Vol. 21 No. 7 PO Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102
May 2013
RECREATION ISSUE
NEW LIFE FOR OLD BUILDING Thompson Electric relocates INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE: Sioux City leaders hail renewal of tax credits. PAGE 4
Lakes roller coaster rehabbed for new year. PAGE 7
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Index Business Know How........................................ page XX
Home & Office...................................................page 10
Business People............................................... page 22
On the move......................................................page 15
Chamber anniversaries...............................page 14, 15
Ribbon cuttings............................... page 11, 19, 20, 23
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Tec-Corp CEO Skip Perley stands in his office at the company’s new Sioux City headquarters at 2300 7th St.
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Border city tax credit incentives extended DAVE DREESZEN
Business Journal editor
DES MOINES | A state tax incentive program hailed as a major clog in Sioux City’s job creation engine was recently renewed. Gov. Terry Branstad on May 16 signed a five-year extension of the Targeted Job Program, which otherwise would have expired on June 30. The program was created in 2006 to help Sioux City and four other borders cities – Council Bluffs, Burlington, Fort Madison and Keokuk – compete with neighboring states for economic development projects. Iowa’s Targeted Jobs program allows qualifying businesses to apply for state withholding tax credits if they plan to relocate or expand in Iowa, provided they are creating or retaining jobs. The tax credit equals 3 percent of the gross wages to each employee filling the new jobs. The businesses can claim the tax credits, but the same amount is diverted to local cities that use the money for urban renewal projects benefiting the business. According to a December 2012 report by the Iowa Economic Development Authority, 39 projects worth $37.6 million qualified for the program statewide from fiscal year 2007 through fiscal year 2012. Of those awards, Sioux City had the largest total awards at $12.9 million and the highest number of projects at 27. Fort Madison had the second highest amount of awards with $9.2 million. Keokuk had a total of $7 million and Burlington had $6.8 million. Council Bluffs had the smallest total at $1.7 million. In the first six years, the program retained or created more than 1,500 jobs,
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and fueled nearly $100 million in private investment in Sioux City. “We’re right on the border with Nebraska and South Dakota, which has no income tax,” state Rep. Ron Jorgensen, R-Sioux City, said. “This helps us compete a little more for these business developments.” Branstad specifically noted the program helped Sioux City retain Sabre Industries, which expanded last year into the Southbridge Business Park. The $26 million project is projected to retain and create 532 jobs, the Republican governor said. “They were looking at spots in Texas and, I think, Oklahoma,” state Rep. Chris Hall, D-Sioux City, said of Sabre. “This became an important part of keeping them in Sioux City.” Mayor Bob Scott praised Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and state legislators for their work on the bipartisan bill, which overwhelmingly passed the House and Senate. “The Targeted Jobs Program will continue to make a difference in our local economic growth,” said Scott, who was among the local leaders and legislators who joined Branstad for a signing ceremony at the Statehouse. State Sen. Rick Bertrand, R-Sioux City, said he was pleased the two chambers
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Gov. Terry Branstad, seated, poses with lawmakers and local officials who traveled to Des Moines for a bill signing at 5 p.m. Thursday. Branstad’s signature renews the Targeted Jobs Program, a state tax incentive aimed at helping border communities attract private investment that might otherwise go to a neighboring state. Sioux City was a main proponent of extending the program for another five years. Standing, from left, are Sioux City Economic Development Director Marty Dougherty, Sioux City Manager Paul Eckert, Iowa Department of Education lobbyist Phil Wise, Rep. Jerry Kearns, D-Keokuk, Rep. Chris Hall, D-Sioux City, Rep. Dennis Cohoon, D-Burlington, Sen. Jake Chapman, R-Adel, and Sen. Bill Anderson, R-Sioux City.
worked to pass the extension beyond the initial five-year pilot program. Bertrand said the 3 percent rollback on payroll tax for upcoming years is a huge boon to businesses considering Sioux City and other cities covered by the program. “This is one of the tools in the tool bags that (business) site selectors look at, when it comes to evening the playing field with corporate tax or sales tax or income tax or commercial property tax,” Bertrand said. Jorgensen said legislation that benefits only certain communities tends to raise questions from lawmakers who live outside those communities. Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa, R-Council Bluffs, who chairs the House Economic Growth Committee, said she promised lawmakers she would meet with
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Steel structures for utility lines are shown in one of the six large bays inside Sabre Industries’ new Sioux City plant. Iowa’s Targeted Jobs Program helped the city land the $26 million expansion in the city’s Southbridge Business Park. The tax credit program for Sioux City and other border cities recently won a five-year extension.
Economic Development Authority officials after the session adjourns to discuss expansion of the program. “I’m not going in with any
preconceived ideas, but it fiscal impact, and we’d have is something that came up to see what that is.” during discussions, so I said Des Moines Bureau reporter I would do that,” she said. Mike Wiser contributed to this story. “It would obviously have a
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$15 million recreation center sprouts in Hubbard, Neb. Project honors longtime local conservation advocate EARL HORLYK
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Vince Kramper is shown in a file photo. The Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board of Directors in September voted to name a recreation lake in Hubbard, Neb., after Kramper.
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HUBBARD, Neb. | Vince Kramper never imagined his name would be immortalized with a lake. But in September, the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District Board of Directors voted to name a reservoir near Hubbard, Neb., after the longtime Dakota City farmer. The recreation area surrounding the lake is being named Danish Alps Recreation Area. “I still can’t quite believe it,” said Kramper, a 30-year board member who worked on this project for more than 12 years. “So many people worked on this project over the years that it doesn’t seem fair to name after only one person.” {span}”The board just thought it would be fitting to name the lake after him. He’s just been a very active conservationist in that part of the state for many, many years,” Emmett Egr, Natural Resources District Board information and education coordinator, said last fall.{/ span} The Danish Alps name was recommended by area landowners. The hilly terrain is reminiscent of the Danish homeland of the immigrants who settled in the area. The dam on Jones Creek created a 226-acre lake surrounded by more than 500 acres of park land, with campsites, fishing, no-wake boating and miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails.
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FROM PAGE J5 The $15 million project – originally called the Pigeon / Jones Site 15 Reservoir – also provides erosion and flood control. The land is along Nebraska Highway 35. “This project started out as a flood control project but expanded to become much more,” Kramper said. “I’m glad because the area can definitely use a new park.” A longtime conservationist who also retired from the Nebraska Environmental Trust board in February 2012, Kramper said he’s looking forward to the project being open to the public in June 2015. He admits it will take some time to get used to a lake after himself. “I have a lot of relatives,” he said. “I’ll just pretend that Lake Kramper is really named at one of them.”
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The Legend of Arnolds Park $250,000 spent rehabbing 1927 roller coaster RUSS OECHSLIN
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ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa | The Legend Roller Coaster has come roaring back for the new season at Arnolds Park amusement park. C re ws s p e n t e i g h t months and $250,000 rehabbing the 1927 attraction, the 13th oldest operating wooden roller coaster in the U.S., according to park officials. Old timbers and steel supports were replaced with 10 layers of two-inch lumber and wood supports on about a third of the 1,500foot track. Low points on Russ Oechslin, Sioux City Journal file the track also were raised Jill Harms and Mike May ride The Legend roller coaster at Arnold Park amusement park on and several concrete foot- May 16. Crews spent eight months rehabbing the ride. ings below the peak, called “The Point of No Return,” were replaced. The result is a much smoother ride, said Mike May, of Spirit Lake, who rode the coaster on Thursday. His first ride was when he was 15. “You can really tell the difference. But maybe that’s because I’m 68,” he said. Park sponsors were invited to take the first coaster ride of the season May 16. “A lot of people come to the park and ride just one ride – The Legend,” said Jill Harms, of Blink Marketing, who took her first ride on the coaster. “It is a keystone of the park.” Work started in September and finished this month. “It would probably have been sooner if we didn’t have so much snow,” said Arnolds Park Marketing Director Di Lorenzen. The amusement park opened daily for the season on May 25. Other improvements include about a dozen new games for children.
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Sioux City camp provides fun for those with special needs Journal photo by Tim Hynds
The Goodwill Achievement Center, above, allows the South Sioux City camp to have yearround programming.
Camp Goodwill adds Achievement Center $2.3 million project expands camp’s mission BRET HAYWORTH
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SOUTH SIOUX CITY | After eight decades where children enjoyed camp experiences outdoors, Camp Goodwill has an indoor facility that provides more options. The $2.3 million Achievement Center of Camp Goodwill opened last year, just off U.S. Highway 20 across from Martin Air Field. “This is a fantastic facility, in order for us to move forward in the next 85 years of Camp Goodwill. This is going to help us do that by giving us a more year-round facility. More groups, different groups, can utilize the facility,” said Goodwill Camp Coordinator Steve Moore. The Achievement Center is a multipurpose building with a covered outdoor amphitheater that seats 150; a kitchen and commons area; and room for arts and culture classes. That room also doubles as a storm shelter with
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A Camp Goodwill counselor leads campers on a nature hike in a June 2012 file photo. The camp last year opened a $2.3 million Achievement Center.
reinforced concrete. Camp Goodwill has five weeks of camp, where up to 96 children from 8 to 12 take part per week, or almost 500 for a summer. Registration for camp begins on June 7. The new facility gives kids a way to get out of the summer heat into an air-conditioned area, Moore said.
Located two miles west of South Sioux City on 100 acres of trees and with five miles of trails on Crystal Lake, Goodwill began offering camping experiences in 1923 and created a camp at its current site in 1927.
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Camp High Hopes gears up for summer season EARL HORLYK
Business Journal staff writer
SIOUX CITY | Every day is perfect day for camp at Camp High Hopes, according to Ali Langseth. Located at 5400 Correctionville Road, Camp High Hopes provides enriching and adaptive recreation experiences for children, teens and adults with learning or physical disabilities. “We like to keep busy year-round,” Langseth, the camp’s executive director, said, showing off a large assortment of arts and crafts equipment inside. “Camp fun means much more than summer fun.” A $5.3 million project, which includes two buildings, 90 acres of land and an eight-acre lake, Camp High Hopes began accepting campers shortly after its grand opening last August. Yet plans for the camp actually began eight years earlier with Gary Turbes, executive director for Sioux City’s Mid-Step Services. Camp High Hopes was modeled after a similar facility, Camp Courageous, that Turbes helped start near the eastern Iowa city of Monticello in 1974. Langseth in 2009 became the camp’s first and, for a while, only employee. It was a perfect position for a person who had fond childhood memories of summers spent at Camp Tepeetonka near Sioux Falls. “Camp was always an awesome time for me,” Langseth said. Langseth said she wanted kids with disabilities like as
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Arts and crafts is a popular activity for Camp High Hopes campers. The facility offer programs throughout the year at 5804 Correctionville Road.
autism or Down syndrome to experience such as archery, swimming, canoeing, arts, crafts and other recreational games. During the fall and spring, Camp High Hopes offers overnight weekend respites for campers as well as school break day camps. From June to August, overnight camp session – running from Sunday through Friday – will be offered to youth and young adults. Also, summer day camps are offered for children and teens who may not be ready for a week away from home. Such experiences, Langseth said, will give disabled kids “a sense of independence” in a safe and structured environment. “Children with disabilities sometime lead very sheltered lives,” she said. “Camp allows them to acquire new skills and interact with other kids.” Once at camp, kids will be supervised by camp counselors and medical personnel will be available when needed. The facility can shelter 40 campers in dormitories.
Camp High Hopes WHAT IT IS: A fun, safe and adaptive camp environment for disabled children ages 6 and up and adults, their friends and family. WHERE: 5804 Correctionville Road, Sioux City. ACTIVITIES: Archery, swimming, canoeing, arts and craft, recreation games and nature education. SESSIONS: Spring and fall sessions offer overnight weekend respites as well as weekday day camps. Summer day camps (JuneAugust) offer general and specialized programs to campers and summer sleepaways provide campers with classic overnight camp sessions. MORE INFO: 712-224-2267 or camphighhopes.com
The indoor activity center houses an art room, pingpong table, pool table and performance area for camp entertainment.
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Takes steps to say goodbye Getting fit doesn’t have to nagging tendonitis pain Have you ever felt a dull, achy, or throbbing pain coming from your shoulder and arm? Have you ever felt a sharp or stabbing pain when reaching above your head, across the front of your body or behind your back? If you said “yes” to one or both of these questions, you may have inflammation of the tendons in your rotator cuff tendons or bicep tendon of your shoulder, also known as tendonitis. I had this problem in my right shoulder twice while attending the University of Northern Iowa, feeling most of these symptoms and was unable to sleep on my right side. I also had difficulty doing anything above shoulder level or reaching away from my body especially when lifting weights. I am very thankful that I was allowed to go through this type of pain as I now understand what workers and patients are feeling and it allows me to empathize with their situations.
WHAT IS TENDONITIS?
It is pain and inflammation of a tendon. You have over 1,200 tendons in your body, and tendons attach muscle to bone. Common posture and work habits may aggravate these shoulder tendons including awkward postures like reaching for your computer mouse, lifting items above shoulder level, driving your car with only one hand on the steering wheel and sleeping on your sides. When your muscles contract, tendons pull on your bones to move your body’s joints allowing you to perform the task you are doing. These forces are what cause your bones to become and stay strong over time. However, if you have poor posture habits such as forward head and rounded shoulders posture (stooped sitting and standing) and you spend much of your workday working above shoulder level or with your arms fully extended away from your body, you may have an increased risk of developing bicep and/ or rotator cuff tendonitis. Tendonitis pain can also be common in the elbow, wrist, thumb, knee, Achilles and foot.
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Ice massage is the best self-care technique for preventing and treating tendonitis pain. I recommend performing ice massage two to four times a day, with the end of the workday being one of the most important times of the day to perform the
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technique. Other times may include before work, at lunch or mid-shift or before bed if the pain and inflammation is waking you up at night. You can do this procedure in two ways, by filling up a Styrofoam cup with water and putting this in the freezer to freeze. Tearing off the top edges of the cup and rubbing the ice directly over the area of pain for two to four minutes until the body part is numb. Ice massage can be performed in two ways. You can fill a Styrofoam cup with water and put this into the freezer. Once it’s frozen, tear the top edges off the cup and rub ice directly over the area for two to four minutes until the body part is numb. Or, you may also hold an ice cube directly from the freezer on the impacted area and perform this same technique until that body part feels number. With ice, you’ll feel the following progression of symptoms: first, it will feel cold and painful, then it will burn, ache, and then turn numb. When you feel numb, you have completed the ice massage and your shoulder, elbows, wrists or thumbs will thank you. Typically after three to seven days of performing ice massage two to four times each day, you should notice 75 percent or better improvement with ease of range of motion, improved daily activities at work, home and play and a significant reduction of pain with improved restful sleep too. In addition to ice massage, you can also prevent and treat tendonitis by: 1) Improving your posture habits (head up and shoulders back) 2) Stretching your hips, chest and trunk two to three times throughout the workday 3) Drinking 40-plus ounces of water, working towards half of body weight in ounces 4) Quitting smoking or the use of tobacco products as they slow your body’s healing process
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Do you find it difficult to fit exercise into your daily routine? If you’re like most people nationwide, you’ve spent more than half of your waking hours sitting or inactive for long stretches of time. The best way to raise your metabolism is by moving. Remember, five minutes of exercise is better than no exercise. It is time to get moving and improve your health. Be a good example for your children and co workers. There are many options to pick from that will not cost you a penny, such as: • Take the stairs every chance you get, even if it’s only one flight. • Walk. Almost everybody can do it. Most people walk 4,000 to 5,000 steps per day anyway. Aim to add more steps in your daily activities. • Use a pedometer to help keep track of your steps. You can get one for about $10, but sometimes health fairs give them away free. • Park and walk. • Do not use your children as an excuse not to exercise. Take them along for a walk or run in a stroller, wagon, or on a bike. • Buy a dog from the Humane Society or borrow the neighbor’s pooch. People who walk with dogs walk longer and more often than those whose don’t. • Turn on your radio and dance up a storm for 20 to 30 minutes in the privacy of your own home. • Use your library card to check out all sorts of exercise videos or DVDs. • Use the lowest stairs in your home or outside to create your own step workout. • Have “walking meetings” with colleagues at work. • Have small weights in your office or around your home for doing arm exercises. • Grab a chair or the kitchen counter and do some push-ups, squats and leg lifts. • Pair a favorite TV show with some crunches to work those abs. Stand up and jog during commercials. • Thinking of buying a piece of equipment to work out on at home? Check the want ads, craigslist, and garage sales for a good deal. • Clean your own house. Do your own yard work. Wash the car. • Call some friends for a pickup game of basketball at the park. Throw a Frisbee. Play Frisbee golf. • Check with your company wellness
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program, community league or local recreation center for any exercise classes, walking clubs, or team sports you can join. • Jump rope, this is a total body workout. • Exercise with a friend or coworker. It will increase the chances you’ll stick with your new activity. • Dust off the bicycle. • Get in the pool. Swim laps or do an aqua aerobics class. • Check with your boss or HR department to see if there’s a program that will help pay for part of a gym membership. • Buy a stability ball. They can cost as little as $10. Use it as an office chair at work. Balancing on a ball works your core muscles. • Check out the company gym if you have one. There is a treadmill waiting for you. • Go for a walk or just stand by your workstation and stretch for 5 to 10 minutes every hour. • Call a trainer and arrange a session for you and a couple of friends to split the cost. • Laugh. Great big belly laughs. It’s good for the soul as well as your abs. • Organize a basketball or baseball league with the people you work with. Moderate to vigorous exercise gets your heart pumping and boosts blood levels of “good” cholesterol. Moving at moderate to vigorous intensity strengthens your bones and muscles and lessens your risk for a wide range of health problems, including stroke, diabetes, certain types of cancer, osteoporosis and arthritis. Source: health-e-headlines May issue Check with your physician if you have any health concerns about starting an exercise routine. So what are you waiting for? Get moving without any excuses! Deb Twyford is an RN and Intrinsic Coach at Mercy Business Health Services, Worksite Wellness. Contact her at 712-274-4334 or Twyfordd@mercyhealth.com
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MID-AMERICA AIR MUSEUM Aerial 7 Maps owner Julie Marr-Potter cuts the ribbon at an April 2 ceremony for the Sioux City company at the MidAmerican Air Museum.
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$4M project breathes new life into old building
Tec-Corp, Thompson Electric, Electric Innovations consolidate operations, triples space
SIOUX CITY | Built in 1937 by the Standard Oil Co., the former warehouse at 2300 Seventh St. sat mostly empty for three decades. Not long ago, the three-story concrete structure with a brick exterior caught the attention of officials with Tec-Corp, the Sioux City-based parent company for Thompson Electric Co. and Electric Innovations. It fulfilled the growing companies’ need for more room and a more centralized location. A $4 million renovation, completed earlier this year, consolidated the companies’ Sioux City operations under one roof for the first time, and tripled their overall space. The expansion also is projected to create more than a dozen new jobs. The three companies previously occupied five separate buildings, with a combined 22,000 square feet, at 14th and Jackson Streets. That’s where Thompson Electric was founded in 1933 by Alfred C. Thompson. The 80-year-old company has grown into one of the region’s largest electrical contractors. It boasts a resume that includes a wide array of commercial and industrial projects, from office buildings, retail shops and hospitals to power plants, grain elevators and airport terminals. Electric Innovations, which started in 2000, offers technical services such as IT support, computer network hosting and the installation, testing and maintenance of fire alarms, security and surveillance systems. Overall, more than 150 employees are based in Sioux City. The company, which also has locations in Sioux Falls and Omaha, employs about 275 overall. As it mulled an expansion of its Sioux City operations, Tec-Corp considered sites in neighboring states. To help retain the homegrown employer, the city of Sioux City put together a financial incentive package. The city approved a development agreement with Tec-Corp after the Iowa Economic Development Authority authorized the company’s application for Targeted Jobs Withholding Tax Credit Program. The program lets employers in border cities like Sioux City keep a portion of the money that would have gone for payroll taxes for 10 years to invest in expansion.
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CEO Skip Perley stands next to a rack of electrical conduit ready to be delivered to a job site at Thompson Electric Co.’s new prefabrication shop. Tec-Corp, Thompson Electric and Electric Innovations recently relocated to renovated spaces in a 1937 building at 2300 7th Street in Sioux City.
TEC-CORP Type business: Parent company for Thompson Electric and Electric Innovations. History: Thompson Electric was founded in 1933 in Sioux City by Alfred C. Thompson. CEO: Skip Perley. New Sioux City headquarters: Renovated space in the former Standard Oil Company building at 2300 Seventh St. No. of employees: 275, including 150 in Sioux City. On the web: www.tec-corp.com
“We’re just really happy to be staying in Sioux City,” Tec-Corp CEO Skip Perley said. “We’re excited about taking an old building that’s been underutilized for many years and creating something that benefits the community.” Company leaders were drawn to the distinct architecture of the three-story
structure, which served for years as an oil depot for Standard Oil service stations in Siouxland. “We really liked the industrial look of the building,” lead architect Dale McKinney of M+ Architects said. “Keeping it as clean and original as possible was the goal walking into it.” Extending the post-modern industrial design to a two-story addition on the east side of the original structure required some creativity, McKinney said. A plumbing supply business built the addition in the 1980s for a showroom. For the Tec-Corp project, the white grey exterior of the addition was covered with panels of corten steel. The metal will naturally rust over time, changing from a yellowish orange to a darker rust color. “It rusts to a point and stops,” McKinney said. “It doesn’t require painting over and over again, over the life of the structure.” To keep water runoff from coming down the panels and staining the sidewalk and
Thompson Electric Co. Prefabrication Manager Corey Floyd talks about the company’s new prefabrication shop, where components are assembled before delivering them to a job site.
landscaping below, welded wire filled with river rocks, or “rocks in a cage,” as Perley likes to call them, were wrapped around the lower bottom of the exterior wall. The rock fencing also keeps people from rubbing up against the rusting steel and
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An employee fitness room is shown at Tec-Corp’s new offices at 2300 7th St. Tec-Corp CEO Skip Perley talks in a hallway at the company’s new Sioux City headquarters. accidentally staining their clothing, McK- include a fitness area with changing rooms Tec-Corp, Thompson Electric and Electric Innovations recently relocated to renovated spaces in a 1937 building at 2300 7th St.
inney said. The corten steel look was carried into the addition’s first floor, which was transformed into a spacious lobby for Thompson Electric. The entrance and parking is off Sixth Street, adjacent to a McDonald’s restaurant. Just off the lobby is a large training center with a kitchen. Employees are encouraged to reserve the space for their own afterhour events, which have included family gatherings, receptions, and even a worship service. Other employee amenities in the building
and showers, and a break room with oldstyle booths. The offices for all the companies are in the 1937 building, which offered the most architecturally interesting spaces. The interior features original curved block glass, exposed brick and concrete columns. The concrete floors were polished in the public spaces, while new carpet was laid in the offices and conference rooms. As part of the renovation, the ceilings were intentionally left exposed, showing off the electrical conduit, data cabling and other
work performed by the companies’ own skilled technicians. “The building is a tremendous opportunity for our customers to learn more about us,” Perley said. The wide hallways encourage collaboration between employees. “There’s room to stand in the hallways and talk just like we are now,” Perley said as he gave a recent tour of the building. A generous use of glass helps illuminate
The new Sioux City headquarters for Tec-Corp., Thompson Electric Co., and Electric Innovations at 2300 7th St. is shown above. As part of a recent renovation, the exterior of the two-story addition in the foreground, built in the 1980s, was covered with coten steel panels. The adjacent three-story brick structure, in the background, was built in 1937 by Standard Oil Co.
the offices and common spaces with natural light. “The building we moved out of had no windows so we’re really learning how to use a lot of light,” Perley said as he stood in his third-floor corner office. Tec-Corp offices are on the third floor, while Electric Innovations is on the second floor. It includes secure areas for the computer servers the company maintains for clients that include medical providers. The entrance for both Electric Innovations and Tec-Corp is on the north side of the building, off Seventh Street. Thompson Electric’s first floor space includes a 12,000-square-foot prefabrication shop, where employees assemble components in a climate-controlled environment before heading to the job site. Prefabrication manager Corey Floyd said the large space saves time by allowing workers to work on as many as four different jobs at one time without having to contend with rain, snow or mud. “I can work on one, put it off to the side, and work on another job,” he said. The building’s centralized location, near the intersection with Business Highway 75, is an added benefit, Perley said. The highway offers easy access for crews headed to and from job sites, and for trucks delivering equipment and supplies. The site also is within a few blocks of offices for most of the contractors that Thompson Electric regularly does business with, he said.
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ChamberAnniversaries The following are observing anniversaries as Siouxland Chamber of Commerce investors.
5 YEARS
Sonic Drive-In Saint Gabriel Communications Mark Underwood Martha Hawthorne 2725 Trinity Drive 705 Douglas St., Ste 238 Sioux City, IA 51108-1470 Sioux City, IA 51102-3205
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Lite-Form Technologies LLC Pat Boeshart 1950 W. 29th St. South Sioux City, NE 68776
Tur-Pak Foods Inc. Leroy Zachow 6201 MacArthur St. Sioux City, IA 51102-0116
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OnTheMove Thompson Electric promotes Rol
Salvation Army announces hire
SIOUX CITY | Nick Rol has been promoted to project manager in Sioux City for Thompson Electric Co. Rol has worked at Thompson Electric for 13 years, starting as a helper, then an apprentice, progressing to journeyman wireman and finally a foreman supervising and coordinating projects. His duties include management of all electricians and subcontractors, including safe work practices, productivity, behavior, harassment and discipline in conjunction with his projects. Rol is a graduate of the Western Iowa Tech Community College Electrical Program and the NJATC.
SIOUX CITY | The Salvation Army in Siouxland announces the recent hire of Ashley Wall to increase volunteers in the area and fundraise for their local efforts. Wall spent the last five years working in higher education, including the last 2 1/2 years at the University of South Dakota working with students on leadership development and student conduct. She came to the Midwest in the summer of 2010 from the Central Florida area, where she Staffing agency names manager was born and raised. She holds her master’s Wall SIOUX CITY | Dan Schoenherr has been degree in educational leadership from the University of Central Flor- named branch manager of ida. Imko Workforce Solutions’ Sioux City office at 829 UnityPoint names director Gordon Drive. Imko is a staffing agency SIOUX CITY | UnityPoint Health – St. that has operated in Sioux Schoenherr Luke’s has named Steve Lindemann as city since 2005. The comdirector of finance for the hospital. pany has 14 offices in seven states. In his new role, Lindemann will be instrumental in helping St. Luke’s meet its Restoration firm hires manager financial plans and analyzing the organization’s financial and operating performance. SIOUX CITY | Chris Gosch has been Prior to joining St. Luke’s, named project manager for Paul Davis ResLindemann served as directoration, 1610 Pierce St. tor of provider networks Gosch, a Sioux City resident, has experiand performance for Blue ence in construction and as an insurance Cross Blue Shield of North claims adjuster. From flooding to ice dams, Dakota in Fargo. He has also fires and frozen pipes, Gosch will oversee held various financial leadprojects for the company’s 24-hour emerership positions for critical gency services division which restores Lindemann access hospitals in Iowa and structures during many of the area’s most devastating events. North Dakota. Previously, he managed and maintained Lindemann holds a bachelor of science in accounting from The University of South an 80-unit apartment complex and he Dakota. He is also a fellow of the Healthcare owned a local landscaping business. Financial Management Association. Born and raised in Sioux City, Gosch graduated from East High School. He Le Mars hospital adds therapist serves in the Iowa Army National Guard with 14 years of duty and two deployLE MARS, Iowa | Floyd Valley Hospital ments in support of Operation Enduring announces the addition of Kelly Mueting Freedom. to its speech therapy staff.
UnityPoint appoints rural VP SIOUX CITY | Leah Glasgo has been appointed vice president of Rural Development for UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s in Sioux City and UnityPoint Health – Trinity in Fort Dodge. Glasgo will transition into her new role in July. Glasgo will be responsible for the development of new provider partnerships in communities surrounding Fort Dodge and Sioux City. Glasgo In addition, she will lead efforts to advance relationships between rural and regional care settings, improving coordination and care to all patients in the region. With more than 19 years of management experience, Glasgo currently served as president and CEO of Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City, Iowa. She has also held various leadership positions at Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa, and at Boone County Hospital in Boone, Iowa. Glasgo earned a bachelor of science in nursing from University of Nebraska Medical Center and a master of healthcare administration from Des Moines University.
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Roto Rooter Patrick Brown 2801 Fairmount St. Sioux City, IA 51104-4607
15 YEARS
Keane and Associates/Ameriprise Financial John Keane
325 W. 7th St. Sioux City, IA 51103-5417 Brown Wegher Construction Rick Wegher 125 Gateway Drive North Sioux City, SD 57049-0770 Tires Tires Tires Dan Northdurft 2620 Gordon Drive
Sioux City, IA 51106-5728 Electric Innovations Skip Perley 2300 7th St. Sioux City, IA 51105
Mueting previously spent five years at the Heartland Area Education Agency in Des Moines, working with school districts to help students ages 3 to 21. She received her bachelor of arts degree in communiMueting cation disorders from the University of South Dakota, and her masters of arts in speech pathology at USD. Mueting and her husband, Andrew, and their two children live in Sioux City.
Sioux City, IA 51105-2431 Bruce Meyer Productions Bruce Meyer 810 29th St. Sioux City, IA 51102-3065 Motor Parts Central 20 YEARS Reich Painting & Decorating Co. Clifford E Tufty 801 Lewis Blvd. Jody Reich Sioux City, IA 51102-3147 2040 N Hwy 75
Convention Center hires Jackes SIOUX CITY | The Sioux City Convention Center has named Jonalee Jackes as the new convention sales manager. She focuses on bringing conventions and meetings to Sioux City. Jackes holds a bachelor of science in corporate communications and advertising. She moved to Sioux City eight years ago from Le Mars, Iowa, when she first attended Morningside College. Jackes was previously the Alumni & Events Coordinator for St. Luke’s College and Regional Medical Center.
Hospice hires medical director SIOUX CITY | Iowa Hospice by Harden Healthcare has hired Dr. Thomas Wente as medical director for its Sioux City operations. Wente has more than 18 years of medical experience. He specializes in family medicine and preventive care. In addition to his new position, he serves as a family practice physician at Family Health Care of Siouxland. He also served Wente at St. Luke’s Clinic Network in South Sioux City in that same capacity. Previously, Wente worked at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, Japan, where he was recognized with the Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Medical award, Naval Reserve Meritorious Service Medical award, National Defense Service Medal and Navy Achievement Medal. Wente, who is certified by the American Board of Family Practice and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, earned a bachelor of science from Brian Cliff University and a doctorate of osteopathic medicine from the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Des Moines University.
Morningside Lutheran Church Darrin Vick 700 S Martha St. Sioux City, IA 51106-1267 ESA Inc. D. Mike Mitchell 116 Gateway Drive North Sioux City, SD 57049-1370
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American Red Cross/Siouxland Area Tammy Lee 4200 War Eagle Drive Sioux City, IA 51109-1700 Curly’s Foods Inc Bob Brady 1000 Warrington Road Sioux City, IA 51106-0457
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BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Tec-Corp CEO Skip Perley celebrates with co-workers following a April 18 ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company’s newly renovated building at 2300 Seventh St., which is now home to TEC Corp, Thompson Electric and Electric Innovations. During the same event, the companies also hosted a Siouxland Chamber Business After Hours, giving tours of the new offices to attendees.
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PIER CENTER FOR AUTISM Pier Center for Autism officials are shown at an April 16 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the organization. Staff pictured are Kristen Henry, Jodi Huju and Maddi Underwood. Board members shown are Josh Cobbs, Tony Michalski, Chris Liberto, Sarah Kleber and Robert Heller. Board members not pictured are Jan Turbes and Cathy Clark.
OX WELDING SUPPLY Ox Welding Supply officials take part in a ceremonial “chain cutting” on April 17 for its new branch at 920 S. Lewis Blvd. in Sergeant Bluff. From left are sales team head Jason Gross, general manager Kelly Kleinwolterink, store manager Cyndi Harris, and representing the Sioux Falls location, manager Trenton Elliott. Not pictured is route salesman Mike Whitlock. The South Dakota based independent welding supply and gas distributer also has locations in Watertown, Huron, Mitchell, and Yankton.
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UPTOWN WEDDING AND EVENT RENTAL Uptown Wedding and Event Rental officials cut the ribbon at an April 17 ceremony to celebrate the first year for the locally owned business. Front row from left: Billie Hollingsworth owner, Angela Jenkins sales, JoAnn Peterson owner, Teresa Saugstad manager. Back row left: Austin Hendrix warehouse, Jerry Lengkeek owner and Cullen Gomez warehouse manager.
CANDIE’S COUTURE Officials from Candie’s Couture participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 24 for the upscale designer lingerie shop, which specializes in custom fittings and hard to find sizes. From left are: Brandon Watterson, owner Candie McDonald, Roger Hansen, Mayra and Michael Watterson.
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Goodwill
Camp High Hopes in Sioux City is shown last June in a file photo.
from page 9 Through poor economies, wars and changing societal needs, the camp remained a beacon of hope for families in need, said Paul “Sonny” Kellen, vice president of development for Goodwill Industries Wall Street Mission. “The goal was always to provide a nondenominational atmosphere so children from all walks of life could learn and grow from their experiences at Camp Goodwill,” Kellen said. “Swimming, archery, miniature golf, songs and meals are all part of the camp experience.” Over the past 10 years the camp was refurbished, including new cabins, a ninehole miniature golf course, a Laura Wehde, Sioux City Journal computer lab, picnic tables, a climbing wall and rope course, but remained a rustic site in the woods. The Achievement Center allows the Camp Goodwill T h a t’s exa c t ly wh a t – which previously offered camp meant for her, she programming from midMarch through Oct. 1 – to said. “For most kids, camp is a offer 12 months of camping rite of passage,” Langseth said, smiling. “It doesn’t matter if you have a disability, camp is something you’ll always remember fondly.”
from page 9 Resting inside a pair of pint-sized hammocks are guinea pigs named Roxie and Scotty, Camp High Hopes’ unofficial mascots. “Disabled kids are used to being cared for but it’s human nature for all of us to want to care for other
creatures,” Langseth said. “Caring for and feeding guinea pigs give our kids a chance to take care of others.” Even more fun can be had in the great outdoors, with several canoes and an archery area. Langseth said the
facilities have been able to attract campers as far away as Omaha and Sioux Falls. “There certainly is a need for a facility like this,” Langseth said. “It’s a fun place where disabled kids can experience new things at their own level.”
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BusinessPeople Morningside presents alumni award SIOUX CITY | The Morningside College Alumni Association presented its 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award to Adam Baumgartner of Le Mars, Iowa, during the college’s senior celebration dinner May 10 at the Marina Inn in South Sioux City. Baumgartner, a 1997 Morningside graduate, is vice president of impulse and business development Baumgartner for Wells Enterprises in Le Mars. He joined Wells in 2003 as an associate marketing manager after having also worked for Terra Industries in Sioux City and the Foreign Candy Company in Hull, Iowa. Baumgartner is receiving the alumni award for exemplifying the meaning of a well-rounded, liberal arts education at Morningside. As a student, Baumgartner was involved in the Morningside Activities Council, interdepartmental honors, the golf team, Phi Eta Sigma, the Dean’s Honor Roll, Ad Club and was a founding member of Acacia Fraternity Chapter at Morningside. Baumgartner also is a past member of Morningside’s Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Mercy therapist earns certification SIOUX CITY | Dr. Kory Zimney, primary physical therapist at Mercy Business Health Services in Sioux City, has recently completed the International Spine and Pain Institute Certification Training. The post-graduate training program consists of 120 hours of classroom and lab time to train the physical therapist in advanced manual and manipulative skills Zimney along with specific clinical reasoning related to the spinal column, neurodynamics and pain sciences. After completing all the course work the physical therapist goes through a written and practical test to be evaluated by senior faculty at ISPI to achieve their Certified Spinal Manipulative Therapist designation upon successful passing of testing. Zimney works at Mercy Business Health and Urgent Care clinic. He is also an adjunct professor for the Physical Therapy
program at the University of South Dakota. Paula Kleen, Security National Bank. Newly elected board members are ShaFinancial firm cites local agent ron Dorr, Sharon’s Embroidery & Screenprinting; Terri Kjeldseth, Kjeldseth DeSIOUX CITY | Mike Sunderman, Sioux sign; Tammi Gagnon, Security National City, was recognized “New Agent of the Bank and Mark Mohring, MidAmerican Year” and a “Top Five Aviva Energy. Life Producer” at Central Holdover board members include: Chad Financial Services annual Anema, Janelle Bertrand, JudyGrimsrecognition banquet held ley, Janet Dorale-Hampf, Annie Lunat the Country Club of Lindin, Steven Merritt, Pam Miller-Smith, coln., Neb. Lisa Mullicane, Riley O’Connor, Lee CFS, with more than 175 Ann Robinson, Ryan Ross, Pat Tibboel associates operating in 15 and Leslie Walker. states, is a full service, in- Sunderman Also recognized were honorary board members: Andrea Waitt, Ken Roach, dependent financial planning firm featuring Aviva Indexed Uni- Richard Robinson and Wayne Farley. versal Life and Annuities. Financial Re- Jerry Dominicak is the executive director sources, the Adema Group is the local CFS of the Siouxland Humane Society. affiliate.
Local professor named to board SIOUX CITY | Heather Reid, professor of philosophy at Morningside College, recently was named to the editorial board of the International Journal of Applied Philosophy. The journal publishes philosophical articles dealing with practical issues in business, education, the environment, government, health care, law, psychology and science. Its coverage of practical affairs has attracted wide attention, including articles in The New York Times. Reid is one of 20 advisory editors from across the country serving on the editorial board. A member of the Morningside faculty since 1996, Reid has received international recognition for her expertise on the philosophical foundations of the Olympic Games, and has served as president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport.
Humane Society announces board SIOUX CITY | The Siouxland Human Society has elected officers and board members for 2013-2014. Mark Cord of the Berenstein, Moore, Heffernan, Moeller & Johnson LLP law firm is the board president. Other officers are vice presCord ident, Tom Olson, Van Osdel Plastering & Drywall; treasurer, Chris Holman, Central Bank; and secretary,
and contributes perspective to company strategy and direction. Severeide, who has more than six years of experience in the financial services industry, joined Marc Geels and Don Heilbuth’s EFS office in 2009.
Borchert presents at conference
SIOUX CITY | Thomas Borchert, agent and owner of “Retiring OK” the newest form of financial advising business in Siouxland, attended the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils mid-year board of directors meeting held last month in Las Vegas. Borchert, a national director of the NAEP since 2008, he was re-elected to State chiropractors honor Kruse a second three-year term n Borchert 2012. He has chaired several SIOUX CITY | The Iowa Chiropractic So- task forces, and has served as a member of four committees. ciety recently awarded the During the meeting, Borchert presented Outstanding Chiropractic Physician of the Year to Dr. a proposal to alter the committee structure Mark Kruse. of the national organization and enhance Kruse, who has been in its marketing processes. His presentation practice in Sioux City for resulted in creating a new marketing group 38 years, was honored for and naming him as the chairman. his leadership, courage, Borchert has served Siouxland for 33 and entrepreneurial vi- Manley years as an insurance agent, agency mansion for his profession. He ager, financial planner, and estate planpractices with Dr. Chris ner with Prudential until 2007. He then Manley and Dr. Marc Obestablished a private practice as an independent agent with the primary focus of bink at 4716 Morningside helping clients transition from full-time Ave. Manley was elected to the work to a retirement that is adequately Iowa Chiropractic Society financed. Board of Directors. Kruse The association repreEducation group honors Suter sents more than 1,500 doctors of chiropractic. SIOUX CITY | C.W. Suter Services recently was awarded the Citation of Merit EFS official on advisory board Award by the Iowa Association for Lifelong Learning. The award recognizes an individual, orSIOUX CITY | Megan Severeide, director of client services at EFS Group in Sioux ganization or agency directly involved in City, has been named to the providing lifelong learning in a non-colle2013 Securities America giate setting. C.W. Suter also received the Sales Assistant Advisory award for demonstrating major contribuBoard. tions to lifelong learning for employees and The board, which inthe community. Western Iowa Tech Community College cludes nine sales assistants nominated Suter Services. The Sioux City who serve two-year terms, generates feedback on HVAC firm established Suter University. company issues, policies, Severeide The apprenticeship program, administered procedures, services and by the college, offers two noncredit graduquality. It also provides Securities America ation classes, with a third planned for this with views on industry issues and trends, spring.
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TEAM CREATIVE FIRE Thomas and Erika Ritchie marked the one-year anniversary of their business, Team Creative Fire, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house April 26 in the Benson Building, 705 Douglas St. The business serves clients in Sioux City, South Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska, providing web development, digital and social marketing, content strategy, mobile solutions, video, and copywriting.
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