Central South Dakota News

Event Schedule
Ramkota, Pierre
1:00 PM       
Registration Opens

1:30 PM       

Legislative Briefing and South Dakota's only Business Caucus
Featuring David Owen, President, South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and Ryan Budmayr, VP of PR & Business Development, Lawrence & Schiller 

Policy Directions and Priorities in Washington and the States
Guest speaker Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President, Chief Policy Officer and Head of Strategic Advocacy, US Chamber of Commerce
4:00 PM       
Time at the Capitol 

5-7:00 PM   
Legislative Reception
Ramkota, with 6 PM program featuring Chamber award presentations for Distinguished Legislative Service, Outstanding Public Service, Business Legislative Advocate and Lifetime Achievement. 

This year's honorees include a group of individuals who developed a plan, passed legislation and successfully argued what is known as the Wayfair Decision before the United States Supreme Court. Our Distinguished Legislative Service award will be given to the following individuals:  Attorney General Marty Jackley, Representative Gary Cammack, former legislator Deb Peters, former South Dakota Retailers Association Executive Director Shawn Lyons, Bureau of Administration Deputy Commissioner Andy Gerlach and Department of Revenue Business Tax Division Director Doug Schinkel. 

We are pleased to announce that former Governor Dennis Daugaard will be our guest presenter for this award. 

The Outstanding Public Service award will honor a group of women who served in cabinet level positions under multiple governors.  The honorees are Pam Roberts, the only person in state history to hold cabinet level positions for five different South Dakota governors; Doneen Hollingsworth who served as Secretary of Health from 1995-2015, under Governors Janklow, Rounds and Daugaard; Sandy Zinter who served 18 years in state government in the position of commissioner of the Bureau of Human Resouces, also for Governors Janklow, Rounds and Daugaard; and, Deb Bowman (posthumously) who served as Senior Advisor to Governors Janklow, Rounds and Daugaard and also as Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Social Services under Governor Rounds.

U.S. Senator and former Governor Mike Rounds will be our guest presenter for this award. 

7 PM
Adjourn 

Event Venue

Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center For lodging reservations call 605-224-6877 

920 W Sioux Avenue Pierre SD 57501

Fees/Admission

Registration  

$85 for all presentations, refreshments and reception. For an early registration discount of $5 discount, register by February 3rd.

Description

Business Day at the Legislature

Business Day reflects our role as a leading voice of business by bringing local business and community leaders to Pierre to advocate for sound business policy, to review legislative activities and issues, to participate in Business Caucus, to strengthen relationships with policymakers and the business community, and recognize business and legislative leaders. 

Legislators are traditionally hosted to the reception by local chambers of commerce and the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Our thanks to the Aberdeen Chamber, Brookings Chamber, Dakota Valley Business Council, Deadwood Chamber, Elevate Rapid City, Greater Madison Chamber, Greater Sioux Falls Chamber, Huron Chamber, Mitchell Chamber, Pierre Chamber, Watertown Chamber and Yankton Thrive for their support!

The Chamber Board of Directors hosts members of the cabinet and constitutional officers.

The annual Business Day at the Legislature program is chaired by Jafar Karim, Director of Governmental Affairs, Black Hills Energy, Rapid City.

Original source can be found here.