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Years. his predecessors did similarly, now sioux falls boasts a reserve thats 32% of its operating budget. thats a sizable rainy day fund. >> this is the midwest, this is south dakota, this is sioux falls. here we value prudence, we value caution. >> so prudently the mayor decided to invest in infrastructure. since 2010, the city has repaired or rebuilt 290 miles of roadway. in 2013, sioux falls broke its construction record for a single year. >> to me if your infrastructure is not rock solid, y...

Repaired or rebuilt 290 miles of roadway. in 2013, sioux falls broke its construction record for a single year. >> to me, if infrastructure is not rock solid, you cant go after some of those more visionary and more grand things that are kind of hanging out there on the edges. >> like building a talented workforce. sioux falls has an unemployment rate of about 3%. thats good but it also means there arent enough people to fill the 2,000 plus jobs currently available. the problem is statewide. the ...