YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Economic Development Professionals Association of South Dakota held their second annual conference last month and decided to move ahead and hire a president for the organization.

Mike Bockorny with the Aberdeen Development Corporation will be the acting President. He says they are focused on working with state government.

Bockorny says the members have a number of different priorities.

Bockorny says every community is dealing with workforce and housing challenge.

Bockorny says they would like to have a President and staff in place by April. The E.D.P.A. is made up of economic development organizations from all the class one cities in the state.