Siouxland Business Journal September 2012

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Business Know How ........................................ page 17

Business People ...............................................page 18

Chamber anniversaries ...................................page 19

Chamber investors...........................................page 19

Home & Office ..................................................page 15

On the move ......................................................page 11

Ribbon cuttings ............................................... page 22ON THE COVER

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BY DAVE DREESZENBusiness Journal editor

SIOUX CITY | Ho-Chunk Inc. has acquired a major-ity stake in the Terra Cen-tre, which will be renamed for the Winnebago Tribe’s economic development di-vision.

“We just bought the larg-est building in Sioux City,” Ho-Chunk CEO Lance Morgan told an audience in Lincoln, Neb., Wednes-day. “Basically, that’s going to be called the Ho-Chunk Centre.”

“We’re not even moving in,” Morgan added. “We’re just putting our name on the

top of it because we think it’s gonna be cool.”

Ho-Chunk is purchasing the iconic glass-clad office building at 600 Fourth St. in partnership with the Sioux Falls-based real estate and development firm Dunham Co. and other investors.

Earlier earlier this month, Dunham announced the sale, but did not identify Ho-Chunk as the majority owner.

Morgan told the Lincoln audience Ho-Chunk’s part-ners in the Terra deal also include the Prairie Band Po-tawatomi Nation of Kansas, which owns a casino and resort just north of Topeka.

The 155,486-square-foot office building, construct-ed in 1983, was formerly the headquarters for Terra Industries, which was pur-chased by rival fertilizer

maker CF Industries in a hostile takeover in 2010.

Deerfield, Ill.-based CF put the Terra Centre on the market in March 2011.

The Ho-Chunk-led group is buying the 10-story tower owned by CF, as well as a connected two-story atrium, owned by

Kraus-Anderson, a Twin Cities-based commercial real estate firm.

Terms of the sale, which is expected to close Sept. 26, were not disclosed. The property and land have a taxable value of about $7.5 million, county records show.

Morgan said the purchase has been in the works for several months.

“It really came about be-cause of our growing pres-ence in Siouxland as a major employer and because we do so much business everyday with Sioux City and other Iowa businesses,” he said in a statement Thursday.

Ho-Chunk, headquar-tered in Winnebago, Neb., said the purchase is part of its ongoing investment strategy in Siouxland. Earli-er this year, the corporation

acquired the former Ato-kad Park property in South Sioux City. Ho-Chunk also plans to submit a proposal for a casino and entertain-ment complex in downtown Sioux City.

Launched in 1994 to cre-ate jobs for tribal members and help the tribe become economically self sufficient, Ho-Chunk has grown into a global enterprise with $230 million in annual revenue. The corporation, which employs more than 1,000 people in 11 states and five foreign companies, owns a diverse portfolio of 26 com-panies in the information technology, professional services, construction, dis-tribution and manufactur-ing industries.Lincoln Journal-Star reporter Kevin Abourezk contributed to this story.

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Jerry Mennenga, Sioux City Journal fileThe Terra Centre in downtown Sioux City is shown in 2009. The building is being sold.

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By Lynn ZerschLingBusiness Journal staff writer

SIOUX CITY | A new re-port about the condition of downtown urges city offi-cials to expand market-rate housing and foster more business opportunities for young professionals.

The 80-page study, writ-ten by the Washington, D.C.-based International Economic Development C o u n c i l , s u g g e s t s that the city has the op-portunity to turn down-town “into a p re m i e r walkable and livable urban place that effectively mixes commercial and residen-tial land uses to provide a unique lifestyle.” It also says a land-based casino would provide momentum to transform the community.

The city and business group Downtown Part-ners commissioned the $80,000 analysis. The city and Downtown Partners each contributed $15,000, M i d A m e r i c a n E n e rg y Co. paid $10,000, and a $40,000 federal grant cov-ered the rest of the cost.

The results will help offi-cials develop more ways to revive the area and commu-nicate plans with property owners, said Downtown Partners Executive Direc-tor Ragen Cote.

“Changing the perception of downtown is difficult,” she said. “This helps.”

Recommendations in-clude:

Housing: Capitalize on historic buildings by en-couraging owners to turn underutilized spaces into residential units, especially on Historic Fourth Street, south of Third Street and on the west side of downtown. The report estimates that there is demand for as many as 100 units in downtown, which could increase to 220 if the area was “positioned as a more family-friendly, neighborhood-oriented en-vironment.”

The document specifi-cally points to the United Center, a 1904 warehouse at 302 Jones St. that has been converted into offices and housing.

Business: Strengthen partnerships with Small

Business Development Centers and examine ad-ditional incentives to fill empty spaces, such as tax breaks. Consider subdivid-ing vacant Bomgaars store at Third and Douglas streets to create storefronts for small businesses.

Also, encourage the cre-ation of more affordable office space and ways to at-tract young professionals, who “are typically willing to pay more for the conve-niences and lifestyle ameni-ties associated with urban living.”

Amenities: Foster the creation of more green space, gallery spaces, retail and parking for downtown residents, workers and visi-tors.

Casino: Lead the dia-logue about a downtown gaming venue to replace the Argosy Casino riverboat. The Iowa Racing and Gam-ing Commission is accept-ing applications for a land-based venue in Woodbury County.

The project “should be viewed as an anchor to sup-port other existing and fu-ture businesses,” according to the evaluation.

Education: Create a central college center for schools of higher learning to hold classes, drawing young people into the area.

Marketing: Work with downtown stakeholders to position the community as

Study: Housing key to revitalized downtowncity must also target young professionals, push for casino

jim lee, sioux city journal filereal estate agent Kevin archer is shown in the united center at third and jones streets in sioux city in February. the building – a former warehouse turned into residences and offices – is cited in a new report outlining ways to improve downtown sioux city.

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a vibrant hub of activity. Aggressively market the neighborhood to potential investors.

The analysis was culled from comments made dur-ing a community meeting and observations by sev-eral economic development professionals who visited for three days in March.

The document does not include spe-cifics about how to fund p r o j e c t s . Rather, the r e p o r t i s i n t e n d e d to serve as a s ta r t i n g point to future discussions about plans, Mayor Bob Scott said.

Scott said making down-town attractive to entrepre-neurs and young business

owners is key, as well as removing obstacles in get-ting buildings rehabbed and business permits granted.

The report comes as talks

continue about the casino project, which could bring hundreds of jobs down-town. At least three groups have expressed interest.

City officials have repeat-edly said they want the new facility in the urban center. Scott on Friday said he is “reasonably confident that

a casino will be located in downtown Sioux City.”

Dow n tow n Pa r t n e rs board President Jim Whar-t o n s a i d t h e s t u dy wa s co m -m i s s i o n e d before the possibility of a land-based casino was raised, but the timing is ideal. He said it’s an opportunity to posi-tion the central city for the future.

“This could really do to our downtown what we may never have the opportunity to do again,” he said.

Wharton said officials for the city, Downtown Partners and other groups plan to meet and develop a plan for goals and initiatives soon. A list should be ready within four months, he said.

“We know there are some

things we need to do,” he said, adding later, “We’re anxious to get going.”

– City Editor Chris Coates contributed to this report.

Tracking the newsWHAT HAPPENED: A Wash-ington, D.C., consulting firm, International Eco-nomic Development Coun-cil, was hired to perform an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of down-town Sioux City. The city and business group Down-town Partners each paid $15,000, MidAmerican En-ergy Co. paid $10,000, and a $40,000 federal grant was used to cover costs.WHAT’S NEW: The study and recommendations were recently presented to the City Council.WHAT’S NEXT: City officials, business owners and other groups plan to use the find-ings to develop plans for downtown growth. Jim Lee, Sioux City Journal file

The former Bomgaars store at Third and Douglas streets in downtown Sioux City is shown in December. A new downtown study says the space could be turned into a business center.

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SIOUX CITY | A report set for release Monday about the condition of downtown urges city of-ficials to expand market-rate housing and foster more business opportuni-ties for young profession-als.

The 80-page study, written by the Washington, D.C.-based International Economic Development Council, suggests that the city has the opportunity to turn downtown “into a premier walkable and livable ur-ban place that effectively mixes commercial and

residential land uses to provide a unique lifestyle.” It also says a land-based casino would provide mo-mentum to transform the community.

The city and business group Downtown Part-ners commissioned the $80,000 analysis. The city

and Downtown Partners each contributed $15,000, MidAmerican Energy Co. paid $10,000, and a $40,000 federal grant

covered the rest of the cost.

The results will help officials develop more ways to revive the area

and communicate plans with property owners, said Downtown Partners Executive Director Ragen Cote.

“Changing the percep-tion of downtown is diffi-cult,” she said. “This helps.”


HOUSING: Capitalize on historic buildings by en-couraging owners to turn underutilized spaces into residential units, espe-cially on Historic Fourth Street, south of Third

Study: City mustalso target youngprofessionals,push for casino

Scott Cote Wharton

Tracking the newsWHAT HAPPENED: A Washington, D.C., consulting firm, Interna-tional Economic Development Council, was hired to perform an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of downtown Sioux City. The city and business group Downtown Partners each paid $15,000, MidAmerican Energy Co. paid $10,000, and a $40,000 federal grant was used to cover costs.WHAT’S NEW: The study is being presented to the City Council on Monday.WHAT’S NEXT: City officials, business owners and other groups plan to use the findings to develop plans for downtown growth.

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VERMILLION, S.D. | South Dakota 41, Minnesota 38.

That victory over one of the “big boys” from a major con-ference in 2010 paid huge div-idends for the University of South Dakota football pro-gram. It gave t h e C o y o t e a t h l e t i c d e -partment, then transitioning from the NCAA’s Division II to Division I, proof that USD could compete against high-er-profile universities.

It also showed the potential payoff the move to Division I might provide.

“The year we beat Minne-sota, applications from kids from the state of Minnesota increased,” said university

President James Abbott.The enrollment of just one

of those applicants would equal some $15,000 in tuition, room and board, books and fees annually for USD.

Earlier this month, South Dakota became a full Division I member, completing a pro-cess begun in late 2006.

That decision resulted in significant costs to the uni-versity and its athletic de-partment. It has also led to greater revenues, which are

expected to increase as the school begins to reap the full benefits of belonging to the NCAA’s top tier of colleges and universities. (Football will compete at the Football Championship Subdivision, formerly called Division I-AA, a step below major players like Iowa and Nebraska, but a step above former Division II foes such as Augustana College in Sioux Falls.)

Jim Lee photos, Sioux City JournalUniversity of South Dakota football players run through drills during practice in the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D., on Wednesday. Enrollment is up since the school moved to NCAA Division I.

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SPENCER, Iowa | U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, and challenger Christie Vilsack clashed over health care reform during Saturday’s Clay County Fair debate.

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and Downtown Partners each contributed $15,000, MidAmerican Energy Co. paid $10,000, and a $40,000 federal grant

covered the rest of the cost.

The results will help officials develop more ways to revive the area

Cote.“Changing the percep-

tion of downtown is diffi-cult,” she said. “This helps.”


HOUSING: Capitalize on historic buildings by en-couraging owners to turn underutilized spaces into residential units, espe-cially on Historic Fourth Street, south of Third

an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of downtown Sioux City. The city and business group Downtown Partners each paid $15,000, MidAmerican Energy Co. paid $10,000, and a $40,000 federal grant was used to cover costs.WHAT’S NEW: The study is being presented to the City Council on Monday.WHAT’S NEXT: City officials, business owners and other groups plan to use the findings to develop plans for downtown growth.

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DAKOTA DUNES | Beef Products Inc. filed a defa-mation lawsuit against ABC News on Sept. 13, claiming the national news network engaged in a “vicious” monthlong misinforma-tion campaign against the company and its signature beef trimmings that caused consumers to mistakenly

believe the product was unsafe and unhealthy.

The Dakota Dunes-based is asking for more than $1.2 billion.

The 257-page lawsuit, filed in Union County, S.D., Circuit Court, names American Broadcasting Companies Inc., ABC News Inc., “World News Tonight” anchor Diane Sawyer and news correspondents Jim

Avila and David Kerley as defendants.

The suit also names as defendants three BPI crit-ics who were interviewed for the ABC stories – for-mer U.S. Department of Agriculture officials Ger-ald Zirnstein and George Custer, and former BPI employee Kit Foshee.

The defendants denied the allegations.

BPI claims ABC made 200 false, misleading or defamatory statements in 11 on-air broadcasts and 14 online stories between March 7 and April 3, that ignited a consumer back-lash and led to the loss of 80 percent of the previously thriving company’s sales.

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business journal photo by tim Hyndsbeef products inc. lawyer dan Webb, left, speaks during a sept. 13 news conference where the dakota dunes-based company announced a $1.2 billion defamation suit against abc news and six individuals. bpi corporate administrator rich jochum is shown at the right.

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Pizza Ranch is returning to Sioux City.

T h e O r a n g e C i t y, Iowa, chain recently an-nounced plans to build a 5,600-square-foot res-taurant at Outer Drive and Floyd Boulevard. The restaurant will be the first business to locate on a 29-acre tract of city-owned land.

The site was developed as part of the Outer Drive Ex-tension, which linked Floyd with Lewis Boulevard. The $35 million project included a bridge over the Floyd River and the relocation of two railroad tracks, including the Union Pacific line that formerly ran through the new Pizza Ranch site.

At a Sept. 12 news confer-ence, city officials predicted Pizza Ranch’s investment

would spur additional com-mercial development at the site, which has been named the Northern Valley Cross-ing.

“ T h i s i s the start of some very e x c i t i n g things that are going to occur on this s p o t ove r the next few years,” City Manager Paul Eckert said.

“It was important to have a pioneer like Pizza Ranch because the land is way too valuable not to be put to use,” Mayor B o b S c o t t added.

T h e n ew Sioux City franchise will be owned by

Jarrod DeGeorgia, Brad Cleveringa and Tyler Sick-les. They are involved with the only current metro area Pizza Ranch, located in the Pioneer Mall in Sergeant Bluff.

Pizza Ranch had a Sioux City location in the late 1980s and early 1990s that later closed.

“We’re excited to be back,” DeGeorgia said. “It’s about time.”

Construction on the Sioux City restaurant, which will seat about 224 people, is expected to begin this fall, with an opening anticipated for March or April, Clever-inga said.

Founded in 1981 in Hull, Iowa, Pizza Ranch has been opening new restaurants at a rapid pace in recent years. The chain currently has about 170 locations in 10 states.

Pizza Ranch to build in Sioux City

Dave Dreeszen, Sioux City JournalOwners of the new Sioux City Pizza Ranch are shown at the construction site at the intersection of Outer Drive and Floyd Boulevard on Sept. 12. From left is Jarrod DeGeorgia, Brad Cleveringa and Tyler Sickles. Scott

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the company alleges, ig-nited a consumer backlash that dried up 80 percent of BPI’s sales of Lean Finely Textured Beef, forcing the family-owned company to close three of its four plants and lay off more than 700 workers, according to the civil suit.

Dan Webb, BPI’s Chi-cago-based attorney, said network journalists unfair-ly framed the issue.

The reporting “caused consumers to believe that our lean beef is not beef at all – that it’s an unhealthy pink slime, unsafe for pub-lic consumption, and that somehow it got hidden in the meat,” Webb said at a news conference at BPI’s Dakota Dunes headquar-ters.

According to BPI’s defa-mation lawsuit, the phrase “pink slime” was men-tioned 130 times during the 28-day period in question. Zirnstein has been credited with coining the term in a 2002 email.

During the same period, other national news orga-nizations also published stories that portrayed the beef product in an un-flattering light, fueling a

m e d i a f i re s to r m t h a t quickly spread to social media sites.

Asked why ABC was singled out for litigation, Dan Webb, responded: BPI “is a responsible company. We’re not going to go out and sue everybody under the sun that says something about our product we don’t like. The only reason we sued ABC is because they made a choice to turn this into this sustained, long-running repetitive conduct that devastated the product in the marketplace.”

Webb, a famed Chicago attorney and former U.S. attorney who served as a special prosecutor during the Iran-Contra affair in the 1980s, and has repre-sented business giants such as Microsoft and Philip Morris, described the defa-

mation case as “unpar-alleled in American

history.”“This mis-information

campaign wa s a c -t u a l l y s t a r t e d by ABC a f t e r they had b e e n g i v e n s u b -

s ta n t i a l informa-

t i o n t h a t showed the

statements were false a n d m i s -leading and defamatory and they did it anyway,” he said.

The suit said the network improperly inter-fered with BPI’s relation-ship with its customers. Webb said ABC created a “blacklist” of supermar-kets and other retailers that sold ground beef that con-tains LFTB. Under pressure from worried consumers who watched the broad-casts, many of those out-lets dropped the product, he said.

BPI’s lean trimmings, which were found in as much as 70 percent of the nation’s ground beef, is made from fatty trimmings from steaks, roasts or other cuts of beef. The bits of lean meat are heated and sepa-rated from the fat with a centrifuge before being treated with small amounts of ammonium hydroxide gas to kill E. coli and other potentially deadly patho-gens.

“For more than 30 years, our family has built and op-erated companies that are committed to providing consumers with whole-some, safe and nutritious lean beef,” BPI CEO and founder Eldon Roth said in a statement. “The bla-tantly false and disparaging

statements made about our lean beef have done more than hurt my family and our companies; they have jeopardized the future of our employees and their families.”

After the controversy erupted, BPI’s sales of LFTB plummeted from 5 million pounds per week to less than 2 million pounds per week, forcing the company to close its plants in Gar-den City, Kan., Waterloo, Iowa, and Amarillo, Texas. The only plant still open, in South Sioux City, is operat-ing at greatly reduced hours and production levels.

BPI estimates defen-dants’ actions will cost the privately-held company more than $400 million in profits over the next five years. By filing its defama-tion suit in South Dakota, one of just 13 states with so-called food product disparagement laws, a jury could award actual and consequential damages three times that amount. BPI is also seeking unspeci-fied punitive damages, plus attorney fees and court costs.

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SIOUX CITY | Home sales in metro Sioux City surged nearly 24 percent last month, as near-record low mortgage interest rates gave more potential buyers an added incentive to enter the market.

Metro Realtors reported 166 sales in August, up 34 from the 143 sold in the same month in 2011.

The average sales price last month also climbed 7.5 percent, to $128,312, com-pared with $119,555 in Au-gust last year.

Mortgage interest rates dropped again this week, hovering near all-time lows, according to the Freddie Mac weekly primary mort-gage market survey.

Ken Spies, president of the Greater Sioux City Board of Realtors, described

the year-to-year growth a s “ p h e -nomenal.”

A year ago at this time, Spies not-ed, the lo-cal housing market was still recovering from a summer of flooding along the Missouri River, which forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents in Dakota Dunes and other developments in Southeast South Dakota.

Spies said near-record low interest rates also are encouraging many area residents to enter the mar-ket, from first-time buyers to existing owners looking to upgrade.

“I think the public is much more educated on this now.

“They’re seeing this is a

once-in-a-lifetime oppor-tunity to buy a home,” he said. “You can get a lot of house for the money right now.”

The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.55 percent, ac-cording to this week’s Fred-die Mac survey. A year ago, the average rate for the loan was 4.12 percent.

Last month’s housing sales were mixed in other cities and regions in North-west Iowa, according to data from the Iowa Association of Realtors.

Sales jumped nearly 48 percent in the Iowa Great Lakes region, with the num-ber of homes sold growing from 44 a year ago to 65 last month.

In the Storm Lake area, sales were down nearly 35 percent, as sales decreased from 43 to 18.

METRO HOUSING TAKE OFF IN AUGUST

Business Journal file photo by Tim HyndsThe Timberline development in Sioux City’s Whispering Creek neighborhood is shown in this file photo. Housing sales in metro Sioux City were up nearly 24 percent in August, compared to the same month last year, according to a new report.

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Two faculty join Northeast center

Northeast Community College announces the ad-dition of two faculty who will teach at the College Center in South Sioux City.

Gary Bathurst of Sioux City has been hired as a full-time mathematics instruc-tor. He is a former math teacher and head math teacher for t h e S i o u x City Com-m u n i t y S c h o o l s . He has also taught as an adjunct for Northeast at the College Center for the last four years.

Bathurst graduated from Jefferson (S.D.) High School and holds a bachelor of arts degree in geology and a master of arts degree in math from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion

Renee Krusemark of Emerson, Neb. has been hired as a full-time Eng-lish instructor. Krusemark has served as director of STRIDE S t u d e n t S u p p o r t Services at Wayne State College and as a learning skills specialist for STRIDE, and served in military jour-nalist/public affairs for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Krusemark is a graduate of Emerson-Hubbard High School, and has a bachelor in fine arts-theater arts de-gree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a mas-ter of arts degree in English from National University, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Interdisci-plinary Leadership from Creighton University.

Blanche takes on new role at Mercy Medical

Mercy Medical Center – Sioux City has announced the appointment of Sharon Blanche to the position of director o f s p e c i a l projects.

B l a n c h e h a s b e e n with Mercy for 37 years and has most recently served as executive director of the Mercy Heart Center. In her new role, Blanche will be responsible for working on high level strategic proj-ects including growth, clin-ical quality and outcomes. She will work closely with Mercy’s senior leadership team implementing and evaluating the impact of strategic initiatives.

The native of Canada ob-tained her R.N. from Hum-ber College in Toronto, her B.S.N. from Morningside College and a masters of science in administrative studies from the University of South Dakota.

Mercy names physicial therapist

Mark Hall has joined Mercy Home Care as a physical therapist.

Hall earned his masters in physical therapy from the Univer-sity of South Da ko ta i n 1998. He has practiced in a variety of settings over the last 14 years, including orthopedics, acute care and home health care. In 2007, he became a board certified clinical specialist in ortho-pedics.

He and his wife, Kristine, have a daughter and reside in Dakota Dunes.

Local radiology group adds doctor

Dr. Kahled Hamada has joined the staff of Siouxland R a d i o l o g y P a r t n e r s , operating at Mercy Med-ical Center.

H a m a d a c o m e s t o S i o u x l a n d f r o m I n -dianapolis, Ind., where he served in a number of roles at Indiana University.

H a m a d a ea r n e d h i s medical degree at Jordan University of Science and Technology. He served an internship at Jordan Hos-pital in Amman, Jordan. Since 2008, he has been at Indiana University, where he completed fellowships in Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Radiology, Pediatrics Radiology, Nuclear Medi-cine and Musculoskeletal Radiology.

District health appoints deputy head

Tyler Brock has been appointed deputy public health di-rector for the S i o u x l a n d D i s t r i c t Health De-partment.

B r o c k most recent-ly wo rke d as the Laboratory Director for the Siouxland District Health Department. He completed his BA through Augustana College in Sioux Falls, and the Medical Tech-nology Program at St. Lukes Health System in Sioux City. He received his Certificate in Public Health from the University of Iowa and is also a Registered Medical Technologist.

Brock worked as a labo-ratory coordinator and mi-crobiologist before being

promoted to laboratory di-rector. He has been a board member and president of the Friends of Sioux City Public Library and most recently as president of the Headid Little League in Sioux City.

Health center adds clinical pharmacist

Dr. Mary Venteicher, a clinical pharmacist, has joined the S i o u x l a n d Community Health Cen-ter.

V e n t e i -cher, a 2011 graduate of the Univer-sity of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharma-cy, completed her residency at the Salt Lake City VA Po-catello Community Based Outpatient Clinic.

Her educational accom-plishments included the UNMC Dean’s List, the UNMC College of Phar-macy Dean’s Pharmacy Leadership Award, and the Stephen A. Scholtz Memo-rial Award.

East choir director now at Morningside

Heath Weber, who led the award-winning choir program at Sioux City Ea st H i gh School, has c o m e t o Morningside College to l e a d t h e music and theatre departments as as-sociate dean for the per-forming arts.

Weber led the choir pro-gram at East from 2001 to 2011. Previously he taught in Sioux Falls and Bloom-ington, Minn. During his 14 years as a high school choir

director, his ensembles won over 20 grand champion titles at various competi-tions, with three of them being national titles.

Weber also has experi-ence working with elemen-tary, middle school and col-lege students. Last year he taught at Unity Elementary School in Sioux City.

Weber has experience producing events such as “Siouxland Sings!” at the Orpheum Theatre and the annual show choir invita-tional at East High School. He also has served as the music director for high school productions of “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Guys and Dolls,” and “The Music Man.”

Weber has led students on national and international tours, and has performed himself as a soloist with Sioux City Rockestra, Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, Sioux Falls Master Singers and South Dakota Sympho-ny Orchestra.

He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Au-gustana College, and a doc-torate from the University of South Dakota.

Mercy names critical care nurse manager

Lynett Kayl has been promoted to Post Critical Care Nurse Manager at Mercy Medi-cal Center.

Kayl, who has been a part of the Mercy fam-ily of pro-fessionals for 26 years, has served in various cardiac areas including five years in intensive coronary care and 17 years as a cardiac rehab nurse educator and motiva-tor. Over the last four years, she has been the Congestive

Heart Failure Case Manager, working with patients on symptoms and weight man-agement skills.

Kayl received her RN diploma from St. Joseph School of Nursing and in May of this year complet-ed her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Briar Cliff University.

She and husband John have been married for 34 years and have four chil-dren. She is a member of Immaculate Conception Parish.

Credit union names assistant manager

Jason Curry has joined Midwest Community Cred-it Union as the assistant manager. He w i l l se rve under CEO and presi-dent Paddy Fr i e d r i c h -sen.

Curry has more than nine years experience in the banking industry with a wide array of responsi-bilities. He is involved in several different volunteer groups in the community.

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What do Twin Bing candy bars, Jolly T ime popcorn, Blue Bunny ice cream and Coca-Cola soft drinks, all have in common? Besides being tasty

snacks and a refreshing beverage, all the products are made in Siouxland by family businesses that each span more than 95 years and multiple generations.

Here’s a brief look at the history of each of the iconic companies and their prod-ucts.

PALMER CANDY CO.After fire destroyed the St. Joseph,

Mich. home of Edward Cook (E.C.) Palm-er in 1878, Palmer decided not to rebuild. The adventurous entrepreneur opted in-stead to pack up his family and move to the fast-growing frontier town of Sioux City, where he purchased a wholesale grocery operation.

By the turn of century, the Palmers had diversified into the candy business, sell-ing bulk and hard candy in wooden con-tainers from the back of their fruit house. The company quickly outgrew its quar-ters and in 1900 moved into a four-story

building, which stood at 209 Douglas St, until a few years ago

In 1969, the fruit business ended, allowing the Palmer family to con-

centrate solely on its candy busi-ness.

The roaring 20s marked the birth of the Bing, a chocolate

and nutty candy bar that originally came in cherry,

vanilla, maple and pineapple flavors.The cherry flavor endured, and in 1968

Palmer added a second humb to create the now regionally famous Twin Bing. The change came as candy companies na-tionwide were raising the prices of candy bars, which, because of the rising costs of ingredients, were becoming smaller and smaller so they could still be sold for five cents.

“Some clever person here, I don’t know who, came up with the idea you could put two together and make it a twin,” said Palmer Candy President Marty Palm-er, the great-grandson of the company founder. “That was just natural. If you look at two of them, they look like twins.”

Storied Siouxland family businesses make famous

Region home to Twin Bings, Jolly Time, Blue Bunny and Coke

Business Journal photo by Jim LeePalmer Candy Co. President Marty Palmer holds a Cherry Bing box from the 1930s as he checks the production line in this file photo. Palmer is the fifth generation to lead the Sioux City-based family business, which has produced candy since the late 1800s.


Business Journal photo by Tim Hynds

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Storied Siouxland family businesses make famous

Mike Wells Cy W. Chesterman

Each day, Palmer Candy makes an aver-age of 40,000 Twin Bings at its Sioux City factory at 209 Douglas St. The bars are dis-tributed throughout the upper Midwest from Interstate 35 in Iowa west to the Rocky Mountains.

There are no changes in store for the Twin Bing – name or recipe, Palmer said.

“You don’t mess with a formula that’s working well,” he said.

AMERICAN POP CORN CO.In 1914, Cloid Smith and his son, Howard,

harvested ears of popcorn at their farm near Odebolt, Iowa, and hauled the corn to Sioux City, where they shelled, cleaned and pack-aged the kernels in the basement of their home.

The new labor-intensive business led to the creation of Jolly Time, America’s oldest popcorn brand.

American Pop Corn Co., the Sioux City-based maker of Jolly Time, played a key role in changing the type of popcorn consumers prefer.

In the 1920s, yellow popcorn was scarcer and therefore most costly than white kernels. In the next decade, Jolly Time introduced yellow popcorn to moviegoers. As yellow popcorn prices became more competitive, consumers began switching to those kernels, which pop to a larger size their than white counterparts.

In the 1980s, Jolly Time achieved another milestone, introducing its first microwave popcorn, which allowed consumers to pop tasty, prepackaged corn in minutes.

Jolly Time today operates two microwave plants at its corporate complex along 41st Street in Leeds. The second plant was built two years ago to meet growing demand for Jolly Time’s Healthy Pop variety, which has been endorsed by Weight Watchers.

The expansion created 30 new jobs, in-creasing the company’s total employment to about 180.

Cousins Garry and Carlton Smith are the fourth generation of their family to run the business, which sells Jolly Time in all 50 states and around the globe.

WELLS ENTERPRISESFollowing a severe drought in the summer of

1911, Fred Hooker Wells Jr. and his family decided to leave the farm they had homesteaded in South Dakota and return to their native Chicago.

En route, the family ran out of money and stopped in Le Mars, Iowa, where Wells start-ed raising hogs. After a cholera outbreak killed his herd, Wells turned to a dif-ferent business.

In 1913, he purchased a horse, a delivery wagon and a few cans and jars from Le Mars dairy farmer Ray Bowers for $250.

The humble deal later gave birth to Wells Dairy, which started selling ice cream in the 1920s. In 1935, the Blue Bunny ice cream and frozen novelties.

As it prepares to celebrate its 100th

anniversary next year, the family business, now known as Wells Enterprises, has em-barked on a strategic plan to become Ameri-ca’s top-selling ice cream brand. The private-ly-held company is exploring options to raise enough capital to achieve its goal of doubling its annual revenue over the next decade.

“We’re a solid No. 3 today with the vision to be No. 1,” Wells president and chief executive Mike Wells, the third generation to lead the company, said earlier this year.

Wells has about $1 billion, about half that of the two industry leaders, international food and nutrition conglomerates Nestle SA, whose ice cream brands include Edy’s, Haa-gen-Dazs and Nestle, and Unilever, whose brands include Good Humor, Breyers and Ben & Jerry’s.

Blue Bunny ice cream and frozen novel-ties are sold in all 50 states and several other countries. The company employs more than

2,500 people. More than 120 million gallons of ice cream are produced annually at its plant in St. George, Utah and its two plants in Le Mars, the self-proclaimed Ice Cream Capital of the World.

CHESTERMAN CO.In 1872, Cilo Chesterman started making

his own sweetened soda water in the kitchen of his farmhouse near the eastern Iowa city of Dyersville, Iowa. Ten years later, he moved the business, a pioneer in the bottling in-dustry, to the Northwest Iowa town of Le Mars.

By 1885, sales were growing so rapidly, that Clio moved the company again, settling in Sioux City, which offered superior railroad and shipping facilities.

In 1904, Chesterman took on a new prod-uct, Coca-Cola. The new brand didn’t sell well at first because the taste was totally dif-ferent than most of the typical “flavors” of the day such as root beer, ginger ale, or sarspa-rilla. However, by 1942, all the other flavors were discontinued so the company could con-centrate on bottling only Coca-Cola.

In the early 1940s, the next generation of Chestermans took over management of the company, with Cy B., along with his sister, aunt and other relatives managing the op-erations.

Cy B.’s son, Cy W., began his career in the 1970s and was elected president upon the death of his father in 1989. Today, Cy W. and Karen Ches-terman’s children, Cy Jr. and Jay, are involved in running the business, which today em-ploys around 400 people at 10 locations.

The Sioux City plant at 4700 S. Lewis Blvd. produces more than 10 million cases of soft drinks annually.

As consumer demand for bottled water be-gan to grow in the early 1990s, Kandiyohi and Chippewa bottled water brands were added to the Chesterman product line through a new Minneapolis-based subsidiary, Premium Waters Inc. PWI is today one of the region’s largest bottled water companies.

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Business Journal file photo by Jerry MennengaGarry, left, and Carlton Smith hold a few of the original containers of Jolly Time popcorn, in this file photo. Hanging on the wall behind them are portraits of their great grandfather Cloyd H. Smith, left, and grandfather Howard C. Smith, who started American Pop Corn Co., the makers of Jolly Time, in Sioux City in 1914.

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By Nick HytrekBusiness Journal staff writer

DAKOTA CITY | A lake under construction near Hubbard, Neb., will bear the name of longtime Dakota City farmer and conserva-tionist Vince Kramper.

The Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board of Directors voted Thursday night to name the reservoir Kramper Lake, and the recreation area that will surround the lake was named Danish Alps Recre-ation Area.

“The board just thought it would be fitting to name the lake after him. He’s just been a very active conservation-ist in that part of the state for many, many years,” said Emmett Egr, NRD informa-tion and education coordi-nator.

Kramper said Friday he had no idea he’d be honored until he heard the resolution read at the meeting.

“I’m overwhelmed and humbled. I still can’t quite believe it. So many people worked on it, it doesn’t seem fair to name it after only one person,” said Kramper, who served 30 years on Natural Resources District boards and worked on this particu-lar project for 12 years.

The Danish Alps name

was suggested by local land-owners. The name recog-nizes the surrounding hilly terrain that is reminiscent of the Danish homeland of the immigrants who settled in the area.

Construction began earli-er this summer on a dam on Jones Creek. That dam will create a 226-acre lake sur-rounded by more than 500 acres of park land. It will include campsites, fishing, no-wake boating and miles of hiking, biking and eques-trian trails.

The $15 million project will also provide erosion and flood control.

Egr said the project re-mains on schedule to be open for public access in June 2015.

Hubbard, Neb., lake named after Dakota city manConservationist spent 12 years working on project

providedVince and dorothy Kramper, of dakota city, are shown at the june groundbreaking for the papio-missouri river natural resources district reservoir and recreation area project near Hubbard, neb. the nrd’s board recently voted to name the lake for Vince Kramper.

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It’s that time of year once again when we think about flu and colds. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the flu and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses but they are caused by dif-ferent viruses. Because these two types of illnesses have similar flu-like symp-toms, it can be difficult to tell the difference between them based on symptoms alone. In general, the flu is worse than the common cold. Colds generally do not result in serious health problems, such as pneumo-nia, bacterial infections, or hospitalizations.

Influenza or the flu is a highly contagious illness caused by viruses that in-fect the nose, throat, and lungs. In the United States, on average 5 to 20 percent of the population get the flu and more than 200,000

people are hospitalized from seasonal flu related complications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that vaccination is the single best way to pro-tect against influenza. In addition, let’s not forget the benefits of a healthy lifestyle which includes: regular exercise, consum-ing plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, getting seven to eight hours of sleep each night. Take care of yourself to avoid getting run down, keep your immune system working at the highest level.

Flu symptoms include:• Fever• Chills• Body Aches• Fatigue• Sore Throat• CoughCold symptoms include:• Runny or stuffy nose• Sneezing• Cough• Fatigue• Dry cough• FeverIf in doubt, consult your

physician.If you do come down with

the flu this year, consider the following recommenda-tions for a healthy recovery.

• Drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.

• Get plenty of rest.• To avoid spreading flu

germs, avoid close contact with others.

• If prescribed by your physician, take antiviral medication as directed.

W h e reve r t h e re a re crowds, there are germs. Mayo Clinic infectious dis-ease expert Dr. Gregory Po-land reminds us, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, par-ticularly before leaving a re-stroom, eating, or touching your face. Be an advocate for your health: if some-one near you is obviously ill, move away if you can, or ask to be reseated. When in a restaurant, if a server’s hands touch your food or the rim of your glass, don’t be embarrassed or hesitant about asking for a new serv-ing or moving on and eating elsewhere.

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Guarantee Roofing, Siding and Insulation Company was founded in 1926 by Ferris Skaff. During his first years the business was run with just one truck and himself. All the work was sold by night and installed during the day.

In the early 1940’s, Mr. Skaff manufactured a type of cellulose insulation with fire retardency properties. At first the product was called Skaff-O-Wool but was later renamed Thermal Wool.

On January 1, 1949, James M. Yanney, son-in-law of Ferris, joined the company. At that time, the business had expanded to four company owned trucks and cars. Jim learned the business by working with the crews. After becoming more knowledgeable, Jim began selling and building territory. Jim bought the company in 1970 after the death of his father-in-law.

In the spring of 1976, Charese Yanney joined the company as the third generation. Charese started in sales and learned the business by visiting job sites from beginning to completion.

Jim, Do, and Charese have been active in politics and community service their entire careers. Jim and Charese are past chairs of the Chamber of Commerce and the United Way Campaigns, Do was a cofounder of United Way’s Power Lunch and Women United. Jim was a cofounder of the Better Business Bureau of Sioux City. Also they have been active in Siouxland Intitiative, Art Center, Sioux City Symphony, The Orpheum Theater Restoration Project, and the Sioux City Museum just to name a few. Do is missed, as she passed away the end of 2008. If you asked one of the three to do something, you usually got all three.

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By Earl HolykBusiness Journal staff writer

Bill Foulk said he fre-quently gets service calls from wives worried about their husbands’ prowess around plumbing.

“Guys will take on elec-trical wiring projects long before they take on any-thing plumbing-related,” Foulk, owner of Foulk Brothers Plumbing and Heating, said of “honey do” lists that frequently relegate plumbing to the portion that’s underlined “Honey don’t bother.” “It’s something that just isn’t inside many guys’ comfort zone.”

Especially since that “comfort zone” means be-ing flat on your back, un-derneath a heavy sink.

According to Foulk, re-placing a new faucet to your kitchen sink isn’t difficult, especially when you have the right tools. Specifically, you’ll need to have a basin wrench – an adjustable wrench that can reach into the deep, dark, hard-to-get-at parts of your sink.

Tip #1CHoosE THE rigHT fauCET

“The most expensive thing in your house may end up being a cheap fau-cet,” Foulk said. “It won’t do you any good if the fau-cet needs to be replaced frequently.”

That’s why Foulk recom-mends investing in a faucet that comes with standard parts, which will help you out if a company goes out of business or discontinues a line, making your faucet obsolete.

Most new faucets require you to do some assembly before mounting it to your sink. If that’s the case, fol-low the manufacturer’s directions carefully. Also, many pull-out pliers need to be threaded through the faucet body.

In order to achieve a watertight seal, insert the rubber gasket between the base plate of the faucet and the top of the sink. If a gasket isn’t provided, pack the cavity of the fau-cet with plumber’s putty before inserting the faucet body through the sink top’s holes. Thread the mounting nuts provided by the man-ufacturer, onto the faucet shafts, center the threaded shafts in the sink’s holes and tighten the nuts firmly.

Tip #2THE nuTs, BolTs and Tools

Many companies pro-vide a special long socket that will help you to tighten mounting nuts. A hole in the socket will allow you to tighten the needed nuts.

Hook up the faucet’s hot and cold supply lines to the water supply shutoff valves

underneath the sink. Bend the copper tubing coming out of the faucet. This will provide for better access for you to connect tubes to

them.After that, simply wrap a

couple of rounds of plumb-er’s tape around the thread-ed nipples on the valve and

connect the tubes before tightening the nuts with an adjustable wrench.

Up o n i n s ta l l i n g t h e new faucet, remember to

remove the aerator from the faucet. Flush the lines so debris doesn’t clog and reduce water flow.

Tip #3givE yoursElf EnougH TimE

“Do not start the proj-ect at 5 p.m. Sunday night, thinking it can all be done quickly,” Foulk warned. “Installing a faucet will take three or four hours and if you have a problem, you want to know there’s someone around with the answers.”

Especially, if the one with an answer happens to be a plumber.

“I’ve been doing this for more than 40 years,” Foulk said. “There are very few situations that I’ve never seen or problems that I can’t solve.”

Installing a kitchen faucet doesn’t need to sink you

journal photo by tim Hyndsbill Foulk displays a high end faucet at Foulk brothers plumbing and Heating, jan. 20, 2011.

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September is “Healthy Aging Month.” This month, we’ll take a look at mul-tiple sources to discover the healthy lifestyle habits of centenarians across the United States and the world and see how the Power 9 blue zone principles align to help people feel better, live longer and happier.

Finally, I will give you some real life examples from my role model of healthy aging, my grandfather Nel-son Nieuwenhuis, who lived to be 103 years young, only three months shy of his 104 birthday!

A recent poll of centenar-ians from WebMD said the following tips were very important to healthy aging. (Power 9 lifestyle habits from The Blue Zones book by Dan Buettner are noted in bold.)

1) Relationships with family and friends (Right Tribe and Family First)

2) Be a lifelong learner and keep your mind active

3) Laugh and have a sense of humor

4) Stay in touch with your spirituality (Belong, Know Your Purpose, Down Shift)

5) Be optimistic and con-tinue looking forward to each new day (Know Your Purpose)

6) Stay active, keep mov-ing and exercising (Move Naturally)

7) Maintain a sense of in-dependence (Move Natu-rally)

8) Healthy nutrition choices (Plant Slant, The 80 percent Rule)

9) Keep yourself up with news and current events

10) Keep making new friends (Right Tribe)

Centenarians, grouped

with those over age 65, are the fastest-growing seg-ment of the population in the United States. More than 90 percent of the cen-tenarians reported good health until they reached their early 90s. About 15 percent of centenarians live by themselves and are com-pletely independent.

My grandfather Nelson Nieuwenhuis, who lived in Hospers, Iowa, and cel-ebrated his 100th birthday in 2008, was married to my grandmother Isabelle for 69 years. He was a wonderful role model for me, my fam-ily and the community on how to get the most out of life.

• My grandfather highly valued relationships with fa m i ly a n d friends, vis-iting them f re q u e n t l y to tell stories about the histo-ry of Siouxland. I n h i s l a te r years, his cir-cle of friends wo u l d co m e to his house to visit, bring him grocer-ies or meals, mow his lawn and keep him c o m p a n y . (Family First, a n d R i g h t Tribe Blue Zone Power 9 p r i n -ciples)

• My grand-

father was one of the most positive and optimistic people you would ever meet. His glass was always more than half full, overflowing with love for his wife Isa-belle, family and friends! Whenever the topic of con-versation ever turned nega-tive in any fashion at family gatherings, my grandfather would always speak up with a wise and uplifting com-ment to change the focus of the conversation to the brighter side of life. (Belong, Know Your Purpose)

• My grandfather was a strong Christian role model and mentor for me growing up, teaching me the dis-ciplines of the Christian faith such as daily prayer, Bible reading and attend-ing church. (Belong, Know Your Purpose)

• My grandfather always lived a life full of physi-cal activity. He had a hard time ever sitting still un-less he was reading, which he really enjoyed. He walked

every day and loved t o r i d e his bike,

swim with us, mow his lawn and tend to his garden. (Move Naturally)

• My grandpa always began his day with devo-tions and a great b rea k fa s t . He loved to eat oat-meal with bran buds, eggs over easy and toast with honey. He also loved liver and onions and fresh fruits and vegeta-

bles from his gar-den. He would d r i n k m i l k ,

water and coffee too with occasional wine to help get that tickle out of his throat. (Plant Slant, The 80 percent Rule, Wine at 5 p.m.)

A study out of Cambridge University illustrates the profound effect of lifestyle habits on mortality and longevity. The study found that lifestyle changes can increase life expectancy by 14 years. People who fol-lowed four basic healthy lifestyle behaviors includ-ing no smoking, staying physically active, no heavy drinking and eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily increased their life expectancy con-siderably. The study showed the awesome benefits that achievable lifestyle chang-es can have on your health, daily vitality and quality of life.

Sources:1. “10 Healthy Aging Tips

From Centenarians” by Mi-randa Hitti WebMD Health News July 28, 2008 from www.wedmd.com.

2. “Centenarian Facts” (Healthy Lifestyles) from The WELL Workplace Health-letter Vol. 10 No 5 pg 6 July 2008 from WELCOA. www.welcoa.org

3. “Health Behaviors and Life Expectancy” from the Making Healthy Choices Newsletter from Wellsource Issue 48. www.wellsource.com

4. The Blue Zones – Les-sons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner www.bluezones.com

Contact Erik Nieuwen-huis, St. Luke’s Health Sys-tem WorkSmart Ergonomics Injury Prevention Specialist, and Wellness Consultant, at 712-279-1842 or [email protected]

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BusinessPeopleHeelan names officers, board

The Bishop Heelan Cath-olic School system has added new members to its school board and named officers for 2012-2013.

Continuing officers are chair, Pat S e a l e y , H e i d m a n L a w Fi r m and treasur-e r, T i m m Funk, Funk & Associ-ates. Matt Lawler, F&M Wealth Man-agement, has joined the board and was elected vice chair.

New board members are: Chris Bogenrief, United Commercial Real Estate; Mark Ely, Ely, Ely & Shechet; John Fitzsim-mons, Great West Casualty Co.; and Billy Van Hun-nik, Gunderson’s Jewelers.

Continuing school board members are: Jeanie Ho-henstein, nurse consul-tant and Kevin Hohenstein Construction; Tom Yaneff, State Farm Insurance Co.; the Rev. Craig Collison, Sacred Heart Church; and Rev. Michael Erpelding, St. Boniface & St. Joseph.

Retiring board members are the Rev. Mr. Jim Sands, Sid Shoemaker and Pat-rick Murphy.

The system is com-prised of Bishop Heelan High School, Sacred Heart School, Mater Dei Nativity Center middle school, Mater Dei Immaculate Conception Center elementary school, Holy Cross Blessed Sacra-ment Center middle school, Holy Cross St. Michael Center elementary school and two preschools.

Cosmopolitan Club installs officers

The Sioux City Cosmo-politan Club membership recently held its annual of-ficer’s installation.

The slate of new officers sworn in were Matt Pit-tenger, president; Pat Cur-ry, vice president of pro-grams; Mark Lockwood, vice president of member-ship; John Koskovich, vice president of projects; Tony Sandbothe, ser-geant at arms; Judy Mor-ton, secretary, Matt Chil-ton, treasurer; Jeff Myers, vice president of socials; Bob Derflinger and Gary Munson, members at large;

Deb Cook, president-elect and Randy Kramer, imme-diate past president.

Richard Gordon, Cosmo-politan Cornbelt Federation Governor from Sioux City, presided over the installa-tion ceremony.

The club meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at the Down-town Holiday Inn, and at noon on the first Tuesday at Mac Behr’s. The club has a diabetes golf benefit in the summer and does traffic control for ArtSplash as its major fundraising projects. The club’s main benefactor is research to find a cure for diabetes.

Area field agent ranks in top 50

Craig Pfeifer, a field agent with the Knights of Columbus, currently ranks in the top 50 agents, out of over 1,200 agents. He is also on track to earn Mil-lion Dollar Round Table h o n o rs , a designation which gener-ally covers the top 1 percent of field agents in the world.

Pfeifer also recently at-tended the National Field Agent sales conference. He serves the councils of Wayne, Pender, Emerson, Randolph, Hartington, Crofton, Ponca and South Sioux City.

The Knights of Columbus is a fraternal benefits society with more than $85 billion of insurance.

Downtown Partners appoints officers, board members

Downtown Partners in Sioux City announces two new members of its board of directors, and the election of officers for 2012-2013.

New members elected to serve a three-year term were David Hecht, Meineke Car Care Center; and Ryan Ross, Vriezelaar, Tigges, Edgington, Bottaro, Boden & Ross, LLP. Elected to serve a s e c o n d three-year te r m w a s Larry Jen-sen, Holiday Inn Down-town.

N e w l y a p p o i n te d

officers are President Jim Wharton, Mercy Medi-cal Center; Vice President Tammie Pech, Downtown Market Rate Condo Owner; and Treasurer Bruce Kolbe, Semak Partnership.

They will be joining con-tinuing board members Chris Bogenrief, United Commercial Realty; Ben Knoepfler, Knoepfler Chevrolet; Dale McKin-ney, M+ Architecture; Keith Radig, City Coun-cil Representative; John Stoos, Wells Fargo Bank; Doug Westphal, Delta Air Lines; Anne Westra, Eco-nomic Development De-partment (City staff repre-sentative); Pech, Kolbe and Wharton.

WITCC learning winners announced

The Institute for Lifelong Learning of Western Iowa Tech Community College has announced the recipi-ents of its 2012 recognition awards.

The awards were pre-sented at a special ceremo-ny June 27 by Terry Murrell, WITCC president.

Eighteen people or groups received the awards for

activities that have helped the institute to grow and flourish.

The awards are nick-named “Lifers” in honor of the lasting impact of the services rendered by award recipients.

All the award winners live in Sioux City, except where noted.

Outstanding Philan-thropist: Cindy Waitt; Distinguished Instructor: Pat Day, Chris Fuentes, Constance Popken, Mi-chael Cagley, Holstein, Iowa; Liang Gates, Mo-ville, Iowa; Jean Weiner, Le Mars, Iowa; Outstand-ing Workstudy Student: Michael Byers, Kingsley, Iowa; Outstanding Volun-teer: MaryAnne Deibert, Sheryl Sextro, Margot Chesebro; Outstanding Service: The Staff of KWIT, Gary Lipshutz, Leigh Ann Woodard, Linda Navrkal, Hinton, Iowa, Cindy Nel-son, Dakota Dunes; and Volunteer Instructor; Kath-ryn Hewitt.

Fiona Valentine, coor-dinator of the Institute for Lifelong Learning, received a special leadership award.

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cannon moss brygger architects (cmba) celebrated their 100th anniversary with a siouxland chamber business after Hours event on aug. 16. as part of their celebration, cmba donated original architectural drawings of historic buildings to mercy medical center, st. luke’s regional medical center and briar cliff university.

photo courtesy of siouxland chamber of commerce

BusinessAfterHours

ChamberInvestorsLederman BondingDan Lederman706 Pierce St.Sioux City, IA 51101Tri-CiTy SignSTim MarchesePO Box 126Hinton, IA 68801TraTToria FreSCoIsrael Padilla611 W. 29th St.South Sioux City, NE 68776Love’S TraveL STopSKelly Long2525 Singing Hills Blvd.Sioux City, IA 51111UpTown wedding and evenT renTaLJoAnn Peterson2318 Third St.Sioux City, IA 51102The SioUx CiTy hoTeL & ConFerenCe CenTerDan Maher707 Historic 4th St.Sioux City, IA 51101SLeep nUmBer By SeLeCT ComForTLeaAnn Mckinney5001 Sergeant RoadSuite 255Sioux City, IA 51106CrySTaL CLean LLCMelissa CampbellPO Box 367North Sioux City, SD 57049

ChamberAnniversariesThe following celebrated anniversaries in June as Siouxland Chamber of Commerce investors.

1 yearameriCan hearT aSSoCiaTionLinda Wadedo-Jochims32468 K42Hinton, IA 51024BoyS TownAmy Hennies1516 Pierce StreetSioux City, IA 51103eLemenTS oF BeaUTy SaLon, Spa & eLeCTroLySiSAllison Raby326 W. 25th StreetSioux City, IA 51104inSpire ChiropraCTiC and weLLneSS SpaBrea Lewis4018 Floyd Blvd.Sioux City, IA 51108SCoTTS Lawn ServiCeJames Miller1501 Zenith DriveSuite 103Sioux City, IA 51103The dogwood peT hoTeL and day SpaJane Keane1200 Northshore DriveMcCook Lake, SD 57049TranSLaTion and inCome Tax ServiCeSMike Bayala2619 Correctionville RoadSioux City, IA 51105Tri-view TreaSUreSDewayne Rowley1401 Tri-View Ave.Sioux City, IA 51103

5 yearSSioUx CiTy phySiCaL TherapySteve Venne2802 Castles GateSioux City, IA 51106

10 yearSCaSTLe on The hiLL apTS LLC610 13th Street #76Sioux City, IA, 51105

15 yearSarnoLd moTor SUppLyGary Monroe1802 4th St.Sioux City, IA 51101irwin reCordS managemenTMic Irwin712 Market St.Sioux City, IA 51104

20 yearSCLoverLeaF CoLd STorageWilliam Feiges2800 Cloverleaf Ct.Sioux City, IA 51111maSTer BUiLderS oF SioUxLandPatty Bortscheller903 6th St.Sioux City, IA 51102

40 yearSUniTed reaL eSTaTe SoLUTionS inC.Ron McManamy302 Jones St.Suite 100Sioux City, IA 51101

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By Tim GallaGherBusiness Journal staff writer

SIOUX CITY | Phyllis Carter marched into her bank recently and asked about a loan. She wanted to start Stylistic Designs, a sa-lon on Transit Avenue. The building she had in mind needed work.

The banker’s response: “Phyllis, you’re supposed to retire.”

Carter laughs about the tale while giving a visitor a tour of her new shop. She’s got six chairs ready and waiting. There’s also a new pedicure station in the back.

“I won’t retire,” she says. “I’ve always worked. Hair is my hobby.”

The first-time business owner is 73. She’s been cut-ting and styling hair since 1958.

She’s likely not alone. Three weeks ago, I featured Ira Garvis, a Spencer, Iowa, barber who has been at it 50 years. He’s 70 and going strong.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 10 percent of people in this age bracket were work-ing or actively seeking em-ployment in 1996. That, of course, was at least one re-cession and housing market crash ago.

Now? Government stats show nearly 20 percent of those age 70-74 are work-ing or seeking work.

Carter’s reason for starting a business has nothing to do with a housing or a dot-com bubble burst. She likes what she does, always has.

The Sergeant Bluff native graduated from high school in Sergeant Bluff in 1957. She attended beauty school in Sioux City and landed a job at Yonkers in downtown Sioux City, working one of 38 chairs at the shop. She did three perms her first day. It took all day.

She recalls making $30 to $40 per week.

“People from New York and California came in to train us,” she says. “I was there two years and then went two blocks to a shop in the Martin Building.”

She didn’t realize that was a no-no in the trade. Stylists weren’t to jump ship for an adjacent ship. It amounted to an informal non-compete clause.

“I actually had to leave there because of the prox-imity of the two businesses,” she says.

Carter headed to a shop in Morningside and ended up working for years at Bellas Hess and then Salon Nor-mandy. For the last 35 years, she’s worked in the beauty shop inside Holy Spirit Re-tirement Home.

“I had thoughts through the years of doing something on my own, but it never quite clicked,” says Carter, the

mother of three.She took the plunge and

had her shop gutted over Memorial Day weekend. She now has a number of pros renting chairs from her, including granddaugh-ter Shelby Carter, 22.

Business ownership has benefits and drawbacks. Carter pays into Social Secu-rity for herself, as employer, and her employees. She’s in a unique place, she laughs, as one who may also collect Social Security.

“I pay double and I did ask if I could collect double,” she says with a laugh. “It never hurts to ask.”

The 53-year veteran of this trade used to work early mornings, but has seen a trend toward later shifts. When she asked her grand-daugther to open at 9 a.m., she figured she was being nice by allowing her a later start time.

“It should be 10 a.m.,” the owner says, correcting her-self. Customers more or less dictate the work schedule, and that’s OK.

As far as work, Carter still doesn’t see it as such. This is all she’s wanted to do for more than a half-century. Better yet? It kept the bills paid and allowed her to raise a family.

“I told my kids to not think about the money part in their jobs,” she says. “You need to enjoy going to work.”

retire? Sioux Cityan just getting started

business journal photo by tim Gallagherphyllis carter is shown in her Sioux city shop, Stylistic designs. She has cut hair for 53 years.

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Iowa Health local leaders finish programs

More than 65 leaders from throughout Iowa Health System graduated during a recent evening commence-ment service.

The nation’s fifth-largest non-denominational inte-grated health system grad-uated its first joint class of over 35 physicians and 30 administrative managers from its innovative Physi-cian Leadership Academy and Management Leader-ship Academy.

Local leaders among the 2012 graduates include Jane Arnold, Christie Finnegan and Jim Gobell, all of St. Luke’s – Sioux City, as well as Dr. Jitendraku-mar Gupta, Pulmonary Associates and Dr. Jeffrey Zoelle, Sergeant Bluff Med-ical Center.

The Physician Leadership Academy, an intensive grad-uate-level course of study, accredited by the American College of Physician Execu-tives, was launched in 2010, to identify, prepare and sup-port practicing clinicians

who, upon graduation, are well-positioned to be lead-ers within the organization

The Management Lead-ership Academy was de-veloped in 2011 to launch promising clinical and business leaders within the system to better align initia-tives that support patient care.

National group cites local insurance professional

The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors re-cently recognized Lynn Mills of Sioux City for dedication and ongoing leadership in the insurance industry.

The society honored Mills for 10 years of successfully maintaining the Certified Insurance Counselor desig-nation, denoting significant commitment to advanced knowledge and customer service.

The CIC is a nationally recognized continuing ed-ucation program for insur-ance professionals in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

Mills is a partner in Mills Shellhammer Puetz & As-sociates in Sioux City.

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RibbonCuttings photos courtesy of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce

SUNRISE RETIREMENT Sunrise Retirement Community held a grand opening and ribbon cutting for its new assisted living and nursing health center on Aug. 24. More than 300 people attended, including residents and their families, staff members, board members, public officials, area businesses and organizations and news media. Sunrise invested $26 million in its most recent campus expansion.

JCPENNEY JCPenney hosted a Aug. 10 ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the addition of Sephora inside the national retailer’s Southern Hills Mall store. Store employees pictured from left: Joanne Wineinger, Lacey Heuer, Larry Morrison, Sarah Hervey, store manager Aimee Burnett and Brittani Carlin. Far right of photo is Steffani Jiroux.

SPROUT STREAM Chef Paul Seaman, owner of the Sprout Stream, cuts the ceremonial ribbon on Aug. 14 to celebrate the opening of Sioux City’s newest state-of-the-art mobile gourmet kitchen. The Sprout Stream is parked at several Siouxland locations throughout the week and at most Siouxland events. Find out more, visit www.thesproutstream.com or at facebook.com/sproutstream

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DOUGLAS A. WHEELOCK, DDS, PCDr. Wheelock established his own dental practice in 1977. It originally was only 2 blocks from its current location at 4100 Morningside Avenue. Dr. Wheelock was born and raised in Sioux City graduating from Sioux City Central High School in 1969. He went on to receive his Bachelors of Science degree from Briar Cliff College in 1973. He attended dental school at the University of Iowa and earned his Doctor of Dental Science degree in 1976. After graduation Dr. Wheelock returned to Sioux City. Dr. Wheelock is involved in his community & church. Dr. Wheelock is married to his college sweetheart, Marilyn, and has three adult sons and three daughters in law. He is the proud grandfather of five incredible grandchildren. Dr. Wheelock is proud to call Siouxland home and enjoys providing quality dental care to the community.

BRIAN B. BURSICK, DDSDr. Brian Bursick is a Sioux City native growing up in the Crescent Park area. He attended West High School and graduated in 1986. He earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the University of Nebraska Dental School in 1994. After graduation he practiced briefly in Sergeant Bluff, IA. In 1997 he joined Dr. Wheelock as an associate. In 2004 he became a business partner. Away from the office Dr. Bursick is busy with his family. He and his wife Kristy have three young sons. Dr. Bursick is devoted to delivering quality comprehensive dentistry to the people of his hometown, Sioux City, IA.

LAURA E. GIESE, DDSDr. Laura Giese was born and raised in Sioux City , growing up in the Morningside Area. She attended Heelan High School and graduated in 2000. She then went on to spend the next 8 years at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, receiving her undergraduate degree in Biology in 2004 and her Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree in 2008. In July of 2008, she joined Wheelock and Bursick Dentistry as an associate. Dr. Giese is married to her high school sweetheart, Bob Giese and has a son, Cal. Dr. Giese is committed to providing quality dental care for Siouxland.

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RibbonCuttings photos courtesy of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce

KNOEPFLER CHEVROLET Knoepfler Chevrolet hosted a ribbon-cutting and grand re-opening on Aug. 15 to celebrate the completion of a major renovation of the dealership’s sales and service facility in downtown Sioux City, and the family-owned business’ 90th anniversary. Pictured are Bill, Joe, Ben and Charlie Kneopfler.

PILOT TRAVEL CENTER/MOE’S Pilot Travel Center and Moe’s Southwest Grill hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 17. Moe’s is one of the tenants in Pilot’s new Sioux City truck stop at the Interstate 29 exit at Singing Hills Boulevard. Pictured from left are: Dave Wulf, travel center general manager; Dawn Munter, Pilot/Flying J regional manager and Donata Berg, Pilot/Flying J restaurant training manager.

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