| 12/3/25 |  Serving Rural Communities with Lorraine Polak | In this episode of Growing Places, SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen sits down with Lorraine Polak, State Director for USDA-Rural Development. Listen is as the pair discusses improving infrastructure in rural South Dakota, USDA-RD efforts to bolster preparedness in rural communities, and how your community can get connected to resources. Visit USDA-RD on X Lorraine's Hidden Gem: Lewis and Clark Trails Tyler's Hidden Gem: Grey Goose Social Club | 23m 21s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 |  The Electric Eric Pauli - Xcel Energy | Join us as SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen invites Eric Pauli, Community Relations Manager for Xcel Energy, to the podcast studio. The pair discuss Xcel Energy’s role in supporting economic and community development across South Dakota through reliable power delivery and strategic infrastructure planning and more. Eric's not-so-hidden Gem: Scheels | 33m 42s | ||||||
| 10/29/25 |  Responsible Development with Mike Bockorny EDPA-SD | Join us as SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen sits down with President for South Dakota's Economic Development Professionals Association (EDPA), Mike Bockorny. Tyler and Mike discuss economic development in South Dakota, traveling the state, and making South Dakota a place of abundant opportunity. Mike's Hidden Gem: Mike loves downtowns of all sizes. Businesses: Hotel on Phillips, the Steel District, JL Beers, and Zandbros. | 57m 35s | ||||||
| 10/15/25 |  Building South Dakota's Workforce with BDSF | In this episode of Growing Places we have a full house! SMGA's CEO Tyler Tordsen and Economic Development Specialists Chris Fields and Josh Chase sit down with a trio who are actively involved in building South Dakota's workforce, one person at a time. From Southeast Technical College, Kelli Rogotzke joins the show to tell us how students and industry partners can get involved in the Build Dakota Scholarship. Megan Maker from Neighborhood Dental tells us about her experience as an industry pa... | 30m 14s | ||||||
| 9/17/25 |  Talking Tourism with Kasi Haberman of SESD Tourism | Listen in as SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen and Economic Development Specialist Chris Fields are joined by Southeast South Dakota Tourism's Kasi Haberman. Kasi is the Executive Director of SESD Tourism. Join the trio as they discussed their partnership, SESD Tourism's publication, and how tourism impacts the state's economy. Kasi's Hidden Gems: Cherry Rock Farms, Red Truck Alpaca Farm, and Buddies & Co. | 41m 29s | ||||||
| 9/3/25 |  A Dose of Dean Dziedzic of the Sioux Falls Development Foundation | Join us as SMGA CEO Tyler Tordsen and Economic Development Specialist Chris Fields as they sit down with Dean Dziedzic of the Sioux Falls Development Foundation. The trio discuss Dean's history, the Sioux Falls Development Foundation (SFDF), and SFDF's projects. Dean's Hidden Gem: Hartford Steak Co. | 50m 48s | ||||||
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Chart history for Growing Places
Peaked at #187 in CH, currently #187 in CH.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH | — | #187 | #187 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.