Siouxland Business Journal - July 2013 by Sioux City Journal

Vol. 21 No. 9 PO Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102

July 2013

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ECONOMICS Tax-free weekend is big business for retailers INSIDE THIS MONTHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ISSUE: A new name in the Siouxland hospitality market. PAGE 4

Jolly Time finds healthier way to pop. PAGE 7

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

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Index Business Know How.........................................page 13

Home & Office.....................................................page 9

Business People................................................page 14

On the move.......................................................page 11

Chamber anniversaries....................................page 14

Ribbon cuttings....................................pages 16, 18, 19

On the cover

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Shoppers walk through Southern Hills Mall on July 18 in Sioux City. The tax-free weekend Aug. 2 and 3 is a major revenue generator for retailers.

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Candlewood Suites coming to Sioux City DAVE DREESZEN

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SIOUX CITY | Sioux City’s first Candlewood Suites is planned for a site along Southern Hills Drive near Southern Hills Mall. The 87-room hotel, scheduled to open in April, will create 15 new jobs. “We’re excited to bring the first extended-stay hotel to town,” said Henry Byl, marketing manager of Summer View Partners Inc., which will manage the property at 4720 Southern Hills Drive. Construction is expected to start this summer at the site, located just south of a Holiday Inn Express and east of a Fairfield Inn. The $7 million project will feature the Candlewood

A rendering of a Candlewood Suites planned for 4720 Southern Hills Drive in Sioux City is shown.

brand’s new prototype design, with a residential look and feel incorporating a new exterior and paint scheme, an expanded lobby and environmentally friendly amenities. The national chain features a combination of studio and one-bedroom suite floor plans with a fully equipped kitchen and

executive desk. Amenities include a complimentary 24-hour gym, free lending library, laundry and gas grill and outdoor dining area. The Candlewood Suites Sioux City is franchised by an affiliate of IHG, or InterContinental Hotels Group, one of the world’s leading global hotel companies.

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Northwest Iowa banks to merge DAVE DREESZEN

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SPENCER, Iowa | Northwest Financial Corp. recently announced plans to merge two of its banks into one entity. First National Bank, with offices in Sioux Center, Le Mars and Sioux City, Iowa, will integrate into Northwest Bank, providing additional products, services and banking locations to current First National customers. The transition will provide the operation with new growth opportunities, and allow Northwest Bank to increase lending capabilities and provide new products and services in the former First National Bank service areas, said Dwight Conover, chairman of Northwest Financial Corporation. The change also will strengthen the bank’s ability to reinvest into its communities and employees.

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serving 13 of the 19 counties that make up northwest Iowa. “We are committed to providing our customers with a seamless transition,” Greg Post, president and CEO of Northwest Bank, said in a statement. “Customers will be able to keep banking the same way they always have, and our

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Siouxland Chamber head loses friendly wager over football game wearing a Bombers polo shirt for one day at work. SIOUX CITY | The Salina Had the hometown BanBombers ended the Sioux dits prevailed, the Siouxland City Bandits season on June Chamber would have won numerous Tony’s and Red 15, pulling off a 29-28 victory in a first-round arena Baron frozen pizzas. Salina football playoff game. is home to the world’s largest frozen pizza facility. Dennis Lauver, president of the Salina, Kan., Area As a consolation prize Chamber of Commerce, of sorts, Lauver sent McGowan copies of books by also emerged a victor, winsome past speakers at the ning a friendly wager with Provided Salina Chamber’s annual his one-time colleague, Siouxland Chamber of Siouxland Chamber of Commerce President Chris dinner – former President Commerce President Chris McGowan is shown wearing George H.W. Bush, former McGowan. NFL quarterback Terry a Salina, Kan., Bombers polo The Siouxland Cham- shirt. McGowan agreed to wear Bradshaw, and former ber sent Lauver a bas- the shirt for a day in his office House Speaker Newt Ginket of products made in after losing a bet with Salina grich. Siouxland, including Jolly Chamber President Dennis Lauver and McGowan, Time Pop Corn, Sue Bee Lauver over the outcome an who worked together more Honey, Palmer Candy, Girl arena football playoff game. than 20 years ago. Lauver previously served on the Scout Cookies and Blue Bunny ice cream. The Sa- Lauver said. staffs of both the Siouxland lina Chamber forwarded McGowan also fulfilled Chamber and the South the food to local charities, another term of the bet by Sioux City Chamber. DAVE DREESZEN

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Siouxland Chamber Golf Classic awards more than $6,000 in prizes SIOUX CITY | The 21st annual Siouxland Chamber Golf Classic was held June 24 at Sioux City Country Club and Dakota Dunes Country Club. More than $6,000 in cash and prizes were awarded to 272 golfers, including two round-trip Provided tickets from American Airlines to anywhere in the Golfers take part in the 21st annual Siouxland Chamber continental United States. Golf Classic on June 24. DDCC Results Flag prizes No. 1 - Long Drive Men - Jared Adamson No. 4 - Closest to the pin - Abel Gutievtez No. 9 - Long Putt - Craig Lafferty No. 13 - Long Drive Ladies - Molly Fenton NOTE***** All ties were broken using a scorecard playoff starting with the #1 handicap hole First Flight Score - team 57 - KMEG - Jordan Furbee, Travis Spieth, Ray Reifenrath, Chad Sandwell 60 - Darling International - Brad Frost, Brian Frost, Keith Halgerson, Mike Schmidt 61 - Sioux Rubber & Urethane - Kevin Knepper, Darin Watkinson, Breanna Wren, Joe Wren Second Flight 64 - Great Southern Bank - Scott Brekke, Mark Coffee, Erin Hoekstra, Jeff Meyers

64 - United Commercial - Chris Bogenrief, Dan DeBoest, Troy Heitman, Dick Salem 64 - Service Master - Chad Bork, Scott Manley, Terry Schorg, Rick Vandenberg Third Flight 67 - Wireless World - Cory Cleveland, Adam Harrington, Vince Lubben, Phil Zea 68 - Cental Bank - Trevor Alfredson, Molly Fenton, Chad Gritzmaker, Ben Loberg 68 - Johnstone Supply - Aaron Alons, Brenden Berouillette, Bill Henke, Pat Lemieux SCCC Results Flag Prizes No. 6 –Closest to the Pin - Matt Adamski No. 8 – Longest Drive (women’s) - Darcy Burner No. 11 – Longest Drive (men’s) - Loren Rogge No. 18 – Longest putt - Kelly Conolly 1st Flight Score - Team

55 - 1st Place - Van Meter Inc - Higley, Moerman, Olney, Smith 56 - 2nd Place - Well’s Enterprises - Baumbach, Baumgartner, Boehme, Crone 59 - 3rd Place - United Real Estate Solutions Borschuk, Burnett, McManamy, Nelson 2nd Flight 65 - 1st Place - Farrell’s Heating & Air - Caskey, Farrell, Gamble, Gamble (Scorecard Playoff) 65 - 2nd Place - C W Suter - Dufault, Haller, Spears, Tenhulzen 66 - 3rd Place - Mercy Medical - Forneris, Mandl, Peebles, Pierson (Scorecard Playoff) 3rd Flight 69 - 1st Place - CF Industries - Bubke, DeRoos, Langley, Nordstrom (Scorecard Playoff) 69 - 2nd Place - Sioux City Entertainment Fales, French, Lake, LaVoie 70 - 3rd Place - Longlines - Bogenreif, Gengler, Richou, Verros

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A healthier way to munch Jolly Time rolls out popcorn with Smart Balance oils SIOUX CITY | Seeking to broaden its consumer appeal, Jolly Time Pop Corn has rolled out two varieties of buttery microwave popcorn made with Smart Balance’s blend of hearthealthy cooking oils. Smart Balance has developed a national following for its line of buttery spreads, peanut butters and other products that contain no hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats. Invented by researchers at Brandeis University, the blend of polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and saturated fats is designed to improve the ratio of good HDL cholesterol to bad LDL cholesterol. “Smart Balance has a very good name, especially with health-conscious people, and Jolly Time has a very good name,” said Garry Smith, president of American Pop Corn Co., the Sioux City-based maker of Jolly Time. “Their brand together with our brand in microwave popcorn is the best of two worlds.” The marriage, Smith, said was more than seven years in the making. Initially, Smart Balance’s then-owner was not interested in a deal because it was already making its own line of popcorn. Smith restarted talks after Smart Balance was acquired in 2007 by Boulder Brands Inc., a natural food products firm based in Boulder, Colo. Two years ago, a deal was struck that gave Jolly Time the Smart Balance licensing rights. Last fall, Jolly Time began making its Butter, Light Butter and Homemade microwave varieties with

Smart Balance. Traditionally, Smith said, microwave popcorn has been produced with vegetable oil, which is high in trans fat, or palm oil, which is high in saturated fats. In prepare for the switch, Jolly Time sent some of its top scientist to “margarine school” at Kansas State University, he said. Employees also journeyed to a plant in Ventura, Calif., to watch how Smart Balance is made. The formulation change also required American Pop Corn to spend upwards of $1 million to modify four of its 10 production lines at its microwave popcorn complex in Leeds. The makeup of Smart Balance was not compatible with the plant’s normal process of heating the oil to 105 degrees before packaging it with the kernels. To solve the problem, the company installed heat exchangers above the packing lines. They rapidly drop the temperature of the Smart

Balance oil to 65 degrees F, turning it into a semi-solid state. “What we are doing is making margarine out of the oil going into our bag,” Smith said. “When it gets at that texture, it will stay solid and not leak.” The addition of Smart Balance compliments the nutritional value of Jolly Time popcorn, which is a good source of whole grain, without sacrificing the buttery flavor, Smith said. “The slogan we’re using for this is, ‘All the Taste... Made Better,’ “ Smith said. Two months ago, Jolly Time launched a national advertising campaign for its new Smart Balance varieties. Coupons were placed last week in a number of daily newspapers, including the Journal. The products, which were gradually added to retail shelves beginning late last year, are now found in a majority of U.S. supermarkets, Smith said. “We have had a lot of success getting distribution,” he said. “Now we have to get mom to pull it off the shelf.”

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Amy Fischl, a registered dietitian at the University of Chicago Medical Center, said Jolly Time popcorn with the Smart Balance blend gives health-conscious consumers a “better snacking alternative.” “Millions of U.S. consumers are looking for new ways to eliminate trans fats, partially hydrogenated oils and hydrogenated oils from their diets,” Fischl said. Jolly Time officials are optimistic the public familiarity with Smart Balance will jump start sales of its

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middle butter and light butter varieties. The industry’s largest segment, it accounts for about 35 percent of all microwave popcorn sales, Smith said. “We have struggled in that section, and we needed to do something different,” he said. Jolly Time, a fourth-generation family business that turns 100 years old next year, holds a stronger position in the heavy butter and low-fat segments, which represent 20 to 25 percent and 15 to 20 percent, respectively, of

industry sales. Blast O’ Butter, Jolly Time’s buttery, theaterstyle microwave popcorn, has been a stop seller since its introduction in the 1990s. More recently, Jolly Time has seen explosive growth in 94 percent fat free varieties, following a high-profile endorsement from Weight Watchers. Smith said the company has no immediate plans to change the oil formulation of its Blast O’ Butter and Healthy Pop microwave varieties.

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Bomgaars to expand Sioux City store at nearby site Retailer to replace Gordon Drive store with former Walmart DAVE DREESZEN

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SIOUX CITY | Bomgaars plans to move its Gordon Drive store a hop, skip and a jump. By late September, the Sioux City-based retailer expects to replace its 40,000-square-foot store at 6001 Gordon Drive with a much larger version in a former Walmart. Both buildings are in the Eastgate shopping center, near Gordon Drive’s intersection with U.S. Highway 20/75. Boasting 72,500 feet of selling space, the new Bomgaars will become the largest of the 66 home and farm locations the company operates in a six-state area, VicePresident and Chief Financial Officer Torrey Wingert said. “It’s going to be a significant expansion of pretty much every department,” Wingert said. “It’s going to be fantastic when we’re all said and done.” By comparison, there’s 70,000 square feet of sale space in Bomgaars’ only other Sioux City store at 1732 Hamilton Blvd. The Gordon Drive store has grown at a more rapid pace than the Hamilton store, said Wingert, who added that both locations have done well in recent years. “We just need more space. That’s what it ultimately came down to,” he said of the upcoming move. The expansion is expected to create five to 10 new jobs at the Gordon Drive store, which currently employs about 40, Wingert said. Remodeling recently began on the former Walmart building, which the nation’s largest retailer vacated in 2001 to open a larger Supercenter at 3400 Singing Hills Blvd. In 2011, with future expansion in mind, a Bomgaars-controlled entity purchased the the former Walmart property along Gordon Drive for more than $3 million, according to city records. A long-term lease held by

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Shoppers check out at the Bomgaars store at 6001 Gordon Drive in October 2010. The store will move a few doors down to a former Walmart later this fall, increasing the sales floor from 40,000 square feet to 72,500 square feet.

Walmart kept competing retailers from locating there for years. Wingert said Bomgaars officials negotiated an early termination of the lease, which had been scheduled to run through 2016. The deal was finalized July 1, he said. “We have the freedom now to do what we want,” he said. “We decided to make a move now instead of waiting another year when the lease on our (existing) building expires.” The current Gordon Drive Bomgaars opened in 2000 in a structure that was originally a Menards. United Rental also currently leases space in the building.

Wingert said Bomgaars has previously opened stores in former Walmarts in Denison, Iowa, and Sterling, Colo. In recent years, the chain has rapidly expanded its number of locations and territory, which now includes parts of Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado and Wyoming. The latest Sioux City project gets underway as the family-owned business builds a 20,000-square-foot store in Orange City, Iowa, which will replace a smaller, older version in the Sioux County seat. The new store along County Road Dave Dreeszen, Sioux City Business Journal K64 is scheduled to open in The former Walmart on Gordon Drive in Sioux City is shown on July 11. September. Bomgaars is moving into the site.

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Get fit without spending a bundle 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 20-30 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 program, community league or local recreation center for any exercise classes, Deb Twyford 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. 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 712274-4334 or Twyfordd@mercyhealth.com

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Sales tax holiday a hit with retailers, shoppers This year’s event is set for Aug. 2-3 DAVE DREESZEN

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SIOUX CITY | Northwest Iowa retailers anxiously await the annual sales tax holiday. “For us, we always think of it as the official start to back-toschool season,” said Kris Walter-Wenell, director of marketing and business development for Southern Hills Mall. “You just see a lot of people out and they’re buying.” The once-a-year chance for shoppers to expand their wardrobes without also filling government coffers typically draws large crowds to retailers both big and small. This year’s extravaganza kicks off at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, and continues through midnight, Saturday Aug. 3. During the two-day period, Iowa law requires retailers to waive sales tax on most clothing and shoes priced below $100. Back in 1999, state lawmakers approved the shopping spree to give families a break as they purchased back-to-school clothes. But you don’t need school-age children to take advantage. Retailers say the tax-free weekend also appeals to adults looking for good deals on apparel. “We’re not a huge back to school destination, but we sell a lot of boots and work wear and jeans and gloves that weekend,” said Torrey Wingert, vice president and chief financial officer for Sioux City-based Bomgaars, which operates a chain of stores in six states, including Iowa. The exemption applies both to the state sales tax of 5 percent, and any local option sales tax. In Woodbury County, for example, the respective city and school districts each levies a 1 percent tax. With the holiday, a shopper can save a total of 7 percent, or $7, on a item priced at $100. Past tax-free holidays have pumped up sales for everyone from big-box retailers to

Iowa’s sales tax holiday The state and local sales tax for most items of clothing and footwear priced under $100 is waived during Iowa’s annual two-day sales tax holiday, which is Aug. 2-3 this year. For a list of items that are exempt and non-exempt, visit the Iowa Department of Revenue website: iowa.gov/tax/educate/holiday1. html The state agency also lists a number of regulations rules for the holiday. They include: Articles that are normally sold as a unit must continue to be sold as a unit. They cannot be separately stated and sold as individual items in order to obtain the exemption. For example, a pair of shoes that normally sells for $120 cannot be split so that each shoe for $60.00 qualifies for the exemption. The total price of items advertised as “buy one, get one free” or “buy one, get one for a reduced price” cannot be averaged in order for both items to qualify for the exemption. Manufacturer’s coupons can not be used to reduce the selling price of an item to less than $100.00 in order to qualify for the exemption. Eligible items sold and delivered during the exemption period using a rain check qualify for the exemption, regardless of when the rain check was issued. However, issuance of a rain check during the exemption period will not qualify an eligible item for the exemption if the item is actually sold and delivered after the two-day holiday period. Source: Iowa Department of Revenue

mom-and-pop stores. Some merchants retailers reported increases of 20 to 30 percent, compared to sales for a typical August weekend. The 2012 sales tax holiday was the first for Alainn, a women’s clothing store that opened a year earlier at 411 Pearl St. in the Historic Pearl Street District. Because her store is not geared for back-to-school shopping,

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Shoppers walk through Southern Hills Mall on July 18 in Sioux City. The tax-free weekend Aug. 2 and 3 is a major revenue generator for retailers.

owner Kelli Engel said she didn’t know how much extra traffic to expect. She was pleasantly surprised. “We were pretty busy,” Engel said. “We had really, really good sales.” Brick and mortar stores say the holiday also helps them better compete with online retailers that are not required to collect state sales tax on transactions. The temporary tax exemption also gives shoppers from neighboring northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota another reason to shop at stores in neighboring Sioux City. “We get a lot of cross-over traffic from those states,” Walter-Wenell said. To give shoppers even more

Kiosks get foot traffic at Southern Hills Mall in Sioux City on July 18. The tax-free holiday weekend is Aug. 2 and 3.

incentive to shop that weekend, many retailers offer in-store sales and promotions beyond waiving the sales tax. B o m ga a rs, fo r ex a m p l e ,

advertises 18 percent off all clothing and footwear, Wingert said. Added to the 7 percent sales tax, that brings the total savings to 25 percent.

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OnTheMove Heidi Reiff named clinical nurse manager SIOUX CITY | Heidi Reiff has been named clinical nurse manager of the Post Critical Care Unit at Mercy Medical Center. Reiff ’s experience in nursing includes nursing manager, Reiff clinical application analyst and, most recently, clinical delivery consultant for Cerner Corporation, implementing acuity systems throughout the country. Reiff holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Briar Cliff University. Mercy Medical Center– Sioux City is a 238-bed (staffed) regional center that meets the needs of residents in a 33-county area. Mercy is the only Level-II Trauma Center in western Iowa and is one of only four trauma care facilities in the state of Iowa to receive verification from the American College of Surgeons. HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent hospital ratings agency, has identified Mercy Medical Center as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals in the areas of cardiac care, coronary intervention and stroke care. Mercy provides an entire continuum of preventive, primary, acute and tertiary health care services and is nationally recognized in several clinical areas. Mercy Medical Services, a partner to the medical center, operates 30 family practice and nine specialty clinics in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.

president a n d co m mercial lending officer. S t o o s brings over 12 years of Stoos experience, serving most recently as senior business relationship manager of Wells Fargo Bank in Sioux City. His responsibilities in his new role will include developing and cultivating strong business relationships in Siouxland. A Sioux City native and graduate of East High School, he earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance from the University of Iowa. He has also completed a series of professional development seminars throughout his career including College of Commercial Credit and earned an MBA in organizational development from Upper Iowa University. Stoos is active in the community including serving on the Community Impact Team of the United Way of Siouxland as well as a board member of Downtown Partners. He is also a member of the University of Iowa Alumni Association and on the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Community Enhancement Committee.

Local psychologist elected to state post

SIOUX CITY | Brenda Crawford has been elected president-elect of the Iowa Psychological Association (IPA). Dr. Crawford took office Jan. 1 and w i l l se rve Iowa-Nebraska State IPA through Crawford 015, adBank names new VP 2vancing to the president SIOUX CITY | Iowa- and past president positions Nebraska State Bank has before her term of service is named John Stoos as vice complete.

IPA is the state affiliate of the American Psychological Association, serving licensed psychologists and embracing the mission of the advancement of psychology in Iowa as a science and as a profession. Crawford is a licensed psychologist currently in practice at Parkview Psychological Services P.C., in Sioux City. She received her B.S. in psychology, her M.S. in psychology, and her PhD in counseling psychology, all from Iowa State University. She completed her predoctoral internship at the University of Iowa’s University Counseling Service. She was staff psychologist and coordinator of the Eating Disorders Treatment Program at Eastern Illinois University from 2004-2005. She joined the staff at Morningside College in 2005 and began her employment at Parkview Psychological Services in January 2013.

Mike Flanagan joins Morgan Stanley staff SIOUX CITY | Morgan Stanley announced that Mike Flanagan has joined the firm’s Wealth Management office in Sioux City at 600 4th St., Suite 1000 as a financial adviser. Formerly with FSB Warner for 25 years, Flanagan is a native of and lives in Sioux City. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Morningside College. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, a global leader, provides access to a wide range of products and services to individuals, businesses and institutions, including brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, banking and lending, cash management, annuities and insurance, retirement and trust services.

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Siouxland Chamber of Commerce members attend Business After Hours on June 20 at Whispering Creek Active Retirement Community. The facility is at 2609 Nicklaus Blvd. in Sioux City.

Tschann will manage Briar Cliff University’s annual giving efforts, which are focused on scholarship SIOUX CITY | Derek support. Stanfield recently joined Tschann brings to Briar Realty Specialists, 2326 Cliff more than 20 years Transit Ave, of leadership experience in Suite B, as an fundraising, including director of development for agent. Stanfield, parent and family giving at born and the University of California, ra i s e d i n San Diego, and annual fund Sioux City, director at the University of is a full-time San Francisco. Stanfield firefighter at the 185th Air Refueling Two agents join Wing, Iowa Air National United Real Estate Guard base and a volunteer firefighter/EMT for the city SIOUX CITY | United Real of Salix. Estate Solutions announces He lives in Salix with his the addition of Hank Baker wife of 18 years, Heidi, their and David Kellen to the 17-year-old son, Colby, and company’s residential sales 12-year-old daughter, Kalie. division. Baker is based in United’s Briar Cliff Fund gets South Sioux City office, while Kellen works in the new director company’s downtown Sioux SIOUX CITY | Toni City office in the United Tschann has been named Center. director of the Briar Cliff A native of northwest Iowa, Baker received his Fund.

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bachelor of arts degree from Westmar University. He has spent the last 28 years working in customer service and facility management for MidAmerican Energy Co. Baker and his wife, Dottie, have lived in Sioux City for over 40 years. They have one grown son, Andy, daughter-in-law, Andrea and two grandchildren. Kellen has more than 30 years of professional sales and customer service, including 20 years working for Kraft Foods. A lifelong resident of Sioux City, he enjoys actively participating in community activities. He and his wife Linda have three grown children.

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Take the Blue Zones project personal pledge The Blue Zones Project is a community wide effort for all those who call Sioux City home. It works to transform the environment in which we work, live and play to a happier and healthier one by making the healthy choice, the easy choice. Iowa is currently in ninth place overall compared to all 50 states in rankings from the GallupHealthways Well-Being Index. This is an improvement from sixteenth place in 2011. While it is something to cheer about, our mission isn’t complete until we reach Gov. Terry Branstad’s goal of being number one by 2016. Sioux City was chosen as a Blue Zones Project demonstration site in January 2013. To become certified as a Blue Zones Community, we are required to have 20 percent of Sioux City residents take the personal pledge and complete one pledge action. To make your pledge, you need to be a citizen of Sioux City, 13 years of age or older and sign

• Right Outlook- I will learn a new hobby. • Right Outlook- I will designate a space in my home for quiet time, meditation and prayer. • Eat Wisely- I will grow a ERik Nieuwenhuis garden. • Eat Wisely- I will add Blue Zones Food List items to my weekly menu such as bananas, grapes, berries, oranges, waterup at bluezonesproject.com. melon, carrots, tomatoes, squash, There are many ways to comsweet potatoes, broccoli, spinach, plete your pledge action. Here nuts, beans, sugar snap peas, soy, are some examples: garlic, oatmeal, whole grain pasta, • Move Naturally – I will get a coffee, wine, tea (unsweetened) bicycle (or clean and repair my and spices of turmeric, cayenne, current bike) and use a bicycle red pepper and cilantro. helmet. • Eat Wisely- I will stock my • Move Naturally- I will buy kitchen with 10-inch plates and or adopt a dog (or if you already own a dog, walk them regularly). tall, narrow glasses. • Eat Wisely- Say, I will stop • Right Outlook- I will attend eating when I am 80% full at at least four worship services in mealtimes to help me control my the next 90 days. appetite and not overeat. • Right Outlook- I will vol• Connect- I will join a “Moai” unteer at least once during this (pronounced Mo Eye) walking Blue Zones Project®. group that meets and walks at • Right Outlook- I will disleast one time each week. cover my purpose.

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SIOUX CITY | Sioux City’s first AutoZone store is scheduled to open by the end of August, a company official said Friday. “Yes, AutoZone is coming to Sioux City. About time,” spokesman Ray Pohlman said in an email Friday. The 6,000-square-foot store, which will employ about 10 people, will set up shop in an existing building at 3505 Gordon Drive that AutoZone is extensively renovating. The structure was most recently occupied by Dakota PC Warehouse, which moved this spring to a new store at Southern Square, just off Southern Hills Drive. A u to Z o n e , t h e n a tion’s largest retailer of

aftermarket auto parts and accessories, also is planning another Sioux City next spring, but no further details are available at this time, Pohlman said The Gordon Drive building, next to a Hy-Vee in Gordon Plaza, was built by Hollywood Video, which closed its only Sioux City store in 2010 after the movie rental chain’s parent company filed for bankruptcy protection. Contractors for AutoZone are gutting the building as part of a project placed at $275,000, according to plans filed with the city. Founded in 1979 in Forrest City, Ark., AutoZone has grown from a single store to a Fortune 500 company with more than $8.1 billion in annual sales.

• Connect- I will establish a “Family Dinner Night” three nights each week. • Connect- I will recruit a Blue Zones Buddy to encourage me and help keep me accountable to reach my health and well-being goals. • Habitat- I will designate my home as a “Smoke-Free Zone.” • Habitat- I will complete the Blue Zones Home Checklist. • Habitat- I will complete the Blue Zones Kitchen Checklist. To participate in the Blue Zones project: • Go to www.bluezonesproject. com today and fill out your contact information and company code if your company is working towards Blue Zone certification. • Complete at least one action from any of the following categories: Move Naturally, Right Outlook, Eat Wisely, Connect or Habitat. • For more information, contact Susan Brown – Sioux City Community Program Manager at 712-224-6042 or email at susan.

brown@healthways.com • Like us on Facebook (Sioux City Blue Zones Project) • Follow us on Twitter @BZP_ SiouxCity • Mark your calendars now to attend the Blue Zones Community Kick-Off from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the Sioux City Convention Center with best- selling author Dan Buettner, author of the book “The Blue Zones- 9 Lessons for Living Longer.”

Sources; 1. Blue Zone Project® website at www.bluezonesproject.com 2. Blue Zone Project for a Healthier Iowa, powerpoint presentation led by Susan Brown at the Blue Zones Project® Open House at the SC Convention Center on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 from 5:30-7:30pm. 3. UnityPoint Health- St. Luke’s “Red White and BlueZones I Pledge to Participate” poster created by Gayle Gregg and Employee Health and Wellness Dept, June 2013.

Erik Nieuwenhuis is the WorkSmart Ergonomics Injury Prevention Specialist and Wellness Consultant for UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s. Contacdt him at 712-279-1842 or erik.nieuwenhuis@unitypoint.org

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Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Chairman Dennis Bullock on June 25 announces that actor and pundit Ben Stein will headline the annual chamber dinner, planned Sept. 24. The event is at the Sioux City Convention Center. Call 712-255-7903 for more information.

ChamberInvestors Farm Bureau Financial Services Tamera Albert, agent 4022 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106 tCloud Solutions Todd Osborn, director of technical sales Sioux City, IA 51103

Woodhouse Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram & Woodhouse Hyundai Mitsubishi Ryan Trotter, general manager 2101 E. Sixth St. Sioux City, IA 51101

Save A Lot Ahsan Alahi, president 1730 Pierce St. Sioux City, IA 51105 Hatch Furniture Dixie Brown, manager 413 Pierce St. Sioux City, IA 51101

BusinessPeople WIT Masters elects officers SIOUX CITY | The following members of WIT Masters Toastmaster club were elected as officers effective July 1. Joe Strub, President; Janet Gill, VP Education; LeAnn Blankenburg, VP Membership; Jenny Herrick, VP Public Relations;

Russ Kock, Secretary; Brenda Bradley, Treasurer; Marianne Meister, Sgt at Arms. Toastmaster membership is about being part of a supportive group of individuals who share the common goal of improving their communication and leadership skills. WIT Masters meets every Tuesday at noon in the

Wells Fargo room at Western Iowa Tech Community College. Visitors are welcome to come to the meetings. For more information, contact LeAnn Blankenburg at 712274-8733, ext. 1802.

Munn, vice president of commercial lending at Central Bank recently was elected to the Camp High Hopes Board of Directors on June 5th 2013. The board oversees the nonprofit camp’s mission of providing fun, safe and Camp elects board adaptive recreation experiences for children, teens, member and adults with disabiliSIOUX CITY | Therese ties.

1st Step Chiropractic & Wellness Dr. Amanda Thomason and Dr. Anna Zediker 1125 Pierce St. Sioux City, IA 51105 Elgethun Capital Management John Barker 122 S. Phillips Ave., No. 201 Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Elk Creek Animal Hospital Aaron Bessmer 6003 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106 Gallery One Joe Kopal 416 Pierce St. Sioux City, IA 51101 Ho-Chunk Inc. Lance Morgan 1 Mission Drive Winnebago, NE 68071 Iowa Hospice Margo Nixon 2912 Hamilton Blvd. Lower B, No. 105 Sioux City, IA 51104 Pilot Travel Centers Dean Habhab 2815 Singing Hills Blvd. Sioux City, IA 51111 Sarah’s Candies Michelle Gehrke-Herwynen 508 Nebraska St. Sioux City, IA 51101 SheShe Design & Catering Pamela Simonsen 1904 Locust St. Yankton, SD 57078 Sprout Stream Paul Seaman 225 Nebraska Street Sioux City, IA 51102 The Ugly Sister Boutique Judy Martin 516 5th St. Sioux City, IA 51101

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Ave Medical Laser Spa Paula Hicks MD 1106 4th St. Suite 205 Sioux City, IA 51101 Building Blocks Child Care – North Abby Kemperma 1171 Outer Drive North Sioux City, IA 51104 Heritage Bank Scott Sehnert

505 5th St., No. 100 Sioux City, IA 51101 Massage and Body Kevin Trowbridge 4297 Sergeant Road Sioux City, IA 51106 Mosaic Business Services Dan Hiserote 128 Gaul Drive Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054 Southdale Nursery & Garden Nicole Joy 920 S. Lewis Blvd. Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054

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Aventure Staffing and Professional Services Stacia Lenz 509 Douglas St. Sioux City, IA 51102

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Derby Insurance Agency Patricia Dorn 5529 Military Road Sioux City, IA 51109

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Ag Processing Wayne Johnson 2753 Port Neal Circle Sergeant Bluff, IA 51054 Bellevue University Darlene Carmona 4647 Stone Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106

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Lake Forest MHC/Dreamhomes Sales Paula Clark 3700 28th St. Sioux City, IA 51105 Manpower Robert Rice 833 Gordon Drive Sioux City, IA 51101

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Dr. Liem Som Oei MD PC 700 4th St., No. 410 Sioux City, IA 51102

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United Way of Siouxland Heather Hennings 701 Steuben St. Sioux City, IA 51102

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FEH Associates Ron Speckmann 701 Pierce St., No. 100 Sioux City, IA 51101

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ConferenCe and exposition August 15th And 16th, 2013 Marina Inn Hotel & Conference Center 385 East 4th Street, South Sioux City, NE thursday, August 15th

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Break/registration • visit vendor Booths • 11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Concurrent sessions • 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. lunch on Your own • 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. registration • 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. pre-Conference • 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Keynote: Welcome to dodge: tales From the Frontiers of Business Jeff Kortes, Human Asset Management, Carlisle Room (HRCI Credit TBD)

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FOOD BANK OF SIOUXLAND Food Bank of Siouxland Executive Director Linda Scheid and board members Joe Twidwell, Jim Marshall and Steve Crary as well as Chamber members are shown with a new truck used for deliveries. It was purchased with a grant.

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registration/Breakfast • 7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Visit Vendor Booths • Hotel Lobby

opening remarks and shrm Welcome • 8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Keri Boyle, Siouxland Chapter of SHRM President • Carlisle Room

Keynote: the evolving World of Work • 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Eric Winegardner, V.P., Client Adoption, Monster Worldwide • Carlisle Room

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