Office of the Governor
For Immediate Release:  Thursday, September 19, 2002
For More Information:  Bob Mercer or Mike Mueller, 773-3212

State Government Agencies to Share Quarters in Sioux Falls

Single Location Offers One-Stop Convenience to Public

(Pierre) – Access to services will be more convenient for the public after the Sioux Falls offices of seven state agencies move to a new location in the coming weeks.

“This relocation will be a huge benefit for the public. People will be able to go to one location to get the services they need from these state agencies,” Gov. Bill Janklow said. “It is especially important that people will no longer have to drive across town from the Department of Social Services if they also need assistance from the Departments of Labor or Human Services.”

Janklow said the new one-stop center at 811 E. 10th Street in the former Sears Store is on a Sioux Falls community transit route and has improved parking for people with disabilities.

First to move into the new location will be the Department of Social Services. DSS will begin operating there on September 23. In the coming weeks, other state departments will relocate their Sioux Falls operations there. They include the Department of Human Services; the Department of Labor; the Department of Agriculture; the Bureau of Information and Telecommunications; the Governor’s Office of Economic Development; and the Real Estate Commission.

The move also allows some state offices to coordinate their extended evening hours.  For example, the Dept. of Social Services Economic Assistance Office and the Dept. of Labor, were each open on one evening to accommodate people who need assistance after regular office hours.  However, they were open on separate nights.  Now, both offices will be open from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings.

Social Services, Human Services and Labor all plan to complete their moves into the newly-renovated building during weekends so there will be no disruption in service.   Letters are being sent to current clients, alerting them to the upcoming office relocation.

Agencies and offices included in the move, their expected open dates, and their new addresses are:

Dept. of Social Services (Sept. 23):

Economic Assistance
811 E 10th St  Dept 1
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Child Support Enforcement
811 E 10th St  Dept 2
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Child Protection Services
811 E 10th St  Dept 3
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Adult Services & Aging
811 E 10th St  Dept 4
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Recoveries & Fraud Investigations
811 E 10th St  Dept 5
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Child Care Services
811 E 10th St  Dept 6
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Quality Control
811 E 10th St  Dept 7
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

District Office
811 E 10th St  Dept 10
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Dept. of Labor (Sept. 30):

One-Stop Career Center
811 E 10th St  Dept 41
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Unemployment Insurance Division
811 E 10th St  Dept 42
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker Program
811 E 10th St  Dept 43
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Dept. of Commerce and Regulation (Sept. 30)

South Dakota Real Estate Commission 
811 E 10th St  Dept 45
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Governor’s Office of Economic Development (Sept. 30)

Southeast Regional Office
811 E 10th St  Dept 44
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Dept. of Agriculture (Oct. 3):

Resource Conservation & Forestry Division
811 E 10th St Dept 25
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Dept. of Human Services (Oct. 7):

Rehabilitation Services
811 E 10th St  Dept 21
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired
811 E 10th St  Dept 22
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Developmental Disabilities
811 E 10th St  Dept 23
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Disability Determination Services 
811 E 10th St  Dept 24
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650

Bureau of Information & Telecommunications:

LAN Services
811 E 10th St  Dept 70
Sioux Falls SD  57103-1650