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South Dakota
CS Office in this State
State Impact Sheet
- South Dakota (PDF)
Trade Events In This State
Success Stories for South Dakota Businesses
Central States of Lyons, a manufacturer of fire fighting apparatus, sought CS Sioux Falls office guidance on a tender it had with the Jamaican government. The CS contacted Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to determine the necessary procedures for exporting and installing thermal imaging cameras on emergency vehicles. As a result, Central States completed a sale to the Government of Jamaica valued at $7,782,553.
Two Sockets-Two Meters of Sioux Falls is a 5-person manufacturer of meter
sockets and voltage transformers. The firm was new to exporting and
tapped the CS South Dakota office for help in growing its international
presence. CS recruited Two Sockets-Two Meters to participate in a three month
South Dakota ExporTech program which helps companies export
by working with them to develop global marketing strategies. As a result,
Two Sockets-Two Meters made its first export sale, a $750,000 shipment to
Canada.
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