MEDIA ADVISORY

July 14, 2025

Contact: Josie Harms

Gov. Rhoden to Visit Brookings, Madison, and Volga on Open for Opportunity Tour

PIERRE, S.D. – Tomorrow, Governor Larry Rhoden will visit Brookings, Madison, and Volga on his Open for Opportunity tour.

Governor Rhoden will begin his day in Madison, where he will speak at the Heartland Energy Conference. Heartland Energy is a public power company providing affordable, reliable energy solutions to South Dakota and our neighboring states.

He will also stop by Prostrollo Auto Mall, highlighting the automotive industry’s positive impact on our growing economy.

In Volga, the Governor will tour Houdek, which provides aquaculture, pet nutrition, and human health markers with sustainable, traceable, and highly valuable food ingredients.

Governor Rhoden continues to keep South Dakotans strong, safe, and free. Thanks to Medgene, a Brookings-based animal health company, our state is ensuring that the same is true of our animal species.

WHAT: Governor Larry Rhoden to visit Brookings, Madison, and Volga on Open for Opportunity tour

WHEN: Tuesday, July 15, 2025

WHERE: Brookings, SD; Madison, SD; Volga, SD

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