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"Sioux Falls offers the partnerships need- ed to build a successful event," said Blaine Davis, sales manager of the Sioux Falls CVB. "When Sioux Falls has the opportunity to host a sporting event, the entire community gets behind the effort." Hotel rooms: 4,200 Hotel tax: 9.5 percent plus a $2 per night tax.
Soccer in Sioux Falls
hosts various sporting events from soccer and softball to baseball and basketball.
Fields & facilities: 34 baseball fields, 74 softball fields, 60 soccer fields, 41 tennis courts, 29 indoor volleyball courts, 18 indoor basketball courts, 23 basketball courts, 14 football fields, 18 sand volley- ball courts, six pools and two skate parks. New facility: Ground was broken in May on the new Sanford Sports Complex, a 162-acre facility that will feature nine football fields, nine basket- ball courts, room for 11 volleyball courts and a field house. Plans also include three ice rinks and multiple ten- nis courts. Construction is expected to
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be complete in late 2013. Convention center: The 100,000- square foot Sioux Falls Convention Center connects to a 243-room hotel and an 8,000-seat Arena and is adjacent to the Sioux Falls Baseball Stadium and Howard Wood Field. A new events center is cur- rently under construction and will be part of the complex. Contact: Sioux Falls CVB, www.visitsiouxfalls.com. ■
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Black Hills
In the Black Hills of South Dakota, you will find an oasis of pine-clad mountains on the Great Plains as well as six nation- al parks, 101 miles of National Scenic Byways, waterfalls, recreational trails, and Old West landmarks like Deadwood and Wounded Knee.