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In this issue...
PDI Annual Meeting
Make a Difference Day
Featured Property
Dream Big Grow Here Contest
West Central Photo Contest
Investor Highlight
Our Investors
Thanks to many great businesses and organizations who help make our work possible.

 


October 2012

West Central Iowa Development Bulletin

      

 
Midwest Partnership attends PDI 2012 Annual Meeting

 

MWP Executive Director Chad Schreck and Economic Development Coordinator Sarah Gomez  attended the 2012 Annual Meeting and Fall Conference of Professional Developers of Iowa. "Exploring the Silicon Prairie..... Technology and Economic Development" was the theme for the conference, held at the Mid-America Center and Hilton Garden Inn and Suites in Council Bluffs  September 26 through 28. 
 
The conference kicked off with a golf outing on Wednesday afternoon followed by registration and a welcome reception at the Whiskey Roadhouse in Council Bluffs.
 
Thursday's events started off with a breakfast followed by speakers and breakout sessions over the next two days. Speakers included Sandy Ehrig, PDI President; Nic Bustamente, Microsoft; Chris Russell, Google; Rob Maglinger, Yahoo; Gail Kotval, IEDA, and Debi Durham, Director of IEDA
 
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Become a Member
Support area economic development by becoming an investor-member of Midwest Partnership!  Email [email protected] for more information.
 
Upcoming Events

October 6- Audubon Community Garage Sale Day (Audubon)

 

October 7- Oktoberfest (Adair)

 

October 7- St. Cecelia's Chicken Dinner (Guthrie)

 

October 27- Halloween Dance (Guthrie)

 

 

 

 

See the full list of events.
 
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Midwest Partnership EDC Staff

The people behind it all!

 

View my profile on LinkedInChad Schreck, Executive Director

 

View my profile on LinkedInSarah Gomez Economic Development Coordinator
 
Monica CateronView my profile on LinkedIn
Office Manager

 

 
Board of Directors
Executive Committee:
Sid Jones, President, Greene County

 

Warren Varley, Vice-President, AdairCounty

 

John Rutledge, Secretary, Guthrie County

 

Brett Irlmeier, Treasurer, Audubon County

 

Mike Underwood, Immediate Past President, Guthrie County

 

Scott Homan, Adair County

 

Troy Wessel, Audubon County

 

Norm Fandel, Greene County

 

Eric Tiernan, Guthrie County

 

 

Adair County:
Duane Armstead
Merlyn Brown
Marty Fisher 
Ryan Frederick
Renee Schwartz
Matt Wedemeyer
 

 

Audubon County:
Lyle Hansen, Jr.
Jason Hocker
Kristin Foran
Sam Kauffman 
Todd Nelsen
Tom Nielsen

 

Greene County:
Amy Milligan
John Clark
Mary Jane Fields
Michael Cooley
Rick Morain
Teresa Mobley

Guthrie County:
Mike Carey 
Cheryl Marks
Everett Grasty 
Gary Haverman
John Rutledge
Bob Williamson 
 
Make a Difference Day is October 27 
 
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We've all heard the term "pay it forward". October 27th is Make a Difference Day- the annual day of volunteering,  your chance to give back, to your community, a charitable organization, a school, a church.

 

Many towns and cities host official Make a Difference celebrations with organized activities. Each year more than 3 million people volunteer on Make a Difference Day. You can too. 

 

Find out more at www.makeadifferenceday.com and get your group or community involved.

  

  

 

Featured Property for October

 ITW Building, Guthrie Center

ITW
 
 
Located at 104 Industrial Road, Guthrie Center, Iowa (Guthrie County)
 
Property and Area Description:
The subject site is located just south of highway 44 in the industrial area of east Guthrie Center. The site appears to be adequate for the present use of the property. The building is built to accommodate two truck height dock overhead doors for loading and unloading on the west side with ample room for the trucks to maneuver. The site provides for adequate parking for its present use.  
 
Building Details:
Total Sq. Ft: 13,712; Building Type: Industrial,Office; Number of Stories: 1; Year Built: 1987; Ceiling Peak (ft): 0; Ceiling Eaves (ft): 16; Expandable: No; Can Subdivide: Yes; Construction Type: Metal or Steel; Zoning: Industrial-Light; Site Size (Acres): 1 Within City Limits: Yes; Former Use: Industrial
 
Contact Midwest Partnership Economic Development's office at 515-523-1262 for more details.
Dream Big, Grow Here Contest drawing to a close
                                                                             
Two weeks remain to enter your business plans in the Dream Big, Grow Here contest.
 
The Dream Big Grow Here grant contest is an opportunity for Iowans to fulfill their dreams of self-employment or expansion of their current firm.  Entrants compete online for a chance to win a $5,000 regional grant, and then become eligible to compete for a chance to win a $10,000 grand prize. Check out the How It Works section on the website below for official contest rules.  
 
In the Midwest Partnership's service region, the counties of Guthrie and Audubon are eligible for the DMACC Business Resources 2012 contest. Many other counties in Iowa are included in this current contest, check the website for full details and a map showing all eligible counties for 2012.
 
Information about the contest and requirements is available in their website.

 

 

West Central
West Central's
2012 Photo Contest

West Central's Annual Photo Contest is back and seeking submissions that showcase the region's rural lifestyle Iowa's agricultural back-ground. 

Full details on the contest rules and requirements are available on West Central's website

West Central has created an album of all the submissions so far on their Facebook page. West Central encourages anyone with an interest in photography to enter.

 
 

DICA was founded in 1988 as a family business, with the name DICA created from the first two letters of the founder's names, Dick and Carolyn Koberg. DICA initially represented multiple manufacturing companies, supplying fiberglass utility bodies, aerial buckets, small excavating equipment and electrical inverters to a variety of gas, electric and telecom utilities. 

 

All the while pursuing a request received from a fleet manager years earlier: Can you build me a better outrigger pad? 

 

At that time, there was a growing consensus that outrigger pads should be the foundation for the safe operation of equipment that required outriggers for stability. However, limited information was available regarding the ideal size, thickness or material for the safe use of outrigger pads. Additionally, most pads were created from wood materials or cable reel ends, without regard to ground conditions or needs of the equipment.

 

That being the case, DICA began developing an engineered outrigger pad through research and evaluation of outrigger required equipment and identifying superior materials for outrigger pads. We delivered our first of these pads in 1988 and they've been steadily improving our materials and designs ever since. The history of these improvements, has positioned DICA as the industry leader for engineered outrigger pads throughout North America.

 

Today they continue to serve their original customers and they've expanded to serve the construction, arborist, energy, government, concrete, RV and many other industries with a full line of Safety Tech� Outrigger Pads.

 
 
(Information courtesy of www.dicausa.com)


MWP Hi Resolution Logo Save the Date
2013 Annual Dinner

 

Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the Lake Panorama National Conference Center. Social hour begins at 5:45 pm. $20 per plate/$150 for table of 8. Please make checks payable to Midwest Partnership, P.O. Box 537, Stuart, IA 50250

 

RSVP's requested by January 17, 2013 to Monica Cateron at

[email protected] or 515-523-1262

 

 

About Us

Midwest Partnership EDC is the non-profit, collaborative economic development organization formed to strengthen the economic vitality of the communities of Adair, Audubon, Greene and Guthrie counties of west central Iowa.