Mitchell, South Dakota; AKA, Silicon Plains

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Approximately 70 miles away from the Sioux Fall, SD regional airport and through seemingly endless cornfields, Mitchell, South Dakota is, at first glance, an unlikely place to find a concentration of telecommunications firms and Engineering brainpower. Home to Innovative Systems, Martin Group (incorrectly stated as Martin & Associates in the video) and Vantage Point Solutions, Mitchell has the largest concentration of technology firms dedicated solely to the independent telecom industry. Watch below to see the secrets to success for this dynamic Midwestern community.

4 responses to “Mitchell, South Dakota; AKA, Silicon Plains”

Roger Bindl

August 31, 2007

As an after thought I wondered if we should have called this “Silicon Prairie”… if only because it has same number of syllables as it’s California counterpart. I would have gave it a higher rating, but didn’t think it fair to rate our own – there is no neutral rating. 🙂

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October 23, 2012

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