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Midwest Partnership EDC Staff
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Executive Committee:
Brett Irlmeier, President Audubon County Norm Fandel, Vice-President Greene County
John Rutledge, Secretary Guthrie County Cheryl Marks, Treasurer Adair County
Warren Varley, Immediate Pres. Adair County Matt Wedemeyer, Adair County
Troy Wessel, Audubon County
Rick Morain, Greene County
Mike Underwood, Guthrie Co.
Adair County:
Doug Burns
Stacie Hull
Scott Tonderum
Audubon County:
Lyle Hansen, Jr.
Jason Hocker
Todd Nelsen
Peggy Toft
Greene County:
Lisa Jaskey
Kyle Orris
Sid Jones
Travis Warnke
Guthrie County:
Everett Grasty
Gary Haverman
Jerry Sullivan
Marty Doud
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March 2016
Midwest Partnership EDC Newsletter
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MWP Announces New Owner of Former Cargill
Building in Panora: Nutriom LLC of Lacey, WA
Midwest Partnership Development Corporation, along with Iowa Area Development Group (IADG), has worked to market the former Cargill Kitchen Solutions building in Panora since its closing in 2013. With the vacant building's sale price recently reduced last fall, the timing became right for a Washington company interested in expanding to Iowa. The facility purchase was finalized January 29th, 2016 and Nutriom, LLC now works to engineer the building to accommodate its needs, with production beginning fall of 2017.
Panora Area Development Group (PRIDE) worked well at the community level to welcome Nutriom. "Matching the Panora site with Nutriom's business model was a perfect fit. The combined efforts of IADG, MWP and PRIDE deserve credit for bringing Nutriom to town," said John Rutledge, president of PRIDE. "This is a great example of how economic development investment pays off in the long run."
Nutriom, LLC has been using its food dehydration technology since 2003 to produce unique egg products that solve otherwise serious logistic, shelf life, or storage problems. Production is currently in Lacey, WA with the liquid egg sourced from Iowa by the tanker. The company has been interested in expanding to Iowa to be closer to its raw material for quite some time and is now committed to doing so in Panora. After upgrades to the plant and equipment installation, production is projected to begin by next fall. Eventually, this new facility will house all egg processing activities. Exclusive of the real estate, the initial investment in the Panora facility is projected at $3 million.
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Rose Acre Farms to Keynote WIAD Banquet:
Tuesday, April 5th at the Saints Center, Stuart
Western Iowa Advantage will host its Annual Dinner on Tuesday, April 5th at the Saints Center for Culture & the Arts in Stuart. Andrew Kaldenberg of Rose Acre Farms, in Adair, Guthrie, and Madison Counties, will keynote the dinner following updates on the organization.
Western Iowa Advantage (WIAD) is a partnership of economic development organizations in the eight counties of Adair, Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, Ida, and Sac Counties. WIAD is dedicated to effectively market the many viable economic assets of this region by fostering business retention and promoting business attraction.
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Resource of the Month: Iowa SMART Conference
Thursday, April 28th, 2016, Des Moines
The annual Iowa SMART Economic Development Conference is Iowa's largest conference devoted to economic development. Now in its 31st year, the conference is co-sponsored by the investor-owned electric, natural gas and transmission utility companies of the Iowa Utility Association (IUA) and by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). The Iowa SMART Conference annually attracts approximately 500 economic development professionals, business leaders, chamber of commerce executives, community leaders, elected officials and other board members who influence economic development and public policy issues statewide and within their own communities. It includes general sessions, workshops and networking opportunities. Speakers and workshops throughout the day address topics critical to economic development including local government financing, workforce, migration, community improvement, marketing, entrepreneurialism, tourism and preparing a community for growth.
View the conference agenda, learn about speakers and break out sessions, view promo videos and register online.
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Save the Date & Consider Attending:
April 5th, 2016
Saints Center, Stuart
April 28th, 2016
CCCU Convention Center, Des Moines
Thursday, June 30th
Lake Panorama Nat'l
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Featured Building: 302 Broadway
Audubon, Audubon County
Total Sq. Ft.: 7,500
Number of Stories: 2 (plus full basement)
Year Built: 1879
Zoning: Business District
Former Use: Retail, Office
Sale Price: $19,500
Located in Audubon's business district, this is a corner building with three rental units (front, middle, and back). This historic building features a stained glass mural of John James Audubon, famed artist and naturalist, for whom both the town and county were named after.
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Support area economic development by becoming an investor-member of Midwest Partnership!
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| Our Investors | |
Thanks to the many great businesses and organizations who help make our work possible.
Click here to view the list.
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Investor Spotlight:
Panora Telco & Guthrie Center Communications
Panora & Guthrie Center, Guthrie County
Panora Telco and Guthrie Center Communications provide local telephone, internet, and video services to many residents of Guthrie County and other surrounding counties. Additionally, the companies opened Solutions Technology Experience Center on Panora's main street in December 2014. The new facility acts as a technology showroom to compare products, as well as a classroom to develop technology skills, both for personal and business use. In their new publication, Solutions for Business, the companies share technology tips for businesses of all sizes.
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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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