January-June 2010 - the Palo Alto County Economic Development

Kossuth/Palo Alto County Economic Development Corporation
KOSSUTH/PALO ALTO COUNTY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
Newsletter
106 S. Dodge
Suite 210
Algona IA 50511
Phone 515.295.7979
VOLUME 12
K/PACEDC Announces New Industrial
Park Marketing Concept
Kossuth/Palo Alto County Economic Development Corporation has completed a valuable
marketing piece that promotes industrial park land in both Kossuth and Palo Alto counties.
The marketing piece includes a booklet highlighting available properties in area communities in an easy-to-read format. In addition, a full color folder with 1-page inserts for each
property has been developed. Information is provided about the site including a GIS map,
location, acres, available lots, zoning, utilities, leading employers, incentives, and transportation. By using a folder with inserts, new properties can be added as they become
available. The packets will be distributed to the Iowa Department of Economic
Development, business prospects, utility companies, trade shows, and regional and state
partners.
“The Industrial Park marketing packet is another critical
tool needed for economic
development to retain and
attract new businesses to
Kossuth and Palo Alto
counties.
This will
enable us to further market our
area and let site selectors know we
have development land available
for immediate purchase,” stated
Maureen
Elbert,
Executive
Director. “Several of our interns,
Spense Simonson and Anthony
McGuire, worked diligently to
help complete this project.
Their talents and skills provided valuable input in
making this project a
reality,”
commented
Elbert.
The industrial park
packet was provided
thanks to the generous contributions of
these sponsors: City of Emmetsburg, Kossuth County
Board of Supervisors, Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors, Algona
Municipal Utilities, Alliant Energy, City of West Bend, Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative,
City of Mallard, City of Whittemore, Iowa Lakes Community College, MidAmerican
Energy, and Northwest Communications.
The properties will also appear in a PDF format on the Kossuth and Palo Alto
Websites, the MIGP website and LocationOne Information System (LOIS).
For more information, log onto www.kossuth-edc.com
and www.paloaltoiowa.com.
www.kossuth-edc.com
www.paloaltoiowa.com
Fax 515.295.8873
NUMBER 1
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ALGONA
MIDDLE SCHOOL
EXPANSION AND RENOVATION
It is an exciting time for the Algona Community Schools with the building of a new Middle School. Beginning in the summer of 2007 a facility
committee was formed with the charge of recommending to the board the
best use of existing facilities and suggestions for the future while keeping
several factors in mind, planning for the future and creating efficiency.
Over the course of the next year and a half the group moved through a
process of discussing options, presenting those ideas to the board and
then creating a middle school design. During the winter and early spring
of 2009 community meetings were held to gather further input on the
plan. A contract was awarded to Larson Contracting in June of 2009 for
$8.5 million dollars for the construction of the new 69,468 square foot
building to be completed in November of 2010. The project was funded
through Sales Tax proceeds.
The new Middle School will house grades 5-8. The building contains
a large gymnasium and locker rooms, two music classrooms, a commons area, twenty-one classrooms, two computer labs and a 5-12 office
suite. Also included in the construction costs are the remodeling of several areas within the high school to allow greater flexibility in their use as
well as resurfacing of three parking lots. The building will also feature day
lighting, high efficiency boilers, and state of the art technology. The
design and layout of the building offers opportunity for future expansion
should enrollment increase sharply. The new facility will be a valuable
asset to the community and students of Algona now and into the future.
EMMETSBURG
MIDDLE SCHOOL
New school additions are nearing
completion at Emmetsburg.
In the fall of 2006 the residents of the Emmetsburg Community School
District passed a general obligation bond. The referendum raised $7.4 million to
add on to the current high school and close the old middle school that was built
in 1930. Currently the bond debt is being paid for with funds from Local Option
Sales Tax and half of the district’s Physical plant and Equipment Levy. Taxes are
not being increased to pay for this project! With bond funds, Local Option Sales Tax
money saved, and interest earned on the bonds, the $8 million dollar construction
project was started in July of 2007.
The project consisted of adding thirteen classrooms on to the north side of the high school to house the fifth through eighth grade, middle
school students. The rooms are much larger than the rooms of the old middle school and have modern heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and other
technology related amenities. Students moved into the new facility in January of 2009.
A new middle school gym and locker room complex was added to the west side of the high school. The new complex replaced the district’s
most substandard facility. The gym has regulation-sized basketball and volleyball courts and seats 320 spectators. The new locker rooms are a huge
upgrade in middle school facilities! Middle school students started using the new gym in February of 2009.
A new 620 seat auditorium was constructed on the south side of the current high school. The Auditorium is scheduled to be open in October
2009. The construction of a new, modern, larger auditorium has caused a lot of excitement in our community.
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Gold-Eagle Cooperative
If you take a look at the skyline of
the small town of Wesley, it has
changed. Gold-Eagle Cooperative
has just completed the construction
of a 15,000 ton dry fertilizer storage building which was constructed by
Stueve Construction Company of Algona, IA. The new structure will
replace an early 1960 era wooden fertilizer building that has the capacity
of 2000 tons. The additional storage space of over 13,000 tons will prove
to be a great asset for the customers of Gold-Eagle Cooperative.
The facility will allow Gold-Eagle Cooperative to purchase larger quantities of fertilizer in the years when buying in larger quantities early offers an
opportunity to lock in a lower cost for producer crop nutrients, plus it will
help to reduce labor costs and, at the same time, increases our ability to
serve our growers on a timely, efficient basis.
The facility consists of 14’ cement sidewalls and a shingled wooden
roof. The building has an overall height of 67’. The foot print of the building is 164’ long and 120’ wide. In order to have an adequately designed
foundation, 130 14-inch diameter holes were drilled 60 feet deep and
backfilled with concrete and rebar caging. These are called ”Auger Cast
Piles.” The fertilizer warehouse will have two large bins designed for the
storage of granular Potash (0-0-62) and Diamonium Phosphate (18-460).
This facility is equipped with stainless steel receiving legs and stainless
steel conveyors with the capacity of 400 ton per hour. The old dry fertilizer plant would receive dry fertilizer at the rate of 80 to 100 tons per hour.
As you can see by the numbers, the new modern facility will be a great
time management tool. The new plant will have the
capabilities of receiving dry fertilizer products from truck or
railroad cars. Every 15 minutes a 100 ton railroad car
will be unloaded. A semi truck will be unloaded under 4
minutes. This is a large improvement over the old facility
where it would take 1 hour and 15 minutes to unload a
railroad car or about 20 minutes for a semi truck.
Cooperative’s ultimate goal. In July of 2004 Gold-Eagle started an equity
drive to build an Ethanol Plant in Goldfield. After successfully raising the
necessary equity, CORN, LP broke ground in October of that same year
with production of Ethanol beginning in December of 2005. The Plant consumes roughly 60,000 bushels (400 acres) of corn per day and employs
40 full-time employees. Thanks to the corn requirements of CORN, LP and
our feed operations, Gold-Eagle Coop consumes all of the corn our members produce. In today’s agricultural world, adding value to the member’s
grain does indeed create a golden relationship.
With the main office located in Goldfield, IA, Brad Davis is the General
Manager of Gold-Eagle Cooperative which currently employs 195 talented
people that are dedicated to serving the customer.
HISTORY OF GOLD-EAGLE COOPERATIVE
On September 1, 1983, Gold-Eagle Cooperative first
staked its claim on superior service to farmers in north
central Iowa. After merging Farmers Elevator Company of
Goldfield and Farmers Cooperative Company of Eagle
Grove, Gold-Eagle Cooperative immediately began defining the company and designing the company’s future. In
1991, Renwick Farmers Cooperative members joined the
Gold-Eagle Coop organization, followed by Livermore
Farmers Cooperative Elevator Company farmers in 1992
and shareholders in Corwith Community Cooperative in
1996. In those first 15 years, Gold-Eagle knew the answer
to improved service was improved facilities. As our customers found ways to grow more corn and soybeans, we
increased storage by 3 million bushels. 2002 will go into the records
books as Gold-Eagle’s largest growth year. In March 2002, the consolidation of the membership and facilities of The Farmers Cooperative Society of
Wesley and Titonka and in August of 2002 Gold-Eagle Cooperative was
successful in adding the Hardy Cooperative Elevator of Hardy and Thor into
the organization. Permanent storage is now over 16 million bushels and
when added to the temporary storage capacity, Gold-Eagle has nearly 24
million bushels of total storage capacity. But storing grain isn’t Gold-Eagle
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The Kossuth/Palo Alto County
Economic Development Corporation
held its annual County Wide
Breakfast on Thursday, July 30th at
St. Michaels Parish Center in
Whittemore. The theme for this
year’s breakfast was “Good Morning
Kossuth & Palo Alto Counties” and
the special guest speakers were
Gary Kroeger, former cast member
of Saturday Night Live, and Loni
McNertney, Mrs. Iowa-America.
Over 175 people attended this
year’s breakfast. A raffle drawing
was held. Winner of the Grand
Prize was Kris Laubenthal, who
received a $1,000 Merchant
Basket. Winners of the Five 16 GB
Apple iPods were: Tom Lee, Mark
Studer, Stuart Simonson, Charles
Kennedy, and Ann Froehlich.
CITY CLERK MEETING
City Clerks from Kossuth and Palo Alto counties
and K/PACEDC staff attended the quarterly City
Clerk Meeting on Sept. 23, 2009 at the Water’s
Edge Nature Center. The keynote speaker was
Brenda Clark-Hamilton, who gave a program
on professional growth.
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COMMUNITY LUMBER
Montag Excavation is on site, digging the basement for a new home in the housing development in south Emmetsburg.
Community Lumber, West Bend, has completed and sold six homes (pictured in background of photo). They will be building
a seventh home in the complex this fall and winter. A total of ten new homes will be built in south Emmetsburg.
— photos courtesy of The Reporter & The Democrat
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IOWA TRUST & SAVINGS BANK
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CELEBRATES 80 ANNIVERSARY
An Open House to celebrate Iowa Trust & Savings Bank 80th Anniversary and recently
completed remodeling project was held the week of August 17th to August 21st in
Emmetsburg. Tours of the remodeled bank were provided throughout the week. Daily prizes
were given away and the winning names for several grand prizes, including a 42” flat
panel HDTV, were drawn at the end of the celebration. At the conclusion of the week-long
activities, Iowa Trust announced the donation of $25,000 to Five Island Trails during the
Chamber of Commerce coffee hosted on Friday, August 21st. The Trails Committee is seeking funds to build a 3.1 mile bike/walk trail along the east side of Five Island Lake.
Remodeling began in July 2008 and was completed in June 2009. “The project was necessary to accommodate the needs of our staff and customers resulting from growth over
the last several years,” stated Kris Ausborn, President & CEO of Iowa Trust. “Our staff has
increased from 20 full-time staff members to 30, reflecting the growth of customers and
assets. Total assets have increased over the last 80 years from $100,189 on June 29,
1929 to $140,043,016 on September 11, 2009.” Iowa Trust currently serves customers
from locations in Emmetsburg, Cylinder and Laurens.
Phase I included installation of a handicap accessible elevator; relocation of the Operations
Department to the lower level; remodeling of the Waverly (Community) Room, staff break
room and kitchen area; addition of a handicap accessible restroom; and replacement of
the existing outside message board with a state-of-the-art message center. A terrace was
added along the east side of the Bank complete with high efficiency windows that allows
natural lighting for the four offices and 8 workstations added for Operations. The Operations
area, normally not available to the public for security purposes, was open for tours during
the Open House. All mechanical, electrical, heating and air conditioning systems were
replaced with high efficiency units to reduce energy consumption. Phase I was completed in December 2008.
Phase II began in January 2009 and included remodeling of the main level of the building. New teller, loan support and conference areas were developed. Existing offices were
remodeled; high efficiency windows and doors replaced originals installed in 1971; and
the drive-up area was expanded to three lanes to accommodate a new remote teller pneumatic tube delivery system and new drive-up ATM. New landscaping completed the project in June 2009. Iowa Trust remained open during the remodeling projects.
“The positive comments received from our customers and staff is very rewarding,” commented Ausborn. “This project indicates the commitment to the community of local ownership led by the Spies family.” Ausborn continued, “For the communities served by Iowa
Trust, we strive to be vital contributors of time, talent and resources. From the many volunteer hours provided by our staff, to nearly $500,000 in financial support provided to
worthy causes by Iowa Trust since 1991, to the community rooms offered at no charge in
Emmetsburg and Laurens, our hearts reside in our communities.”
“I would like to take this opportunity and thank the individuals and businesses that have
been a part of Iowa Trust’s success over the past 80 years. Your support and trust is sincerely appreciated,” Ausborn concluded.
“This project indicates the commitment to the
community of local ownership led by the Spies family.”
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IOWA LAKES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CLOSES
$43 MILLION FINANCING FOR WIND PROJECT WITH COBANK
Transaction Ranks As One of Nation’s Largest Using Clean Renewable Energy Bonds
DENVER (May 21, 2009) — CoBank, a leading national cooperative bank serving agribusinesses and rural utilities throughout the United States, announced
today that it has closed a $43 million transaction with Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative to provide permanent financing for a major wind energy project.
The bond issuance arranged by CoBank financed 14 new wind turbines that, together, generate more than 71 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy
annually, enough electricity to power about 4,000 homes for one year. Iowa Lakes is a member-owned electric cooperative based in Estherville, Iowa, serving more than 12,000 farms, homes, businesses and industries in the northwest corner of the state.
“CoBank is extremely pleased to serve as Iowa Lakes’ financial partner on this important clean energy project,” said Mary McBride, CoBank executive
vice president for the Communications and Energy Banking Group. “Like rural electric cooperatives across the country, Iowa Lakes is helping to lead the
nation in the promotion of renewable energy sources that benefit the environment and reduce overall dependence on fossil fuels.”
The project includes two seven-turbine wind farms that are strategically located to provide power to adjoining ethanol plants. One site is adjacent
to an ethanol plant near Superior, Iowa, and the other sits next to a plant near Lakota, Iowa. The Iowa Lakes community-based wind farms are
first-in-the-nation designs that utilize wind energy to serve another renewable energy source.
”This ambitious project, which is the largest wind project owned by a distribution cooperative, truly makes Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative a
pioneer in the renewable energy field,” said Terry L. Bruns, Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative president and chief executive officer. “Iowa Lakes
would like to thank all the people and organizations who helped make the dream of cooperative-owned wind generation a reality. We are
proud to contribute to our nation’s energy independence, and the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) financing provided by CoBank
was critical to the project’s success.”
The wind project began with strategic planning by the Iowa Lakes’ board of directors, who
identified northwest Iowa’s windy conditions as a resource the cooperative should use to help diversify
revenue sources. Iowa Lakes broke ground on the projects in July 2008, and the wind farms began generating
power in late March 2009. The projects were constructed using short-term bridge loans; the financing from CoBank provides
permanent project financing.
In dollar terms, the Iowa Lakes transaction is one of the largest in the nation to utilize Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs).
Congress created the CREBs program in 2005 as a vehicle to help power cooperatives and public power companies finance renewable
energy projects. CREBs offer qualifying power generation or distribution companies low- or no-interest loans to finance wind,
biomass, solar, geothermal and other renewable energy projects. The program was expanded further under the
recently approved federal economic stimulus package.
Participants must apply to the Internal Revenue Service for a CREBs allocation, and then issue the bonds
within a specified time period. The purchaser of the bonds receives a tax credit that accrues quarterly from the
federal government in lieu of interest payments. CREBs are different from traditional tax-exempt bonds because
tax credits issued through CREBs are treated as taxable income for the bondholder.
Under the Iowa Lakes transaction, the Cooperative tapped $43 million in financing from CoBank with a
zero percent interest rate. In some CREBs financings, the arranger sells the bonds to third-party investors. In
this case, however, CoBank is the arranger and holder of the bonds. To date, CoBank has closed numerous
CREBs financing projects.
“CREBs are relatively new and complex financing instruments, and CoBank gives rural electric cooperatives the confidence to put them to use for critical clean power projects,” McBride said. “Serving the
market for renewable energy bonds is one of the ways that CoBank fulfills its mission to serve as an
innovative and reliable source of debt capital for rural utilities throughout America.”
----------------------------- ABOUT COBANK ----------------------------CoBank is a $63 billion cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America.
The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power,
water and communications providers in all 50 states.
CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture and the nation’s rural economy. Headquartered
outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also
maintains an international representative office in Singapore. For more information about CoBank, visit the bank’s
web site at www.cobank.com.
----------------------------- ABOUT IOWA LAKES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ----------------------------Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative is an electric distribution cooperative serving over 12,000 member-owner
accounts locally in Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Palo Alto and Pocahontas counties.
Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative is dedicated to leadership, growth and environmental responsibility by providing
reliable, competitively priced energy while offering valuable service to benefit their member-owners, their customers and the communities they serve. For more information, visit the cooperative’s website at www.ilec.coop
CONTACT:
Kyle Henley
Tresa Hussong
CoBank
Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative
Corporate Communications Manager
Vice President of Customer
and Corporate Relations
303-694-5862
khenley@cobank.com
OR
(712) 362-7870
tresah@ilec.coop
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“Come for a Visit,
Stay for a Lifetime”
The City of Ruthven underwent a community improvement project this past
spring. The ground work for the project started in November of 2008 with a goal of
July 2009 in preparation for Ruthven Quasquicentennial celebration.
The goal was to demolish two buildings along Ruthven’s main street from the
early 1900’s that had gone into disrepair. The City of Ruthven was able to obtain
ownership of these buildings from their current owners. To assist in the financial
undertaking of this project the city applied for grants from two agencies - Iowa
Department of Economic Development - Brownfield Redevelopment Program and
through the Department of Natural Resources the Iowa Brownfield Redevelopment
Program. Ruthven was fortunate to receive assistance from both agencies. As well
as monetary assistance both agencies were very cooperative in providing procedural information to get a successful outcome.
With Iowa Brownfield Redevelopment Program funding we hired contractors to
complete a Phase 1 Environmental Study and an asbestos survey. The program
paid for the environmental study and $2000 towards the asbestos survey. Once
these steps where completed a certified asbestos contractor was hired to remove all
asbestos in the buildings per Department of Natural Resource requirements. The
contract for the asbestos contractor did have specific completion deadlines outlined
to keep our project on target for the completion date of July. Iowa Brownfield
Redevelopment Program was able to assist with fifty percent of our costs for the
asbestos removal.
Once the internal work was completed a demolition contractor was hired.
Deadlines were also imposed on this contractor, but the contractor more than
exceeded our deadlines to our delight. The main structures of the building were
removed within two days with numerous spectators observing this eventful process.
Per contract specifications all construction material was removed from the site and
the site refilled within the next 2-3 days. With a 2 - 3 week window left before the
Quasquicentennial celebration, grass was seeded and with some unseasonal rains
we were able to have a green lot for the celebration. The Brownfield Redevelopment
Program awarded a grant for $12,125.00 towards the demolition process.
It is regretful that historical buildings had to be demolished, but the current condition of the buildings posed a public safety issue. With the buildings removed the
community is now looking to the future for the site. Many ideas are currently being
discussed and explored including the building of a community center on the site.
Ruthven hopes to continue to progress and look to the future.
As our motto says :
“Come for a Visit, Stay for a Lifetime”
Mallard Machining Inc. was opened
for business on July 1, 1998. Larry
Leners had previously worked in
manufacturing in Estherville, Sioux
City and Emmetsburg. He decided
to start up his own company and
manufacture outsourced parts.
The company currently has state of the art CNC lathes and mills and has customers
throughout Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and nationwide. Last year Mallard Machining
Inc. celebrated its 10 year anniversary.
Manufacturing has had ups and downs in the economy over the years, but because of
the quality of work produced by Larry and his employees, Mallard Machining is looking
forward to the future.
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Swea City Assisted Living
is Under Construction
In May of 1886, an Omaha veterinarian, Dr. F.E. Sanborn,
formed a company to sell nutritional supplements and
remedies to livestock producers. His nutritional science
expertise provided livestock operations the opportunity to
increase production through nutritional supplementation of
their own homegrown feed.
As this emerging science became more and more popular,
the Standard Nutrition Company was created and rapidly
grew throughout the Midwest. The quality of the innovative
products and professional service to clients is the reason
Standard Nutrition production facilities are located in eighteen states and three Prairie Provinces in Canada.
Standard’s highly trained professional consultants and nutritionists provide their customers, who are large swine, dairy,
beef and poultry operators, with evaluation and assessment
programs, full life-cycle plans, and a variety of individual
and herd health, management and financial guidelines.
Today’s specialized livestock operations benefit from
Standard Nutrition’s specific formulations to enable them to
realize the optimum return on their investment.
One of the high tech production facilities is located at 3604
Highway 169 in Bancroft under the management of Dale
Yunginger. Dale has been affiliated with Standard Nutrition
in one capacity or another since 1965, and began his full
time career with the company in 1972. In 1988, Dale came
to the Bancroft location where he remains to this day, providing the community and surrounding area with his professional expertise, along with Standard Nutrition’s top-of-theline nutritional supplements.
The Swea City Assisted Living Project had its ground
breaking ceremony on Saturday, August 29, 2009.
Members of the Assisted Living Committee, TEAM Swea
City, Kossuth County Supervisors, City Council Members
from Swea City, a representative from Bank Plus and
supporters from the surrounding area were all present
for the occasion. The senior living project has been a
goal for the past five years and finally on Monday,
September 14th, the construction started on the 16-unit
project. The Senior Assisted Living Committee has a
fundraising campaign called a 100 for 100 for 5. 100
people pledged $100.00 a year for 5 years. People
interested in pledging, please contact Mitch Hauskins,
Dave Harner, Vince Rolling, Larry Jones or send your
donation to TEAM Swea City Foundation Senior Living,
P.O. Box 3, Swea City, Iowa 50590. The Assisted Living
Facility will be owned by our TEAM Swea City
Foundation, a 501C with all profits to be used for other
projects in the future.
For all your animal health and nutritional
needs, contact Standard Nutrition today at
(515) 885-2366
or visit their website at
www.standardnutrition.com
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The Burlingame Aquatic Center opened its doors on Sunday, September 13, 2009
starting with an open house and completing with Lynn Kueck (former Vision Iowa
Board Member) sliding down the slide to christen the pool. The pool has been a
part of the vision of the Algona Family YMCA since before it first opened its doors as
the Algona Rec Center back in 1989. It started to become more of a reality when
Milt Burlingame passed away in 2006 and left the YMCA $2.9 million. This gift was
put into an endowment and the work started on a capital campaign to raise $4.25
million to build the pool and other additions to the facility.
Construction on this addition to the YMCA started with the ground breaking on
May 5, 2008 and even though the pool opened on September 13, 2009 there were
still small construction projects to complete. The pool has a zero-depth entry and
with water features such as slides, bubblers, water mushrooms, etc. for the little children to play in. This area gets as deep as 3 ½ feet deep. There is also a lap swim
area that is 25 yards long and starts at 4 feet and gets as deep as 12 ½ feet deep
in the diving well. There is a 1 meter diving board in the diving area.
The pool will open ½ hour after the YMCA facility opens and will close ½ hour prior
to the facility closing. The schedule of the pool will vary slightly from day-to-day but
lap swim, open swim, swim lessons, water exercise classes, swim team practices and
more will be provided throughout the week. Schedules will change somewhat from
season to season and as the needs of the YMCA members dictate. The pool will
also be available for rentals as is most of the rest of the facility.
With the addition of this indoor aquatic center, Algona and the surrounding communities will now be able to swim year round. This also means the availability of
swim lessons, water exercise classes and other programs on a year round basis. It
will also be a benefit for the families in the area that have transported their children
to other communities in order to participate on competitive swim teams during the
fall, winter, and spring.
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KRHC CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF SERVICE
In the fall of 1949, St. Ann’s Hospital was born. Sixty years
later that hospital is known as Kossuth Regional Health
Center. Although many things in medicine have
changed over the last six decades, this facility continues
to be a place of health, healing and wellness for people
living in and around Kossuth County.
KRHC has more than 200 employees and offers a wide
variety of services such as family medicine, obstetrics,
gynecology, mental health, public health, hospice and
home care, surgery, retail pharmacy, rehabilitation services, business health, the Rejuvenation Clinic for aesthetic medicine, acupuncture and more.
The “Transforming Healthcare, Building for the Future”
campaign is part of a $13.5 million project that is building a three-story addition onto the east side of the hospital. The project broke ground last March and has made
excellent progress since then.
The additional space will allow for private inpatient rooms, each equipped with a full private bath. The addition will also bring about improvements on the first floor of the hospital, restructure the dining area, kitchen and
materials management area, expand the surgery pre-op/recovery area and relocate physical therapy to the
second floor of the hospital. Last fall KRHC kicked off the capital campaign with the goal of reaching $1.5 million in charitable gifts to help cover costs of the project.
When campaign co-chair Pat Reding announced at the hospital’s 60th birthday celebration that the goal had
been met, he was quick to add that the KRHC Foundation isn’t done yet. Plans are to extend the campaign
to raise additional funds for the dialysis center in Algona. A location within KRHC has been identified that could
expand and upgrade this service.
“KRHC has seen tremendous growth in our services, which will only increase as the baby boom generation
ages,” said hospital administrator Scott Curtis. “The new addition and other improvements will help us continue to provide exceptional healthcare for our patients.”
KRHC added two new doctors to the medical staff this summer. Dr. Harry Condoleon is the new general surgeon and Dr. Rachel Venteicher is a family physician.
Dr. Harry Condoleon
General Surgeon
Dr. Rachel Venteicher
Family Physician
For more information about Kossuth Regional Health Center, go to www.krhc.com.
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KOFAB®, an industry leader in Food Processing Equipment & Components, is
proud to showcase their latest expansion. What had been in the late founders
(Donald E. Schiltz) plans since the year 2000, has now become reality. Started
in August ’08, and is now a newly completed 6,600 sq. ft. office complex. Don
indicated to Sharon (his wife & business partner-now CEO) days before his passing, “don’t let the office plans die, keep the plans moving”. So, Sharon decided to
move forward with the plans & ground breaking began. Our new office contains
not only administrative staff, but the engineering department is now on the same
floor, along with a new break room for the fabrication plant employees.
Expansions have been quite common here. Since 1977 when the business first
started in an abandoned carwash, located where the Machine Plant now stands
on Poplar Street. We have had a total of nine expansions, excluding the latest
office addition. The next construction project will be demolishing most of the old
offices. This will clear the way for us to relocate our two Water-Jet Cutting
Machines, which are a vital part of our production. Once they are moved into the old office
area, this will open up more fabricating & machining space, which will then allow us to
expand our production equipment.
Our employees will always be our greatest asset. KOFAB® currently employs a total of
42-full time & 6-part time persons. All of whom continue to fulfill the company’s success,
in meeting the toughest demands of our customer’s needs. In this everchanging & expanding marketplace, you must be able to quickly & easily adapt to the customers product
changeovers. So our equipment is designed to be easily retrofitted to accommodate the
quick product line changeovers that take place in the food processing plants.
KOFAB® continues to focus on providing the finest equipment & services available in the
food industry. Even in a slow economy, business can prosper. The more food safety is pushed by the federal & state food agencies, the more fabrication opportunities open for KOFAB® to
meet those demands. We pride ourselves in developing the most sanitary designed equipment & components in the industry. We spare nothing, when it comes to sanitation & maintenance concerns.
Our Conveyor Belt Pulley line of products really originated from us getting poor service (delivery & quality issues) from our suppliers. When our customers (in this case, a vegetable
processor) demanded a quick delivery, we knew we had to react. It is hard to meet these delivery requirements, when you can’t get components
on time. So, we decided to make the pulleys ourselves. This particular customer was so pleased with the quality; they started specifying our
products in there machine designs. Since then, the Machine Plant’s growth has expanded into additional lines of components over the years.
Hence, the reason for our latest addition to the Machine Plant, which we increased the facility size, from 20,000 sq. ft. to the current 34,000
sq. ft., allowing us to meet the increase in product demands.
Developments of new products, improvements to our existing product lines, & product diversification have really been key for us. Both the
Fabrication Plant & the Machine Plant have developed new products in the last few years, which really have taken off well with our clients. The
Eleveyor®, which is a vertical lift type belt conveyor, has been a real hit in the food industry. This conveyor technology has decreased maintenance & sanitation time. Also it reduces the amount of water used in the sanitizing process & requires less horse power to convey the product, reducing electricity costs. The Eleveyor® also incorporates another advancement in the conveyor belt driving arena. The patented K-V Drive
technology guarantees positive drive & tracking of the conveyor belt, reducing down-time.
Currently, the company’s direct sales cover 45 of the 50 states. However, with distribution the company covers the entire country coast-tocoast. The state of Iowa represents 2% of the company’s sales, & the majority of the required raw materials are shipped in from outside the
state of Iowa. Between both plants, we have used over 500 tons of stainless steel material last year.
One of the advantages of working with fortune 500 companies is how many of them have brother & sister type industries that use our
products. Once we develop the level of working relations with the customer, they are generally willing to bring our products & services into
other related divisions or plants owned by their parent company. Hormel Foods is a good example. We started
working with the Hormel Plant here in Algona back in the late 70’s. Building this relationship with the local plant,
has now given us opportunities that have expanded into other plants & divisions, like Lloyd’s BBQ, Chicken by
George, Jennie-O Turkey Store, Swiss America, Farmer John’s, etc.
KOFAB® will continue to depend upon our local available workforce for its future growth. As KOFAB® succeeds,
it will continue to give back to the community & be strong supporters of our local community organizations and
charities.
Eleveyor®
Principal offices are located at 300 KOFAB® Drive, Algona, IA 50511. Visit www.kofab.com or call 515-2957265 for more information.
Positive Drive/Tracking Pulley
ALGONA, Iowa, Sept. 2, 2009 – Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, hosted an open house event today to mark
the 70th anniversary of its Algona Research Center. The event was attended by growers, employees and their families, vendors and community representatives.
“Pioneer has a long history in Algona, with a research center and a production location located in the middle of a
lot of very productive corn and soybean acres,” said Joe Gogerty, a senior research scientist in Algona. “We are
very proud of our local development and testing efforts to help growers get the right product on the right acre to
maximize productivity.”
For 70 years, the Algona Research Center has conducted research to benefit farmers throughout North America and
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around the world, focusing on the agronomic and production challenges affecting growers in the northern half of
Crop Development Technologies
Iowa and a portion of southern Minnesota. It is one of nearly 100 Pioneer research centers around the world.
Pioneer has invested nearly $3 million in capital improvements in the Algona Research Center over the last three
years. The investment includes a major building project, the addition of 10 new positions, expanded research for hybrid seed production, and the addition of a soybean
research program.
“Our primary goals are the same today as they were 70 years ago when Pioneer established a research presence here – to develop the best, most productive products
for our customers,” said Gogerty. “The difference today is we have a much broader assortment of crop genetics research tools and techniques to help growers get the
most from each acre.”
Pioneer has had a research presence in the area since 1939, when Perry Collins established the first Research Center on a farm between Ottosen and Rolfe, about 20
miles southwest of Algona. It was moved to its current location in Algona in 1943.
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, is the world’s leading source of customized solutions for farmers, livestock producers and grain and oilseed processors. With headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Pioneer provides access to advanced plant genetics in nearly 70 countries.
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer,
healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.
For additional information about our company or our products, check our website: http://www.pioneer.com.
Pioneer Hi-Bred Research Center
in Algona, Iowa
Celebrates 70th
Anniversary
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JANUARY - JUNE 2010
www.kossuth-edc.com • www.paloaltoiowa.com
Iowa Small Business Development Centers and K/PACEDC Host
Workshop to Educate Businesses on Succession Planning
A Business Succession Planning Workshop was held October 12, 2009 in Algona at the Water’s Edge
Nature Center. The workshop provided information, resources and hands-on assistance to business owners on how to plan for passing their businesses on to family, employees or outside buyers. Special guest
speakers were Kelly McCarty with Iowa Small Business Development Center and Lars Petersen with
Syverson Strege & Company.
Panelists were present for a Question and Answer Forum. Serving on the panel were :
Jim Voigt, CPA – Erpleding, Voigt & Co. LLP
David Fenchel –Fenchel, Doster & Buck PLC
Bill Mullins – Security State Bank
Steve Hoskins – Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company
Many of Iowa’s small businesses have no established plan of succession. Of the more than 100,000 small
businesses in Iowa, over 25% are owned and operated by people 55 and older, over 10% are operated
by people 65 and older, and almost 600 are owned by people 80 and older.
The Iowa Small Business Development Centers are leading a public/private partnership effort to educate
small business owners on how to have successful business transitions.
Topics covered at these workshops include: selling a business to family, employees or outside buyers; successful strategies and landmines; assembling a team and the succession process; buying/selling motivation and issues; legal, tax and financial considerations; panel discussions with local experts and resources.
For more information on Iowa Small Business Development Center programs or services, call Kelly McCarty
at (712) 262-4213 or visit www.iowasbdc.org.
Ilene Deckert thanks Maureen Elbert
for her years of service as President
of Professional Developers of Iowa.
Some things just seem to work magically together....peanut butter and jelly produces a fantastic sandwich, a hammer and nail can build something magnificent, and that same magic seems to work for married couple, Bradley and Erika Jensen.
Both entrepreneurs, their individual talents and personalities compliment each other’s businesses beautifully. Bradley Jensen is owner of Bradley’s Photography and Erika Jensen is owner of The Chocolate
Season, both of which are relocating from Omaha, NE to Algona, IA, and will reside in the same building at 114 N. Dodge St.
“We really believe a customer of Bradley’s will appreciate the ease of looking for thank you gifts or
wedding favors at The Chocolate Season and customers of mine will enjoy browsing through Bradley’s
studio looking at prints and products and might even end up becoming his next family session,” said
Erika.
The couple loves the sense of community found in Algona, Erika’s hometown, and is looking forward
to making relationships there, as well as in surrounding towns and cities. “We are hoping that our
shop will become a destination, and help bring in people
from out of town to shop for a day, or even just to meet with myself regarding custom
wedding packages or design,” said Bradley, “and then to make the trip home even more pleasant, they could
grab a cookie on their way out!”
Bradley has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Commercial Photography and was a semi-finalist in the National Best of
Weddings Contest, but his passion for photography and people are what is most evident in all his photos. “I truly believe
in relationships,” said Bradley. “I believe the more we know each other, the better your photos will turn out, because no
two people are alike; therefore, no two sessions should ever be the same.”
His philosophy is based on lifestyle photography and he will travel anywhere to get that perfect shot, whether that means
it’s at your workplace, in the backyard rolling around with the kids, or to Mexico, where one of his weddings will be next
year. “I really hope that my studio in Algona will be a seen as a fun place to browse through photos, have a cup of
chocolate, or just a relaxed place to design your album,” said Bradley, “that’s why I’m so excited to share this space with
my wife!”
Erika agrees, “Even though we’ll be in the same building, we’ll have separate areas, completely designed to fit both businesses’ identity.”
The Chocolate Season’s side is being turned into a retail chocolate confisserie and dessert cafe with a relaxed vintage
European feel to it. “I was really inspired when I was in Europe last spring, specifically, France,” said Erika. “I loved the
sense of refined relaxation and that every trip inside the store should be savored...either by enjoying a shot of espresso,
or by hand-picking your favorite chocolates to take home.”
Erika hopes to accomplish this by offering a lil’ reading nook, free Wi-Fi and a sit-up chocolate bar, as
well as weekly desserts by the slice or boxed artisan chocolates and other confections. “I really would
just love for people to come in, sit down, nibble on some chocolate and talk with me. I want this to
be a safe haven, a stress-free place that will cater to any occasion in your life.”
Also offered at The Chocolate Season will be wedding and shower favors, custom designed celebration cakes, corporate gifts, dessert catering, as well as coffee, sipping chocolate and tea service.
And it seems that Erika’s dedication to using only premium ingredients and her philosophy on dessert,
accented by her personal touch, has gotten her noticed. This happened most recently in a national magazine, Pastry & Baking North America, (www.pastryna.com), where she was requested to
turn one of her popular brownies into a plated dessert for the Regional Showcase.
The couple plans on opening their dual storefront this winter. But will there more to look forward
to? You bet. Bradley’s Photography will expand into offering beautiful folios and albums, customized thank you and holiday cards, as well as website and design services. And at The
Chocolate Season, expect some European and American cheeses, wine, after-school baking programs, dessert classes and small appetizer and lunch offerings.
“Info at a Glance”
Bradley’s Photography and The Chocolate Season
www.bradleyjensen.com, www.thechocolateseason.com
www.kossuth-edc.com • www.paloaltoiowa.com
JANUARY - JUNE 2010
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KOSSUTH
COUNTY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Congratulations
to the following businesses celebrating
milestone anniversaries in 2010:
106 S. DODGE STREET
SUITE 210
PHONE 515.295.7979
KOSSUTH COUNTY
ALGONA IA 50511
FAX 515.295.8873
75 YEARS & OVER:
Algona Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Arnold Motor Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Boyken Insurance Agency, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Drs. Klepper & Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Dump It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Eldon Winkel Law Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Farmers Coop Elevator of Ottosen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Farmers State Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
K & H Cooperative Oil Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
MaxYield Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Titonka-Burt Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Years
Years
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Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Algona Area Economic
Development Corporation
Algona Medical Clinic II
Algona Municipal Utilities
Alliant Energy
Bank Plus of Lone Rock
& Swea City
Buchanan, Bibler, Buchanan
& Gabor
Central Financial Group /
Klein Insurance
Corn Belt Power Cooperative
Country Maid, Inc.
Elbert Chevrolet
Erpelding, Voigt & Company
Farmers & Traders Savings
Bank
Farmers State Bank
Global Ethanol
Gold Eagle Cooperative
Heartland Mutual Insurance
Assoc.
Humboldt County REC
Iowa Lakes Electric
Cooperative
Iowa State Bank
KOFAB
Kossuth County Community
Foundation
Kossuth Regional Health
Center
MaxYield Cooperative
Murphy-Brown, LLC
Northwest Bank
Pharmacists Mutual Insurance
Company
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
SBEMCO “Matting by Design”
Security State Bank
Snap-on
StateLine Cooperative
Titonka Savings Bank
Universal Manufacturing
50 – 70 YEARS:
Algona Lions Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Buscher Bros Implement & RV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Cassel, McMahon, Stowater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Citizens Community Credit Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Dahlhauser Machine Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Ernie Williams Implement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Eugene Elsbecker Constrution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Fenton Co-op Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Kossuth County Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
25 – 45 YEARS:
Algona Frame & Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Bargman Trucking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Edward Jones & Co/Jay Geving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Elsbecker Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Exceptional Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Family Practice Clinic – West Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Farm & Home Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Hormel Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
McDonald’s of Algona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Oakcrest Funeral Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Private Cellar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Reutzel Excavating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Roethler Electric, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
5 – 20 YEARS:
Ad Ventures in Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Aluma KLM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Casey’s General Store – Main St. Algona . . . . . . . . . . .10
Edward Jones & Co/Bruce Keith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Eggers Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Erpelding Excavating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Helleseth Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Landmark Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Mary Schaaf Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Osweiler’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Security State Bank-Algona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Algona Dairy Queen
Algona Family YMCA
Algona Hearing Center
Algona Lions Club
Algona Machine & Supply
Algona Manor Care Center
Algona Realty
American Marine
Arnold Motor Supply
Blair & Amanda Redenius
Bob Becker Construction
Brenda Hamilton – Fresh Coffee
Professional Growth
Columbia Hall Association
Countryside, Ltd.
Eugene Elsbecker Construction
Exceptional Opportunities
Gregg Elsbecker Builders
Hauskins Financial Services
Hutzell’s, Inc.
Interior Designs & Gifts
Iowa Supreme Meats
Jack’s OK Tire Service
Johnson Plumbing, Heating &
Air Conditioning
Kiwanis Club of Algona
Kiwanis Club of Algona
Morwens
Lone Rock Cooperative
Telephone Company
Mary Schaaf Design
Representative Dolores Mertz
River Road Golf Club
Ruhnke Bros.
Thul Company
Tom Eischen Sales
Welp, Inc.
Wessel’s Crossroads
Wine & Spirits Shoppe
of Algona
Kossuth County Board of Supervisors and 9 communities in Kossuth County
also contribute funding dollars to assist with our programs
PALO ALTO COUNTY
75 YEARS & OVER:
Emmetsburg Community Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Great American Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Iowa State Extension Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Laurens State Bank – Laurens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Laurens State Bank – Mallard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Martin-Mattice Funeral Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
MaxYield Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Albion Advanced Nutrition
Algona Frame & Auto Body
Algona Glass, Inc.
Animal Medical Center
Bryan Murphy Construction
Deitering Brothers
Diamond’s Clothing Store
Dump It, Inc.
Eischen Sausage Haus
Electronic Specialties
Ernie Williams, Ltd.
Farmers Trust & Savings Bank
Fenchel, Doster & Buck
Floors “N” More
Foertsch Plumbing & Heating
Henry-Olson Funeral Home
Hormel Foods Corporation
Innovations Salon & Spa
Jerome Menke Construction
Johnny’s Restaurant
Kemco Tires
Kemna Auto Center
Landmark Realty
Motor Inn of Algona
New Cooperative
North Iowa Appliance Center
Oakcrest Funeral Services
Pro Build
Roethler Electric
Schmitt Hardware
Standard Nutrition Services
State Farm Insurance
Stuart Simonson, CPA
The Water Connection
Titonka-Burt Communications
Wayne T. Hansen Corp.
West Iowa Bank
Algona Publishing
Aluma, Ltd.
Bancroft Municipal Utility
Bank of America
Counsel Office & Document
Buscher Bros. Implement & RV
Cassel, McMahon & Stowater
Community Lumber Supply of
West Bend
Cozzini, Inc.
Dacken & Associates Insurance
& Financial Services
Dr. C. Dennis Wymore, DDS
Drs. Klepper & Trainer
Erpelding Excavating Enterprise
Farm & Home Services
Good Samaritan Society –
Algona
HyVee
Kossuth Abstract & Title
Kossuth County Farm Bureau
Kuehl & Payer, Ltd.
Loren Ehrich Trucking
MidAmerican Energy
North Iowa Lumber & Design
Reding’s Gravel & Excavating
Susan Post, CPA
Whittemore Municipal Utility
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
PALO ALTO COUNTY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
50 – 70 YEARS:
Emerald Oaks Assisted Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Years
PAC Conservation Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Years
Security Insurance-West Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Years
Bank Plus
Community Lumber Supply
Laurens State Bank
Northwest Communications
Palo Alto County Health System
West Bend International Corp.
25 – 45 YEARS:
Emmetsburg Veterinary Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Family Practice Clinic – West Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Graettinger Dental Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
JT Body Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Palo Alto County Health System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Ruthven Coop Oil Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Upper Des Moines Opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Wentzel’s True Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
Years
5 – 20 YEARS:
A Heavenly Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Years
Besch Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Years
Central Financial Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Years
Family Practice Clinic - Emmetsburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Years
Family Table of Emmetsburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Years
Hydrus Detergents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Years
J.S. Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Years
Keystone Financial Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Years
Lakeland Realty of Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Years
Luke Akridge Body Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Years
Print Shop & Palo Alto Promotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Years
Queen Marie Victorian Bed & Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Years
Schwartz Chiropractic & Acupuncture . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Years
Therapeutic Massage Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Years
Willow Ridge Senior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Years
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JANUARY - JUNE 2010
Alliant Energy
Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative
Iowa State Bank
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
K & W Electric
MaxYield Cooperative
MidAmerican Energy
Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corp.
Wells Fargo Bank
West Iowa Bank
Poet Biorefining
www.kossuth-edc.com
Kiesling Associates, LLP
Petersen Furniture & Carpet
Wild Rose Casino & Resort
Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce
Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors and
8 communities in Palo Alto County also contribute
funding dollars to assist with our programs
www.paloaltoiowa.com