This award is granted to an SMGA member community that has demonstrated successful new ideas in community development or who achieved a community goal through partnership and community effort.

“Leadership is everything, and Dell Rapids has been blessed to have a long line of leaders there over the years,” said Chris Ekstrum of The First National Bank in Sioux Falls in the award video for the community. “They’ve been able to maintain growth and development while staying true to their small-town charm and who they are.”