WINDS OF CHANGE BLOWING IN TAMA CO?WINDS OF CHANGE BLOWING IN TAMA CO?

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Congratulations to our owners of

New Businesses!

Bar D Logistics

2394 V Avenue, Clutier

Owner: Sarah Barfels

Sub City

209 Highway 30 West, Toledo

Iron Horse Bar & Grill

2603 Highway 8 East, Traer

319-478-2828

Owners: Bryan Bowman & Kris Arp

Prime Time Sportswear

604—3rd Street, Traer

Owner: Shawn Larmore

New Ownership Golden Door Motel

515—1st Street, Traer

319-478-2771

Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Steve Smentek

Business Expansions

Roy’s Auto

229 S.State Street, Tama

Expansion: Now offer’s U-Hauls

Young’s Golf Cars

107 Sherman Street, Dysart

Expansion: Now builds go carts

If you are interested in starting a business or

purchasing a business, take a look at: www.tamacountyiowa.org/opportunities

IN THIS ISSUE:

Winds of Change…….……..p 1

Q1 Highlights………..……...p 2

Summer Calendar………….p 2

Industry Focus……………...p 3

2009 Partners….…………...p 4

Tama County Economic Development CommissionTama County Economic Development Commission Summer 2009Summer 2009

In March 2009, Dysart Trucking from Dysart, Iowa was

honored with the GE award for excellence. They rank #1

in GE wind tower carriers for safety and performance, also

hauling other big names in the sector like Mitsubishi,

Gamesa, Clipper and Suzion. Dysart Trucking is further-

more a company driven by innovation. They designed and

introduced a trailer 50% lighter, and in partnership with

Peterson Trucking (also from Dysart) is preparing to break

ground on a new Dysart expansion in June 2009.

DYSART TRUCKING WINS DYSART TRUCKING WINS GE AWARDGE AWARD

Gov. Culver answering questions,

WINDPOWER 2009.

May 4-7, 2009 Tama County Economic Development

joined Gov. Chet Culver for the second year at the

annual WINDPOWER conference to communicate

Iowa’s capacities in providing solutions for the grow-

ing wind power sector. In spite of a down economy,

this sector has been consistently strengthening its

interest in Tama County over the past two years.

Here are some of the reasons wind farm developers

and manufacturers say that they have an interest in

Tama County and surrounding area.

Wind Farms

• Wind capacity is above average in Tama Co.

• Open spaces max potential of turbine output

• Strong capacity of the grid in Tama Co.

• Proximity to markets are good

Manufacturing

• 5.7 Billion/yr market within 1 day truck drive

• Iowa legislature shapes the market with progress

driven benchmarks

• Iowa ranks 2nd in low cost for doing business

• Educational programs to train workforce

• Tama County’s 4-lane highway

• 9 of the top US 20 manufacturers are within an

approximate 2 hr driving distance of Tama Co.

GRANT PARTNERS

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVE TAMA CO.

A SPECIAL DESIGNATION TO HELP BIZ

June 16, 7pm at the Tama Civic Center,

305 Siegel St, downtown Tama, CIRAS will

be presenting an information session to

business leaders interested in leveraging

the Tama Co.’s HUBZone status to get

federal government contracts. Minority,

Women and Veteran owned businesses

strongly encouraged to attend. Please

RSVP to joanne@tamacountyiowa.org.

4-LANING HWY 30

The Iowa Department of Transportation 5

year plan confirms that the Tama-Toledo

bypass funding is on track to be com-

pleted by Nov 2010, price tag $54M. Por-

tions of the hwy connecting Tama-Benton

and Marshall-Story is also in the 5 year

plan for improvements.

SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACHIEVE

Study suggests that smaller rural districts

are more efficient academically with

higher proficiency scores and lower drop-

out rates. Iowa ranked 3rd in the Nation

with the majority of its 250+ school dis-

tricts have K-12 populations under 800

students. Source: U.S. Department of Edu-

cation’s National Center for Education

Statistics.

WINERY WINS AWARD

John Ernest Vineyard & Winery won a

double gold for their The Morning Dew

and a gold for their Dusty Road wines

from Appellation America.

COMMUNITY PLANNING

Thanks to a Hazard Mitigation grant, the

cities of Tama County have started a com-

munity planning process that addresses

not only safety planning, but also commu-

nity development factors to shape the

future of each community.

2009 EARMARKS

Meskwaki Clinic was the only earmark

with direct impact to Tama Co. that re-

ceived support in the omnibus spending

bill in March. It received $618,000. Tens of

millions of dollars where allocated to Iowa

overall for projects ranging from Research

& Development, Education, Health Care,

Government Facilities, to Arts & Culture

in cities and organizations large and small.

PLANS FOR BIO-ENERGY CAMPUS

City of Tama & the state of Iowa have

been approached to be conduits in a $520

million bond for Alpha holdings interested

acquisition development and construction

of a fully integrated bio-energy campus in

Tama and Dexter.

RETAIL GROWTH CAPACITY

An ISU study indicates over $80M of retail

dollars leave the county. Researchers esti-

mate that a capacity of just under $30M

could feasibly be recouped if the right

retail businesses locate in Tama Co. Cur-

rently inquiries from national chains with

interest locating on the new bypass indi-

cate an increasing awareness of the po-

tential for retail in Tama County.

SUMMER CALENDAR

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www.tamacountyiowa.org/calendar

Over the next few months Tama County will be one of 13 places in Iowa working to com-

municate what makes them a wonderful and unique place based on projects they are

launching in the areas of a) Nature, b) Historic Preservation and c) Arts and Culture. The

following groups are representing Tama County:

1) Meskwaki Culture & Nature Center project. Leader: Wilbur Nelson

2) Tama County Conservation Board projects . Leader: Bob Etzel

3) Wieting Theatre Period Restoration. Leader: Jim Roan

4) South Tama County Recreation Trail. Leader: Mark McFate

5) Dysart Historical Museum expansion. Leader: Cathy Wieck

6) Traer Salt and Pepper Shaker Gallery. Leader: Ellen Young

If Tama County wins this honor they will also receive sizable grants, technical support

from state resources and an organized marketing campaign to promote it.

MAKING TAMA COUNTY A GREAT PLACE

SUNNY DAYS! H i g h l i g h t s o f Q 1 2 0 0 9 JUN

Thu-Sun

25-28

Sat. 27

JUL

3-4

3-4

3-5

Sun. 5

Wed-Sun

15-19

Sat. 18

Sat. 18

Fri-Sat 24-25

AUG

Fri-Sat 31-1

Thu-Sat 6-8

Thu-Sun

6-9

Fri-Sat 7-8

Gladbrook Corn Carnival

Parade, midway rides, food, dance, 5k

run/walk, collector’s fair

Gladbrook 641-473-3056

Rube’s Fest

Live music, food & drink tent,

entertainment

Montour 641-492-6222

Independence Day Events

Garwin 641-499-2390

Toledo 641-484-6661

Dysart 319-476-4949

Cornman Triathlon

500m swim, 14 mile bike, 5k run

9:00 a.m. Union Grove State Park,

Gladbrook 641-473-3019

Tama County Fair

4-H livestock shows & exhibits

Gladbrook 641-484-2703

Soiree in the City

Ladies day with displays, style shows,

hands on demonstrations

Dysart 319-476-7277

Clutier Band Concert

Polka music, kolaches 7-9 pm

Clutier 319-479-2530

7th Annual Old Iron Days

Vintage equipment, car show, tractor

cruise, kids activities, music

Dysart 319-476-4949

Clutier Fun Days

Parade, kids games, food, cruise,

dance, fireworks, 5k run/walk

Clutier 319-479-2530

Winding Stairs Festival

Parade, kids games, food, dance

5k run/walk, tractor cruise

Traer 319-478-2134

Meskwaki PowWow

Tribal ceremonial dances, colorful

native regalia, arts & crafts, food

Meskwaki Settlement Hwy. E49

West of Tama 641-484-4678

Double D Rodeo

Rodeo, stagecoach & trolley rides,

concessions, dance Hwy E29 north

of Toledo 641-484-4375

MEDIA PARNERS

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RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS & ENERGYEFFICIENCY

Agency: Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)

Need: Energy related Grants and loans

Goal: Provide financial assistance for the pur

pose of purchasing and installing renew

able energy systems and energy efficiency

improvements in rural areas.

Eligibility: Available to agricultural producers and

rural small businesses.

Assistance: Financial assistance to any single entity

may be provided as a direct loan, guar

anteed loan or grant, or a combination

of a loan and grant.

Dates: Deadline Jul. 31, 2009

More info: Contact Connie Noll 641.648.5181 or

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-12178.pdf

The Tama County Financing Development database has also recently been expanded and been uploaded

to the web. There are now over 150 resource funds for Tama County businesses, nonprofits and real estate

owners in a phase of change. www.tamacountyiowa.org/databases/financing

SPECIAL INDUSTRY FOCUS

$TIMULU$ PACKAGE$ WATCHLI$T

Most economists agree, we are now over the hump of the recession. But even though the oil prices are

stabilizing, and overall prices are normalizing, it may still be several months before sectors like our job

and housing market returns to health. Here is a quick reference guide to dollars that may help busi-

nesses maintain the status quo to get through the next few months, or in some instances even leverage

lower prices to orchestrate a strategic expansion or repositioning.

AMERICA’S RECOVERY CAPITAL LOAN (ARC)

Agency: Small Business Association (SBA)

Need: General operating cash flow loan

Goal: Support Businesses suffering financial hard

ship as a result of the slow economy with

temporary relief to keep the doors open

and get cash flow back on track.

Eligibility: Available to established, viable, for-profit

businesses to help make principal and inter

est payments on existing qualifying debt.

Assistance: Deferred-payment loans of up to $35,000

It is interest free, 100% guaranteed with no

SBA fees. Loans will be disbursed within a

period of up to six months . Repayment will

not begin until 12 months after the final dis

bursement. Repayment will be over a per

iod of five years.

Dates: Available Jun. 15, 2009

More info: Contact your local commercial lender or

www.sba.gov/recovery/arcloanprogram/index.html

OTHER

Across the board we often saw stimulus dollars injected into existing programs to increase the number of organizations

that could be supported. For more info on these beefed up ongoing programs please contact the following people di-

rectly:

USDA—Business Development Connie Noll 641.648.5181 connie.noll@ia.usda.gov

USDA—Housing Development Judy Geiken 641.648.5181 judy.geiken@ia.usda.gov

USDA—Community Development Brandon Shaw 641.648.5181 brandon.shaw@usda.gov

Iowa Workforce Development—Marshalltown: 800-284-4838 www.iowaworkforce.org/region6/marshalltown.htm

Iowa Workforce Development—Waterloo (319) 235-2123 www.iowaworkforce.org/region7/waterloo.htm

Small Business Administration (SBA): (515) 284-4522 www.sba.gov/ia/desmo/

Standard Mail

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Permit No. 22

The mission of Tama County Eco-

nomic Development is to

coordinate the cultivation and

development of Tama County’s

business environment by aiding

business, agriculture, industry and

residents in maximizing their full

economic potential within the

county and beyond.

Tama County

Economic Development

PO Box 22

Toledo, IA 52342

www.tamacountyiowa.org

2009 LEADERSHIP

Nick Podhajsky Chair, Traer

Don Lyons,

Vice-Chair, Dysart

Pat Veit, Director, Chelsea

Roger Ochs, Chelsea

Gerry Kopriva, Clutier

Arlene Vondracek, Clutier

Dwayne Luze, Dysart

Mark Fisher, Elberon

Scott McMains, Elberon

Carl Zoffka, Garwin

Merle Parks, Garwin

Geri Eilers, Gladbrook

Mandy Gehring, Gladbrook

Roland Fink, Lincoln

Annie Stocker, Lincoln

Susan Holubar, Montour

Dale Gericke, Montour

Chris Bearden, Tama

Josh Youngbear, Tama

Pam Wood, Toledo

Pete Zmolek, Toledo

Ellen Young, Traer

Midge Horton, Vining

Phyllis Hosek, Vining

Kendall Jordan, Co. Supervisor

Larry Vest, Co. Supervisor

Dan Wilkens, Co. Supervisor

BRONZE PARTNERS

Appraisal & Real Estate Service

Covenant Clinics

DeWitt Refrigeration

Eikamp Insurance

Farmers Mutual Ins. Assoc.

Farmers Savings Bank

Glenwood Place Assisted Living

Goos Implement

Grinnell Reg. Medical Center

Hempy Farms

Iowa Builders Supply

Kenkel Law Office

L.L. Owens & Associates

Manatt’s

Jim & Mary Roan

Rowan Equipment & Fabrication

Sand Hill Auto Salvage

Sunrise Hill Care & Rehab Center

Traer PEO Ladies

STAFF

Lindi Roelofse,

Executive Director

Joanne Husak,

Administrative Assistant

PLATINUM PARTNERS

Alliant Energy

State Bank of Toledo

Iowa Telecom

GOLD PARTNERS

Tama Co. Abstract Company

Tama Paperboard

TIP Rural Electric

SILVER PARTNERS

Acme Printing

Bohemian Mutual Insurance

Consumers Energy

Gethmann Construction

Grundy County REC

Sunshine Laundry/

Tama-Toledo Storage

Tama Co. Mutual Insurance

Additional partners

welcomed. Forms

available at:

tamacountyiowa.org/

PartnershipForm

Tama County

Economic Development Partners