Rapid City will not host Harley-Davidson during the 2010 Sturgis motorcycle rally.

After more than 20 years, the motorcycle company is moving its corporate presence from its usual location at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center to Sturgis, according Brian Maliski, the civic center’s general manager.


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Harley-Davidson is under new management and has refocused its vision, Maliski said. Company officials want to be closer to their customers by bringing the company to them instead of having the customers come to the company, according to Maliski. “My understanding was that the new Harley CEO wanted to be in Sturgis itself,” Maliski said. A phone call to Harley-Davidson corporate headquarters was not returned Sunday.

Harley-Davidson changing rally locations, leaving Rapid City

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