Here is the list of permits for sales-tax and contractor-tax refunds on large projects. The identity of the permit holders was previously held confidential by the state Department of Revenue and Regulation. An administrative judge ruled that the permits were public records and don't have confidential-status protection under South Dakota law. The judge declared permit applications shall be confidential because they contain proprietary information protected by state law.
1994 - One permit.
Recipient: City of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, S.D. Project: Sioux Falls Convention Center. Location: Sioux Falls. Date of issue: Oct. 21, 1994.
1995 - No permits.
1996 - One permit.
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Recipient: City of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, S.D. Project: Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science. Location: Downtown Sioux Falls. Date of issue: July 24, 1996.
1997 - No permits.
1998 - Two permits.
Company: Heartland Grain Fuels, Aberdeen, S.D. Project: Ethanol plant. Location: Rural Huron. Date of issue: April 30, 1998.
Company: Tri-State Ethanol Company, Rosholt, S.D. Project: Ethanol plant. Location: Rural Rosholt. Date of issue: Aug. 25, 1998.
1999 - No permits.
2000 - One permit.
Dakota Ethanol, LLC, Wentworth, S.D. Project: Ethanol plant. Location: Rural Lake County. Date of issue: March 10, 2000.
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2001 - Three permit.
Northern Lights Ethanol, LLC, Milbank, S.D. Project: Ethanol plant. Location: Rural Grant County. Date of issue: March 7, 2001.
Company: Glacial Lakes Energy LLC, Watertown, S.D. Project: Ethanol plant. Location: Rural Watertown. Date of issue: May 14, 2001.
Company: Davisco Foods International, Le Seuer, Minn. Project: Lake Norden cheese plant upgrade. Location: Lake Norden. Date of issue: Dec. 20, 2001.
2002 - Three permits.
Company: Great Plains Ethanol, Lennox, S.D. Project: Ethanol plant. Location: Rural Turner County. Date of issue: Feb. 13, 2002.
Company: James Valley Ethanol, Sioux Falls, S.D. Project: Ethanol plant. Location: Rural Aberdeen. Date of issue: March 6, 2002.
Company: Verasun Energy Corporation, Brookings S.D. Project: Brookings County plant. Location: Rural Brookings. Date of issue: June 25, 2002.
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2003 - Two permits.
Company: Sioux River Ethanol, Sioux Falls. Project: New agricultural processing facility. Location: Rural Hudson. Date of issue: April 7, 2003.
Company: McFlegg of South Dakota, Watertown, S.D. Project: Manufacturing. Location, Pheasant Ridge industrial park, Watertown. Date of issue: Nov. 6, 2003.
2004 - No permits.
2005 - Six permits.
Company: ADP, Roseland, N.J. Project: New business facility. Location: Sioux Falls. Date of issue: April 16, 2005.
Company: John Morrell and Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Project: New agricultural processing facility. Location: 1400 N. Weber Ave., Sioux Falls. Date of issue: Aug. 2, 2005.
Company: Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bismarck, N.D. Project: Generation station. Location: Rural Groton. Date of issue: Aug. 16, 2005.
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Company: Redfield Energy LLC, Redfield, S.D. Project: New agricultural processing facility. Location: Rural Redfield. Date of issue: Aug. 30, 2005.
Company: PrairieEthanol LLC, Sioux Falls, S.D. Project: New agricultural processing facility. Location: Rural Mitchell. Date of issue: Sept. 1, 2005.
Company: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Brookings, S.D. Project: Expanded business facility. Location: 601 Twenty-second Avenue S., Brookings. Date of issue: Oct. 1, 2005.
2006 - 15 permits.
Company: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Aberdeen, S.D. Project: New business facility. Location: 620 Brown County Road 19, Aberdeen. Date of issue: Jan. 1, 2006.
Company: Northern Lights Ethanol LLC, Big Stone City, S.D. Project: Expanded agricultural facility. Location: Rural Big Stone City. Date of issue: Jan. 2, 2006.
Company: North Country Ethanol, Rosholt, S.D. Project: Expanded agricultural facility. Location: Rural Rosholt. Date of issue: Feb. 1, 2006.
Company: South Dakota Wheat Growers, Aberdeen, S.D. Project: Ethanol corn-receiving site. Location: Huron. Date of issue: April 1, 2006.
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Company: Cherapa Place LLC, Sioux Falls, S.D. Project: New business facility. Location: Old Zip Feed site, Sioux Falls. Date of issue: April 1, 2006.
Company: South Dakota Wheat Growers, Aberdeen, S.D. Project: McLaughlin shuttle loader. Location: McLaughlin. Date of issue: April 1, 2006.
Company: Broin and Associates, Sioux Falls, S.D. Project: Expanded business facility. Location: Not available. Date of issue: April 24, 2006.
Company: Millennium Ethanol, Inc., Marion, S.D. Project: Agricultural processing facility. Location: Marion. Date of issue: June 1, 2006.
Company: MinnDakota Wind LLC, Portland, Ore. Project: New business facility. Location: Not available. Date of issue: Aug. 1, 2006.
Company: Premier Bankcard Inc., Sioux Falls, S.D. Project: New business facility. Location: 900 W. Delaware St., Sioux Falls. Date of issue: Aug. 1, 2006.
Company: Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad, Brookings, S.D. Project: Not available. Location: Not available. Date of issue: Aug. 6, 2006.
Company: Northern Beef Packers LLC, Aberdeen, S.D. Project: New agricultural processing facility. Location: Aberdeen. Date of issue: Sept. 1, 2006.
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Company: High Plains Biofuels Inc., Delano, Minn. Project: New agricultural processing facility. Location: Volga. Date of issue: Oct. 1, 2006.
Company: Great Plains Ethanol LLC, Chancellor, S.D. Project: Expanded agricultural facility. Location: Rural Chancellor. Date of issue: Oct. 15, 2006.
Company: Midland National Life Insurance, Sioux Falls, S.D. Project: Not available. Location: Solberg and 59 Street, Sioux Falls. Date of issue: Nov. 1, 2006.
2007 - 13 permits.
Company: Glacial Lakes Energy LLC, Watertown, S.D. Project: Expanded agricultural facility. Location: Rural Watertown. Date of issue: Jan. 1, 2007.
Company: Missouri Valley Renewable Energy, Watertown, S.D. Project: New agricultural processing facility. Location: Rural Watertown. Date of issue: Jan. 1, 2007.
Company: Aberdeen Energy LLC, Mina, S.D. Project: New agricultural processing facility. Location: Rural Mina. Date of issue: Feb. 1, 2007.
Company: Heartland Grain Fuels LP, Aberdeen, S.D. Project: Expanded agricultural facility. Location: Rural Aberdeen. Date of issue: March 15, 2007.
Company: Tatanka Wind Power LLC, Chicago, Ill. Project: Wind farm. Location: McPherson County. Date of issue: April 30, 2007.
Company: Unknown (Presumed to Basin Electric but not stated on permit), Bismarck, N.D. Project: Groton Generation Station 2. Location: Rural Groton. Date of issue: May 1, 2007.
Company: South Dakota Wheat Growers, Aberdeen, S.D. Project: New agricultural facility. Location: Cresbard. Date of issue: May 12, 2007.
Company: South Dakota Wheat Growers, Aberdeen, S.D. Project: New agricultural facility. Location: U.S. 10 and S.D. 37, Hecla. Date of issue: May 15, 2007.
Company: Verasun Energy Corp., Brookings, S.D. Project: Expanded agricultural production facility. Location: Brookings. Date of issue: June 1, 2007.
Company: Great Plains Ethanol LLC, Chancellor, S.D. Project: Expanded agricultural production facility. Location: Rural Chancellor. Date of issue: Sept. 1, 2007.
Company: Valley Queen Cheese, Milbank, S.D. Project: Expanded production facility. Location: Milbank. Date of issue: Oct. 15, 2007.
Company: Verasun Energy Corp., Brookings, S.D. Project: Expanded agricultural production facility. Location: Rural Aurora. Date of issue: Oct. 29, 2007.
Company: Aberdeen Development Corp., Aberdeen, S.D. Project: New facility. Location: 416 Production St. North, Aberdeen. Date of issue: Nov. 1, 2007.
2008 - Seven permits.
Company: South Dakota Oilseed Processors, Miller, S.D. Project: Oilseed processing plant. Location: U.S. 14, rural St. Lawrence. Date of issue: March 15, 2008.
Company: Big Stone II Project, Fergus Falls, Minn. Project: Big Stone II electricity power plant. Location: Big Stone City. Date of issue: April 1, 2008.
Company: Wessington Wind 1 LLC, San Francisco, Cal. Project: Wessington Springs wind farm. Location: Wessington Springs. Date of issue: April 15, 2008.
Company: South Dakota Wheat Grower, Aberdeen, S.D.. Project: Expanded agricultural facility. Location: 110 Sixth Avenue SE, Aberdeen. Date of issue: May 1, 2008.
Company: Tower Tech Systems, Manitowac, Wis. Project: New business facility. Location: Corson Development Park, Brandon. Date of issue: July 28, 2008.
Company: Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co., Aberdeen, S.D. Project: Expanded business facility. Location: 610 Brown County 19 N, Aberdeen. Date of issue: Aug. 1, 2008.
Company: TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP, Omaha, Nebraska. Project: TransCanada Keystone pipeline. Location: Statewide. Date of issue: Aug. 19, 2008.
2009 - No permits to date.
