Vol. 21 No. 6 PO Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102
October 2012
WOMEN IN BUSINESS ISSUE
Jeana Goosmann grows law firm while keeping work, family balance INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE: Downtown office tower renamed PAGE 4
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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: Kevin McGarry Siouxland Business Journal Box 118 Sioux City, Iowa 51102
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Index Business Know How .........................................page 11
Home & Office ....................................................page 9
Chamber anniversaries .................................. page 23
On the move .....................................................page 21
Chamber investors.......................................... page 23
Ribbon cuttings ................................pages 17,20 & 22
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush shakes hands with Siouxland Chamber Ambassadors prior to his Oct. 8 address at the Chamber’s annual dinner at the Sioux City Convention Center.
Jeb Bush keynotes annual Siouxland Chamber dinner By Dave Dreeszen
Business Journal editor
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush delivered the keynote speech at the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner on Oct. 8. In his opening remarks, Bush touched on a few topics of local interest. He praised the Chamber and the local community for its support for Beef Products Inc. while the Dakota Dunes-based firm’s lean beef trimmings were being “unfairly attacked” in national media reports. “Not many communities in this country would stand up for a large employer.
today in America,” Bush told the audience of around 1,350 at the Sioux City Convention Center. “Being a successful business is not something that people always admire. But this community did.” As a former governor and also secretary of commerce in Florida, Bush also expressed admiration for the Chamber’s commitment to pursuing economic development on a regional basis. “It warmed myself to imagine a community that resides in three states that works together,” he said. “In fact, I can’t think of another place that does this the way you do this and I applaud
you for that.” Bush also complimented Siouxlanders for the way they pulled together during the unprecedented Missouri River flooding of 2011 and one of the worst droughts in decades this summer. Bush mentioned he knows he has plenty of experience dealing with natural disasters. During a 16-month period while serving as as governor, Florida was hit by eight tornadoes and four tropics storms, he said. Jeb Bush, the younger brother of former President George W. Bush and the son of President George H.W.
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Owners unveil plans for new Ho-Chunk Centre By Dave Dreeszen
Business Journal editor
SIOUX CITY | One of downtown Sioux City’s most iconic office buildings is about to undergo a nearly $1 million facelift. Ho-Chunk Inc., in partnership with the Sioux Fallsbased real estate and development firm Dunham Co. and other investors, recently purchased the Terra Centre and connected two-story atrium at 600 Fourth St. Built in 1983, the 10-story office tower was formerly the headquarters for Terra Industries, which was purchased by rival fertilizer maker CF Industries in a hostile takeover in 2010. The building has been renamed the Ho-Chunk Centre after the economic development corporation, owned by the Winnebago The Ho-Chunk Centre in downtown Sioux City is shown Oct. 19.
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Tribe of Nebraska. At a recent news conference, HoChunk leaders unveiled the new signage and logo placed atop the building and at the entrances. Ho-Chunk, which operates 30 subsidiaries across the globe, will remain headquartered in Winnebago, Neb., but will open a satellite office on the eighth floor of the Ho-Chunk Centre, CEO Lance Morgan said. Some operations and a yetto-be determined number of employees will be based out of the space, he said. “I think that we have a chance to be is one of the next great companies in Sioux City,” Morgan told an audience of more than 50 people gathered in the firstfloor of the atrium. The building, which opened in 1983, will undergo
some initial u p g ra d e s , beginning in the next few months, said Don Dunham Jr., who heads Dunham Dunham & Co., which will manage the property. The work will include replacing the roof and windows, installing a new cooling system, and modernizing the decor of the two-story atrium. “I can’t wait to see the new tile on this floor and how beautiful this atrium is going to be,” Dunham told the audience. Dunham said his company also is aggressively marketing the office space to prospective businesses. The company is preparing to sign several new tenants,
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he said, but did not identify any of them. Around 12,500 square feet of the 155,486-square-foot office building is currently leased, he said. Among the major tenants are the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Wells Fargo Bank. CF Industries consolidated its corporate functions at Deerfield, Ill., after the Terra sale, and cut around 100 jobs based in the Terra Centre. CF hired a Sioux City-based firm, NAI LeGrand & Co. to broker the deal, and help find a local buyer for the property, said LeGrand’s Arlene Curry. “They understood the importance of this building as a signature entryway to downtown,” Curry told the audience. P i o n e e r B a n k p ro vided financing for the purchase. Morgan noted that after the papers were signed, one of the bankers passed out commemorative bottles of spirits to
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Ho-Chunk Inc. CEO Lance Morgan listens as Sioux Falls real estate developer Don Dunham speaks during a news conference in the atrium of the Ho-Chunk Centre.
jobs for Winnebago Tribal members and help the tribe The KCAU-TV weather ball sits on top of the Ho-Chunk Centre in downtown Sioux City. The former Terra Centre was recently become economically self renamed after the new majority owner, Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development corporation for the Winnebago Tribe of sufficient, Ho-Chunk has Nebraska. grown into a global enterprise with $230 million in annual revenue, and more Ho-Chunk leaders. time in our history that after we’ve signed a deal,” laughter from the crowd. “I said, ‘This is the first we’ve been given alcohol Morgan joked, drawing Launched in 1994 to create than 1,000 employees. Jim Lee, Siouxland Business Journal
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SCGO awards go to Kelly, Security National Bank The Sioux City Growth Organization its 2012 Ripple awards at its 10th anniversary gala at the Orpheum Theatre on Sept. 29. The winner of the individual award was Kyle Kelly, owner of CENTURY 21 ProLink and Kelly Property Advisors. Kelly also is co-owner of Chatterkick, and shareholder in two homeowner associations and manager/partner of 10 different real estate companies. According to SCGO, Kelly is “always looking forward into the future, always thinking of ways to expand and grow. He takes a lot of
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The business Ripple award was presented to Security National Bank. The Sioux City-based bank has been known for making a ripple throughout this community for over 100 years. Besides having a large employment base, Security works to integrate its staff into the community, according to SCGO. The bank has encouraged its young professionals to join SCGO and other local organizations. Nomination forms for the Ripple awards were received anonymously and reviewed by the SCGO advisory board to select the winners.
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Transform, restore your body’s health with physical therapy October is National Physical Therapy Month, a time to recognize physical therapists as your “movement specialists.” Physical therapists are experts in restoring and improving the motion of your body, crucial to your quality of life and vitality at work, home, school and play. As you make important health care decisions for you and your family, it is great to remember physical therapists. Here are just a few things that physical therapists can do for you and your family’s movement and quality of life: • Physical therapists treat patients to improve joint mobility and range of motion, relieve pain, increase strength and balance, improve coordination and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from musculoskeletal injuries or disease. • Physical therapists restore, maintain and promote overall fitness and health. • Their patients may include accident victims from motor vehicle accidents and slip, trip and fall injuries and individuals with disabling conditions such as lower back pain, arthritis, heart disease and stroke, diabetes, fractures, total knee and hip replacements, cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) and more. • Physical therapists determine the patient’s ability to be independent and reintegrate into the community or workplace after an injury or illness. A physical therapist’s goal is to improve how an individual functions at work, play and at home.
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• Physical Therapists may use manual therapy techniques such as joint mobilization, myofascial release, muscle energy technique, friction massage, trigger point release, positional release and soft tissue mobilization. Manual therapy techniques are used to speed the rehabilitation process by reducing pain and stiffness, improving range of motion, restoring proper joint biomechanics and restoring quality of life and function much faster. • Physical Therapists also use modalities such as Iontophoresis, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, cold and hot packs and ice massage to relieve pain and inflammation and to reduce swelling..They may also use mechanical or manual traction or deep tissue massage to relieve pain from facet joints or bulging discs. • Therapists teach patients how to use assistive and adaptive devices to improve their safety and independence. The U.S. News and World Report added physical therapists to its list of best careers for 2009. Physical Therapists are ranked 4th in a list of 100 “Best Jobs in America” featured in the November 2010 issue of CNNMoney.com. There is a high demand for physical therapists in the workforce despite the economic downturn. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Physicial therapist locations Where do physical therapists practice? At the following sites, according to the APTA website – www. apta.org – for June 2010. • Outpatient clinics or private practice—41.5 percent • Outpatient hospitals—14.5 percent • Acute hospitals— 13.1 percent • Patients home (home health)—7.9 percent • Skilled nursing, extended care, or sub-acute facilities—5.6 percent • Academic institutions—4.8 percent • Schools (pre-School, primary and secondary)—4.1 percent • Inpatient rehab facilities—3.5 percent • Hospices • Industrial, workplace or occupational environments • Fitness centers, health clubs, sports training facilities • Research • Other • Employment Outlook for Physical Therapy
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Local law firm strikes balance in work, family life Jeana Goosmann continues to grow her practice, gains accolades
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Goosmann Law Firm principal Jeana Goosmann, center, visits in the frim’s conference room with, from left, attorneys Emilee Gehling and Anthony Osborn, firm administrator Kris Craighead and paralegal Shannon Wilke.
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After starting her own Sioux City law firm in 2009, Jeana Goosmann asked Lindsey Buchheit to consider joining the firm as its first attorney. Buchheit, who was working for another local law firm at the time, agreed to an interview. But then her husband, a Sioux City firefighter, was called to work an overtime shift. “I called up Jeana and said, “I’m really sorry, but I have to watch my daughter, and
I can’t make it in,” Buchheit recalled. “She said, ‘Just bring her in.’ I said, ‘Are you serious?’ “ Buchheit’s then-infant daughter, Parker, slept through the interview, which went off without a hitch. “I have in her baby book that she helped mommy get hired because (Jeana) offered me the job about an hour after the interview,’ ” Buchheit said with a laugh. The story is just one example of how Goosmann has tried to balance the demands of practicing law and raising a
family. The nine-person firm – five fulltime attorneys and four support staff – have a total of 15 children, all under the age of five. “Being a young mom, it makes me a little more sensitive to my employees with little kids,” said the 35-year-old Goosmann, who has a 15-month-old son, Collin, and is expecting her second child, a daughter, around Thanksgiving. “We work hard but our families are important to us also.” “When we start working too many hours, or my team starts working too many long
weekends, we add a lawyer,” she added with a laugh. The growing general practice firm represents clients around the country, from small Siouxland businesses to large national corporations. The firm specializes in representing businesses that don’t have their own in-house legal departments. Jeana Goosmann serves as the general counsel for the company president or CEO, while her staff attorneys focus on different areas of business law in support of their clients.
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“It’s kind of a unique model for a law firm,” Goosmann said. “Most businesses in our region don’t have their own inhouse legal department.” G o os m a n n sa i d t h e model help businesses gain legal advice in a timely manner. “They don’t want to wait on their lawyers,” she said. “That’s a key part of our service to them, not only providing them the legal advice, but also helping them make their business decisions.” Goosmann majored in business management at the University of Nebraska, where she received her undergraduate degree. She grew up in Sioux City and attended elementary and middle school here before her family moved to Omaha, where she graduated from Burke High School in 1995. Goosmann, who reigned as the 1997 Port of Sioux City River-Cade queen, made frequent visits back to her hometown while in college. She met her husband, Chad, at Saturday in the Park. She received a full-tuition scholar to Creighton University School of Law, where she graduated at the top of her class. Goosmann in 2002 joined the Heidman Law Firm in Sioux City, where she had clerked during law school. Her last day at the Heidman firm in 2009 was on a Friday. The following Monday she was setting up her new office in leased space in the Pioneer Bank Building. Around the same time, she fell in love with the historic Lerch Building, which today is home to the Goosmann Law Firm’s downtown Sioux City offices. Renovations to the 1907 structure, which had fallen on hard times in latter years, were completed in March. As part of the project, the original hardwood floors were uncovered, and the press tin ceilings and grand
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Jeana Goosmann, owner Goosmann Law Firm, pictured in the lobby of her downtown Sioux City offices in the historic Lerch Building, which was extensively renovated.
“Being a young mom, it makes me a little more sensitive to my employees with little kids. We work hard but our families are important to us also.” Jeana Goosmann, 35, who has a 15-month-old son, Collin, and is expecting her second child, a daughter, around Thanksgiving
columns restored to their former grandeur. The firm currently occupies the first floor of the 16,000-square-foot building. Goosmann said she hopes to expand to the second floor by 2015.
“We’re still growing. We plan to continue to add more attorneys over the next several years,” she said. From the beginning, Goosmann has focused on recruiting bright young attorneys with ties to
Siouxland who want to return home to raise their families. In addition to Buchheit, staff attorneys include Anthony Osborn, Emilee Boyle Gehling and Christopher Barondeau. Barondeau, the most
recent hire, also serves in the Nebraska Army National Guard, and was previously deployed to Iraq. His military background played a major role in Goosmann’s decision to hire him last year. She did so knowing that he would require a five-month leave of absence to get a top secret military clearance. “He was very upfront when we hired him,” she said. “He said, “I’ll start in August after I take the bar, but I’ll be back in the spring so please hire me anyway.” Bardondeau nominated the Goosmann firm for the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, which honors employes who display outstanding support to
employees serving in the Guard or Reserve. Goosmann, the only woman to head a Sioux City law firm with multiple attorneys, also has won individual accolades as an industry pioneer. In 2010, she was the recipient of the Iowa State Bar Association’s Arabella Mansfield Award, named for the first U.S. woman to practice law. This year, a Siouxland group, Women Aware, presented her with its annual Young Women of Excellence Award. More recently, the September issue of America Lawyer recognized Goosmann as a top-rated banking and finance attorney. She was the only lawyer from Iowa, Nebraska or South Dakota featured in the trade publication.
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Former downtown Staples building sold P&H to move warehouse, Central Kitchen showroom BY DAVE DREESZEN
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Plans are underway to consolidate Plumbing and Heating Wholesale Inc.’s warehouse and retail showroom, Central Kitchen Bath & Supply, under one roof in Sioux City. A P&H company, PLACOR, has purchased the former Staples building at 840 Gordon Drive from Handy LLC. Terms were not disclosed. P&H must vacate its Sioux City warehouse at 1005 Dace Ave., because the property is needed for the ongoing Interstate 29
reconstruction project. The company plans to relocate its warehouse to the nearby Gordon Drive building by late December, said CEO and President
Lee Plasier. Central Kitchen Bath & Supply, which operates at 1301 W. First St., is expected to relocate to the Gordon Drive site by mid- to late summer, Plasier said. Having a single site for the wholesale and retail operations should help cut costs and improve efficiencies, he said. The company also liked the visibility of the Gordon Drive site, and its easy access to Interstate 29, said Arlene Curry of NAI LeGrand & Co., a Sioux City firm that brokered the deal for the former Staples building. A new interchange is planned at Virginia Street as part of the multi-year reconstruction and expansion of the I-29 corridor through downtown. An elevated ramp that would carry
traffic exiting the interstate would cut just behind the former Staples store. The store closed in the spring. The Staples at 5001 Sergeant Road in Lakeport Commons remains. Because the interstate project will cut off access to the existing loading docks at the Gordon Drive building, Plasier said, P&H plans to construct an addition for shipping and receiving on the south side of the structure. Plasier said P&H’s new home will have 25,000 square feet of space on one level, compared to about 45,000 square feet on its three-story Dace Street building. “We’re going to make it work with less square footage than we had before,” he said. “I think we can a r ra n ge t h i n gs m u c h
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The Staples store at 840 Gordon Drive is shown in June 2010. Plumbing and Heating Wholesale Inc. plans to consolidate its Sioux City warehouse and retail showroom into the building.
more efficiently.” The Gordon Drive structure, built in 1997, is accessed for property tax purposes at $1.28 million, according to Woodbury County records.
Sioux Center-based P&H, which has been in business since 1979, also has warehouses in Sioux Center, Carroll, Sioux City and Spencer, Iowa, and Sioux Falls and Rapid City, S.D.
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Bidding for downtown Sioux City casino begins Hard Rock, Ho-Chunk, Penn groups expected to apply for state license By Dave Dreeszen
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At least three groups are looking to apply for a state license to build a new onshore casino in Sioux City that would replace the Argosy Sioux City riverboat. Each proposal would cost in excess of $100 million and feature amenities such as restaurants and entertainment venues. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission in June decided to replace the Argosy, docked on the Missouri River, with a more lucrative onshore gambling complex. Casino operators, paired with local nonprofit groups, known as Qualified Sponsoring Organizations, have until Nov. 1 to submit bids. The IRGC is scheduled to award the license to one entrant on April 18. Missouri River Historical Development, the current nonprofit license holder for the Argosy, recently agreed to partner with a Las Vegasbased developer on a Hard Rock Casino.
The downtown project would be developed by Sioux City Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Gaming, which manages the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and other casino and resort properties around the country. The $100 million project, which would incorporate the historic Battery Building, would employ more than 500 people, according to plans. The 1 0 0,0 0 0 - s q u a re - fo o t complex would include 30,000 square feet of gambling space with about 800 slot machines and 32 table games. It also would include a buffet, two specialty restaurants and a venue for live music and other entertainment venue that would hold about 750 people. MRHDevelopment President Mark Monson said the project goes well beyond the nonprofit group’s goal of creating a “wow factor.” “This facility will become a destination for people around the country with an exciting entertainment
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and amenities,” Monson said. “It raises Two other developers h a ve s a i d t h ey p l a n Monson to compete with the Hard Rock proposal.
Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, has submitted two plans for a $110 million casino complex in downtown Sioux City. One option, called the Warrior Casino & Hotel, would renovate the historic Warrior Hotel and adjacent
Davidson Building. The other proposal, known as The Pearl Sioux City, is envisioned for the downtown site of the former Bomgaars store at Third and Douglas streets. At each Ho-Chunk site, the casino floor would cover about 35,000 square feet and hold about 800
slot machines and 25 table games. The amenities also would be similar, including a fine-dining restaurant, a buffet and a sports bar and grill, retail shops and a 800-seat theater that would host live entertainment and other events.
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Casino: Bidding for Sioux City gaming complex underway from page 15 The main difference would be the renovation of the former Warrior Hotel would create 30 upscale suites and 63 hotel rooms. The Pearl site would be across the street from the 161-room Stoney Creek Inn. Ho-Chunk Inc. CEO Lance Morgan said he does not favor one plan over the other. “We want t o w i n ,” Morgan said. Morgan “Our favorite proposal is the one that the IRGC likes best.” Morgan said he is confident Ho-Chunk’s project will emerge as the favorite. “The Hard Rock obviously put together an impressive proposal, but we
National Gaming Co. also has vowed to find another nonprofit group to push forward with is own application to the IRGC. Wyomissing, Pa.-based Penn, the nation’s secondlargest gaming company,
has previously offered to invest up to $100 million in a casino and entertainment complex downtown. The proposal would include a 110,000-squarefoot Hollywood Casino that would house about 750
slot machines and 25 table games, a buffet, two other dining options and a multipurpose room for concerts and other special events. Penn is currently locked in litigation with MRHD and the IRGC.
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At least three groups are expected to apply for a state license for an onshore casino in Woodbury County, which would replace the Argosy Sioux City Casino, shown above docked on the Missouri River.
put together an impressive one also,” he said. “The major difference is pretty simple. Money will leave Sioux City if they’re chosen as the casino operator. If we’re chosen, the money will be reinvested back in the community.”
Ho-Chunk is forming a new local nonprofit group to file an application with the Racing and Gaming Commission. With its longstanding partner MRHD now backing the Hard Rock developer, Argosy owner Penn
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photos courtesy of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce PANCHERO’S MEXICAN GRILL Panchero’s Mexican Grill hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 18. The chain, which makes tortillas pressed on the spot for its burritos, tacos and quesadillas, opened in in May at 2400 Hamilton Blvd. Pictured from left are the local franchise owners: Rachel Vickery, Beth McCabe and Tim McCabe. Photo courtesy of Siouxland Chamber
from page 11 America should increase demand for physical therapy services at the worksite and health clubs too. A growing number of employers in the Siouxland area are using physical therapy services proactively to evaluate worksite ergonomics, workplace setup and teaching employees how to WorkSmart using a “staggered stance” to protect their lower back. This improves their safety habits, helping to reduce musculoskeletal injuries, lost and restricted time claims and days and their associated health care costs.
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FROM PAGE 4 Bush, served two terms as Florida governor, from 1999 to 2007. Since leaving office, Bush also has focused on education reform, launching the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a conservative nonprofit group that has pushed for such reforms as standardized testing, merit pay for teachers and school choice. He also currently heads a consulting business whose clients range from Fortune 500 firms to small tech start-ups. In his speech at the Chamber dinner, he highlighted his four-point plan to grow the stagnant U.S. economy. It focuses on reforming America’s dysfunctional immigration policies, tapping North America’s rich reserves of oil and natural gas, reforming eduction, and putting the brakes on federal regulations that
inhibit business expansion. His blueprint, he said, would help grow the U.S. economy by 3.5 percent to 4 percent over the next 10 years. That compares to the sluggish rate of about 1.5 percent currently, he said. With U.S. birth rates steadily declining and baby boomers beginning to retire, Bush said the country will need more immigrants to fill jobs in the coming decades. He repeated his call for a common-sense solution to immigration policies that have long divided Republicans and Democrats. “My personal belief is, we need to have a conversation about this and remind ourselves that we are a country of immigrants, that our greatness resides in this ...,” Bush said. “We should be embracing this as a strategy for sustained growth.” In addition to reforms
to legal immigration, lawmakers must find a solution for the millions of undocumented residents already living here, he said. “It’s impossible for me to imagine a country that allows people to live in the shadows rather than maximizing their potential,” Bush said. By tapping its vast domestic reserves of natural gas and oil, the country could sharply cut its foreign imports, he said. Bush extolled the virtues of new drilling techniques such as hydraulic fracturing, which he jokingly described as an invention even more powerful than the iPad. Bush has been mentioned as a potential presidential candidate for several years. His visit to Iowa, which hosts the first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses, fueled speculation that he could be preparing for a run in 2016.
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LIFE SERVE BLOOD CENTER A ground breaking ceremony for the the new Life Serve Blood Center was held Sept. 26 at the organization’s construction site along Line Drive in Morningside. The new blood center will house the fleet of vehicles, including the Bloodmobile buses, and will also serve as a staging site for mobile blood drive operations.
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ZOMBIE REALM A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Sept. 4 at Zombie Realm. Owners Stef and Josh Blom, shown above, offer Halloween costumes for all ages/sizes, along with many unique yard decorations.
SPALDING PARK ELEMENTARY Spalding Park Elementary students and staff joined Sioux City superintendent of schools Paul R. Gausman, and School Board president Mike Krysl and the Siouxland Chamber Ambassadors for a ribbon-cutting on Sept. 20 to celebrate the opening of the new school. Named for the park in which it is located, Spalding replaces the former Joy and Longfellow elementary schools.
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OnTheMove Pet hotel, spa adds groomer The Dogwood Pet Hotel and Day Spa has added a new grooming professional to its expanding staff. Jean Evanoff, who comes from Richmond, Va., has shown and groomed pets for more than 20 years. Her specialty includes “difficult to groom” dogs and cats, as well as the grooming of rarer breeds. Evanoff is Evanoff a board of director in the Silky Terrier Club of America, an officer of the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno Club of America, and is a delegate to the American Kennel Club. She shows her own dogs across the country and is active in the dog sport of Agility, as well as Conformation.
South Sioux bank hires vice president Abel Gutierrez has been named as a new vice president at F&M Bank. Gutierrez will focus on commercial and agricultural
banking as well as new business development. Gutierrez previously served as a vice presiGutierrez dent/commercial & ag loan officer with Heritage Land Bank in Nacogdoches, Texas, a vice president/business relationship manager with BBVA Compass in San Antonio, Texas, and as a relationship banker/loan officer with JP Morgan Chase in San Antonio. He is a graduate of Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas. A native of Brownsville, Texas, Gutierrez is married to Cassity Gutierrez and has two children with a third on the way.
Mercy names stroke program manager Holly Schenzel has been promoted to stroke program manager at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Schenzel had served as the interim manager since May, in addition to her position of clinical nurse manager of Acute Inpatient Re-
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Blue Earth appoints Traum, Chen Blue Earth Marketing, a subsidiary of Ho-Chunk Inc., has named Constance Traum as public relations director and Lisa Chen as agency services coordinator. Traum’s primary responsibilities include development and oversight of all client public relations programs and customer relationship management
s t ra te g i e s for several firm clients engaged in professional services, federal gove r n m e n t Traum contracting and the entertainment industry. T r a u m ’s most recent experience was with All Native Chen So l u t i o n s, another HoChunk subsidiary, where she was responsible for customer relationship management and proposal development. Her past experience includes administration, strategic planning and marketing for NASCOTT Rehabilitation Services in Washington, D.C. and several senior living communities in Maryland and Iowa. Chen joined Blue Earth in 2009 as office manager. Her new responsibilities include management of client print, web and collateral production projects; coordination of job trafficking systems, market and media research;
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CAMP HIGH HOPES After many years of planning and fundraising, the year-round special needs camp celebrated the official grand opening of their facility just east of Sioux City along Correctionville Road. Camp High Hopes board members Christy Johnson, Margie Bennett, Deb Smith, and Gary Turbes, taff members Ali Langseth and Meghan McClure and campers Tiffani and Karlee participated in the Sept. 6 event held inside one of the new buildings.
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HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE Jeffrey and Shari Ellison are shown cutting the ceremonial ribbon on Sept. 13 for Home Instead Senior Care in Sioux City. The Ellisons purchased the franchise on May 1, and are looking forward to relocating their family from Omaha to Siouxland.
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NewChamberInvestors New Chamber Investors Daylight Donuts Siouxland Bernie Attema 3517 Singing Hills Blvd. Sioux City, IA 51106 Iowa Vocational Rehab Mary Ott 2508 E. Fourth St. Sioux City, IA 51101 www.ivrs.gov
Vision Dakota County Stacia Lenz 1000 West 29th St. Suite 215A South Sioux City, NE 68776 www.visiondakotacounty.com PJJW LLC Beau Fey 2911 Hamilton Blvd. #108 Sioux City, IA 51104 www.pjjw-arch.com
Rejuvenation by Lazaderm Dave Eggen 1119 4th Street Suite 102 Sioux City, IA 51101 www.lazaderm.com Sherwin Williams Paint Co. Errol Lowery 5725 Sunnybrook Drive Sioux City, IA 51103 www.sherwin-williams.com
ChamberAnniversaries 1 year Dacotah Paper Co. Steve Aman 1451 220th St. Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054 Eakes Office Plus Mike Klassen 515 Redbird Lane South Sioux City, NE 68776 Noobs Eduardo Torres 1411 Jackson St. Sioux City, IA 51105 Our Checkered Pasts Lynne Black 818 5th St. Sioux City, IA 51101 Peachwave Frozen Yogurt Nischal Gor 5001 Sergeant Road #365 Sioux City, IA 51106 Tint Masters James Schager 623 Water St. Suite B Sioux City, IA 51103 World of Perfume Sahin Maurer 4400 Sergeant Road Sioux City, IA 51106
The following are observing anniversaries as Siouxland Chamber of Commerce investors. Suite 100 5 years Dakota Dunes, SD 57049 Sergeant Bluff Eyecare 20 years Kim Blaeser 110 Gaul Drive LeRoy Hanson Co/Creative Embroidery Suite B Jerry Steffen Sergeant Bluff, IA 51102 1153 Tri View Ave. Studio 427 Inc Sioux City, IA 51103 Laura Austin-Bullock 1102 4th St. Sioux City, IA 51101 25 years
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Adkins Tax Service LLC Vicki & David Adkins 1113 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA, 51105
15 years Able Home Builders William C Delfs 205 45th St. Sioux City, IA 51104 Custom Woodworks Ltd Mark Gingery 910 Steuben St. Sioux City, IA 51101 Midlands Clinic PC Stacy Harmelink 705 N Sioux Point Rd.
Organon API Inc. Timothy Hadden 5500 ½ Bradley St. Sioux City, IA 51111 Pinnacle Bank Mike Nagel 1901 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106 Verizon Wireless Dan Borchers 5702 Sunnybrook Drive Sioux City, IA 51106
30 years The Dental Depot Dr. Richard Hettinger 3900 Floyd Blvd. Sioux City, IA 51108
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New Housing Development in Sergeant Bluff
The community of Sergeant Bluff continues to grow and with that comes the need for more housing for young families as well as empty nesters that need to downsize their living space. Coffie Field Developers broke ground on October 10, 2012 on the first of eight homes to be developed this Fall. Additional homes will be constructed next Spring with potentially 46 homes being added to Sergeant Bluff’s tax base over the next several years. This new development is in a prime Sergeant Bluff location, right across from Sergeant Bluff Luton High School and very close to Sergeant Bluff’s REC Complex (pool, ball fields, trails, community center). Home Buyers have the ability to choose from several different styles of zero-lot line Homes. Each one has a different interior and exterior plan, which allows residents to pick the one for their Life Styles. For example, some plans come without basements, another contains a master bedroom on the main floor, and you could have two to four bedrooms. If purchased ahead of time, modifications to the interior and exterior design can be chosen by the homeowner to fit their preference. Home prices for a 3 bedroom begin at $159,950. With the current low interest rates, renters can take advantage of owning a home for about the same amount that is “thrown away” each month in rent. Families can grow in a home in a great neighborhood and retired couples can enjoy an easy accessible space with much less upkeep. “We are pleased to be part of the Sergeant Bluff Community and thank the City Council for continuing forward thinking programs that encourage development. This development will be unique in the Siouxland area and will provide affordable housing without all the government programs or income restrictions that are commonly attached.”, Heidi Lieber, Project Coordinator For more information on the homes, please contact Heidi at 712-203-1013 or visit our website at www.coffiefield.com
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Plan 3: 1620 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
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