What if the key to saving small towns isn’t more people — but the right people?
Meet Jessica Meyers, founder of Porchlight, a South Dakota-based startup reshaping the future of rural America. In this episode of Spotlight Sioux Falls, Jessica explains how her company recruits high-skill professionals to rural jobs — from paramedics to chemists — while helping towns prepare through housing studies, strategic plans, and community support.
🎯 What you'll hear:
The real reason families want to move back to small towns
How Porchlight filled a $1M+ salary gap across SD
Stories from towns like Highmore, Mobridge, and Flandreau
Why this started with Startup Sioux Falls and Co.Starters
Her take on raising families next to grandparents, and how that changes lives.
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🔗 Learn more about Jessica Meyers and Porchlight:
Jessica on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-meyers-porchlight/
Website | https://porchlight-services.com/
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/porchlightservices/
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PorchLightRural
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/porchlightservices
📍 Filmed in Sioux Falls, SD
🎙 Sponsored by MAGNETIC
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