Daktronics considers Redwood expansion

_{By Joshua Dixon
Staff Writer
Posted Dec. 20, 2013 @ 9:11 am}

Daktronics is currently looking into expanding one of its manufacturering facilities. The choice currently comes down to two facilities in South Dakota, or the Redwood Falls facility.

To encourage Daktronics to select Redwood Falls, the city council approved steps on Tuesday evening to set into place a tax increment financing plan that would run for the next nine years if the expansion is done here.

Jim Hansen, current project manager at the Redwood Falls Daktronics facility, told the council Daktronics is very happy with their Redwood Falls facility, which has been very successful for the past seven years.

However, Hansen said the current facility’s ceilings aren’t high enough to build electronic signs up to 14 feet tall.

Hansen said Daktronics originally planned on adding a building with the proper height in 2008, and some construction has already been done to take that into account.

At this point Daktronics is still considering its options, and the council noted the city will make no definite commitment until a decision is made.  A public hearing will be scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2014.