Vol. 22 No. 1 PO Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102
March 2012
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BEEF UPGRADES Tyson project to create new metro jobs INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE: Sioux City Woos Blue Zone judges PAGE 5
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Index Business Know How ........................................page 14
Chamber investors.......................................... page 20
Business People ............................................... page 17
On the move .....................................................page 16
Chamber anniversaries .................................. page 20
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A multimillion dollar improvement project is currently underway at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Dakota City, shown above.
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Chamber changes format of D.C. event Traditional sit-down dinner replaced with “steak reception” During the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual lobbying trip to Washington next month, the traditional sit-down steak dinner will be replaced with a “steak reception.” Steak will be a featured hors d’oeuvre served at the reception, where guests can stand and mingle or sit at high-top tables, chamber vice president Barbara Sloniker said. The change in format, made after hearing feedback from chamber members, is two-fold, Sloniker said. With a reception requiring a more flexible time commitment than a sit-down dinner, organizers hope more members of Congress will attend this year’s event.
“What’s been happening the last few years, they will be able to stop during the (social hour), but they had to leave before the dinner started,” Sloniker said. The chamber also believes a reception better lends itself to giving local leaders more one-on-one time with a greater number of federal leaders, she said. This year’s congressional reception is scheduled for 5:30 to 7.30 p.m. April 18 in the foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building. It will come at the end of the first day of the local delegation’s two-day lobbying blitz in the nation’s capitol. The steak dinner was one of the oldest events of its kind on Capitol Hill. It was started in 1954 by U.S. Rep. Charles Hoeven of Sioux
City. Hoeven invited his colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee and some Sioux City leaders to a steak dinner at a Washington hotel. The beef, which came from packinghouses in the Sioux City stockyards, was flown into the capitol. The bi-partisan banquet grew in popularity, attracting thousands of federal policymakers over the years, from future presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford to House speakers Tip O’Neill and Newt Gingrich. More than 65 Siouxland leaders attended the 2011 dinner, where they were joined by representatives and senators from Iowa, Journal file photo Nebraska and South Da- Iowa 5th District Rep. Steve King, left, visits with Barbara Grassley, wife of Iowa Sen. kota and members of their Chuck Grassley, at the 2010 Washington steak dinner, hosted by the Siouxland Chamber of staffs. Commerce. The traditional sit-down dinner will be replaced this year with a steak reception.
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Blue Zone judges and community members watch a presentation at the Sioux City Convention Center on March 12. Officials showcased efforts to keep residents active and healthy.
IS ENOUGH BEING DONE TO KEEP SIOUX CITY RESIDENTS HEALTHY? BY MOLLY MONTAG
Business Journal staff writer
Sioux City leaders on March 12 hosted a panel of evaluators who will decide whether enough is being done to keep Sioux City residents healthy and active. Bob Scott “I believe t h ey re c ognize that t h e r e ’s a great opportunity here and we’ve got interest by leaderPaul ship and inGausman terest by the community and we have challenge,” said City Manager Paul Eckert, during an all-day session with judges from the Blue Zones Project. The program, sponsored by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the company Healthways, looks to recognize Iowa communities taking steps to promote healthy living and well-being.
Sioux City was named one of 11 finalists for the title in February. Spencer, Iowa, also is in the running. Judges visited Spencer on March 13. The first round of demonstration sites will be announced in May. During the March 12 visit, judges looked at how Sioux City residents are committed to healthy living and gauged the strength of the volunteer network, local resources and municipal structure. Mayor Bob Scott told the judges he’s dusted off his treadmill, found a place in the basement for the exercise bicycle and sworn off potato chips completely – all in the name of healthy living. He and five other community leaders – dubbed the “Sioux City Six” – challenged each other to lose 10 percent of their body weight during the new year. “For me, it’s been an eyeopening experience,” Scott said. “It’s been a lifestyle change.” Blue Zone initiatives aim to help people improve their health by making small
Derick Clark, of the Blue Zones program, talks about the health care initiative at the Sioux City Convention Center. The city is one of 11 vying for a Blue Zone designation.
changes at home, school, work, in social settings and in local policy that make healthy choices the easiest option. The title comes from a phrase National Geographic author Dan Buettner used to identify communities where people live longer, don’t have serious sickness and lead more fulfilling lives. Lifestyle changes have already made a big difference to Scott, who told judges he feels more energetic and hopes to lose 25 percent of
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Iowa Blue Zone finalists Ames Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Clinton Davenport Mason City Muscatine Ottumwa Sioux City Spencer Waterloo
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A farmer harvests beans in a field south of Lawton, Iowa, on Oct. 11. The cost of farmland has surged in Iowa.
BOOMING AG ECONOMY LEADS TO RECORD LAND PRICES Sioux County led way in 2011 with top sale of $20,000 per acre lasted less than 30 minutes. “This is historical,” said HULL, Iowa – On Oct. 4, Pete Pollema, the auctiona 160-acre eer. tract north Soaring land values fuof Hull, eled by robust commodity Iowa, sold prices, historically low infor $16,750, terest rates and demand for setting an quality ground made for a Iowa record. perfect storm in setting records during 2011. The stanThe two sales were sanddard lasted Michael two months, Duffy wiched around a private until a 73.4transaction – also in Sioux acre parcel County – that came to two miles $18,250 per acre. north and “I think it’s a newsworthy one mile east event in the history of this of the same state when we set that kind Sioux Counof new mark, and it indity commu- Dr. Surinder cates the health of the agrinity brought Vasal culture economy, which is $20,000 per quite remarkable in terms of acre in a public auction that what’s happened elsewhere BY TIM GALLAGHER
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in the country in terms of the economy,” said Neil Harl, professor emeritus at Iowa State University. Yes, as the unemployed flee select major cities and rural communities fall into disrepair, there’s a boom at work in pockets across Siouxland. A boom driven by agriculture. Iowa’s modern land value peak (before now) occurred in 1981 when land prices averaged $1,999 per acre. Then, the Farm Crisis struck, forcing average prices down to a modern low of $786 in 1987. Prices have risen ever since. When adjusted for inflation, land values were only higher in the early 1970s. Mike Duffy, professor of
economics at Iowa State, predicted such sales coupled with increasing global demand for livestock and grain could price beginning farmers out of the marketplace. “It is more difficult for a young farmer to start,” he said. “But that’s not a new phenomenon. It reinforces what people said 100 years ago: ‘Buying and owning land is a gradual process. You’re not going to automatically go out and buy land.’” As Iowa enters uncharted territory on the high side of land demand, Duffy cautions that half of Iowa’s farm ground is rented. As those rates climb, so do costs of production. New
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farmers represented just 3 percent of buyers in a 2010 Farmland Value Survey. Ag rental rates, he predicted, would climb 15 to 20 percent in 2012. Would rising interest rates, or sluggish demand burst the bubble the way the housing market burst earlier this decade? Could the Farm Crisis return? “We need to be cautious,” Duffy said following the first Sioux County recordsetting sale. “We don’t want to get caught in the moment of higher prices and real good returns and think these will last forever. “I’m also not the one who says we’ll collapse tomorrow,” he added. There are more markets for growers, as evidenced by the number of ethanol plants that dot the countryside. There’s also an everincreasing demand for corn and meat, fed by emerging
economies in countries like China, as well as a world population that’s expected to grow from 6 billion today to 8 billion by 2025. “We add 80 million people to the planet each year,” said Dr. Surinder Vasal, an agronomist who spent much of his career in Mexico at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center. “We are challenged to develop new food sources and varieties in the 21st century.” A half-century ago, he noted, the world’s meat supply tipped the scales at 71 tons. It’s now around 300 million tons, and must keep growing, said Vasal, a winner of the World Food Prize 11 years ago. Livestock producers argue that surging demand for grain stocks both domestically and worldwide makes it increasingly difficult to supply meat and protein
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for the world. The National Corn Growers Association reported that 4.9 billion bushels of corn went into ethanol production in 2010, up from 630 million bushels a decade earlier. A drought – or another devastating flood – could result in shrinking livestock numbers if a smaller grain supply results in a cost spike. Smaller livestock herds could have consumers paying more at the grocery store. W h i l e re m ove d a n d somewhat down the food chain – literally – these issues are related directly to auctions held in places like Hull, places where demand for ground has never been this strong. Duffy said a difference between 2011 and three decades ago is the debt level. Producers buying these tracts aren’t leveraged the way they once were. Many,
I think it’s a newsworthy event in the history of this state when we set that kind of new mark, and it indicates the health of the agriculture economy, which is quite remarkable in terms of what’s happened elsewhere in the country in terms of the economy,
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Professor Emeritus, Iowa State University in fact, may have emerged from the 1980s in a stronger position. “I don’t think we’ll see a bubble burst as we saw in the 1980s,” said Harl. A combine unloads corn into a wagon in a Northwest Iowa field during the 2011 harvest.
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Healthy: Room for improvement from page J5 his body weight before his daughter’s wedding. Schools Superintendent Paul Gausman, another Sioux City Six member, said the district has removed fryers and worked with HyVee officials to educate kids about nutrition. The school system is also working to make physical education more accessible and less intimidating to students, he said. The city’s trail system, sports venues, community involvement and public health initiatives were also highlighted. The presentations were Journal photo by Tim Hynds Derick Clark, of the Blue Zones program, talks about the health care initiative at the Sioux City Convention Center. The city is made at the Sioux City one of 11 vying for a Blue Zone designation. Convention Center.
You put all those ingredients together and we believe that we’re a perfect choice for the Blue Zones paul ekert
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Eckert said Sioux City’s health indicators show there’s room for improvement, which makes it ideal for having the Blue Zone designation. It would highlight what needs to be done, he said. “You put all those ingredients together and we believe that we’re a perfect choice for the Blue Zones,” he said.
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Ag sector drives growth at Thurston manufacturer BY DAVE DREESZEN
Business Journal editor
THURSTON, Neb. – With demand for its farm equipment booming, a Thurston Manufacturing is in the midst of a major expansion that is creating more than two dozen new jobs. The multi-million-dollar capital project, scheduled for completed later this summer, will nearly double manufacturing capacity, and boost total employment to around 125, matching the population of the northeast Nebraska town of Thurston. Thurston Manufacturing,
which makes the Blu-Jet brand of fertilizer applicators and tillage equipment, and the Circle R brand of side dump trailers, has enjoyed about 50 percent increase in sales in the past year. “We’ve been very fortunate to be in the ag industry because that economy has been booming,” chief operating officer Ryan Jensen said. A move toward precision farming practices in the U.S. Corn Belt has heightened
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White House visit Two neighboring Northeast Nebraska manufacturers and the banks that financed their construction were among 71 small businesses recently recognized at the White House. Blue Ox and Thurston Manufacturing Co. were honored for achievements in rural manufacturing, using U.S. Department of Agriculture rural development lending. Thurston Manufacturing, which makes farm equipment and side-dump semitrailers, is in the midst of a a 43,000-squarefoot expansion. First National Bank of Omaha provided the USDA-backed loan. Blue Ox, also known as Automatic Equipment Manufacturing Co., makes products primarily for the recreational vehicle industry. The company recently diversified its focus and developed heavy-duty tow bars for the defense industry. First National Bank of Omaha, provided the USDA-guaranteed loan. Dave Dreeszen
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Tyson To upgraDe DakoTa CiTy planT, aDD 200 new joBs Improvements to boost slaughter, increase processes By Dave Dreeszen
Business Journal editor
DAKOTA CITY – The Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Dakota City began slaughtering cattle in 1966. The aging slaughter floor dating to that era is now being replaced, as part of a major improvement project exected to create up to 200 new production jobs. T h e i m p rove m e n ts, scheduled for completion in mid-2013, will significantly raise the number of cattle slaughtered at the plant, which is already metro Sioux City’s largest employer with about 4,000 workers currently. “Dakota City is our flagship plant, and this investment means we expect it to continue to be one of our top performers and an important market outlet for the region’s cattle producers,” said Noel White, senior group vice president of Tyson Fresh Meats, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, in the release. Because it now processes more beef carcasses than it harvests, the Dakota City plant currently receives a supplemental supply of carcasses from a satellite plant in Denison, Iowa. The upgrades will allow Dakota City to match its slaughter and processing numbers, and most likely will lead to the closing of the Denison plant, which employs about
400, according to Tyson. “It’s difficult to consider the possibility of closing our Denison plant, given the impact on our people, the plant’s long history in the meat industry and the tremendous support we’ve received from the community over the years,” White said. “ Howeve r, unless area cattle supplies increase Noel White significantly or we find an alternative use for the facility, it may make economic sense to Lance discontinue Hedquist operations there next year.” The Denison plant, which opened in 1961, was the birthplace of Iowa Beef Packers, later known as IBP Inc., which grew into the world’s largest beef and pork supplier. Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Foods acquired Dakota Dunes-based IBP in October 2001 for $3.2 billion, creating the world’s largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef and pork, and the second-biggest food production company. IBP also owned the Dakota City plant, where slaughter operations began in 1966. A year later, the company started processing beef there, revolutionizing the industry with its boxed beef
concept, in which meat was cut into smaller portions for shipment in sturdy boxes, replacing the traditional shipments of carcasses to major cities. As part of an $80 million project completed six years ago, Tyson completely rebuilt the original processing areas of the Dakota City plant. The ongoing construction project also will replace or update areas of the plant that were built nearly 50 years ago. “The improvements will help optimize the value of the plant’s product mix for domestic and international customers and make the plant even more cost competitive,” White said. Besides building a giant new slaughter floor, the project also includes upgrades to the plant’s carcass cooler and rendering and box handling operations, as well as employee lockers and cafeteria. Ergonomic changes, involving equipment and process designs, will be incorporated into the new slaughter areas, helping to make certain jobs less physically demanding, the news release said. Tyson said it expects to spend “tens of millions of dollars” on the improvements, but would not identify a specific estimate. Of the eight beef plants Tyson operates in six states, Denison is the lone slaughter-only facility. Most beef carcasses from there are sent to Dakota City, where they
An employee monitors equipment at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Dakota City in this file photo. The company recently announced the beef slaughter floor at the plant will be rebuilt, creating up to 200 additional jobs.
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Tyson Fresh Meats is in the midst of upgrading its Dakota City plant, above. The improvements will substantially increase the number of cattle slaughtered at the plant, which will add about 200 production jobs.
are converted into boxed beef and related products. A majority of the cattle slaughtered at Denison are purchased from independent cattle producers who actually live closer to Dakota City, according to Tyson officials. The cities are about 80 miles apart. Most of the producers who
supply cattle live within a 100 mile radius of the Dakota City plant, but some comes from as far away as 400 miles. In fiscal 2011, the Dakota City plant bought more than $1.7 billion worth of cattle, and contributed an annual payroll of $140 million. Lance Hedquist, city
administrator for neighboring South Sioux City, said Tyson should be commended for again reinvesting in its plant, increasing its efficiency and profitability. “This is great news for Dakota County and all of Siouxland,” he said. More than 200 construction workers are expected
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Tyson Fresh Meats is in the midst of upgrading its Dakota City plant, above. The improvements will substantially increase the number of cattle slaughtered at the plant, which will add about 200 production jobs.
to be on site at the height of the project, Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson said. Most of the work, he said, will be performed by tristate contractors, pumping additional dollars into the local economy. Local leaders also note the hiring of full-time production workers at the Dakota City plant will help replace some of the meatpacking jobs that disappeared when the 1,400-worker John Morrell plant closed two years ago. “It’s just a great boost of morale for Siouxland,” Dakota City City Administrator Brent Clark said. Dakota City, population 1,119, hopes to gain more residents with the added employment, Clark said. The growth could spark demand for more housing in other metro-area communities as well.
By the numbers
4,000
Estimated number of employees at Tyson Foods’ Dakota City beef plant.
200
Additional jobs resulting from major improvements to the plant’s slaughter operations.
1966
Year the Dakota City plant opened
2013
Year that Tyson expects to complete modernization project.
1.7
Amount, in billions of dollars, the company spent buying cattle for the Dakota City plant in fiscal 2011.
Cattle are shown in a feedlot near Omaha. The Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Dakota City regularly buys cattle from about a 100-mile radius. The plant’s aging slaughter floor is being replaced as part of a major improvement project currently underway.
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armrests of your chair to accomplish this WorkSmart posture. • Know how to properly adjust your keyboard tray. It should be positioned in neutral to slightly tip away from you, helping to keep your wrists in a more neutral WorkSmart posture. This reduces awkward postures to your wrists and forearms when using your mouse or typing and reduces MSD risks to your elbows, wrists, thumbs and hands. • Keep elbows close to your sides when typing or using the mouse. It is highly recommended to use an external mouse when using a laptop and not using your fingertips (pinch postures) for prolonged periods of time or greater than 2-3 hours per day. • Have your monitor directly in front of you with the top line of your monitor at or just below eye level, approximately one arms-length away from your body. You will need to have your monitor much lower and likely closer if you use bi- or tri-focals to avoid the awkward postures habit of having to frequently extend and flex your head which can increase MSD risks of headaches or pain.
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• Have your monitor angle tipped slightly back away from you as this makes it easier to read and less stressful to your eyes. • Use a document holder to avoid awkward trunk, neck and shoulder postures. • Avoid awkwardly reaching for your mouse, keyboard, phone, calculator or paperwork, working to limit fully extending your arms. • Avoid awkward “pinching” postures (flexed thumb and pinky with extended fingers and wrist) to operate your mouse. WorkSmart and allow your whole hand to rest over the top of your mouse. Make sure the mouse is also the correct size for your hand. • Use a 2-3 inch three-ring binder with your work propped back towards you to keep your body more upright and in a better posture when working. This is key to working smart! You also need to take more frequent breaks when using a laptop to stretch, walk around and take deep breaths. • If you use a laptop for most of your computer work, I highly recommend purchasing a monitor and an external
keyboard and mouse along with a document holder to keep your paperwork between your keyboard and monitor. • Avoid propping the phone between your neck and shoulder. This is a key contributor to headaches, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand pain. Use the speaker phone, purchase a headset or use a hands free device for cell phone. • Look away from your computer at varying distances, two to three times each hour, to protect your eyes and prevent computer vision syndrome which can cause headaches, blurry vision and dry eyes. You should also make sure that you are blinking your eyes frequently as research has proven that most people on computers experience drier eyes, blurry vision and headaches. • Stand and perform St. Luke’s WorkSmart stretches and get up and move at least every hour! Your body is worth the effort and attention. This is especially true for those who use laptops or who spend most of their workday sitting at a computer workstation. You may call me at (712) 279-1842 to set up a date and time to perform a
WorkSmart computer and office ergonomics evaluation in your workplace or home. Then, schedule a date and time for training and to learn the WorkSmart stretches that will empower you to reduce your stiffness and pain. Sources: 1. www.stlukes.org IMPACC Industrial Athlete WorkSmart Program 2. Computer Workstation Office Ergonomics Training at www.impacctraining. com 3. WorkSafe BC Office Ergonomic Guidelines for Preventing Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Jan 2010 4. Cornell University Ergonomics - Computer workstation ergonomic guidelines, and 5 Tips for Laptop use 5. HumanTech - Ergonomics in the Office “Pocker Primer” 06’ 6. Microsoft Healthy Computing Guide 7. OSHA Computer Workstation eTool Evaluation and Purchasing Guide Checklist Erik Nieuwenhuis is St. Luke’s Health System’s WorkSmart Ergonomics injury prevention specialist and health coach. Contacdt him at: 712-279-1842 or Nieuween@stlukes.org
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OnTheMove Local bank staffer receives promotion The Board of Directors of F&M Bank has announced the promotion of Gail Curry to senior vice president/ chief operations officer. C u r r y ’s primary duties will be managing the bank’s operations Gail Curry and technology departments. A native of Laurel, Neb., Curry attended Wayne State College, and has been employed with F&M Bank for more than 22 years.
Sioux City Fire Department promotes four Sioux City Fire Chief Tom
Everett has announced the following promotions. Tom Leonard has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He jo i n e d Sioux City Fire Rescue in 1996. He most reJesse cently served Pedersen as driver of Engine 1. He received his pa ra m e d i c specialist license in 2001 and went on to get his de- Tom Leonard gree in emergency medical medicine from Western Iowa Tech Community College. Eric Fox
Leonard is a recent graduate of the department’s Leadership Academy and was instrum e n ta l i n bringing advanced life support services to the department. He has been assigned to Joe Rodriguez Engine 7. Eric Fox has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Fox joined the department 1997. He most recently served as the driver of Truck 3 and has been a member of the Iowa Urban Search and Rescue Team since its inception in 2003. He has served many roles on that team, most recently as task force leader. He is an EMT-Intermediate and also a rope rescue technician. Fox has been assigned to Truck
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Joe Rodriguez has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He joined the department in 1998. He most recently served as the public information/education officer. He is a paramedicspecialist and a member of Iowa’s Urban Search and Rescue Team. He was the State of Iowa Fire Prevention Officer in 2005. Rodriguez has been promoted to deputy fire marshal in the Fire Prevention Bureau. Jesse Pedersen, a master firefighter, has been promoted to public information/education officer. He joined the department in 2002 and most recently served as a firefighter and a member of the Hazardous Materials Response Team. He is a certified emergency medical technician, hazardous materials technician and
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Kari Kellen has been hired as executive director of the Children’s Museum of Siouxland. Kellen previously s e r ve d a s development associate with the Sioux City Art Center, Kari Kellen where she was in charge of ArtSplash. She also is an active volunteer in Sioux City, including KWIT Friends of FM90, Girlfriends of Girls Inc., Sioux City Growth Organization, Rockin’ Rods and the Red Cross of Siouxland. The Children’s Museum is
Heelan announces administrative changes Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools has announced a promotion and two new staff members in its administrative offices in Sioux City. Tom Betz has been promoted to director of advancement to guide Heelan development a c t iv i t i e s, including the annual Becky Meyer fund, Gold Club, Msgr. Lafferty Fund and planned giving.
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Betz had worked as dir e c to r o f enrollment and alumni and formerl y ta u g h t business at Heelan. He continues to serve as Janet Heelan boys’ Flanagan ba s ke tba l l coach. A graduate of Heelan and Morningside College, he joined the Heelan staff Tom Betz 11 years ago. Janet Flanagan has been named director of annual giving and is coordinating the Heelan Auction, providing support to the annual fund and working with
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alumni. She operated Perry Creek Communications for the past seven years, and previously worked in marketing for many years at St. Luke’s Health System and Morningside College. Flanagan is a graduate of Heelan and Loyola University, New Orleans. Becky Meyer is the new office manager, providing support to all development activities. She served as president of Junior Achievement for the past 24 years and works with her husband, Bruce, in Bruce Meyer Productions.
Union. Parks is a lifelong resident of Siouxland and has been a part of the credit union movement for the last eight years, and currently serves as president of the Northwest Iowa Chapter of Credit Unions. He has previous credit union managerial experience. Parks will be responsible for developing a strategic operating plan which involves growing the current membership base and loan volume. Two open houses for Parks will be held Monday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Credit union appoints credit union’s Morningside location at 3450 S. Lakeport new CEO St. and from 2 to 4 p.m. at John Parks has been the Sergeant Bluff locapresident and CEO of Sioux tion at 105 Sergeant Square Valley Community Credit Drive.
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House since 2008. She previously served as the organization’s director of ImmiRod Earley Wine and gration Services. Erica DeLeon have been appointSiouxland Foundation e d to t h e elects officers, board Siouxland District The Siouxland CommuBoard of nity Foundation recently Health. elected officers, committee Earleychairs and new board memwine has bers for 2012. b e e n t h e Erica DeLeon Karen B. Clark, Thorpe superin& Co. Jewellers, was electtendent of ed president of the board. Sergeant Other elected officers and Bluff-Luton members of the Executive Community Committee for 2012 inSchool Disclude: Vice President and trict since Marketing/Development 2007. Prior Rod Committee Chair Lesley to that, he Earleywine M. Bartholomew, Wells as the SB-L Enterprises, Inc.; Secretary Middle School Principal for Barbara F. Orzechowski, 12 years. Klass Law Firm; Treasurer DeLeon has served as the Paul A. Bergmann, Long executive director of the Lines; Grant Review ComMary J. Treglia Community mittee Chair Matthew J.
Basye, FEH Associates; Investment/Finance Committee Chair Leon D. Rozeboom, Liberty National Bank; and Past President Patrick J. Corey, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Newly elected to the board are: Garrett K. Smith, American Pop Corn Co. and Charese E. Yanney, Guarantee Roofing & Siding Co. Remaining on the board are Richard J. Dehner, Northwestern Mutual; Lance D. Ehmcke, Heidman Law Firm; Marilyn J. Hagberg, Security National Bank Trust Department; Robert W. Houlihan, Houlihan & Associates; Charles A. Knoepfler, Knoepfler Chevrolet; Roma A. Kroll, First American Bank; Matthew J. Lawler, F&M Bank; Robert F. Meis, Berenstein Law Firm; Michael
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BusinessPeople FROM PAGE 17 H. Prosser, King, Reinsch, Prosser & Co.; Laura A. Schiltz, Clear Channel Radio; and Dr. Richard G. Wagner, (retired) Wagner, Johnson & Rasmus PC. Retiring board member Kenneth A. Beekley, Siouxland Economic Development Corp., was recognized at the annual Meeting for his six years of service on the board. The foundation is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Siouxland by receiving and administering tax-deductible contributions from charitable donors to build endowments for the long-term benefit of the tri-state region. Income generated by the endowments provides grants to nonprofit organizations
within a general 50-mile Graves, treasurer; Mindy radius of Sioux City. Mullen, Lilly Family Dentistry, secretary; and diFinnegan leads Sioux rectors Tracy Erlandson, Sioux City Symphony; City Growth Sara Gotch, Bass AdverThe members of the Sioux tising; Ed Kellogg, Big Soo City Growth Organiza- Terminal; Matt Ohman, tion have Siouxland Human Investelected ment Partnership and Christie Dustin Pratt, Avalon CapiFinnegan tal Group. as the orSCGO, founded in 2002 ganizato encourage young protion’s 2012 fessionals to become active president. members of the commuFinnegan, Christie nity, encourages progressive and innovative ideas who works Finnegan at St. to make Sioux City a more Luke’s Health System, will appealing place to live and lead SCGO as it celebrates work. SCGO has around 100 its 10-year anniversary. members. For more inforAlso elected to board po- mation, visit the group’s sitions for the new year: website: at www.siouxciGreg Hoffman, Security tygo.com. National Bank, vice president; Luis Trejo, Fitch &
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Boys and Girls Home honors volunteer Boys and Girls Home and Family Services, Inc. recently recognized Jackie Kaufman with the 2011 Jeff Dible Volunteer of the Year Award. T h e award, presented at the agency’s annual meeting and recognition pro- Jackie gram Jan. Kaufman 26, is given annually to an outstanding volunteer whose leadership and commitment to the agency goes above and beyond the call of duty. Kaufman has contributed countless hours, serving on two event committees
throughout the years, attending regular meetings for Face Off for Charity and the Fall Event, sharing her ideas and vision, purchasing and creating items, volunteering to sell tickets and simply works hard behind the scenes. The award is named in memory of past Boys and Girls Home board member, Jeff Dible, whose love and commitment to children was the driving force behind his work on behalf of the agency. Past recipients of the award include: Jean Lewis, Jackie and Darrell Baker, Dan Paquin, Cecil Corbett, Max Spain, Ginny Peterson, Gretchen Hirschbach, Art Silva, Jayne McGuire, Eldon Roth, Karen Shaw, Aaron Beutler, Chris Holman and Tom Elsen.
Area advisors graduate from state financial institute Five area financial advisors have graduated from the Leadership in Life Institute held in Sioux City, sponsored by the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. They are Chris Countryman, an agent with ING Financial Services in Moville, Char Granstra, with AXA Advisors in Rock Valley, Peter Hawkinson, an agent with Farm Bureau Financial Services in Sioux City, Michael Nash, pPresident of M.G. Nash Financial Solutions in Sioux City, and Brandon Steffe, an agent with American National Insurance Company in Sioux City.
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The program accepts a limited number of carefully selected applicants from among its 50,000 members nationwide. The graduates completed the intensive course of study over a sixmonth period and were honored at commencement exercises in Des Moines on Jan. 16. Based on the leadership writings of Stephen Covey, Jim Collins, John Maxwell, and Kouzes & Posner, the Leadership in Life Institute encourages personal growth and exploration. Students leverage new insights about themselves and apply cutting-edge leadership theory to develop leadership skills. The graduates join nearly 2,000 other alumni who have graduated from the institute. now in its 30th year. Countryman, Hawkinson, Nash and Steffe are active in the Siouxland chapter, while Granstra is active in the Northwestern Iowa chapter of NAIFA-Iowa.
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Nash and Granstra also hold law clerk for positions on the NAIFA-Io- N e b r a s k a wa state board of directors. Legal Services. Three join Briar Cliff Liewer is the medical board of trustees director and Briar Cliff staff emer- Rosalynd University gency phy- Koob recently s i c i a n fo r named SisNorthwest Iowa Emergency ter Jeanette Physicians at Mercy MediHoman, cal Center, Sioux City. Rosalynd Koob and Peterbilt dealer Dr. Joseph Jeanette honors top Liewer to Homan the college’s mechanics board of trustees. Peterbilt of Sioux City recently Homan is recognized a member of the Sisters of two top meSaint Francis chanics for more than of Dubuque, Joseph 50 years of Iowa. Liewer combined Koob is a partner and attorney at service to Pete Heidman Law Firm in Sioux the heavy- Nieuwkoop City, where she began in truck deal2001 as an associate attor- ership. ney. Previously, Koob was a Service manager Harland
Gylfe was honored for 20 years and diesel technician Pete Nieuwkoop was honored for 30 years, Harland Gylfe during a gathering of employees on Jan. 31. Gyfle joined the Sioux City Peterbilt dealership in 1984 as a mechanic. He left to pursue other interests in 1991, but returned as service manager in 1992. After working eight years for another brand truck dealer, Nieuwkoop joined Peterbilt in 1982.
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Creighton economist speaks at siouxland luncheon Creighton University economist Ernie Goss was the guest speaker at the March 7 Siouxlandland Industrial Roundtable meeting. The luncheon at Bev’s on the River was sponsored by The Siouxland Chamber of Commerce/The Siouxland Initiative and CIRAS/Iowa State University Extension ernie goss and Outreach. Goss is the Jack MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton in Omaha.
He is cited monthly in about 100 newspapers, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily, and The Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Sun Times. During his presentation in Siouxland, he gave an overview of the Mid-America and Rural Mainstreet economies, as gauged by Creighton’s four monthly regional economic surveys. He also focused on the multitude of measures advanced by the Obama Administration and the Federal Reserve aimed at stimulating the national economy.
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growth: Thurston increases overseas exports “It wil put us in a leadership role for production efficiencies within our respective market segments, and allow us to increase value by lowering production costs while maintaining top quality product offerings.”
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quality product offerings,” Layton Jensen said. Thurston Manufacturing, which currently employs about 110 people, has added about 15 workers in recent months to help meet increased production, Ryan Jensen said. The company is still looking to fill about 10 jobs, primarily in the second and third shifts. After the expansion is complete, another five workers likely will be added, he said. Among the positions: welders, fabricators, material handlers, painters, shipping clerks sand administrative assistants. Because of the town’s small size, the majority of the workforce lives in other
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Welder John Mitchell is shown working on a piece of metal at Thurston Manufacturing in Thurston, Neb.
Siouxland communities, with some daily commutes in excess of 45 miles away. Thurston Manufacturing was founded in by Layton Jensen’s father, Wayne. Starting a large grain storage building in Thurston, Wayne Jensen developed a self-coupling hitch for tractors and wagons. The brand name “Blu-Jet” was derived from the color of the local high school’s team colors, and the fast, sleek,
or jet-like performance of the hitch. The business later started producing injection tool bars for applying anhydrous, liquid and dry forms of nitrogen fertilizer, a nutrient essential for growing corn and other crops. Wayne Jensen and his wife, Carla, are now retired. Layton Jensen, his wife, Carolyn, and their sons, Nick and Ryan, manage the business.
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from page 9 demand for the company’s high-quality Blu-Jet products, Jensen said. StripTill implements, for example, inject key nutrient into the soil, while preparing a narrow seedbed in an otherwise undisturbed field. The cutting-edge equipment cuts field passes and fertilizer rates versus traditional crop production practices. In addition to growing domestic sales, the company also is has stepped up efforts to increase exports to overseas markets such as Africa, Asia and Europe. CEO Layton Jensen, for example, recently pitched the company’s products at a trade conference in Africa. The latest expansion project in Thurston is expected to help fill the expected increase in interational orders. The construction will add 43,000 square feet of space, with a new building and the extension of three existing structures. The capital investment of $3 to $5 million also includes adding more robotic welding stations and a new painting operation. “It wil put us in a leadership role for production efficiencies within our respective market segments, and allow us to increase value by lowering production costs while maintaining top
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Nutraferma recently completed an addition to its North Sioux City plant, above.
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NUTRAFERMA EXPANDS PLANT BY DAVE DREESZEN
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A manufacturer of animal feed supplements has completed a multimillion dollar expansion to its North Sioux City facility. Nutraferma finished a 19,000-squarefoot addition to its plant in the Flynn Business Park. Five new employees were hired at the complex, raising total employment to 17. Additional capacity will be added this summer. Company officials said more production
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Nutraferma employee Julius Phillips, left, sets controls on the computer for the fermentation process, while his colleague James Martin adds materials needed for the process. The manufacturer of animal feed supplements recently completed an addition to its North Sioux City plant.
capacity was needed to supply increased “We’re excited to have this global demand for Nutraferma’s flagship additional capacity online to product, Pepsoygen, a soy-based protein service our expanding market.” fed to pigs, poultry, and aquaculture. The plant also manufactures a unique DOUG DOUTHITT direct-fed microbial, called Natufermen, Vice President of Operations and will be introducing other new products this year. “We’re excited to have this additional budget, “ said Doug Douthitt, vice presicapacity online to service our expanding dent of operations. The expansion couldn’t have been commarket. We’re pleased that we were able to complete this phase on time and under pleted at a better time, said Dan Emery,
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Siouxland Business Journal, March 2012
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MBA, CCIM
President
Congratulations to Famous Dave’s BBQ on the purchase of its building at 201 Pierce Street. This transaction was brokered by Beau Braunger.
4719 Southern Hills Drive
201 Pierce Street
Vice President
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800 sf storefront office/ retail in great location near mall & Lakeport Commons. 3 offices & reception w/ parking at door. Only $800/ mo. inc. taxes, ins. & CA.
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4242 Gordon Drive Gotta SUITE TOOTH? Multiple executive office suites available. Various 1st & 2nd floor suites from $250-$350/ mo. 3 lower level offices for $700/mo.
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CCIM
Colonel Krage
712-251-1451
4295A & B Sergeant Rd.
101 Pine Street, Bronson
Across from Southern Hills Mall & adjacent to new Fareway, 1,300 & 1,625 sf retail spaces with tremendous traffic & exposure. For lease at affordable rate.
Local bar/restaurant with outdoor, fenced-in patio & smoking garden with excellent local following. Sale includes all FF&E, building & real estate. 3,006 sf, .15 acres.
4133 Gordon Drive Spaulding Center 1,485 sf retail/office. Finished & ready for new tenant. Good signage, exposure & off-street parking. Sprint & Earl May Garden Center adjacent.
2500 Glenn Ave, Ste 78 Funky 5,022 sf office & whse for lease in Hillcrest Center. Great parking & easy access off Hwy 75. Only $2,460/ month inc. taxes, ins & CAM.
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1512 Pierce Street
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PROPERTY MUST SELL! HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! 3,935 sf office building w/ newly paved road in front & 1,900 sf of asphalt parking in rear.
2912 Hamilton Blvd Great investment opportunity! Plaza Professional Center medical/ professional Building B for sale. Attractive & convenient, across from Marketplace Shopping Center. Excellent return & high occupancy.
Campbell Street, NSC, SD 3.64 acre lot just south of Taco John’s with 100’ of frontage & access to River Dr & Campbell St. Zoned Highway Commercial, the lot is ideal for multifamily or commercial use.
302 Jones, suIte 100, sIoux CIty
1423 Douglas Street This 5 plex is located in the Rose Hill district & has had many renovations done including new boiler, newer roof, & all new interior paint. APOD available.