Casey Crabtree

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About Casey Crabtree

Casey Crabtree currently serves as Director of Economic Development for Heartland Energy in Madison, South Dakota. He leads their efforts to attract new businesses and encourage existing businesses to expand in Heartland communities. He oversees the economic development programs including grants, energy incentives and revolving loan funds to facilitate growth in the region. He is a graduate of Northern State University, where he was also a four-year member of the football team and graduated from the Leadership South Dakota program in 2017. Casey has spent much of his career working in business development and management. He has held positions for Daktronics in both Brookings, SD and Chicago, IL and with Interstate Batteries in Sioux Falls. Casey and his wife Ashley are also entrepreneurs and own small businesses in the Madison area. Casey is serving his third term in the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 8. He is chairman of the Senate Commerce and Energy committee and a member on Taxation. He has previously served as both Majority Leader and Majority Whip, chair of the Senate State Affairs committee, a member of the Executive Board and interim studies on workforce housing and property tax reduction efforts. Casey and Ashley live just outside of Madison with their two boys, where they enjoy attending sporting events and spending time outdoors. Specialties Economic Development, Government Relations, Public Policy, Incentives, Grants, Loans, Finance, Commercial Finance, Business Development, Customer Service, Business Retention, Sales, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Leadership, Customer Experience, Start-Ups, Sales Development, Entrepreneurship