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Dakota Midday: Hugh Weber, The OTA Builders, And The Future Of South Dakota's Creative Class

You might not consider South Dakota a hotbed of creativity, but Hugh Weber does. Weber is the CEO of OTA, a network for the region’s creative class. He sat down with Dakota Midday host Lori Walsh to introduce 20 artists and innovators raising the connectivity of creatives throughout the region. Hugh Weber discusses the power of network theory, what it means to create and innovate in South Dakota,  and what’s next for his Bush Foundation-funded organization.

Lori Walsh is a special correspondent with SDPB and host of the "In the Moment" podcast.

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