New & Existing Business Support

Grant funding is available for Downtown Brookings business improvements and events.

Interested in starting a business or moving a business to Downtown Brookings? Our community has a vast amount of resources and training available.

Brookings Economic Development

BEDC serves as the gateway for businesses, providing the complimentary, confidential services you need to start, expand, or relocate here.

Development Review Team

The DRT is a group of helpful city staff that works with project representatives to identify opportunities and resolve potential issues before plans are finalized. This process is designed to save you time and money, while remaining confidential.

Historic Preservation Funding

This historic preservation Funding Guide in an effort to assist the people of South Dakota to find resources for preservation and building projects.

Brookings Area Chamber of COmmerce

The Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce works to promote, advocate, connect, and enrich the Brookings area business community.

Community Development

The Community Development Department provides professional advice, technical expertise and quality service in the areas of land use planning, zoning administration, code enforcement and community development initiatives.

State Historic Preservation Office

SHPO manages the National Register of Historic Places program in South Dakota and reviews federal, state, and local government activities to understand their affects on cultural and historic resources.

Small Business Development Center

SBDC offers one-on-one confidential no cost business consulting, research & industry benchmark comparisons, financial analysis and projections, and business plan writing support.

Brookings Historic Preservation Commission

The Brookings Preservation Commission administers historic preservation zoning, produces educational material, and reviews exterior projects within registered historic districts, including much of Downtown Brookings.