Craig R. Lloyd is founder and board chairman of Lloyd Companies, a leading regional full-service development, real estate, construction, property management and hospitality company.

Founded in 1972, Lloyd has grown the Sioux Falls-based firm from one multifamily property to a portfolio of more than 6,000 apartment units and many of the region’s finest office and retail centers.

With extensive knowledge of site selection and acquisition, land planning, government relations, real estate negotiations and financing, Lloyd has overseen development of more than 7,000 apartment units, 2 million square feet of commercial space and more than 700 acres of land for mixed use development.

Thanks to Lloyd’s vision, the company’s signature projects have transformed brownfield properties in downtown Sioux Falls, including Uptown at Falls Park, a 7.4 acre, $65 million mixed use development on the site of a former salvage yard and landfill at the gateway of the city’s namesake park.

In the depths of the Great Recession, Lloyd further invested in downtown Sioux Falls, redeveloping a former riverfront lumberyard into a hospitality, office and dining destination.

And the company’s commitment to the city’s core remains as strong as ever, with plans to develop an aging manufacturing site into a premier hospitality, office, residential and retail center.

Lloyd’s career also has included development of corporate headquarters, state-of-the-art data centers and first-in-market retail developments for organizations such as Midcontinent Communications, Esurance, Meta Financial Group, Hilton Garden Inn, Home Depot, Fleet Farm, Menards and Century Theatres.

Lloyd is a licensed real estate broker in South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota.

Professional distinctions:
• Home Builder of the Year award from the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire
• SD Hall of Fame Inductee
• Friend of Housing Award from South Dakota Housing Development Authority
• Outstanding Philanthropist from Association of Fundraising Professionals South Dakota Chapter
• Distinguished Service Award – USD Beacom School of Business
• Spirit of Sioux Falls Leadership Award
• Sales and Marketing Executive of the Year Award

Community leadership:
• President of the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire
• National Regional Manager of the South Dakota Home Builders Association
• Ambassador of the Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce
• Past member of the Sioux Falls YMCA Board
• Past member of the Mankato State University Foundation Board

Current board service:
• Dakota Reit Board
• USD Beacom School of Business Advisory Committee
• Sioux Falls Community Foundation Committee
• Member of the Prairie Family Business Association