Siouxland Business Journal May 2012 by Sioux City Journal

Vol. 22 No. 1 PO Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102

May 2012

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BusinessJournal Ron Peterson, publisher Dave Dreeszen, editor Siouxland Business Journal is published monthly by Sioux City Newspapers Inc., in cooperation with the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce. Requests for a free subscription or address changes should be sent to: Nan Stettnich Siouxland Business Journal Box 118 Sioux City, Iowa 51102

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Index Business Know How .........................................page 11

Home & Office ....................................................page 6

Business People ...............................................page 19

On the move .................................................... page 20

Chamber anniversaries .....................................page 7

Ribbon cuttings ............................................... page 24

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southBridge Business Park

city: new water plant to spur development By Lynn ZerschLing

By the numbers

Business Journal staff writer

Work has finished on the $27.5 million Southbridge Regional Water Plant, which will provide water to the 400-acre Southbridge Business Park, west of Interstate 29. State and city officials d e d i ca te d and toured the plant on May 15 as part of the Iowa Enviro n m e n ta l Protection CommisDougherty sion’s twoday meeting in Sioux City. The city for years has been building streets, utility lines and other infrastructure to get the land ready for development. The goal is to attract data centers, food processors, manufacturers and other companies to the site, making constructing – and eventually hiring – easier. Economic Development Director Marty Dougherty said having an abundant supply of water is a vital piece of making the business park attractive to potential users. “In addition to a good street system with access to the interstate, we now have great utilities available in Southbridge. That’s not available everywhere,” he said. The plant is at 2500 225th St. and will also provide water to customers outside Southbridge. The water plant at 1101 Tri-View Ave. will remain open. Plans to build a second facility to treat raw water began in 2006 after state officials directed the city to produce another 10 million gallons of water

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Acreage of Southbridge Business Park near Sioux Gateway Airport.

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Cost, in dollars, to build Southbridge Water Plant.

30 million

Gallons of water per day that new plant can handle if expanded.

2 million

Amount, in dollars, city received from Federal Railroad Administration to build new rail lines on site.

Above, Sioux City workers Ricky Mach, left, and Brad Puetz look over gauges at the Southbridge Regional Water Plant on Friday. A dedication of the $27.5 million facility is planned Tuesday. Top: The Southbridge Regional Water Plant in Sioux City is shown. The facility was built to serve industrial and commercial customers in a new business park near Sioux Gateway Airport.

initial 10 million gallons per day but can be expanded up to 30 million gallons a day as we grow,” he said. State Environmental Specialist Julie Sievers said the city did a good job of designing the plant, which will use new treatment methods and technology. “It is entirely autoTim Hynds photos, Sioux City Journal mated,” said Sievers, who Sioux City Water Plant Superintendent Rick Mach checks works out of the Iowa Dethe water acidity level in a basin at the new Southbridge partment of Natural ReRegional Water Treatment Plant. City officials hope the new sources’ Spencer, Iowa, water service will help attract more businesses. office. “It is very-high tech.” per day. That happened Mach. A large well field Mach said staffers are because the city lost sev- southwest of the airport monitoring the Southeral of its wells, said wa- provides water. bridge plant from the Triter superintendent Ricky “It is designed for that View Avenue plant. One

employee will be hired July 1, the start of the city’s budget year, to help monitor the Southbridge plant both in person and at the remote controls. An $8 million state grant and $24 million in the state revolving loan fund helped finance the water treatment plant project, a collector well and lines to transport the water. The city also has secured more than $4 million in state funds to finance road improvements in the Southbridge area. C u r r e n t l y, 2 m i l lion gallons a day are being pumped out of

Southbridge to Port Neal industries to the south and to a few north of the airport. A high pressure line can’t be built until the reconstruction of Harbor Drive around the airport is completed. That new line will allow Southbridge water to be pumped to businesses in the Bridgeport area, as well as to Morningside. “The Morningside area is growing so fast with residential, commercial and industrial development, and this plant is designed to serve those growing areas as well,” Dougherty said. Sabre Industries Inc. earlier this year announced plans to build an $18 million factory and office complex in Southbridge. The Federal Railroad Administration in March awarded a $2 million grant for a new rail connection in the business park. The city is seeking an additional $10 million for more rail lines, a rail yard and roads.

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Sioux City falls short in Blue Zones bid Spencer named one of four Iowa finalists By MIKE WISER

Journal Des Moines bureau

Roughly 90 Iowa communities took some steps toward becoming Blue Zones this year, but only the four deemed “most ready” made the first cut. Officials named Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Mason City and Spencer Blue Zones demonstration communities during a May 4 news conference at Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield headquarters in Des Moines. Sioux City, one of a handful of finalists in the first round of the contest, did not make the initial cut.

Journal photo by Tim Hynds

Derick Clark, of the Blue Zones program, talks about the health care initiative at the Sioux City Convention Center.

Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott said he’s still committed to the project. “We wanted to win,” Scott said. “We want to be successful in the second

round.” The designation means these cities will receive assistance to create and execute plans to make environmental, social and

policy changes to help residents lead healthier lives. Another round of winners is expected to be announced later this year. Organizers said they

chose the first four cities based on several factors, including grass-roots organization, civic engagement, participation and enthusiasm. “These four cities we are announcing today are the most ready,” Dan Buettner said. “We think the best way to do this, to prove that we can do it in a big way is to go with the cities that are most ready.” Buettner is the author of “The Blue Zones,” which examines the commonalities in communities where people live longer and healthier lives than the majority of Americans. The work is the basis of the Blue Zones project in Iowa in which communities were challenged to find ways to help people live healthier

lifestyles by making it easier for them to make healthy choices. The initiative dovetails with Gov. Terry Branstad’s goal to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation by 2016 as measured by the Gallup-Healthways WellBeing Index. The governor, Buettner, Wellmark CEO John Forsyth, Healthways President and CEO Ben Leedle and about five dozen community and company officials were at Wellmark’s headquarters for the announcement. “We’re pleased by the progress, but we know there is much more to do,” Branstad said. Leedle said work already is under way in choosing the remaining six cities that will serve as demonstration sites.

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How to Engage Employees in Your Health Promotion Program You’ve built it – a worldclass worksite health promotion program. They should come, correct? Unfortunately, it’s not quite that simple. True, having a comprehensive wellness initiative with all of the bells and whistles (HRAcheck, biometric screeningcheck, health coachingcheck, healthy vending optionscheck, onsite fitness facilitycheck, etc.) is a great starting point but now the real work begins. How to best engage employees, generate enthusiasm and keep them coming back for more? Read on for what is working with many Siouxland employers: Do you have certain people in your organization who everyone seems to want to be around and talk to? Getting these people involved in the promotion of your programs is key to growing participation. Once you’ve identified these individuals, meet with them, talk about your programs and ask them for help. This could simply be spreading information via word of mouth or perhaps they could be the official spokesperson for a specific event. Be sure and acknowledge their help. You’ll most likely be calling on them again in the near future. Are you expecting an email and flyer to drive signups for your annual wellness screening? Think again if you want world-class participation. Take the event right to the people. Pass around the sign-up sheet at a safety meeting or other staffing meeting. Go desk-to-desk stating, “I have 8 am available for our upcoming screening. Will that work for you?”

Another suggestion is to leave a personal invite along with a healthy treat (small package of nuts or a piece of fruit) reminding employees about an upcoming event and its benefits. We all are more inclined to participate when we are personally invited. The time invested in faceto-face promotion Kira OregOn is always rewarded with greater participation. Pilot programs are another effective strategy for enhancing participation. C-suite employees at your company are great ones to practice on. After they go through the pilot program, be sure and ask for feedback. What did they like? What did they dislike? Ask for permission to use their personal examples as testimonials promoting the benefits of your program. Having your company’s leadership behind your wellness initiative lends it instant credibility. Reward the frequent flyers. These are the employees that participate in just about every wellness program you offer. They often have great testimonials and are your main spokespeople. We see celebrities and professional athletes rewarded for endorsements all of the time. Be sure these wellness ‘endorsers’ are also rewarded even it’s just something small. Let them know their help and enthusiasm is noticed and appreciated. Be creative with incentives. Yes, gift cards are always appreciated but strive for the WOW effect! A wow-type incentive will give your program instant visibility and make people ask “How do I qualify for that?” Need ideas? Be sure and ask your frequent

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flyers as well as the people everyone talks to. Have you ever purchased the issue of People magazine where the cover states, “These people lost half their body weight?” Nothing sells like success. Be sure and highlight success stories (with participants’ permission, of course) in company communication pieces like newsletters, e-mails, your company Intranet and also social media such as the company’s Facebook page. Include how that individual was inspired and how your wellness program made a positive impact on his/her health. Posting pictures and videos also has a meaningful impact on program participation and engagement. Set participation goals and communicate these clearly to all employees. If the bar is set high, you will strive for creative strategies to try and achieve that target. This is a great way to expand promotion efforts and push you and your wellness team. Two of the most important words in the English language are “thank you”. Remember to use these in a frequent and genuine manner. This shows people you care and it also gives you the opportunity to gain valuable feedback. When saying thanks, take a moment to ask if there is anything that participants feel could be changed or improved. Doing this simple task helps generate respect. Building program participation doesn’t just happen but it also doesn’t take a marketing degree. Executing the strategies listed above will help your program achieve that high participation, program retention and visibility. Contact Mercy Business Health Services at 712- 2744250 for more information about their Workforce Health Initative.

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CENTRAL BANK Jeff Lapke 522 4th St. Sioux City, IA 51102 EL FREDO PIZZA Kip and John Lennon 523 W. 19th St Sioux City, IA 51103 JANITOR DEPOT INC. Brad & Nancy Figge 510 W. 13th South Sioux City, NE 68776 REMODELING SERVICES Dan VanderLinden 5220 Wellington Ct. Sioux City, IA 51106

Sioux City Gospel Mission Harold Youtzy Jr 500 Bluff St Sioux City, IA 51102 WESTWOOD NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER Jack Studer 4201 Fieldcrest Dr Sioux City, IA 51103

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Fareway store makes

debut Morningside location largest in chain’s four-state territory By Dave Dreeszen

Business Journal editor

At 38,000 square feet, Sioux City’s newest Fareway is larger than any of the 100 supermarkets the supermarket chain operates in Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois. Most stores are between 20,000 and 30,000 square feet, said President and Chief Operating Officer Fred Greiner, who joined other corporate officials for the May 2 opening of the new Morningside store 4276 Sergeant Road. Greiner said Fareway’s past success in the metro area prompted the 74-yearold company to put in a larger than normal store in Sioux City. “It’s one of our largest investments,” Greiner said in an interview. “Our customer base has been very loyal to us here in Sioux City. We’re really pleased they’ve continued to support us.”

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“There’s just a lot more variety for people to choose from, and they’re still at our great low prices,” Mike HaMMel,

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The new Morningside supermarket replaces a smaller, outdated store Fareway had operated at Transit Plaza since 1982, the year the chain entered the Sioux City market. It was the first metro area for Fareway, which started

out building stores in small Iowa towns. The Transit Plaza store was the last of Fareway’s original locations in metro Sioux City. In recent years, it has opened new stores in the Indian Hills and Riverside neighborhoods, and in Sergeant Bluff. For its new Morningside store, Fareway executives selected a site in a rapidly growing commercial area. The Sergeant Road store is across the street from Southern Hills Mall and just down the road from Lakeport Commons. The company bought and remodeled a building that formerly housed a Toys R Us. Counting warehouse and backroom space, the new Fareway is 40 percent larger than its Transit Plaza predecessor, local grocery manager Mike Hammel said. The added floor space has allowed the grocer to carry

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Fareway produce manager Kevin Weyhrich shucks sweet corn Wednesday after the grand opening of the chain’s new store at 4267 Sergeant Road.

new Morningside Fareway aDDress: 4267 Sergeant Road size oF BuilDing: 38,000 square feet local grocery Manager: Mike Hammel no. oF eMployees: About 100 Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Closed Sundays.

Donald Dandurand of Sioux City, left, pays for his groceries Wednesday at the new Fareway grocery store at 4267 Sergeant Road. Fareway worker Nicole Moore, also pictured, said Dandurand was among the first customers in the new store.

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south sioux City project to harvest algae, fish Project could power plants, create biodiesel By Dave Dreeszen

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Manure and other nutrient-rich waste would be turned into algae to feed fish and power engines under a venture under development in South Sioux City. The multi-phase project, which aims to diversify the region’s ag-based economy and remove toxins from area waterways, would be one of the first of its kind, said lead Oyler said at a April 23 news conference at City Hall. Oyler is CEO of Clean Green Chesapeake, a Baltimore biotech firm, and a research associate professor in biochemistry at the

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University of NebraskaLincoln. The university and Clean Green are collaborating on a pilot project that will focus on growing algae for commercial aquaculture and bioenergy uses. The Nebraska Environmental Trust recently approved a $250,000 grant to help finance the test, which would create up to five jobs to start. The researchers are partnering with the city of South Sioux City and local businessman Doug Garwood,

owner of Cardinal Farms, which specializes in growing hydroponic tomatoes. Garwood has created a business, Garwood Enterprises, to manage the commercial fish farm, which will begin by raising tilapia. Though high in demand, most of the fresh water species consumed in the U.S. is now imported from Asia, Oyler said. Raising tilapia and other fish, such as striped bass and trout, would help create a new source of income for the tri-state ag market. Oyler said the first phase of the pilot project is expected to begin this summer with development of a small greenhouse-like fish tank. Covering about an eighth of an acre, the property is

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Patrons put around at Art Center Miniature golf course brings added attraction By Barry Poe

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Golf by Design, a sevenhole miniature golf course recently unveiled at the Sioux City Art Center, offers a unique experience for all levels. “We wanted to provide a family friendly activity to bring people to the Art Center and obviously mini

golf is a popular sport that combines creativity with the ability to play a game,” said Art Center director Al Harris-Fernandez. “Every hole has a different creative concept and each one has its own challenge.” Each of the seven holes was built by a different architectural firm, each with its own unique aspect. Take it from a person who’s had a chance to play the holes. You’ll spend more time looking at the design than you will concentrating on your next shot. Like normal golf courses,

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some holes are harder than others, but each firm brought a different design to the table. “We didn’t know what we were going to get, but when they started putting them up we were very surprised,” said Harris-Fernandez. “Some are modern looking, others very historical and others based on landmarks in our community, so there’s a whole range of interesting and challenging golf holes.” Without further adieu, here’s a look at Golf by Design, which is free and open to the public. Hole No. 1: Designed by Cannon Moss Brygge r A rc h i te c ts. I t i s

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Art Center Diector Al Harris-Fernandez putts on one of the holes at the “Golf by Design” display at the Sioux City Art Center.

chronologically arranged for a sweeping historic trip through Sioux City’s architectural history, complete with bridges, hills and water. A pictoral display adds to the beauty of this hole, which stretches from Sioux City across the river to South Sioux City. Hole No. 2: Designed by PLaN Architecture. This hole winds its way through ramshackle homes and ghost houses, so it’s a rusty, thorny course that you have to work your way through. To finish the hole, you must enter an old house with a fenced back yard. Good luck keeping your score under 10. Hole No. 3: Designed by RML Architects, LLC. RML’s prime project was the Anderson Dance Pavillion, so they’ve made that the visual element as well as the obstacle. It is the only hole on the course with a flagstick, so it’s a blind shot, but there’s still a chance at a hole-in-one. Hole No. 4: Designed by HR Green. This is the firm that

designed the Irving Jensen Bridge on Outer Loop, so they have used their original designs and made this hole two scale. It includes the river, railroad tracks that cross the road and tracks that actually go under the road. Another thing that catches your eye is various shades of carpets to denote land, water, asphalt and railroad beds. Hole No. 5: Designed by Neumann Monson Wictor Architects. They decided to combine their design abilities with something “crazy creative” and came up with a Chinese dragon the type you see in a parade where you have all of these people under it and it kind of undulates. It’s a vertical layout that will give players different options for a holein-one. Hole No. 6: Designed by FEH Associates, Inc. The company’s logo is displayed in huge red letters and, seeking a change in elevation, they’ve actually dared to make half the surface

plexiglass. Good thing the balls are wood, or they’d be flying all over the place. Hole No. 7: Designed by M+Architects. The closing hole somewhat resembles the challenge faced at a traditional min-golf course when you’re trying to “hit the clown’s mouth” and win a free game. The only problem is, you have to hit directly up a steep (and I mean steep) hill to the hole and even if you find the cup and it has clanged its way down a ramp and into a spiral, you aren’t guaranteed an ace. Harris-Fernandez said the par for the course is “21, or so.” “The companies didn’t communicate with each other, but all seven have come up with totally different ideas, approaches, scales and materials,” said Art Center curator Todd Behrens. “We want to encourage and promote activity as much as possible, whether it’s through artists or a golf theme.”

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Snakebite away carpal outdoor living tunnel, tendonitis pain How many of you remember giving your friend a “snakebite” to cause them pain? Or, maybe you were on the receiving end of this prank from your brother or sister. This childhood prank is an awesome and very powerful musculoskeletal selfcare technique to reverse, treat and prevent one of the primary causes of carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis pain, both of which are among the most rapidly growing OSHA recordable injuries and illnesses. Most of the daily tasks in our highly computerized and technology-driven culture (texting, long hours at the computer, etc.) are completed with a high force pinching posture, using our fingertips instead of the whole hand to increase the muscle tightness of the forearm muscles. When your forearm muscles get stiff and tight overtime from repetitive and sustained use, the fascia which surrounds all muscles and connective tissues slowly compresses the blood vessels and nerves, thereby increasing their irritability. This can lead to increased muscle fatigue, numbness or tingling into your fingers,

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shooting or stabbing pains, dull achy throbbing pains when you pick things up or a loss of grip strength. I have seen amazing and frankly quite shocking outcomes and results with the snakebite technique in my 14-plus years of treating patients with MSD injuries from across Siouxland. The exiting news is that within the very first snakebite technique, a worker’s grip strength improves, numbness or tingling symptoms into the fingers are reduced or eliminated and pain is greatly reduced immediately. Most often, a worker’s symptoms are 85 to 100 percent resolved within one to two weeks with the snakebite technique. Now, that is a mighty and powerful way that we can control our health care costs, improve productivity in our workplaces and restore our quality of life! Steps to Perform the “Snakebite Self-Care Technique” 1. Have the person hold their forearm with palm up, and start by gripping

both of your hands (right next to each other) around their wrist at the end of their forearm. 2. With both hands squeeze to compress the person’s forearm, slowly twist your hands away from each other going in opposite directions for 4 to 8 seconds, and repeat for 1 to 2 repetitions at the same location. 3. While you are doing this, have the individual slowly open and close their hand. This creates a muscle pumping action and helps the forearm muscles to relax, improving blood flow and taking any pressure and stress off of the nerves in the forearm. 4. Then, move both hands up the forearm and repeat again for 1 to 2 repetitions of the 4 to 8 seconds snakebite. Keep repeating until you get to the elbow. 5. If you notice a more restricted or tight area of the forearm, you may want to complete 1 to 2 extra repetitions before moving up the forearm. Typically you complete 6 to 10 repetitions before you are finished. 6. I will also do this from the opposite side of the worker’s forearm with palm up for any wrist,

thumb or carpal tunnel symptoms of pain or if it is elbow tendonitis. In those cases, I repeat the same process starting with their palm down so their elbow extensor muscles are facing up. 7. Perform this snakebite technique 1 time per day, 2-3 times per week or as needed by your forearm muscle tightness. 8. Make sure to contact myself, your physical therapist or primary care physician if you have any questions regarding this self-care technique or if it doesn’t get rid of your carpal tunnel syndrome or tendonitis pain. Who would have ever thought that a childhood prank such as the snakebite technique would be such a powerful manual therapy technique to quickly restore the ability to type, text, use your mouse, write with a pen or pencil, shake hands with a firm grip or drive your car? Get snake bit today. You and your body will be glad you did! Erik Nieuwenhuis is St. Luke’s Health System WorkSmart Injury Prevention Specialist and Wellness Consultant. Contact him at: 712-2791842 Nieuween@stlukes. org

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Sioux City honors Cargill for growth ‘Growing Sioux City Award’ presented by Mayor Bob Scott Cargill, which has made a significant investment in its Sioux City soy processing complex in recent years, was recently honored by the city. At a ceremony, Mayor Bob Scott presented a “Growing Sioux City Award” to local Cargill superintendent Brian Spencer. Cargill executives also received Sioux City windshirts and a magnolia tree, which will be planted at the main entrance at 18th & Steuben streets.

Cargill, a global producer and marketer of food and agricultural products and services, is the world’s largest privately owned company. Three of its four locations in the tri-state area are in Sioux City, where it employs about 100 people. “Sioux City is home to many leading food processors,” Scott said, “and Cargill is an outstanding example of an international company continually growing and investing locally in our city.” A soybean crush plant at 11th & Clark streets crushes the oil from soybeans, while a refinery at 1016 Clark St. refines it into soybean oil. The soy oil is the primary ingredient in food items such as salad dressing and ketchup, and is found in

many major fast food chains worldwide. In the past five years, Cargill has invested millions of dollars into growing and improving its facilities here, including wastewater pre-treatment, process efficiencies, a storm water pond and sustainability efforts. Cargill purchased the Sioux City plant in 1959. Following five major expansions, the company built a refinery in 1985 and now processes more than 150,000 bushels per day. “Cargill has a long standing relationship with the Siouxland community,” Spencer said. “We seek to continue our efforts to support our host commuSubmitted photo nity and be a good corporate Mayor Bob Scott presents the city’s “Growing Sioux City” award to Cargill facility superintendent Brian Spencer. Cargill employees are shown in the background. citizen.”

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The Atokdad Downs racetrack in South Sioux City is scheduled to close Sept. 1.

Ho-Chunk completes Atokad Downs deal CEO says company hasn’t yet determined use for property DAVE DREESZEN

Business Journal editor

Ho-Chunk Inc. recently completed its purchase of the Atokad Downs property from the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association. “We are in the process of developing a long-term strategy to determine the optimum usage for the property in conjunction with our other business enterprises, the adjacent property owners and the local communities,” HoChunk president and CEO Lance Morgan said in a statement. Ho-Chunk, the economic development corporation for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, said the Atokad

“We are in the process of developing a long-term strategy to determine the optimum usage for the property in conjunction with our other business enterprises, the adjacent property owners and the local communities,” LANCE MORGAN,

Ho-Chunk president and CEO property is an attractive investment because two of its subsidies, HCI Construction and Heritage Express, have locations adjacent to the racetrack. HCI Construction’s South Sioux City office is located across the street from Atokad, and the South Sioux City Heritage Express

convenience store is next door to HCI. As a condition of the sale, simulcast racing will continue at Atokad through Sept. 1, according to the Ne b ra s ka Ho rse m e n ’s Benevolent and Protective Association, which

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Local leaders socialize with members of Congress during the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s “steak reception,” April 18 in the foyer of the Rayburn House office building.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, addresses tri-state leaders during the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual lobbying trip to Washington, April 18-19.

Siouxland leaders return from D.C. lobbying trip Dave Dreeszen

Business Journal editor

More than 50 Siouxland leaders traveled to Washington D.C. last month to lobby on a bevy of issues impacting the tri-state region. During the two-day blitz, the delegation met with members of Siouxland’s congressional delegation and other key policy-makers, including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., former Senate minority leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D. and Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio. Gibbs chairs a House subcommittee with jurisdiction over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages the Missouri River. Preventing a repeat of last summer’s historic flooding along the Missouri was a top priority of local leaders. The Siouxland Chamber

Paul Gausman, superintendent of Sioux City Community School District, presents an issue to Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual lobbying trip to Washington.

of Commerce, which organized the annual lobbying trip, had three other top priorities. Local leaders asked lawmakers to: – Head off proposed budget cuts that would hit

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., addresses local leaders during the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual lobbying trip to Washington last month.

Sioux City’s Iowa Air National Guard unit. – Increase spending for the two programs that provide the bulk of federal funding for local school districts. – Extend the so-called Bush tax cuts, which are set

Siouxland leaders gather for a group photo with 5th District Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill during the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual lobbying trip to Washington last month.

to expire at the end of this year. At the end of the first day on Capitol Hill, on April 18, the Chamber hosted a “steak reception” for members of Congress in the foyer

of the Rayburn House Office Building. The reception, which featured carved beef and other hors d’oueuvres, replaced the Washington steak dinner, a traditional local leaders started 58 years

ago. The shortened format allowed more federal lawmakers to attend, and gave local delegates more oneon-one time with a greater number of federal leaders.

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Gerkin Windows and Doors plant to expand DAVE DREESZEN

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A South Sioux City manufacturer of doors and windows has broken ground on a new plant that will allow the company to boost its production of thermal glass. The 30,000-squarefoot structure will be built across the street from Gerkin Windows and Doors’ existing 170,000-squarefoot plant in South Sioux City. The multi-million dollar expansion also includes additional automated machinery. Moving the thermal glass production to a separate facility will free up space in the existing plant, allowing Gerkin to keep pace with growing demand for its vinyl and aluminum doors

“We have to increase our production capability. In order to make more windows and doors, we have to be able to make more insulated glass.” STEVE SCHNEIDER

Gerkin Windows and Doors president and windows. “We have to increase our production capability,” Gerkin President Steve Schneider said. “In order to make more windows and doors, we have to be able to make more insulated glass.” The new factory, scheduled for completion later this summer, also will have space for a second automated glass line as demand warrants down the road, Schneider said. Sc h n e i d e r s a i d i t’s

uncertain if the thermal glass factory will immediately result in additional jobs. But the president noted the company currently is struggling to fill 10 to 20 positions. Gerkin, which has grown its employment every year for the past 21 years, currently has around 165 employees. While the building material industry has struggled during the recent national economic downturn, Schneider said Gerkin’s

business has experienced steady growth. He cited a number of factors, including the company’s longstanding reputation for quality, and its diversification in making both residential and commercial products. “We don’t have market saturation everywhere so we have plenty of new markets we can go into and expand,” he said. South Sioux City leaders celebrated the latest capital investment by Gerkin, which replaced a smaller, older plant with its current factory in 2004. “This is an example of a quality business that continues to strive in what has been described as a down economy nationally,” city economic development director Dan McNamara said.

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Scott Gerkin, vice president of sales at Gerkin Windows and Doors, talks about storm door options in this file photo. The South Sioux City business recently broke ground on a new plant that will make thermal glass for its doors and windows.

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Biking returns to Sioux City with new event DAVE DREESZEN

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While Sioux City is not on the RAGBRAI route in 2012, local bicycling enthusiasts have put together a new event that ties in with the ride. The iGran Fondo, which debuts July 21, will offer two different options for peddling between Sioux City and Sioux Center, the starting point for RAGBRAI, the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Sioux City Convention Center and Tourism Bureau executive director Aran Rush said the inaugural iGran Fondo event is inspired by massive Italian-style cycling competitions called “granfondos,” routes that typically wind through breath-taking, mountainous scenery. Both routes from Sioux City to Sioux Center offer breath taking views of the Loess Hills. BIKING, PAGE 30

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The inaugural iGran Fondo ride, set for July 21, will roll through Sioux City’s Stone State Park, above.

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RAGBRAI will move through Northwest Iowa

RAGBRAI riders set up camp along the Missouri River Front in Sioux City, Iowa, Saturday, July 24, 2010.

Journal photos by Jim Lee

Cyclists cruised along Hamilton Boulevard as RAGBRAI pulled away from Sioux City in 2010.This year’s Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa will begin in Sioux Center.

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Business Journal staff writer

Northwest Iowa will be the staging spot when the 40th edition of the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa commences, starting in Sioux Center and spending the first two nights in Cherokee and Lake View. The weeklong ride will start July 21, as riders begin the quest to travel 471 miles across the state. After Cherokee and Lake View, the overnight towns will be Webster City, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa and ending in Clinton. Last year’s ride started

2012 raGBraI Dates: July 21-28 startInG poInt: Sioux Center overnIGHt stops: Cherokee, Lake View, Webster City, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids and Anamosa. enDInG poInt: Clinton no. of mIles: 471

in Glenwood and spanned southern Iowa, so 2012 is a chance for Northwest Iowa towns to shine again – and maybe bring in some money

for churches and school clubs hosting food stands, as well as existing businesses. “RAGBRAI starting here will change my life for a few months,” said Dave Eekhoff, who owns Brothers Bike Shop in Sioux Center. “I’ve been through it several times. Back in 1990 when RAGBRAI came, I saw a spike in business. It happened again in 1996.” Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Julie Hering-Kent said RAGBRAI’s visit will be a great chance to show off the community. “We’re just excited to be

able to welcome so many people to our city,” she said. “We especially want to be sure we spotlight our historic Main Street and our downtown area.” Hering-Kent said officials in the Cherokee County seat will organize volunteers to prepare for the massive influx of people. Sioux City officials estimate the riders and support teams spent more than $2.5 million in the city and surrounding communities when it hosted the RAGBRAI kickoff in 2010. The Iowans who want riders to overnight in their

towns use varying methods to get the attention of RAGBRAI officials setting the route. In Lake View, population 1,142, the smallest overnight town for 2012, a uniformed police officer jumped into a lake. Officer Royce Kemmann demonstrated Lake View’s ability to have a good time when he joined fun-seekers in taking a frigid dip into Black Hawk Lake in April 2011, as part of the Pelican Plunge. RAGBRAI has overnighted at Lake View three other times: 1975, 1995 and 2004. The 2012 event poses a few challenges, as it comes one day after completion of the 59th annual Water Carnival on Black Hawk Lake, a celebration involving an

“We’re just excited to be able to welcome so many people to our city... We especially want to be sure we spotlight our historic Main Street and our downtown area.” JulIe HerInG-Kent,

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estimated 20,000 people. Brenda Heithoff, of Coon Rapids, Iowa, and a native of Lake View, is enthused to ride some of RAGBRAI XL. Since 2001, Heithoff has typically ridden a few days

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St. Luke’s Sunnybrook clinic plan advances Council applies for state tax credits for project

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St. Luke’s Health System is moving forward with plan to build a $26.7 million clinic in the Sunnybrook business district. The City Council recently agreed to submit an application to the Iowa Economic Development Authority on the hospital’s behalf, requesting $3.1 million in state tax credits to help finance the project. The agency’s Targeted Jobs incentive program diverts state payroll taxes from the expanding business for 10 years to pay for infrastructure to support the development. The new 17-acre medical campus, to be built at Sunnybrook Drive and Sergeant Road, will be an extension of the hospital, said Chad Markham, St. Luke’s vice president of clinics and network development. “It will provide multiple St. Luke’s services in

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A rendering of a medical building planned at Sunnybrook Drive and Sergeant Road in Sioux City is shown. St. Luke’s Health System is developing the $26.7 million project.

collaboration with other physician partners,” he said, explaining that the hospital will occupy about 60 percent of the two-story, 86,000-square-foot facility, with the rest being leased to other medical tenants. Markham added that locating the medical clinic in

what he described as “a vibrant part of the city” was important to the hospital. “The campus will be accessible to many kinds of patients,” he said. City economic development director Marty Daugherty said St. Luke’s expansion into the

Sunnybrook business district is a sign of “continual growth” for the city’s south side. “The new medical clinic also shows that Sioux City is gaining a reputation as being a strong regional health care provider,” he said.

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St. Luke’s physicians receive board certs Three physicians with St. Luke’s Clinic Network recently received their board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Jerold Erlandson of Siouxland Jerold Nephrology Erlandson has earned board certification in nephrology. He is also board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Craig Bainbridge of Pulmonary Associates has received board certification in sleep medicine. He is also board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, occupational medicine and critical care. Dr. Fadi Hammoudeh, also of Pulmonary Associates has earned board certification in pulmonary disease. He is also board certified in internal medicine. Part of St. Luke’s Health System, St. Luke’s Clinic Network offers specialty, family medical and outpatient clinics throughout the Siouxland area.

Knoepfler re-elected to state auto board Charlie Knoepfler of Knoepfler Chevrolet in Sioux City, was re-elected to the Board of Directors of Iowa Automobile Dealers Association at the spring board and annual meeting of the Association, held April 13-14.

Knoepfler will represent District Four, which covers the same area as Iowa’s Fourth Congressional district. Knoepfler was elected to a three-year term, which will run until 2015.

vice-chair of the Communications Committee for the Iowa Society of Association Executives. Her one-year term begins this month. Next year, she will become the chairperson of the committee. ISAE is a professional asPhysician assistant sociation of individuals who engaged in the managecompletes fellowship are ment of not-for-profit asDave Faldmo, a physi- sociations. T cian assistant and co-medical director at Siouxland Physician assistant Community earnscr edentials Health Center, recently Jean L. McGinnis, of Schuyler, Neb., recently g ra d u a te d from a felbecame one of the first PAs lowship to earn a new specialty creprogram ofdential from the National fered by The Commission on CertificaDave Faldmo Department tion of Physician Assiso f Hea l t h tants. McGinnis is employed by Policy and Management at the University of Kansas Creighton University MediMedical Center and Kansas cal Center in Omaha and by Association for the Medi- the Community Memorial cally Underserved, Hospital in Missouri Valley, The regional fellowship, Iowa. designed specifically for She was awarded a Cercommunity health centers, tificate of Added Qualificafocuses on skill develop- tions in Emergency Mediment in areas such as man- cine, a distinction earned agement competency and by meeting licensure, eduexecutive leadership. The cation and experience reyear-long course offers six quirements and then passonline learning modules, ing an exam in the specialty. which include the health She is one of only 232 certicare system, health center fied PAs to earn a CAQ in the management and leader- program’s first year. ship, finance and reimCAQs were offered to cerbursement for community tified PAs in cardiovascular health centers, human re- and thoracic surgery, orthosources management, plan- paedic surgery, emergency ning and outcome analysis, medicine, nephrology and and clinic-based informa- psychiatry. tion systems. Other members of the Elks Lodge 112 SCHC management who announces officers have graduated from the program include chief exThe Sioux City Elks Lodge ecutive officer Michelle 112 announces new officers Stephan and chief operat- and appointments for 2012ing officer Shelby Petersen. 2013. They were honored at the annual Purple Ball at the Convention center Lodge on April 14. new Exalted Ruler official takes office is The Bill Hanson, manager Jenn Pavone, conven- State Farm Insurance Agent. tion sales manager for the Officers also include LeadCity of Sioux City, has ac- ing Knight Mike Halstead, cepted an appointment as Loyal Knight Angel Miller,

Leading Knight Darlene Olson, Secretary Scott Miller, Treasurer Annie Lundin and Tiler Kevin Hensley. Dan Lewis is a new board of director Dan Lewis. Appointments include Esquire Steve Bradley, Inner Guard Butch Tomoson and Chaplain Sandy Poppens.

biology, received the award for the Mathematics/ Natural Sciences Division. Swanson has a variety of teaching and research interests, including ecological physiology, the evolution of physiological adaptation in animals and ornithology. Yutrzenka was recognized in the Social Sciences Division for her exemplary teaching of psychology and research mentorship at the graduate and undergraduate levels. A professor of psychology, Yutrzenka’s research interests include professional issues and ethics. Additionally, her David Barbara research interests include Swanson Yutrzenka the role of mental health in integrated health care USD presents and multicultural issues in clinical training. faculty awards The Cutler Awards were Darlene Farabee of the endowed in 2003 by Richard Department of English, and Sharon Cutler of Sioux David Swanson of the Falls to recognize distinDepartment guished faculty in the Colof Biology, lege of Arts & Sciences. and Barbara Yutrzenka Noon Sertoma Club of the Dehonors Larry Book partment of Psychology, The Sioux City Noon Serare recipitoma Club recently honDarlene ents of the ored Larry Book as the Farabee Sertoman 2012 Richard and Sharon Cutler Faculty of the Year Awards in Liberal Arts at the at its annual University of South Dakota. Sports BanThe three awards, each quet. carrying a $4,000 cash Book, a prize payable through the l o n g - t i m e University of South Dakota contractor Larry Book Foundation, are presented a n d b u s i annually to faculty who n e s s m a n , advance liberal arts educa- was honored tion through teaching and for his outstanding service research over a three-year to the club and the commuspan. nity over the years. Farabee, the recipient The club president in in the Humanities Divi- 1994-95 and a board memsion of the College of Arts ber for many years, Book & Sciences, is an assistant has been in activities rangprofessor with the USD De- ing from Salvation Army partment of English. She Bell Ringing to serving kids was recognized for out- Christmas lunch at the standing teaching of early Salvation Army. Book also modern British literature is credited with his vision as well as Shakespeare and in helping to establish Serdrama. toma Park and supporting Swanson, professor of the southeast Morningside

park over the years. Over the years, Book also has volunteered his time on serving on boards for a long list of local organizations. He served as the Port Admiral of the Port of Sioux City Rivercade in 1999. He is a 50-year member of Redeemer Lutheran Church where he has served as president, elder and on many boards. Book is also a charter member of the Master Builders of Siouxland; and a general contractor member of the Master Builders of Iowa & Association of General Contractors. He was awarded the Home Builders Association’s Builder of the Year in 2012, and is a member of the National Home Builder’s Association’s Hall of Fame.

Hospice aide earns certification LaNette Solma-Buss, Hospice aide with Hospice of Siouxland, recently earned her Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant designation. Solma-Buss, who initially received the certification in 2006, was recertified for another four years. The certification is awarded by The National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses. The certification exam consists of 110 items distributed across four domains of practice for the care of an adult patient and family – patient and family care, psychosocial/spiritual care of the patient and family, interdisciplinary collaboration, and professional practice. Solma-Buss joined Hospice of Siouxland in April 2005 and has nine years experience providing personal care to patients.

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OnTheMove Earth since 2009, with primary responsibility for the firm’s job trafficking and accounting systems. In her new role, she will be responsible for coordination of regional and national public relaLisa Chen Alan Hansen tions activities, social media maintenance and other client Blue Earth announces communication programs. Her previous experience staff changes includes five years as adverBlue Earth Marketing re- tising department at Cable cently announced the ad- One in Sioux City. dition of Patrick Foley as director of Western Iowa Tech agency serpromotes Albert vices. Due to Dr. Juline Albert has the marbeen named vice president keting and of instruction and student public relaservices at Western Iowa tions firm’s Tech Community College. growth, Blue Patrick Foley She will be responsible for Earth also overseeing has named Alan Hansen as credit and account manager. Lisa Chen non-credit will take on an expanded role instruction, at Blue Earth as communica- student sertions coordinator. vices, and Foley, who has more than 15 the college years experience in the mar- tea m t h a t keting and advertising indus- p r o v i d e s Juline Albert try, is rejoining the firm that c o r p o r a t e training and economic dehe helped launch in 2004. Foley will work with re- velopment programs to the gional and national firm cli- business community. Other ents primarily in business- duties include developing, to-business marketing and implementing, and mainwill also manage the firm’s taining budget, strategic related service functions. His plan, standards, policies and career spans several years in procedures, seeking alternathe television and advertis- tive funding resources, and ing industry in both creative preparing and administering services and account devel- grants. Albert, a resident of Sioux opment. Most recently he was associated with Value City, joined WITCC in AuRecovery Services, serving as gust 1999 as associate direcsales and marketing director tor of TRIO/Student Supfor the North Sioux City firm. port Services. In 2002 she Hansen’s new role will be was named associate dean of to manage several Blue Earth students. She was promoted client accounts and oversee to dean of students in 2006. the copywriting and pubPrior to joining WITCC, lic relations functions at she was an English instructhe firm. Hansen, who has tor for Little Priest Tribal more than 25 years of ex- College in Winnebago, Neb. perience in the advertising Earlier in her career she was industry, has been with Blue an English instructor at the Earth since 2007. His previ- University of South Dakota. ous experience includes 18 Albert received a bachyears with Bass Advertising elor’s degree in English and in Sioux City. history from Morningside Chen has been with Blue College in 1992 and a

master’s degree in English from the University of South Dakota in 1994. She received her doctorate in higher education administration curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in leadership from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 2004.

Mercy Heart Center promotes three

Sue Mohning

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Mercy’s Heart Center and Critical Care Services has announced the promotions of Sue Mohning to manager of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab, Jill Kamradt to supervisor of Respirato r y C a re Services, and Julie Strom to supervisor of EKG Jill Kamradt Services. Mohning has worked at Mercy since 1977. She obtained an RN degree from Sioux Valley School of Nursing and a bachelor of nursing degree from Morningside College. Sue has led the Cardiac Rehab department for several years and was instrumental in achieving program certification for the department. Kamradt is a graduate of St. Luke’s School of Respiratory Therapy and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree from Bellevue University. Kamradt has been with Mercy since 2007. Strom is a graduate of Gehlen Catholic H igh School and attended Briar Cliff University. Prior to this promotion, Julie served as Lead EKG Tech. Julie has worked at Mercy since 1995.

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in counseling/criminal justice from Northeastern FROM PAGE 19 University, Boston, Mass., Chilton earns MDRT Amy Macfarlane joined in 1982. Sterk Financial Services in status for fourth time March as business devel- Art Center names opment director. Her duMathew Chilton, a fidevelopment director nancial ties include building and advisor with Amerienhancing relationships for Erin Webber-Dreeszen prise Financial in Sioux City the firm. has been named develop- has achieved Born and ment associate for the Sioux membership ra i s e d i n in the MilCity Art Center. Sioux City, Webber-Dreeszen will l i o n D o l Macfarlane lead the Art Center’s lar Round h as more ArtSplash Table for the fundraising fourth time. than 20 years campaign Chilton of network- Amy Mathew and help attained ing experi- Macfarlane Chilton coordinate M D R T e n ce . S h e membership based on cliand her husband, Steve, have the producent service, adherence to a three daughters. tion of the annual art code of ethics, professionalism and involvement in Western Iowa Tech festival. She Erin Webberat least one other industry will also be Dreeszen promotes Sutherland responsible association. Tricia Sutherland has for coordinating the Art Membership is achieved been named dean of stu- Center’s marketing efforts. by less than 1 percent of the dents at Western Iowa Tech Webber-Dreeszen was world’s life insurance and Community College. the pastoral assistant at St. financial services profesSutherland is responsible Mark Lutheran Church for sionals. for student services, in- the past five years, which included doing everything cluding all from fundraising, to comfunctions of munity relations and volenrollment unteer coordination. She services previously worked in sales (admissions, registration, for Gunderson’s Jewelers. financial aid and records) Tricia Community health and student Sutherland center hires Smith services (TRiO student support serPeggy Smith has joined vices, career and personal Siouxland Community counseling, student disabil- Health Center as human reity services, tutoring, adult sources director. Smith has extensive manliteracy and student life). Other duties include han- agement experience in hudling student issues and man resources and other acting as an advocate for administrastudents. She also serves on tive posts, WITCC’s executive council. m o s t r e Sutherland joined WITCC cently servin 1992 as literacy coordina- ing as the retor. Subsequently, she devel- gional retail oped the college’s disabili- manager for ties services program which Great South- Peggy Smith she coordinated until her e r n B a n k , appointment as associate where she provided oversight dean of students in 2006. of up to16 banking centers in She received a bachelor’s Iowa and Nebraska. degree in special education Smith is a graduate of the from Fitchburg State Uni- University of Iowa and the versity, Fitchburg, Mass., in National School of Banking 1979, and a master’s degree in Fairfield, Connecticut.

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photos courtesy of the Siouxland Chasmber of Commerce LEFT: American Eagle launched its daily flights between Sioux Gateway Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport on April 3. A public reception and ribbon-cutting ceremony were held prior to the first fligth landing. Airline officials in attendance included: Paige Teel, regional manager for business development and sales, Gary Foss, managing director of commercial services with American Airlines, and AnnMarie De La Paz, regional managing director customer services for American Eagle.

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A ribbon-cutting was held April 23 for the new location of Siouxland Federal Credit Union at 5780 Sunnybrook Ave. The branch is located just east of Target, across Sunnybrook Avenue. This is the fifth location for the credit union in Siouxland.

Sue Bee wins award

OMAHA – Sue Bee Honey won Best of Show in the recent 2012 Omaha American Marketing Association Pinnacle Awards, an annual competition based on measurable results, as well as creativity. The Best of Show award was given for Sue Bee’s “Trust the Taste” campaign, a multimedia campaign featuring Olympic Gold medal swimmer Summer Sanders, honey recipes, coupons and information on the purity of Sue Bee. The honey is supplied by U.S. beekeepers who are members of the Sioux Honey Association, based in Sioux City. The entry also won a Pinnacle award for Total Marketing Campaign in the Large Business category during the award show, held in April in Omaha.

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People stroll around to and from the various vendors’ booths at the Sioux City farmers market. This year’s market will encourage more fruit produce.

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Farmers Market offer fruit vendors sweeter deal By Laura Johnson This year the Sioux City Farmers Market is about to get even sweeter. Yup, this year, there will be an emphasis on growers who bring fruit produce to a booth. “We’ve made it easier for fruit vendors to come sell their produce this year,” said Roger Caudron, the secretary/treasurer of Buy Fresh, Buy Local - Siouxland Inc., the non-profit group that runs the market. “We’ve changed the regulations for fruit vendors. For a produce vendor we require that they buy a year-round membership. But since typically a picking season is only a week or two for fruit we’ve opened up the opportunities for these farmers to come without having to buy the year-long membership.”

Also, equally exciting for the non-profit this year; “We just received our 501(c) (3) so donors to the organization can get back a receipt for tax credits if they wish,” Caudron said. With three days offered to get one’s fresh and local produce purchasing on, there’s no longer an excuse to not be able to find the time. On top of the already established Wednesday and Saturday mornings, last year, the team started a Monday evening market. However because of the flooding of last summer, Caudron said there wasn’t a way to properly gage how successful the new night was with the community. “Last year it was a difficult one to judge,” he said. “So that’s why we’re doing it again this year. Hopefully

it will be just a normal summer.” Monday nights will begin July 14, while the Wednesday and Saturday morning options started May 9. Naturally, the market would not be as much fun without the live music and entertainment that often accompanies it. As market manager Dee Polak let on, this year will feature even more to entice the senses than ever before. With cooking demonstrations, local performing musicians, an Iowa State University Conservation Station and a brand new event called Bike and Bite - where bikers will ride to various restaurants around town but start and end at the farmers market (way more details on this are to come).

Also new this year is another egg vendor. “We always seem to sell out of eggs first,” Polak said. “But this year we’ll have two vendors, so it will at least take a little longer.” Regulars of the market will be glad to know that most vendors are returning this year. “Every year we lose a couple and then gain some,” Caudron said. “Right now we have 55 vendors with a full-range of products. The mission of the organization is to provide a venue for local producers of local products and we have fruits and vegetables and people growing their own products. We also have artistic people who do crafts and bread.” The one rule that stays constant is that vendors

have to make it, grow it or breed it. “So if someone wants to bring velvet Elvis’ they have to be that sort of artist,” Caudron said. While Vanessa Wodtke may not paint velvet portraits of the King, her skill is still one you don’t see every day. A vendor at the market now for three years, she makes soap - out of goat’s milk. She also sells a variety of perfumes and lotions, while these aren’t made of goat’s milk everything is made of natural ingredients. “I’m really inspired by Aveda products. Like mine, all of their stuff is really natural - using natural plants and natural smells,” Wodtke said. “I experiment until I find something I really like. I even call my

friends in as ‘smell testers’ when I start to not be able to smell it anymore.” Out on her Windy Acres farm, located just north of Sioux City, her husband and children all help Wodtke to raise their seven goats. “Never in a million years did I ever think I would be selling these things,” Wodtke admitted. While the majority of farmers market patrons are there to buy vegetables and fruits, the opportunity to buy many things locally made and produced is what puts the experience above that of a grocery store. “You can meet the people who are growing the stuff you buy here, where a grocery store is a re-seller,” Caudron said. “That’s something that’s absolutely priceless.”

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Central Bank opened its new Morningside location at 4201 S. Lakeport St. on May 1st and celebrated with an open house May 12-18. Designed by Cannon Moss Brygger & Associates PC architects in Sioux City, the 3,000 square-foot bank building features an ATM drive-up, four teller stations, four offices, a conference room, a l ounge for the employees and a stainless steel vault with safe deposit boxes. This bank is also handicapped accessible. The décor has a “ homey” feel with tiled and carpeted floors, oak wood

stained with mahogany on the teller stations, doors, trim and baseboards, wood blinds, a s tainless steel clock, a chandelier, an atrium with windows to let in lots of natural light, textured black chairs and attractive wall hangings. The furnishings were selected by Carrie Brown; many of the same ones can be seen at the Hamilton Boulevard and Downtown banks in Sioux City. The décor ties in with the Central Bank logo, which looks like a shamrock but is actually two dollar bills with a ring around it.

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“Everything has a c urved design. It’s all a takeoff of the logo,” said Steve Boden, vice president of Central Bank. “The carpet, the wallpaper and the tile is the same as it is at the other locations. We liked it, so we thought why not use it all?” Boden said the new branch was built to serve the Morningside customer base.

“There has been a lot of growth in the Morningside area, and it’s a high traffic area. This bank rounds out the Sioux City market. We have other locations on Hamilton Boulevard and Downtown,” Boden said. “Everyone has a location near them.” The Morningside branch offers a full range of personal banking, residential

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ince 1877, we’ve been proudly serving residents, businesses and communities all across Siouxland. A lot of things have changed since those early years, but one thing hasn’t changed...our commitment to our valued customers. Tim and John Brown purchased the bank in 1990 with one primary goal - to make Central Bank the best bank in all of the communities we serve. Since then, we have invested significant time and resources to help our bank, employees and communities grow. We’re proud to call Siouxland our home!

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Central Bank History 1877 James Toy started his banking career opening a financial institution in Storm Lake, Iowa 1934 Albert Tymeson purchased the Commercial Trust & Savings Bank 1990 Jan. 10, Tim & John Brown purchased the bank which had $30 million in assets, from the Tymeson Family 1994 Jan. 27, the Browns purchased Central Trust & Savings Bank in Cherokee, Iowa

Storm Lake

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2002 May 31, the Browns sold Hartley, Milford and Lake Park locations Oct. 28, Spirit Lake bank moved to it’s current location at 1400 18th Street 2003 Storm Lake bank is remodeled

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2005 Aug. 13, Storm Lake Hy-Vee location and North Location are consolidated to the North Location

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2006 Oct. 31, Central Bank opened a 2nd location in Sioux City on Hamilton Blvd.

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real estate and insurance, and business services. Boden said Central Bank sets itself apart from the competition with personalized service. “The tellers get to know customers by name. When you call the bank, someone answers the phone. We also don’t nickel and dime you with fees. If you go to an ATM that charges you a fee, and you drop off the receipt within 60 days, we will refund the charge,” he said. Central Bank still offers free checking with no minimum balance. “We think it’s the right thing to do,” he said. “We don’t see the need to charge customers. That is why we

are continuing to get market share.” Central Bank has continued to be rated 5 stars on a scale of 1 to 5 stars, with 5 being the best, by an independent service that rates banks. The rating is based on loan losses, capital, profitability and other factors. Central Bank’s Morningside branch employs four full-time and two part-time staff members to serve customers. The branch manager is Carolyn Wyockie. Currently, Central Bank is offering people $50 to open a new checking account and sign up to have their bank statements emailed. Lobby hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a .m. to noon on Saturday, same as the Hamilton Boulevard branch, and after hours by appointment. The drive-up hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a .m. to noon on Saturday. A night depository is available. Central Bank, with assets of $462 million in 2012, has been serving Siouxland customers since 1877. The

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Atokad: Track simulcast racing FROM PAGE 13 announced on May 1 that it had agreed to sell the property to finance a replacement to its existing racetrack in Lincoln. For more than a decade, Atokad has operated just one live date of racing a year. That’s the minimum required under state law for Nebraska tracks to simulcast races from horse tracks in other parts of the country. Atokad, which simulcasts every day except

Christmas, attracts 40 to 50 bettors on a typical weekend, according to general manager Dan Doocy. In its heyday, Atokad attracted big crowds from the region, with buses and vehicles filling the sprawling parking lot. Betting began to dwindle in the 1990s, with the arrival of a riverboat casino in neighboring Sioux City that offered slot machines and table games. The sale includes the

grandstand, stables and some other buildings. It does not include the adjacent Dakota and Thurston county fairgrounds, which was broken off from the Atokad property more than a decade ago. Ho-Chunk, headquartered in Winnebago, Neb., operates a diverse portfolio of 26 subsidiaries, with more than 1,000 employees in 11 states, the District of Columbia and five foreign countries.

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Tilapia are shown in a net. A South Sioux City project announced recently would raise the fish and use algae for food and other business ventures.

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Dr. 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.

Dr. 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.

Dr. 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.

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FROM PAGE 9 tri-state ag market. Oyler said the first phase of the pilot project is expected to begin this summer with development of a small greenhouse-like fish tank. Covering about an eighth of an acre, the property is located just east of Cardinal Farms, in the 1200 block of Dakota Ave. The parcel also adjoins the city proposed wastewater treatment facility, scheduled for completion in 18 months. The sewage plant would eventually provide nutrient-rich organic waste needed to grow algae. Other sources would be manure from area cattle feeders and heated waste water from local meat processing plants. In the initial phase, a small anaerobic digester would break down the material. The gas captured would be used to power the municipal wastewater plant, saving the city an estimated $70,000

“... It allows South Sioux City to be a showcase to the world for agriculture and bioenergy in an integrated fashion, sustainable at multiple levels.”

GEORGE OYLER, researcher

per year in electricity costs, said City Administrator Lance Hedquist. Nitrogen and phosphorous separated from the waste stream would be used to fertilize the algae, which also requires sunlight and carbon dioxide to thrive, Oyler said. The process would help the environment because excess nitrogen and phosphorous, from livestock manure and other farming practices, now runs off into streams and rivers, he said.

In the second phase of the project, Oyler said, additional fish ponds, or modules, would be developed, covering 3 to 10 acres. That level of expansion would create up to 30 to 40 jobs and raise 5 million pounds of fish per year. At least 250,000 pounds per year would be required for a commercial-size operation, he said. If the tests prove successful, the venture has the potential to create hundreds of additional jobs, he said. Longer term, the project developers also envision converting algae into biodiesel and jet fuel. Oyler noted about 30 percent of algae is oil. Between 2,500 and 3,000 gallons of biofuel can be produced from every acre of algae, he said. That compares, he said, to about 200 gallons of fuel that can be derived from an acre of soybeans.

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Xs begin 20th season in Sioux City

GM says team hopes to build on last year’s finish

Sioux City Explorers’ David Trahan hurls a pitch against Kansas City at Lewis and Clark Park last season. The Xs began their 2012 regular season on May 17.

Xs tickets Tickets for Sioux City Explorers 2012 season are on sale. Season tickets cost $425. The blue seating is $350 per seat. Lower-level box seats cost $11, blue reserve seating is $9 and general admission is $5. To order tickets or for more information, log on to: http:// www.xsbaseball.com/ or call 712-277-WINS

which has been providing affordable family fun for the past 19 seasons. “This is a great milestone for the organization, our city and business leaders and most importantly our fans,” he said. After drawing sellout crowds in its first few seasons, the Explorers have struggled with attendance in more recent years. The Explorers averaged 1,306 a t te n d a n ce l a s t yea r, the second-worst in the league. The ShreveportBossier (La.) franchise, which averaged 1,186 in 2011, packed up and left for Laredo, Texas in the offseason. “We are very appreciative of the support we have received, but like any business we want to see more people take advantage of

the high level of professional baseball and affordJournal photos by Jim Lee able family entertainment Gary’s Brian Kolb lands on Sioux City Explorers’ Wally Backman, Jr., after throwing to first we have to offer our com- during a game at Lewis and Clark Park last season. munity,” Tritz said. Tritz said Cliburn, the field manager, has done an outstanding job in making sure he and his players took an active role in the community.” Cliburn played in the Major Leagues in 1980 playing for the California Angels, and also managed for 10 seasons in the Minnesota Twins farm system, including four years at TriREFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT, ple-A Rochester, N.Y.). PARTS, INSTALLATION, Cliburn did a great job SERVICE bringing individuals with great character to the team last year, Tritz said, and put 24 Hour Emergency Service (712)255-8722 the players in a position to win every time the team took the field. 425 Perry Street, Sioux City, IA The Xs return 14 players www.sudak.net Email: acr@sudak.net from last year’s squad.

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By Business Journal staff Twenty years after their inaugural season, the Sioux City Explorers are still looking for their first title. The Xs haven’t made the playoffs since 2008, bowing out in the first round to rival Sioux Falls. Last season, the Explorers narrowly missed the postseason, finishing with a 5149 record. A t 3 1 - 1 9 , Stan Cliburn their home record was the best in the American Association. With second-year manager Stan Cliburn and a core of key players returning, the team has high hopes that this season will bring the elusive first championship. “Our focus this entire off-season has been to build upon the team’s late-season surge and pick up right where we left off as we enter the 2012 season,” general manager Shane Tritz said. The Xs began the regular season on the road at the Sioux Falls Pheasants on May 17. They were set to play their home opener May 19 at Lewis and Clark Park, which was built in 1993 to help bring the then-expansion league team to town. The Explorers plan on having 20th anniversary giveaways every Saturday this season, including posters, pennants and autographed balls. Tritz said community involvement will once again be a priority for the team,

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iGran Fondo 100+ Miles Chip Timed

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Unoffical Stop, Hawarden Golf Club

Stone State Park Challenge

Unoffical Stop, Hummers Bar in Westfield

Offical Aid Station

Stone State Park Challenge

Unoffical Stop, Mike’s Saloon

Riverside Park, Sioux City

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Biking: iGran Fondo to debut FROM PAGE 16 “It’s an extension of (RAGBRAI),” Rush said. “For riders who are coming in from all over the world, it’s a great opportunity for them to start a day early. It will have a different feel than RAGBRAI and it will have a lot of the feel of RAGBRAI.” Frank Brinkeroff, president of the Siouxland Cyclists, said club members are excited about the inaugural iGran Fondo. In past years, the group, which has about 200 members, has biked from Sioux City to the RAGBRAI starting point. iGran Fondo adds an exciting new element to that ride, he said. “We think it’s great,” he said. “It’s a fun competition.” The event offers riders the choice of a 60-mile medio fondo, done in a traditional

RAGBRAI-style ride, with stops along the way in Westfield and Hawarden. A 100mile Gran Fondo is a timed event that features special challenges, including the steep hills and sharp turns through Stone State Park. “This is not a ride for everyone who goes on RAGBRAI,” Rush said. “This is a little more intense than your average RAGBRAI day. It’s almost like a week full of RAGBRAI condensed into a day.” Another option, geared for local bikers, is a 30-mile ride that begins and ends in Sioux City. For all cyclists, the route begins in Sioux City’s Riverside Park. Continuing on to Highway 12 north, riders will be challenged by hills and turns in Stone State Park before moving on to Westfield,

site of the first optional stop at Hummer’s Bar. Looping back around to Sioux City, riders can stop next at Mike’s Saloon, the second optional stop. The ride continues to Sioux Center with bikers heading back on Highway 12 to C38, south on K22, and finally north on K18 to Hawarden, where the third and final optional stop will be hosted at the Hawarden Golf Club. A slight jog on Highway 10 puts riders on to 390th Street, directly into Sioux Center. Aid stations will be located intermittently along the route. To register or for more information on the three rides, go to: iGranFondo.com Business Joural staff writers Dolly Butz and Bret Hayworth contributed to this story.

RAGBRAI: Ride offers challenge FROM PAGE 17 of most RAGBRAIs, but said the ride is even more special when it goes through her hometown. “I like the challenge and

the camaraderie, being part of a group having a oneminded goal,” she said. Heithoff said a profound feeling of achievement hits each year when she finishes

up her RAGBRAI cycling. “There are many times riding that I think, ‘Why am I doing this?’ But when you get done, you know why,” she said.

Ziegler Equipment in Sioux City is shown. The Sioux City Caterpillar dealer recently announced a $6 million expansion of its facility.

Caterpillar dealer to expand along Sioux City’s I-29 BY DAVE DREESZEN

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A Caterpillar equipment dealer is planning a $6 million expansion of its Sioux City facility, and create up to 20 new jobs. The project will allow Ziegler Caterpillar to better serve its western Iowa customers and improve its offerings of new and used equipment, service, parts, rental tools, and technology support for customers in western Iowa, according to a recent news release. “We’re expanding our presence in Sioux City because our business in the area continues to grow,” Ziegler Chairman and CEO William Hoeft said in a statement. “The expansion will help us provide a higher level of service to both our construction and agricultural customers.” The Sioux City dealership at 5300 Harbor Drive, plans to increase the size of its shop by 19,000 square

feet, and its warehouse by 5,000 square feet. The project also includes a larger parking and equipment display areas. The city will assist the expansion by vacating and turning over to the company two acres of unused right-of-way that lies between Ziegler’s facility in the Bridgeport Industrial Park and an equipment display area it owns along Interstate 29. The vacation will create a single parcel large enough for the expansion. The city also will construct a new stormwater conveyance ditch that will connect to the existing stormwater system, draining the Ziegler property and other development properties in the area. In exchange for the assistance, Ziegler has agreed to a minimum property assessment of $2.5 million. The company, which currently employs 40 people,

plans to add 10 to 20 new jobs. “Ziegler’s expansion in Sioux City is a reflection of economic growth throughout the region,” Mayor Bob Scott said in a statement. “The project will bring additional jobs and significant investment to Sioux City.” The dealer sells and services the full line of CAT construction equipment, including compact, midsize, and heavy equipment. They also offer new and used agricultural equipment, including Challenger tractors and hay equipment, Lexion combines, White planters, Sunflower tillage equipment, and RoGator, TerraGator, and SpraCoupe applicators. Founded in 1914, Ziegler is one of the largest CAT dealers in the country. The family-owned business employs more than 1,400 people in 19 communities throughout Minnesota and Iowa.

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Fareway: New Sergeant Road store largest for Iowa-based chain FROM PAGE 8 from, and they’re still at our great low prices,” Hammel said. A brand new addition is a full-service bakery, which offers a large selection of fresh-baked breads, buns, rolls, pastries and other sweets, as well as such decorated items as cakes and cupcakes. The new meat counter is about 50 percent larger than its predecessor at the Transit Plaza store. The meat department, where employees wait on customers and wrap to order ground beef, steaks, pork chops, chicken breasts and other meats, has long been a Fareway staple. Greiner said the chain also is known for its outstanding service, which includes carrying out groceries to customer vehicles. To staff the new bakery

and larger overall footprint, the Morningside location has added about 25 employees, raising total employment to about 100, Hammel said. After the doors swung open at 10 a.m. May 2, a steady stream of customers entered the store. Among the first to arrive were Nita Larsen, 78, and Dottie Kontz, 72. The women, who have shopped at Fareway for years, said they liked the new location, which is a convenient drive from their homes. Larsen noticed the store’s wide aisles, bright lighting and cheery decor. “It’s so modern,” she said. “I think it’s wonderful.” Fareway’s new Sioux City store, right, at 4267 Sergeant Road, had its grand opening May 2. Journal photo by Laura Wehde

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