Vol. 21 No. 6 PO Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102
April 2013 HOSPITALITY ISSUE
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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City wins state license INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE: Local leaders lobby in Washington D.C. PAGE 11
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Index Business People ...............................................page 21
Business After Hours .......................................page 18
Chamber anniversaries ...................................page 10
On the move .................................................... page 22
Chamber investors.............................................page 9
Ribbon cuttings ............................................... page 29
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St. Luke’s now part of UnityPoint Health New brand reflects coordination of care
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SIOUX CITY | Responding to major changes in the delivery of medical care, the Iowa-based health system that includes St. Luke’s in Sioux City adopted a new name this month. The former Des Moines-based Iowa Health System, which stretches across the state, is now UnityPoint Health. The new name and brand logo were unveiled April 16 to the system’s more than 24,000 employees, including about 1,400 who work in the former St. Luke’s Health System. St. Luke’s and other local hospitals adopted the UnityPoint brand immediately, but also kept their more familiar local names. St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, 2720 Stone Park Blvd., for example, is now UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s. The overall Sioux City-based St. Luke’s system is now known as UnityPoint Health – Sioux City. The local network of clinic and home care providers also are completely shedding the St. Luke’s name. St. Luke’s Clinic Network has been changed to UnityPoint Clinic, and St. Luke’s Home Care is now UnityPoint at Home. New signage went up soon after the announcement. UnityPoint Health – Sioux City President and CEO Peter Thoreen said the rebranding better reflects the move from a hospital-centered approach to medicine to one where hospitals, physicians and home care providers work together to more effectively deliver care. “The new name and brand speaks to our commitment to care centered on helping our patients get health and stay healthy,” Thoreen said. “Through this collaborative approach, we will continue to achieve better outcomes for our patients.” Physician groups in the former Iowa Health Systems also will be united under a single moniker – UnityPoint Clinic. The change will make it easier for patients to know which physicians and clinics are part of the UnityPoint system, and for providers to share data and patient outcomes, said Ellen Kaplan, president of the UnityPoint Health – Sioux City board. “I think it bolsters our ability to have world-class care,” Kaplan said.
Journal photo by Jerry Mennenga
St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, shown above in a file photo, has been renamed UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s.
Patients should see little difference from the change, other than new signage, letterhead, email addresses and marketing materials. Thoreen said the new name will not impact the Sioux City system’s ability to make decisions at the local level, or result in any leadership changes. The new Sunnybrook Medical Plaza, a $26.7 million campus under construction in the Sunnybrook Plaza in Morningside, will bear the UnityPoint name. The plaza, scheduled to open in August, will be home to a new family medicine, internal medicine and urgent care clinic. UnityPoint also will be incorporated into the names of the St. Luke’s College and the health system’s foundation.
Jim Lee, Sioux City Journal
In this file photo, UnityPoint Health – Sioux City President and CEO Peter Thoreen is shown in the emergency room of the former St. Luke’s Regional Health Center, now known as UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s.
St. Luke’s traces its roots to the 1860s and Sioux City’s first hospital, called Samaritan. The modern St. L u k e ’s was organized through the consolidation
■■ A dozen metro Sioux City clinics that operated under the former St. Luke’s umbrella are adopting the new UnityPoint brand names. Below is a list of the clinics, which offer family practice general and vascular surgery, pulmonary and critical care, occupational medicine, nephrology and cardiology. ■■ UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine at Sergeant Bluff ■■ UnityPoint Clinic Internal Medicine at Pierce Street Physician Center ■■ UnityPoint Clinic Pulmonology and Critical Care at Pierce Street Physician Center ■■ UnityPoint Clinic Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Pierce Street Physician Center ■■ UnityPoint Clinic Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Pierce Street Physician Center ■■ UnityPoint Clinic General and Vascular Surgery at Pierce Street Physician Center ■■ UnityPoint Clinic Nephrology at Pierce Street Physician Center ■■ UnityPoint Clinic Occupational Medicine at Riverside ■■ UnityPoint Clinic Imaging and Breast Screening Center at Pierce Street Physician Center ■■ UnityPoint Clinic Urgent Care at Sunnybrook (1) ■■ UnityPoint Clinic Occupational Medicine at Sunnybrook (1) ■■ UnityPoint Clinic Family and Internal Medicine at Sunnybrook (1) ■■ (1) Opening in August in the new Sunnybrook Medical Plaza.
of Lutheran and Methodist hospitals in 1966. In 1995, St. Luke’s joined Iowa Health System, which was formed two years earlier with the merger of Iowa Methodist and Iowa Lutheran. Today, it ranks as the fifth largest nondenominational health system, affiliated with 29 hospitals in eight metro areas and multiple rural areas, and more than 900 physicians. The addition of Methodist Hospital in Peoria, Ill. to the Iowa health system in 2011 also contributed to the need for a new name. Thoreen said UnityPoint Health is looking for additional opportunities for growth in Illinois, Nebraska and other adjoining states.
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Some suggestions on how to live longer and healthier W Home e have all thought about how long we will live and if our health will remain good, but are you taking steps to make this happen? Now is the time, the clock is ticking. Investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center and The Cooper Institute have found that being physically fit during your 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s not only helps extend your lifespan, but it also increases your chances of aging healthily, free from chronic illness. “We’ve determined that being fit is not just delaying the inevitable, but it is actually lowering the onset of chronic disease in the final years of life,” said Dr. Jarett Berry, assistant professor of internal medicine and senior author of the study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers examined the patient data of 18,670 participants in the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study, research that contains more than 250,000 medical records maintained over a 40-year life span. These data were linked with the patients Medicare claims filed later in life from ages 70 to 85. Analyses during the latest study showed that when patients increased fitness levels by 20 percent in their midlife years, they decreased their chances of developing chronic diseases such as congestive heart failure, Alzheimer’s, and colon cancer decades later by 20 percent. This positive effect continued until the end of life, with more-fit individuals living their final five years of life with fewer chronic diseases. The effects were the same in both men and women. Data suggests that aerobic activities such as walking, jogging, or running translates not only into more years of life but also into higher quality years, compressing the burden of chronic illness into a shorter amount of time at the end of life. In my personal experience as a fitness instructor the past 30 years, I have seen these facts to be true. I see individuals well into their 70s and 80s still working out, as they have for the past 30-plus years. They look great and their health is good. These individuals are an inspiration for the younger generations. Other ways we can improve our health
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is helping others. A five-year study by researchers at three universities has established that providing tangible help to others protects your health and may lengthen your life. The lead researcher, Dr Michael J. Poulin, assistant professor of psychology at the University at Buffalo, says, “Giving assistance to others may offer health benefits to the giver by buffering the negative effects of stress.” The study was in the American Journal of Public Health. The benefits of volunteering or helping others seem to payoff for the giver and not necessarily the receiver. Here’s why giving works. The study subjects were people from Detroit. They told researchers they had experienced stressful events during the past year such as serious illness, burglary, job loss, financial troubles, or death of a family member. They also reported the amount of time they had spent in the past year helping friends, neighbors or relatives who did not live with them by providing transportation, doing errands and shopping, performing housework, providing child care and other tasks. The researchers concluded that helping others reduced the risk of illness and death by protecting the givers, even though they themselves had significant life stress. The social interaction was an important factor. Source: health-e-headlines April issue Remember, get out and volunteer or help a friend. You will improve your own health in the process. Move for your health, studies have found that any time you get up and move, you’re improving your chances for good health. Deb Twyford is an RN and Intrinsic Coach at Mercy Business Health Services, Worksite Wellness. Contact her at 712274-4334 or twyfordd@mercyhealth.com
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National survey: Penn National Gaming Co. a top employer choice SIOUX CITY | A new gaming industry survey has cited Penn National Gaming Co. as a top employer. Penn, which owns the Argosy Sioux City riverboat casino, ranked second in the overall employer rankings in the 12th annual The 12th Annual Bristol Associates/Spectrumetrix Executive Satisfaction Survey. Wynn Resorts topped the employer list. Spectrum Gaming Group, a gaming research and professional services firm, and Bristol Associates, an executive search firm for the industry, conducted the Internet-based survey. Gaming industry executives from across the country were encouraged to participate. The study seeks to help the industry attract, retain and motivate its executive talent, and understand executive attitudes towards issues like stability and optimism in an ever-changing gaming environment. “As Penn has already witnessed, this commitment of high employee engagement and high employee satisfaction in
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Area leaders travel to Washington for annual lobbying trip LYNN ZERSCHLING
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SIOUX CITY | More than 40 business and government leaders from the tristate area lobbied in Washington, D.C. for action on a range of issues important to their communities. The 59th annual Siouxland/Washington Conference & Steak Reception, led by the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, took place April 10 & 11. Priorities for the Siouxland chamber include continued support for federal funding through the Essential Air Service grant to American Airlines, the only carrier serving Sioux Gateway Airport, as well as Missouri River management issues and pro-growth tax policies to encourage economic development. The Chamber hosted a reception with appetizers featuring steak for members of congress and their staffs on April 10. Officials from the Sioux City school district, city of Sioux City, Siouxland Chamber of Commerce and Dakota Dunes, North Sioux City, South Sioux City and Sergeant Bluff attended a series of meetings with congressional staffers and federal officials. School Superintendent Paul Gausman and school board member Molly Williams lobbied for reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. Iowa educators want the law to do a better job of helping states
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, and Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Vice President Barbara Sloniker are shown at 59th annual Siouxland/Washington Conference & Steak Reception.
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Siouxland leaders gather on the steps of the U.S. Capitol during their annual lobbying trip this month.
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, right, listens to questions from a presentation during the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., April 10-11.
implement education reform and improve student achievement. All five Sioux City council members lobbied for federal money to help build a rail yard and continue making improvements at Southbridge Business Park. City representatives will asked the Federal Emergency Management
Administration to delay implementing flood hazard zones in the Floyd River Valley that would require property owners to buy flood insurance. The city wants more time to seek federal funding to help pay for drainage system improvements, which would reduce the flood zone Sioux City Councilman John Fitch, left, talks to U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during the 59th annual Washington Conference & Steak Reception. areas.
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Trails seen as key to Blue Zones success 24-mile link between Sioux City, Le Mars is proposed
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SIOUX CITY | An avid cyclist, Aran Rush said he rides his bike at least three times a week, averaging 20-100 miles per trip. “There’s no better way to see the city than on a bike,” said Rush, executive director of the Sioux City Convention Center and Tourism Bureau. Rush’s excursions may soon become more scenic if a proposed recreation trail between Sioux City and Le Mars becomes a reality. The Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council, a group of area government officials, is exploring options to create a walking and bike trail to link the communities, which are about 24 miles apart. SIMPCO Transportation Planner Kellee Van Bruggen said various possibilities are being looked at, from constructing a new system of pathways to using existing county highways. A trail linking Sioux City, Hinton, Merrill and Le Mars is a long time in coming, said Siouxland Trails Foundation’s Bob DeSmidt. “Although Sioux City has made progress over the past few years, it still lags behind cities like Council Bluffs, Omaha or Sioux Falls when it comes to recreation trails,” he said. DeSmidt said trails are “expected amenities” for people considering moving to Sioux City. “It’s no different than tennis courts or city parks,” he said. “Quality recreation trails are an affordable form of economic development.” DeSmidt said cyclists still face sidewalks that are too narrow and various navigation issues. “First, the city lacks a truly connective trail,” DeSmidt said. “Also, people have great difficulty getting to trails that have been
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Cyclist Jon Nelson is reflected in the mirror of a vehicle in Sioux City on Feb. 14. The city recently was designated a Blue Zones sites, which recognizes communities working to improve the health of residents.
“First, the city lacks a truly connective trail. Also, people have great difficulty getting to trails that have been designated for bicycling. And third, although the city has made some strides, trails are often not maintained as well as they can be.” Bob DeSmidt, of the Siouxland Trails Foundation designated for bicycling. And third, although the city has made some strides, trails are often not maintained as well as they can be.” In order to make the community more bike-friendly, Sioux City has received an $8,200 donation for bicycle route signs. The Siouxland District Health Department gave $3,200, Scheels
Sioux City in late January was named one of six Blue Zones demonstration sites. The program, through Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, showcases communities working to help residents live longer, healthier, happier lives. The goal is to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation by 2016. Communities selected as Blue Zones demonstration sites get help developing and implementing a blueprint for making permanent social, environmental and policy changes that improve community health. The Tyson Events Center recently began offering healthier snack options alongside the standard arena fare. Lewis & Clark Park, home of the Sioux City Explorers, and Morningside College’s Elwood Olsen Stadium are expected to follow suit this summer. Other plans include upgrading walking trails and offering more recreation opportunities. “It’s good for the community,” said Mayor Bob Scott, about the selection. “It’s good for our citizens.” First-round winners Cedar Falls, Waterloo and Mason City were selected in May.
spring and early July. “Our streets should be accommodating for motorists and cyclists alike,” Rush said. “The more visible cyclists are, the safer they will be. Hopefully, the sight of cyclists will encourage others to consider the sport.” That’s especially important since Sioux City was selected a Blue Zone community in January. Sponsored by Healthways and Wellmark, the program recognizes communities that are working to improve the health of residents. Chosen communities receive asTim Hynds, Sioux City Journal file sistance from experts to make Mike Reinking, left, and Paul Julius ride on state Highway 982 in rural environmental, social and policy Sioux City in May. Sioux City has received an $8,200 donation for bicycle changes to improve well-being. route signs. “Cycling is a very healthy lifestyle,” Rush said. “Recreation chipped in $1,000 and DeSmidt’s $2,000 a piece for the 300 signs trails are one way for us to encourSiouxland Trails Foundation and that will be placed on more than age our citizens to become more Rush’s Siouxland Cyclists donated 80 Sioux City streets between healthy.”
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Casino reopens with new name, vision DAVE DREESZEN
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ONAWA, Iowa | After a long hiatus, casino gambling has returned to the Omaha Tribe’s reservation in western Iowa. The former Casino Omaha, which shut down in the summer 2011 ahead of historic Missouri River flooding, reopened in January with a new name, Blackbird Bend Casino. The 6,800-square-foot gaming floor is located in former casino restaurant, which stayed dry during months of flooding. The revamped casino features more than 300 slot machines, most brand new, and more than 73 employees. A hiring preference was given to Native Americans, who make up about 75 percent of the workforce. “Our employment rate is really high on the reservation,” Darwin Turner, a member of the tribe’s Gaming Commission, said
the week after the casino reopened. “It’s good to get some of our tribal members back working again.” Tribal members, who spent in excess of $1 million to get the casino back up and running, point out the space is only temporary. This spring, the tribe is expected to break ground on a $11 million casino in an adjacent parking lot. Tribal funds and disaster awards from the Federal Emergency Management Administration will finance the project, scheduled for completion in late 2013 or early 2014. The new casino will have 430 slots and eight table games, and employ about 160 workers, an increase from the 138 who lost their jobs when the old casino closed on June 2, 2011. The new structure will be built six feet higher than the existing one, providing more than clearance to withstand a repeat of the 2011 flood, which occurred after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was forced to release record amounts of water from upriver dams.
Customers play slot machines at the Blackbird Bend Casino near Onawa, Iowa. The Omaha Tribe in January reopened the former Casino Omaha, which had been closed since June 2011 due to damage from the Missouri River flooding that summer.
The move followed unusually high Rocky Mountain snow pack in late spring, combined with abnormally heavy rainfall in May and June throughout Montana and the Dakotas. To protect one of the Omaha Tribe’s most significant sources of revenue, tribal members and other volunteers built a 10-foot berm around the casino in four days. But as much as 1 1/2 feet of floodwater entered portions of the building, including the gaming floor. While there was no structural damage, the structure had to be gutted. The tribe, headquartered in Macy, Neb., began the Las Vegas-style casino in 1992 on its reservation land on the Iowa side of the Missouri River, about five miles northwest of Onawa, and about 40 miles from Sioux City. Blackbird Bend is the name of the land near the where the casino operates. Tribal officials said the name change represents a new beginning for the casino, the victim of two closings in the last three years.
A sign in the parking lot of the newly opened Blackbird Bend Casino shows site plan for a new $11 million casino the Omaha Tribe plans to build. The new casino will be built at a higher elevation than the former Casino Omaha, which shut down in June 2011 due to unprecedented Missouri River flooding.
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WinnaVegas adding 1,500-seat venue $7 million invested on casino projects TIM GALLAGHER
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SLOAN, Iowa | A 1,500seat entertainment center is scheduled to open in June at WinnaVegas Casino Resort west of Sloan, officials said Thursday. The 30,000-square-foot facility, already under construction, is just west of the 78-room WinnaVegas Hotel, which opened in April 2012. Plans also call for remodeling the casino’s bingo area, creating a bistro and adding about 200 slot machines. More than $7 million is being invested. E m p l oy ment is exp e c te d to grow to 400, Thomas from 370. “This gives us a little more of an offering for our guests,” said Ray Thomas, interim general manager. “Our customer base is growing.” The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska operates the casino. A 3,000-square-foot gaming facility with 100 employees at its opening in 1992, will grow to 120,000 square feet by this summer. The enterprise attracts about 500,000 visitors per year and has given more than $750,000 to charitable causes the past three years, Thomas said. “This is an opportunity for us to acquire larger indoor acts,” said Deana Whistler, a casino spokeswoman, in a statement.
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Crews build a 1,500-seat entertainment venue at WinnaVegas Casino Resort west of Sloan, Iowa, on Thursday. The facility stands just west of the 78-room WinnaVegas Hotel, which opened April 1, 2012.
“A larger venue will open Siouxland up to a whole array of big shows that previously didn’t have an accommodating size venue in the area.” Thomas wouldn’t say what marquee acts the resort may land once the venue opens. “Beyond music, we’ll be able to host a number of conventions,” he said. WinnaVegas was closed for 44 days when the
Missouri River flooded in the summer 2011. “We’ve been a member of this community for over 21 years,” Thomas said. “We survived the flood and we’ll remain a part of this community.” Provided
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Ready to rock Hard Rock casino & hotel downtown wins approval from state regulators DAVE DREESZEN
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Jim Lee, Sioux City Journal,
Sioux City Entertainment President Bill Warner leads a tour of the Battery Building in downtown Sioux City in December. The company plans to start construction this summer on the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at the site.
Add Sioux City to Hard Rock’s list of global destinations. Construction starts this summer on a Hard Rockbranded casino and hotel centered around the landmark Battery Building at Third and Water streets
downtown. The ubiquitous Hard Rock name and logo and a 30-foot-tall electric guitar will grace the century-old warehouse and signature clocktower. The $118.5 million project, anticipated to open in summer 2014, will replace the Argosy Sioux City floating casino, which has been
docked on the Missouri River since 1993. In a 3-2 vote on April 18, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission awarded a state gaming license to the Hard Rock group, which beat out three other-land casino proposals. “I’m obviously excited,” Bill Warner, CEO of Las Vegas-based Warner Gaming, said after the vote. “I feel very good. I feel very thankful for the support of people
of Sioux City.” Warner Gaming manages the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and some other casino and resort properties. A subsidary, called Sioux City Entertainment, applied for the Iowa license, along with Missouri River Historical Development, the local nonprofit group that successfully pushed to legalize gambling in Woodbury County in 1989.
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Sioux City, with a population of about 82,000, would be the smallest U.S. city with a Hard Rock Casino.
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The other bidders included Argosy owner Penn National Gaming Co., which offered a choice of a downtown or rural site for a Hollywood-themed casino, and Warrrior Entertainment, a group led by Ho-Chunk Inc., which envisioned a casino and hotel with the historic Warrior Hotel and Davidson Building downtown as the centerpiece. While all the prospective developers offered strong, viable proposals, the three IRGC members in the majority said the Hard Rock plan offered the best option to grow casino revenues, tourism and economic activity in the state and local community. “I just felt there was a slight edge on the overall economic impact for Hard Rock,” IRGC Chairman Jeff Lamberti said after the meeting, at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Sioux City, with a population of about 82,000, would be the smallest U.S. city with a Hard Rock Casino. Geographically, the next closest is in Chicago. Backers predict the appeal
A rendering of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Sioux City. An outdoor space north of the complex will host concerts and other events.
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Bill Warner, head of Warner Gaming, left, and Mark Monson, president of Missouri River Historical Development, watch the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission hearing meeting in Council Bluffs on April 18. The tense meeting capped months of discussions and negotiations.
of one of the most famous entertainment brands will help draw visitors from a wider radius than a typical casino. “A number of people are going to come in and stop to get a T-shirt, to check out the memorabilia, to come to the property because they recognize the brand,” Warner told the Journal editorial board Tuesday. “I think that’s going to draw more tourism to the downtown
area, and really provide a catalyst for a lot of the businesses downtown.” The first floor of the Battery, a four-story Romanesque Revival-style structure built in 1905, would be renovated for back-office functions, as well as a 800-seat theater for live music and other entertainment. Growing out of the warehouse would be a new structure that would house the 30,000-square-foot
casino floor, featuring 800 slot machines and 32 table games. Like other Hard Rock properties, the walls of the structure would be adorned with memorabilia from famous musical artist. Items once owned by the late Tommy Bolin would be among those featured. Bolin, a Sioux City native, was a guitarist for such bands as Deep Purple and The James Gang. The Sioux City property would not include a Hard Rock Cafe, but there would be other diverse dining options, including a buffet, upscale restaurant, sportsthemed bar and grill and coffee shop. Other amenities would include a retail shop featuring Hard Rock merchandise, a beer garden and an outdoor lawn known as the “backyard.” The latter, a two-acre park extending northeast of the Battery, would host various community events for all ages. A 60-room boutique Hard Rock-branded hotel would be operated by Stoney Creek Hospitality, which current operates a Stoney Creek hotel across
Third Street from the casino site. One condition of the state gaming license requires the Hard Rock construction to be substantially completed by Sept. 14, 2014. If the project is not done by March 31, 2015, the IRGC can begin assessing fines of $53,665 per day. “We’re confident with that scheduled,” Warner said. “Our goal is to be open in July 2014.” With the hard-fought selection process over, the Hard Rock group’s first step is to finalize the design for the 100,000-square-foot complex. The archite ct is the Friedmutter Group, a Las-Vegas-based firm that has done casino projects around the world. By the end of April, Sioux City Entertainment also will finalize a development agreement with the city. Terms of the deal were worked out in advance of the group applying for the state license. In May, the company expects to begin closing on nearly $9 million of property it controls in the caseino footprint, roughly bounded
by Wesley Parkway to the west, Fourth Street to the north, Third Street to the south and Douglas Street to the east. Among the structures that must be razed inc l u d e t h e M i lwa u ke e Weiner House, the former Bomgaars retail store, a one-time video store, and a former flea market. Demolition is expected to begin in July, with the former Bomgaars structure at Third and Douglas streets the first to come down. After that, a new stand-alone Milwaukee Weiner House will be built on the site. The venerable hog dog shop will share a large surface parking lot with the Hard Rock. Plans call for completing the gaming and entertainment venue 12 months after construction begins, Warner said. By late this fall or early next winter, the Hard Rock group would begin the process of hiring 500 employees. IRGC members said they hope as many of the Argosy riverboat’s 325 employees as possible transition to the Hard Rock when it opens.
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Cross out lower back, hip and knee pain H
ow many of you spend most of your day crossing your legs, sitting on your feet or sitting with one leg crossed? Men, do you stand with one or both of your feet toed out when standing? A very common standing posture for men is to stand with both feet pointed to the outside. As we become overweight, this toe out posture habit becomes even more common in both men and women. Ladies also tend to stand in what I call “sexy pose,” with one foot pointed forward and the other foot pointed ninety degrees to the side with a hip shift. Over time, these awkward posture habits can lead to increased musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) and pain risks including lower back pain, sciatica, hip or knee pain. Why is this, and how does this occur? What can I do daily at work and at home to reduce my MSD risks of having lower back, sciatica, hip or knee pain? This month’s article is all about becoming more aware of the primary postures we use daily and how to reduce the risks of pain and injury while improving your quality of life. The more time you spend sitting with your legs crossed, sitting on your feet or standing with your toes pointed out, the more you tighten your hips’ powerful external rotator muscles such as your piriformis. This piriformis muscle becomes shortened or tighter the longer you sit with your legs crossed, spread apart or stand in toe out postures. These awkward postures externally rotate the hip and compress the large sciatic nerve that runs just below the piriformis muscle. Nerves don’t like compression forces, but they love freedom and flowing movement of the body and a good blood flow to stay healthy and avoid irritation. As the sciatic nerve gets compressed by your tight piriformis muscle, you may feel sciatic nerve pain or numbness and tingling down the back of your leg. This significantly increases the biomechanical risks for lower back, sciatica, hip and knee pain or MSD injuries such as a sprain or strain. The tighter your piriformis muscle and hip external rotators become, the more your hips may lack proper hip internal rotation with everyday movements. This lack of proper hip internal rotation is one of the most common biomechanical problems leading to lower back muscle strains and ligament or joint sprains,
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lower back pain, hip or knee sprains and strains. This hip internal rotation is needed every time we go from sitting to standing, squat down to pick something up, lunge in any direction or go up and down stairs throughout the workday. When we lack this proper loading of the hip with hip internal rotation, our lower back, knees and hips take the added biomechanical stress. As we age, this becomes one of the leading risk factors and reasons why total joint replacements of the knees and hips are so common. How can we reduce our risks of sciatica or lower back, hip and knee pain as we age? When sitting, it is best to keep both of your feet flat on the floor or on a footrest if needed and to keep both of your hips slightly spread apart, ideally with your hips being slightly higher than your knees. You may extend one leg or the other, even occasionally crossing your legs for a short period of time. Try to limit your time spent crossing your legs, sitting on your feet or sitting with both legs spread wide apart to slow the aging process and greatly reduce the daily wear and tear to your joints. Perform the “Sitting Piriformis Stretch” one to two times per day with a three to five second hold for one to two repititions. This WorkSmart stretch will reverse and help counteract these awkward sitting and standing posture habits, reducing sciatic nerve compression and greatly reducing the risks for pain and stiffness. This stretch is performed by sitting up tall and crossing your right leg over your left knee to stretch the right side. Turn your body to the right and gently pull your right knee up towards your left shoulder (opposite side) and hold for three to five seconds, repeating one to two times. Then, repeat other side. You will want to perform this WorkSmart stretch more often daily to the side that you find to be tighter while performing this stretch.
When you are sitting, try to sit with both feet flat on the floor or on a footrest, sitting up tall with your back against the back support of your chair and knees slightly apart. When standing, spend more time in a staggered stance posture with one foot in front of the other, feet slightly wider than shoulder width and with your feet slightly toed out improving your balance and reducing your risk of injury. Here’s to slowing the aging process of your body and the improved daily energy and vitality of your lower back, hips and knees. Sources: 1. Attending four Gray Institute “Chain Reaction” courses from 99’ to 07’ led by Gary Gray PT, FAFS and FVDS “Functional Flexibility Enhancing Life 2.11” 8/20/04 www.grayinstitute.com 2. The Work Injury Consulting Practice
“Chapter 7 – Stretching programs for the workplace” by Lauren Hebert DPT, OCS 1998. www.impacctraining.com 3. Des Moines University Orthopedic lectures by Steven Clark MHS, PT, and Tim Zipple MHS, PT 1996 to 1998. 4. Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank H. Netter, MD Plate 473 Hip and Thigh, Nerves of the Hip and Buttock, Ciba 1995 8th Edition. 5. St. Luke’s Industrial Athlete WorkSmart Stretching Plan poster #16 Sitting Piriformis Stretch by Erik Nieuwenhuis MS, PT 4th version June 2011, St. Luke’s Health System Sioux City, IA. www.stlukes.org Erik Nieuwenhuis is the WorkSmart Ergonomics Injury Prevention Specialist and Wellness Consultant for UnityPoint Health – Sioux City. Contact him at 712-279-1842 or erik.nieuwenhuis@ unitypoint.org
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Make your plans now to participate in the first annual BIG BOY TOY SHOW held at the Southern Hills Mall. Siouxland Outdoors, Scheels and the Sioux City Journal are promoting this show throughout the TriState region. Boats, RV’s, Sporting Goods, ATV’s, Motorcycles, Lawn Equipment, Camping Equipment, everything for the man in everyone’s life will be displayed during this weekend event. Space is limited, so make your reservations now to take advantage of the thousands of visitors attending the event. A program will be printed and distributed to visitors with a map of all vendors All Pricing includes 8’x 10’ booth space. ¼ Page $400 ½ Page $700 Full Page $1200 Additional Booth Space can be purchased for $150 per booth Deadline to be included is May 24, 2013. Call 712-224-6282 for information.
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BusinessPeople Lee completes health care course SIOUX CITY | Stuart Lee, owner and broker/ consultant with Innovative Benefit Consultants in Sioux City, recently completed a course certified by the National Association of Health Underwriters on health- Lee care reform legislation. Developed by experts in both healthcare reform and employment law, the 10hour course ensures that consultants understand the key technical components of healthcare reform, and are better prepared to counsel clients on upcoming required health care changes and new options and requirements for health plans.
State group honors St. Luke’s nurse SIOUX CITY | Jodi Kolar of St. Luke’s College – UnityPoint was recently honored as one of the 100 Great Iowa Nurses. Sponsored by the Iowa Nurses Association, the program recognizes nurses for their com- Kolar mitment, competence and courage in the field. Kolar serves as department chair and associate professor in the Department of Nursing Education at St. Luke’s College. With 30 years of experience, she began her career at St. Luke’s in 1983, working as a staff nurse in St. Luke’s surgical unit. She went on to join St. Luke’s College in 1989 as a nursing instructor and then assistant professor before
being named as associate manager at Opportunities professor in nursing in 2008. Unlimited, has been selected as the winner of the Boys and Girls Home 2013 Jean Kelly Professional Award from the Brain Injury honors church Alliance of Iowa. SIOUX CITY | St. Paul Sowienski was honored for United Methodist Church her long-standing commitin South Sioux City has been ment to persons served with named the Boys and Girls brain injuries in the state of Home and Family Services Iowa. Jeff Dible Volunteer of the The award recognizes a professional who believes Year. The award recognizes that life after brain injury is people and groups that have worth living and is dedicated given back to the commu- and committed to helping nity. The church is at 2003 persons with brain injury A St. and their families. Church members colSowienski began working lected 3,930 pounds of food at OU on October 10, 1996 last year to support the Food as a residential counselor. Pantry at the Siouxland She now leads a team of 17 Family Center. They also residential counselors as a offer a free meal program on manager that oversees three Mondays at the church. of the residences. Over the years, she estimates she has had the opBerenstein, Moore portunity to serve more than named in ‘Best 100 residents. OU President and CEO Lawyers’ list Stephanie Brown nominated SIOUX CITY | Mar- for the Jean Kelly award. vin Berenstein and Dan Moore have been recog- 3 Siouxland real nized in “The Best Lawyers estate agents honored in America.” The anSIOUX CITY | Three nual list is Siouxland real estate agents based on were honored at the Realtors peer-review Awards Luncheon March 28 surveys. in Sioux City. They are • Jim Gerin the Sioux geni, brokeCity office Berenstein owner of o f Be re n Property P ros, wa s stein, Moore, named ReBerenstein, altor of the Heffernan & Year. He has Gergeni Moeller. been a reBerenstein altor since was recognized for 1997. trusts, estate Moore • Amy Kakacek, law, tax law and corporate law. Moore of Century was recognized for real es- 21 ProLink, tate law. was honored with the 2012 Kakacek State group honors Outstanding Service Award. She has been OU manager a realtor since 2001. SIOUX CITY | Sherry • Tim Johnston, of UnitSowienski, residential ed Real Estate Solutions,
Medical Examiner. Manley can perform physical qualification exams f o r c o m - Manley mercial motor vehicle drivers, in compliance with federal S.T.A.R.S. instructer standards. He is the only certified examiner in the earns certification region. SIOUX CITY | Jodi SteManley is a partner at venson of the Special Kruse-Manley Clinic of Troopers Adaptive Rid- Chiropractic in Sioux City. ing School has completed and passed her ProfesWITCC instructor sional Ascertified for Snap-On sociation of Therapeutic SIOUX CITY | Shane HorsemanConley, motorcycle and ship (PATH) powersports technician i n s t r u c to r training program instructor c e r t i f i c a - Stevenson at Western Iowa Tech tion. Stevenson, a physical Community therapy assistant at Physi- College, has cal Therapy Specialists, vol- a c h i e v e d unteered at S.T.A.R.S. for Meter Cermore than 15 years before t i f i c a t i o n pursuing instructor certi- from Snap- Conley On Indusfication. trial, specifically for the diagnostic meter EEDLocal bank official M504D. receives IRS The EEDM504D SnapOn meter tests electrical designation circuits and components. SIOUX CITY | Pamela This certification is not Siders has earned the en- only recognized in the rolled agent IRS designa- motorcycle industry but tion. in other fields such as auSiders has been a tax ad- tomotive and wind energy. ministrator in the Secu- Conley is now qualified as rity National Bank Wealth a train-the-trainer for this Management and Trust Di- diagnostic system. vision since 2003. She has an accounting degree from the University of South Da- Cosmopolitan Club kota. presents awards An enrolled agent represents taxpayers before the SIOUX CITY | The Sioux IRS. City Cosmopolitan Club recently held its annual Awards Banquet at “The Dr. Chris Manley Snug.” nationally registered BigTony Sandbothe reSIOUX CITY | Dr. Chris ceived three awards, inManley is now a Nation- cluding the Cosmo Friendally Registered Certified ship & Unity Award as the received the Rookie of the Year Award. T h e Greater Sioux City Board of Realtors As- Johnston sociation organized the awards.
second recipient. He also won the Rookie of the Year and was inducted as the newest member of the “Loyal Order of the Firetruck.” Rick Larson received the Patrick J Hodgins Distinguished Member. Larson has been active in the club, the Cornbelt Federation and has helped at the international level over his 10-plus years as a member. President Matt P ittenger was presented with the Cosmopolitan of the Year Award for his continuing work not only with the club, but also with the community, his church and family.
Karrer in RE/MAX Hall of Fame SIOUX CITY | Don Karrer of RE/MAX of Siouxland, recently received the RE/MAX Hall o f Fa m e A w a r d , which honors successful agents w h o h a ve earned more than $1 million in com- Karrer missions during their careers with the company. In 2012, less than two percent of all RE/MAX Affiliates earned this prestigious award. Karrer has been working in the real estate industry for more than 18 years and has extensive experience in residential, as well as commercial real estate. Among Karrer’s list of achievements, he has earned membership in the Executive Club and the 100% Club. Karrer actively supports the Children’s Miracle Network, Susan G Komen, Bishop Heelan High School, and Knights of Columbus.
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OntheMove Thompson Electric Co. gets new Sioux City VP SIOUX CITY | Marvin “Barney” Pottebaum has been named vice president/ general manager in the Sioux City office of Thompson Electric Co. He has worked at Thompson for 14 years as service manager. He will manage and oversee project managers, estimators, prefabrication, warehouse, fleet and electricians. Thompson works in industrial, commercial, educational, governmental, multi-use property, medical, hospitality, residential and institutional projects. It also has Omaha and Sioux Falls offices.
CMBA names office administrator SIOUX CITY | Lisa DeBoest has joined Cannon Moss Brygger Architects as office administrator. DeBoest received her bachelor of arts degree, in English and business, from Dana College in Blair, Neb. She previously worked as a legal a s s i s ta n t / DeBoest bookkeeper for Baudler, Maus, Forman, Kritzer & Wagner, LLP in Austin, Minn. In her new position, DeBoest will be responsible for all accounting, reporting and payroll/benefit duties, in addition to managing the day-to-day operations of the Sioux City-based firm, which also has offices in Spencer, Iowa; and Grand Island, Neb.
Dordt College has n a m e d Howard Wilson as its new vice president for enroll- Wilson ment management. Wilson was formerly the president of Ambrose University College and Seminary in Calgary, Alberta. He has 25 years of experience in higher education, spent 12 years at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he was “mentored and nurtured in the Reformed worldview” by Dr. Richard Mouw. He held several leadership roles at Fuller, his final position being executive vice president for administration. Wilson has led enrollment efforts at a number of institutions of Christian higher education. He currently also is a licensed minister in the Christian & Missionary Alliance in Canada, and has served as an ordained deacon and elder in an evangelical Presbyterian congregation. He received his master of divinity degree, as well as an honorary doctor of divinity degree, from Providence Theological Seminary in Otterburne, Manitoba. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration with an industrial management emphasis from LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. Wilson and his wife, Vivian, have two daughters, Naomi, 24, and Bethany, 22.
Two join Stoney Creek Mount Marty senior management appoints operations WEST DES MOINES | officer
Stoney Creek Hospitality Corp. announces the addition of Kim Drautz and promotion of Steven Noto SIOUX CENTER, Iowa to its senior management | After a national search, staff.
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Drautz has been named executive vice president of corporate support services. She at- Drautz tended Iowa State University and started her career in the i n s u ra n c e industry. In 1999, Drautz joined Dur- Noto kan, the hospitality carpet division of Mohawk Industries, starting as an independent sales representative and advancing to vice president of business development. Noto has been promoted to executive vice president, chief financial officer. He also will continue to serve as president of Thompson Companies. Noto has an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Wisconsin, and a BBA in finance and economics from the University of Minnesota. Prior to joining Stoney Creek, he worked for Pillsbury in Minneapolis as purchasing manager. He also has several years experience as regional sales manager for Mays Chemical Corp. Noto will be based in the corporate office in Mason City, Iowa, and Drautz will be based in the executive office in West Des Moines. Stoney Creek operates 13 hotels and conference centers, including a property in downtown Sioux City.
YANKTON, S.D. | Mount Marty College has named Greg Heine as chief operations officer. He will deal day-to-day with
maintenance of the grounds and facilities of the college, its bookstore, and its on-cam- Heine pus daycare center. Heine previously held many maintenance and supervisory roles, and was most recently the plant operations manager for a manufacturing facility in Yankton. Heine has a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Wayne State College. He resides in Fordyce, Nebraska with his wife, Lyndsey, and children Malaya, Lexandria, Jeffrey, and Aaron.
St. Luke’s network welcomes surgeon SIOUX CITY | Vascular surg e o n D r. Wade Kang Kang has joined UnityPoint Clinic. Previously, Kang was in vascular surgery private practice in Chicago. He received his degree in medicine from Shanghai Medical University in Shanghai, China. He completed general surgery residencies at Hebei Provincial Hospital in Hebei, China and at St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network in Bethlehem, Pa. In addition, Kang completed a fellowship in vascular surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland. Kang holds board certification from the American Board of Surgery in general and vascular surgery. His vascular surgery office will be located in Physician Center Two, Suite 402 on the UnityPoint campus.
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Tyson Events Center to get automated ticket seller Kiosk also installed at Southern Hills Mall LYNN ZERSCHLING
Business Journal staff writer
SIOUX CITY | The Tyson Events Center is getting a new ticket seller. And it will work around the clock without a break. A new self-service Ticketmaster kiosk is scheduled to be installed in the 401 Gordon Drive venue on May 8. The mechanism, which looks similar to an automatic teller machine, will be posted in the Tyson lobby and accessible 24 hours a day. “We just wanted to give our customers the convenience of buying tickets at the box office whether the building is open or not,” said Sioux City Convention Bureau Manager Erika Newton. People can use credit or debit cards to purchase tickets to any event that’s being handled by Ticketmaster in the Midwest. The machines handle the purchase and printing. A $2 fee is added on. The fee will help pay off the $7,000 cost for the machine, which was paid by the city. The money will go into a general Tyson Events Center fund once the cost is covered.
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A Ticketmaster automated ticket machine is shown at the Southern Hills Mall in this undated photo. Another machine is planned at the Tyson Events Center.
A Ticketmaster kiosk also was installed near the Southern Hills Mall food court about two weeks ago. Mall owner Simon Property Group paid for the machine. It is open only during mall hours. Kris Walter-Wenell, a mall spokeswoman, said she didn’t have numbers on how many people used the machine so far. The ticket box office at the Tyson Events Center staffed by city workers will remain open. Tickets also can be purchased over the phone or online. The city, which runs the Events Center, in September also began using electronic tickets for certain events to combat scalpers and fraudulent tickets.
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Study: Sioux City best for community banking DAVE DREESZEN
Business Journal editor
SIOUX CITY | When it comes to community banking, metro Sioux City is the best place in the country to do business, according to a website that offers financial advice. The tri-state region tops NerdWallet’s list of Best Metro Areas for Community Bank. For the rankings, NerdWallet.com analyzed data in three different areas: the prevalence of community bank branches to other institutions, the number of loans extended to small businesses, and the competitiveness of interest rates for depositors. Sioux City metro area outperformed the average in all three categories, according to NerdWallet’s website. Seventy-four percent of the region’s bank branches belong to a community bank. Local community banks in the area are also active in the small business lending space, with a combined 290 small business loans
Best Metro Areas for Community Banking 1. Sioux City 2. St. Joseph, Mo. 3. Manhattan, Kan. 4. Mankato-North Mankato, Minn. 5. Jonesboro, Ark. 6. Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, N.J. 7, Springfield, Ill. 8. Alexandria, La. 9. Monroe, La. 10 Elizabethtown, Ky. Source: www.nerdwallet.com
per 10,000 residents. That compare to an average of just 71, according to the website. And, local depositors enjoy a “relatively high average savings yield” at community banks, with an overall annual yield of 0.33 percent. Sioux City was No. 1 on NerdWallet’s Top 10 list. Rounding out the top five were St. Joseph, Mo., Manhattan Kan., Mankato, Minn., and Jonesboro, Ark. The analysis was based on Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation data as of March 21. NerdWallet classified banks with assets under $1 billion as “community banks” for the purposes of the study. The FDIC uses a more comprehensive definition, the website said. However, NerdWallet said that approach would exclude just 92 of the 6,194, or 1.5 percent of institutions below $1 billion in assets and include just an additional 330 banks above the same threshold.
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Left to Right: Holly Tritz, Keith Thomas, Bob Burnett & Heath Johnson
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“It’s a bigger store. As a whole, we’ll be deeper in inventory. We’ll have a wider assortment,” he said. “We’ll be able to offer better convenience for shopping habits.” A Deal Den will be carved out for demo models, and scratch and dent merchandise. It will be a store within a store. Much of the time in the past few weeks has been spent getting the new building ready for occupancy. The floor was painted a bright orange to ground the space, and the walls have been finished in black and white. Signage has been put up to designate the different departments. “I think it’s going to be a gigantic look. It will be the theme going forward,” said Bob Burnett, co-owner of Dakota PC Warehouse with Keith Thomas. Most of the inventory will be set up on Sunday, April 28 and be ready bright and early Monday morning, April 29. Burnett said Dakota PC Warehouse is moving to Southern Square Shopping Center because the new location will offer more space for the retailer and the portion of Morningside where the malls are is considered the shopping destination of the city right now. He noted that there has been somewhat of a “revival” of the strip mall. Businesses have been refreshing their stores inside and out. “It’s a larger shopping area, and it will be an expanding area,” he said. “On Gordon Drive, you see the same people every day. This is different, more diverse. We’ll see a lot more people
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from outside of Sioux City. It will be more convenient for people to say, ‘Let’s pop over to see what’s going on at Dakota PC Warehouse.’ People are already shopping anyway. They can comparison shop. That’s a great thing for us. We’re confident in the value proposition.” Dakota PC Warehouse is in its 10th year, and will celebrate an anniversary in December. Johnson said Dakota PC Warehouse stands out because of its staff, products and service. “We have service technicians who work in-store. We have a consistent group of technicians who get to know the customer well and have a one on one working relationship. This is something different we offer. It’s a very consistent group of people that customers will be dealing with,” he said. “Our staff has a deeper product knowledge that customers appreciate. We have the latest and greatest LCD TVs from Visio, LG and Sharp. And we offer delivery, mount and setup if customers need help with that.” The owners emphasized that Dakota PC Warehouse is locally owned and operated. The Sioux City store will employ four fulltime and five part-time people. “We’re reinvesting money into the local community and economy. I think that’s an important thing,” Burnett said.
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RibbonCuttings photos courtesy of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
TIP TOP TUX Tip Top Tux hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 7 to celebrate the completion of their renovation project. Pictured here from left to right are; From left are: Sandy Tran, Jennifer Lewis, Nancy Haboush, Keith Ladsten, Ann Carrow, Jim Carrow, Brenda Thoma-Hay and Maureen Waite.
SIOUXLAND GARDEN SHOW A March 22 ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the opening of the Siouxland Garden Show at the Sioux City Convention Center. The show, sponsored by Iowa State University Extension, University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension, and each state’s Master Gardener programs, was held in Sioux City for the first time.
TRATTORIA FRESCO Trattoria Fresco celebrated the opening of their new Sioux City location at 416 Jackson St. with a March 26 ribbon-cutting ceremony. Pictured is owner Israel Padilla and his parents QDOBA MEXICAN GRILL who came from Chicago to help with the opening of the new restaurant, located in the former Qdoba Mexican Grill hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 26 to celebrate the opening of First Edition. the national chain’s new Sioux City location at 5110 Sergeant Road in the Lakeport Commons.
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State group honors Trees for Siouxland SIOUX CITY | The Trees for Siouxland Committee has been selected for the top Outstanding Community Organization award from the Iowa Urban and Community Forestry Council. The local group was honored for its efforts to encourage the planting of more trees. Two projects in particular were cited – the group’s annual program to provide, sell and distribute shade trees to Sioux City homeowners, and a 60-tree planting project on the Unity School grounds. Since its inception four years ago as an affiliate of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, Trees for Siouxland has pursued a variety of projects across Siouxland. Nicole Joy and Pam Coughlin cochair the Trees for Siouxland Committee, which includes volunteers local businesses and volunteers and the Sioux City Community School District. “We are excited about the state recognition that our committee has earned,” Joy said. “Working with homeowners to plant more trees benefits the visual appeal in our community, helps
planting process and have them learn more about the long-term need for more trees in our community. The school staff has been very supportive of the program and in taking part in the planting with their students.” Recently, the tree committee partnered with MidAmerican Energy Company and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in the Plant Some Shade residential tree planting program. Plant Some Shade is an annual program that continues to grow in popularity. For the past two years of the program, Provided about 400 trees were purTrees for Siouxland Community members Pam Coughlin, Mary Koster and Nicole Joy recently accepted an award from the chased at a reduced cost by Iowa Urban and Community Forestry Council for the top Outstanding Community Organiziation. homeowners, who then plant the trees on their property. This year’s program will be the environment and has Coughlin added, “The with our committee and school grounds a year ago, held in October. Order forms numerous other benefits to Unity School program was the school system. When it was terrific to watch the for the trees will be made a tremendous co-project we planted the trees on the students take part in the available in late summer. our society.”
Ho-Chunk company wins federal contracts WINNEBAGO, Neb. | A company in the All Native Group, a division of HoChunk, Inc., recently won federal government contracts totaling several million dollars. The contracts will expand the division’s full-time workforce over the coming years, according to All-Native Group, a global provider of various technical, professional and managed services in the fields of information technology, communica-
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CEO of Ho-Chunk, the economic development corporation owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Through a teaming agreement, All Native Group is a partner in a contract for the Space Innovation & Development Center, a military unit directly under the Air Force Space Command at Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado. The four-year project supports the overall physical security and information
technology mission directly related to national security issues. All Native Group’s staff will operate in a high security environment, interface with various national and government agencies and provide technical support for national publications, executive correspondence and procedures involving space protection-related disciplines. The group also has also been awarded a contract
for the Fort Detrick Network Enterprise Center in Maryland to deliver integrated, complex information technology services and support. In addition, under a Department of State Media Outreach award operational through August 2017, All Native Group will assist with educating firms about business opportunities in Iraq. The effort will involve program development and
logistical support for a series of conferences, seminars and workshops on potential ventures related to infrastructure development, oil, gas, electricity, health, transportation, telecommunications and finance. All Native Group will also track the program’s success and provide information technology and administrative support to develop a website for outreach and networking purposes.
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Congratulations to Townhouse Pizza & Chicken on its new North Sioux City location next to Subway. This transaction was brokered by Chris Bogenrief. 100 Marie, NSC
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811 Steuben Street
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Former Mullin Awning & Siding. 2,800 sf office/ showroom & 12,600 sf 14’ clear warehouse w/2 drive-in doors. Fenced-in yard in rear. Well maintained and landscaped.
Nice 1,500 sq. ft. retail/office storefront building on Main St. in Moville. Open floor plan w/1 office & RR, central air, basement storage, pkg at door. For sale at only $32,950.
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R’side car lot sits on IA/SD border w/over 9,500 VPD. Roof updated in 2011 & exterior in 2006. Lrg. garage to work on cars, storage in basement & can fit up to 80 cars on lot.
5747 Sunnybrook Drive 1,500 sf - 54,000 sf retail spaces for lease w/excellent frontage between Target & Lowe’s. Signage opportunities on front and back.
420 Jackson Street 5,695 s/f office/retail space is located in Sioux City’s CBD. Ample parking above in the ramp w/close access to skywalk. Access to dock door for delivery. Aggressive lease rate of $3.50 NNN.
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511 W. 17th Street Former Buddhist Temple w/ separate, private rectory in rear of property. Temple has open floor plan on main & finished basement formerly used as “Sunday School”.