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May 2013
West Central Iowa Development Bulletin
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MWP staff attends annual SMART Conference
Midwest Partnership staff members attended the 2013 Iowa SMART Conference Thursday, May 2, 2013, at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, in spite of the unexpected winter storm.
The Iowa SMART Economic Development Conference is Iowa's premiere economic development conference, Iowa's largest annual conference devoted to economic development. Now in its 28th year, the SMART Conference includes general sessions, workshops and networking opportunities to business and community leaders, elected officials, board members and those involved in economic development across the Midwest to find synergy in moving the Iowa's economy forward. Workshop Topics included "Brain Gain- Rural Counties & Rural Cities", "Growing Your Tourism Opportunities" and many others. This year's luncheon keynote speaker was Bill Rancic, award-winning personality and original winner (2004) of the "The Apprentice" reality TV show. Bill shared his many experiences not only on "The Apprentice," but also as a successful entrepreneur, a best-selling author ("You're Hired: How to Succeed in Business and Life," "Beyond The Lemonade Stand"), a television host/producer ("America Now," "Giuliana and Bill," "Ready for Love") and a restaurateur (Chicago restaurant RPM-Italian chain). The SMART Conference is a public/private partnership co-sponsored by the investor-owned electric and natural gas companies of the Iowa Utility Association (IUA) and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA).
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| Upcoming Events |
May 25- Adair-Casey Alumni Association Banquet (Adair)
June 1- White Pole Road Garage Sale (Guthrie)
June 10- Southwestern Annual Business Conference and Expo
See the full list of events.
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| 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
Matt Wedemeyer
Julie Harter
Tyler Brandt
Audubon County:
Lyle Hansen, Jr.
Jason Hocker
Kristin Foran
Sam Kauffman
Todd Nelsen
Tom Nielsen
Greene County:
Amy Milligan
Michael Cooley
Rick Morain
Teresa Mobley
Guthrie County: Mike Carey
Cheryl Marks
Everett Grasty
Gary Haverman
John Rutledge
Bob Williamson
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 Lincoln Highway celebrates 100 years
The original founders of the Lincoln Highway envisioned as "coast to coast rock highway" connecting New York and San Francisco, giving travelers an easy cross-country route to travel. Many Iowans were also involved in creating what was known as the "Main Street Across America", a road which avoided larger cities and carried travelers through many small communities.
Carl Fisher assembled in group of businessmen in the early 1900s and on July 1, 1913 the Lincoln Highway Association was created.
The Lincoln Highway crosses Greene County and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Historic bridges and markers dot the roadside as you travel across the county and state.
The old bank building in Grand Junction, known as the Iowa Lincoln Highway Interpretive Center, is home to many pieces of Lincoln Highway history, but the road itself is considered a museum by many, including Bob Augsberger, a Greene County resident who fought the County in 1990 to prevent moving he road and demolishing the historic and original Eureka Bridge in Greene County. The lawsuit ended in 1991 in favor of preserving the bridge and roadway. The Augsbergers, Bob and his wife Joyce, continue to travel coast to coast devoting their lives to preserving the Lincoln Highway by attending conferences and representing Iowa as an historic resource.
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Mark your calendars !
The 5th Annual Southwestern Business Conference and Expo
has been scheduled for Monday, June 10, 2013 at Southwestern Community College - Creston. 8:00 am to 4:00 PM. You don't want to miss this fantastic opportunity to network and choose from a wide variety of seminars to attend throughout the day.
Sponsored by Iowa Small Business Development Centers.
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Featured Property for April
Centrally located between Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, at the Interstate 80 and Highway 71 Interchange.
* 1 hour from both Des Moines and Omaha
* 3.5 hour from Kansas City
* 4.5 hours from Minneapolis
* 5.5 hours from Chicago
This property is owned by Valley Business Park Corporation, which was created by Cass and Audubon Counties.
For more information see www.valleybusinesspark.net. Contact Chad Schreck, 515-523-1262, to schedule a site visit.
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West Central is a farmer-owned cooperative with their headquarters in Ralston, Iowa. West Central operates a licensed public grain warehouse, provides grain marketing services; supplies feed, fertilizer, chemicals, and other merchandise; and manufactures and markets dairy nutrition products.
West Central is one of the 20 largest grain companies in the North America with 3,148 stockholders, and in bound grain of 84.4 million bushels in crop year 2011. West Central continually explores ways to add value to members' crops by transforming them into products that are worth more in the world marketplace. These products include SoyPLUS®, SoyChlor®, and other livestock nutritional products.
Incorporated in 1933, West Central® celebrated 75 years of serving the agricultural industry in 2008. The organization has a long, rich history of not only providing quality services and products, but for continually being a leader in value-added research and production.
(Information courtesy of www.west-central.com)
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Registration is now open for Midwest Partnership's 18th Annual Golf Outing
Registration has begun for Midwest Partnership's 18th Annual Golf Outing at Lake Panorama National Resort and Conference Center on Thursday, June 27th, 2013. Sign in/registration begins at 10 am, tee time at 11 am with BBQ Lunch at Spikes at noon. Prizes and recognition immediately following the game.
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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. |
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