Governor Kristi Noem’s “Freedom Works Here” nationwide workforce recruitment campaign continues to draw interest from residents of other states. The city of Mitchell is embracing the values of the campaign by offering people $1,000 to help with relocating to the community. Geri Beck, the head of the Mitchell Area Development Corporation, highlighted this effort at the groundbreaking of a new soybean processing plant near Mitchell last week.  Nearly 7,000 people have applied to move to South Dakota through “Freedom Works Here.” 1,650 applicants are in the final stages of moving to South Dakota. The most applications have come from California, Florida, Texas, Minnesota, and New York. 189 South Dakotans have also used the campaign as a tool to get plugged into career opportunities.