Siouxland Business Journal - September 2014

Vol. 23 No. 9 PO Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102

September 2014

BUILDING SIOUXLAND ISSUE

Smashing debut Hard Rock opening draws big crowds

INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE: Contractors win big with casino project PAGE 18

Construction booms in metro area PAGE 22

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BusinessJournal Ron Peterson, publisher Dave Dreeszen, editor Siouxland Business Journal is published monthly by Sioux City Newspapers Inc., in cooperation with the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce.

Requests for a free subscription or address changes should be sent to: Kevin McGarry Siouxland Business Journal Box 118 Sioux City, Iowa 51102

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Index Business Know How ........................................page 14

Home & Office ..................................................page 13

Business People ...............................................page 12

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

Chamber anniversaries ...................................page 27

Ribbon cuttings ......................................... page 28-30

Chamber investors...........................................page 27

ON THE COVER

Jim Lee

Missouri River Historical Development President Mark Monson, Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott, Hard Rock general manager Todd Moyer, SCE Partners President Bill Warner, and Howard Tribble, who directed the $128 million construction project, smash guitars during the grand opening of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City on Aug. 1.

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Marcus Luttrell to keynote Siouxland Chamber dinner

BY BUSINESS JOURNAL STAFF SIOUX CITY | Marcus Luttrell, a former U.S. Navy SEAL and “Lone Survivor” author, will headline the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner.

Tickets are on sale for the dinner, which will be held Sept.

29 at the Sioux City Convention Luttrell Center. “ M a rc u s Luttrell is a decorated combat veteran who has earned the admiration and respect of a grateful nation,” said Renee Beaulieu, chairwoman of the Chamber Board of Directors. “Not only is he a best-selling author, but he is also the subject of a critically acclaimed movie.” “ L o n e S u r v ivo r ” i s

“Marcus Luttrell is a decorated combat veteran who has earned the admiration and respect of a grateful nation.”

If you go WHAT: Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner WHEN: Sept. 29 WHERE: Sioux City Convention Center, 801 Fourth St., Sioux City COST: $80 Chamber members; $95 nonChamber members INFO: 712-255-7903 or siouxlandchamber.com

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Luttrell’s story of the battle between four Navy SEALS and dozens of Taliban fighters in the mountains of Afghanistan. In December, his combat experience became the foundation for the film starring Mark Wahlberg as Luttrell.

In his presentations, Luttrell talks about the rigors of SEAL training, the battle on the mountain, and his family’s experience of community support and generosity.

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From left, Taylor Kitsch, Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch star in “Lone Survivor.”

Wahlberg portrayed decorated combat veteran Marcy Luttrell, author of a book that was the basis for the motion picture. Luttrell will be the keynote speaker at the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner on Sept. 29.

Chamber President Chris McGowan said Luttrell’s story should be “very compelling.”

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Loess Hills Elementary is now open

By JEAN HANSEN Advertorial Writer Before the new Loess Hills Elementary School at 1717 W. Casselman St. was just a building. But it became a “school” when it opened to students on Thursday, Aug. 14.

The new $16.2 million school was introduced to the community by the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, school board, community members, staff, parents and student body with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 20.

The Loess Hills Elementary School construction project near West Middle School and West High School was funded by money from a one-cent, local option sales tax. The school replaces two westside schools: the former Emerson Elementary School built in 1921 at 2410 W. First St. and Roosevelt Elementary School, built in 1920 at 2015 W. Sixth St. In addition, it incorporates some students from Riverside Elementary School at 2303 Riverside Blvd. and the new Liberty Elementary School at 1623 Rebecca St. to reflect a change in borders.

Between 575 and 600 students in transitional kindergarten through fifth-grade currently attend Loess Hills Elementary with that number growing every day as transfers continue.

So far, the new school has received a lot of support from parents and staff, and the ribbon-cutting acknowledged all the contributions that went into building a new school for the students with speeches from Loess Hills Elementary Principal

John Beeck and Sioux City Community Schools Superintendent Paul Gausman.

Sporting Loess Hills Lynx T-shirts, the students, led by their vocal music teacher, Sarah Holman, sang the new “Loess Hills Lynx Song,” which ties together the community, the area, Sioux City and the Loess Hills with technology “links” to the world.

The song written by Holman was placed on YouTube so students could practice ahead of the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

“I think it builds a sense of community not only for the parents, community, businesses and chamber of commerce, but also for the kids. I just wanted the kids to see officially that this is their building. I wanted it to be a special time and I think it was,” said Beeck.

The new 89,172-square-foot school was designed by FEH Associates, Inc. and built by L & L Builders with many of the same elements of Spalding Elementary, including the core areas of the lunchroom, gymnasium, media center and office, which are in a common area. The classroom wings are built around it.

“It’s a different configuration from Spalding Elementary, which has two stories. It’s a one-story solution on this site. The footprint is different. There’s less acreage, but the building takes up more of the ground,” said Matt Basye, an architect with FEH Associates Inc. in Sioux City.

“The rest was a retro sort of throwback featuring an entry with large columns and a blue canopy.”

The blue canopy gives the school its own identity, Basye said, keeping it sepa-

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The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Loess Hills Elementary School was held on Wednesday, Aug. 20. (Journal advertising photo by Jean Hansen)

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SCHOOL from page 6 rate from the neighboring West Middle and West High schools, which are known for their green colors.

Another difference is the flagpole, which was mounted on one of the columns instead of on the ground.

Inside, the color scheme of Loess Hills Elementary School is more sophisticated, featuring blues and greens – more earthy colors instead of primary colors. “It’s a lot more timeless and has a more intimate feel to it,” Bayse said.

Principal John Beeck said Loess Hills Elementary is a Fine Arts & Technology school, which features separate vocal music, band and art classrooms.

The $16.2 million building comes equipped with an air conditioning system and brighter, more energy-efficient lighting. A gym with a stage can be converted into a multipurpose room for music classes, and two large computer labs provide access for all grades to the latest technology.

The school was designed to create well-educated students who have a handle on technology. The school saved money on desks and chairs to purchase more technology-based equipment, which he said would be better for the students in the long run.

Eventually all students will learn computer programming with the Tynker software to turn their ideas into programs.

“Our long-term goal is to open up as a computer programming specialty school.

We want to teach computer programming in kindergarten. Everything in the world

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today involves software. We want all students to be comfortable in not only using software, but creating it,” said Beeck, 49, who has served in various capacities as a teacher, principal and director of Assessment & Curriculum in the Sioux City Community Schools District.

Toward that goal, teachers throughout the school are using technological tools such as iPads, laptops and interactive whiteboards to help them better teach their subjects, including reading, math, science, art, physical education and vocal music.

“Technology improves engagement of students. They already use iPads, laptops and iPhones because it is so engaging, so motivating, and so interesting,” he said.

“The PA system plays music, which gets kids involved and engaged. We have given teachers everything to enhance their teaching skills. I hire great teachers and help to enhance them.”

HD whiteboards in the media center are used for professional development, not only for students but also for the staff.

“We help teach each other to be better teachers and we teach students how to be successful in school,” he said.

Gausman said Loess Hills Elementary School provides the ideal learning environment for students.

“The state-of-the-art school has separate wings designed specifically for the grade level they house. Every classroom features a 21st century instructional technology suite to enhance student learning, and is designed with mindful action toward the latest in research on effective school construction techniques. We look forward to serving students in this incredible facility for years to come,” he said.

The Media Center at Loess Hills Elementary has soft, comfortable furniture that encourages students to sit down to read a book.

Top: Loess Hills Elementary Principal John Beeck sits in on a class.

Above, students enjoy physical education classes in the new gymnasium. Left: the vocal music room has the latest technology. (Journal advertising photos by Jean Hansen)

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The inve s t m e n t , set for completion next FitzPatrick s u m m e r, calls for a complete renovation of the existing 21,000 square feet of ICU space on the fifth Volz floor and an 8,000-square-foot addition above radiology services on the fourth floor.

All of the patient rooms will be redesigned and enlarged, creating more flexible space for doctors, nurses and other support staff, and a more comfortable experience for patients and their families, according to hospital officials.

“This is going to be a much more open unit,” said Dr. Lawrence Volz, a local surgeon and Mercy’s trauma medical director. “It’s going to have better lighting, more windows and be much more patient centric than our current facility is.”

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Investment, in millions of dollars, Mercy Center is making to expand and upgrade its Intensive Care Unit

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No. of private patient rooms in the new ICU Source: Mercy Medical Center

Volz said the existing ICU space, which dates to the opening of the downtown hospital in 1982, “looks old and worn down,” and “doesn’t really reflect the quality of the care that is happening there.”

The current ICU consists of three separate units, or pods, with eight beds each, for a total of 24. Due to reduced patient counts, Pod 1 has been closed for some time, leaving 16 beds currently available, said Frank Forneris, Mercy’s facilities director.

The patient rooms now

average 180 to 220 square feet, with limited space for family members to visit, Forneris said. The new single unit ICU will have 18 allprivate rooms with at least 300 square feet, he said.

The larger room will have three separate sections or zones – one for caregivers by the door, another for patients in the middle and the other for families by the window. Each family area will have a desk and comfortable seats.

“There will be a specialized area in the room so people can sit and be with their loved ones throughout the day, and not feel like they’re getting in the way of the nurses while their loves ones are being cared for,” said Volz, who practices at Midlands Clinic in Dakota Dunes.

The new caregiver zones will accommodate larger equipment such as booms that support medical gases. The technology, Volz said, will allow physicians to perform certain procedures and interventions in the rooms, minimizing the need to move critically ill patients to other areas of the hospital.

Jim FitzPatrick, president and CEO for Mercy Medical Center, noted the layout of the new ICU will allow one nurse, from a station, to view two patient rooms.

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Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City staff are shown Thursday on a fifth-floor skywalk overlooking construction on the Sixth Street side of the downtown hospital. As part of a $14 million project to upgrade and expand the Intensive Care Unit, 8,000 square feet will be added to the fifth floor. In front, from left, are ICU nurses Rachel Martinez, Cristina Sykes and Alex Flanigan. In back, from left, are Frank Forneris, Mercy’s facilities director, and Dr. Lawrence Volz, a Midlands Clinic surgeon and Mercy’s trauma medical director.

The single intensive care unit will lead to greater synergies in the hospital, Forneris said. In designing the layout, hospital officials consulted with physicians, who liked keeping the ICU on the fifth floor. Surgical areas, labs and the Mercy Heart Center are a short walk down the hall, while the radiology area is just one floor below.

The first of three phases for the ICU project got underway several weeks ago. Contractors are currently laying the footings and foundation for the 8,000-square-foot addition on the Sixth Street side of the hospital. The work includes pouring a concrete slab for about a dozen parking spaces for the emergency room. The ICU addition will be built above underground parking.

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A rendering above shows the new fifth-floor space in blue.

decorative metal and windows as the Heart Center on the fifth floor, Forneris said.

The goal is to enclose the new construction by November, allowing interior work to continue throughout the cold-weather months.

Before the second phase starts, Pod 3 of the current ICU will be relocated to the

now idle Pod 1 space. Pod 3 then will be completely gutted, Forneris said. After that work is done, sometime in January or February, the first 14 new ICU beds will open.

The third and final phase will include renovation of the Pod 4 space, which will add four more beds and the

shells for two additional beds that could be finished at a later date if growth warrants it, Forneris said.

There also will be space for staff and storage, while the former Pod 1 space will be turned into a waiting room.

The project, which also includes extending Mercy Heart Center’s patient transport elevator up to the sixth floor, is expected to be finished by June, Forneris said.

FitzPatrick said the ICU investment is the latest in a series of significant upgrades to Mercy’s physical plant planned over the next five years.

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OnTheMove SIOUX CITY | Parkview Psychological Services announces the addition of Matthew Cihak and Rebecca Whitlock to its practice. They both have a generalist practice, and are currently accepting new clients.

Cihak has more than 10 years of experience in the behavioral health field. He has previously Whitlock been with Boys & Girls Home and Family Services, and has worked at Jackson R e c o v e r y Cihak Centers for the past seven years.

He is also currently an adjunct instructor at Western Iowa Tech Community College.

He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology and alcohol and drug abuse studies, and his master’s degree in community agency counseling from the University of South Dakota. He has been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Iowa since 2008.

W h i t l o c k c o m e s to Parkview with from Jackson Recovery Centers, where she had more than eight years of experience in the behavioral health field.

Whitlock received her bachelor’s of science degree in psychology from Morningside College and her master of arts degree in counseling from the University of South Dakota.

Wessel as administrator of its Nye Health Services campus.

She will be directly responsible for overseeing the operations of the 70bed health and rehabilitation campus, as well as the assisted living unit.

Wessel has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, most recently serving as executive director of Aseracare Hospice in Norfolk and O’Neill Neb.

Crary joins Goosmann Law Firm SIOUX CITY | Dave Crary has joined Goosmann Law Firm as an Of Counsel attorney.

He formerly was with Crary Huff Law Firm. Crary Crary w i l l se rve clients and mentor lawyers.

His practice areas include general business, litigation, and corporate law.

The firm has offices in Sioux City, Sioux Falls and Dakota Dunes.

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Lindahl completed her Heritage Bank hires New dentist joins undergraduate work at the Two join staff of Luhman for office University of South Dakota Community Health Cannon Moss Brygger SIOUX CITY | David and her doctor of Medicine SIOUX CITY | Ashley N. and doctor of philosophy SIOUX CITY | Eric Cole- Luhman has joined HeriHuber has joined the den- at the University of South man and Morgan Driskell ta ge B a n k as tal staff at the Siouxland Dakota School of Medicine, have joined the staff of Can- N . A .

Community where she also completed non Moss Brygger Archi- commercial credit manHealth Cenher residency in psychiatry tects. ter. The Daas well as her post-doctoral Driskell is ager. He will kota Valley fellowship in the Depart- an interior be based in ment of Biochemistry and d e s i g n e r . the downHigh School town Sioux graduate Molecular Biology.

She received Luhman joins a staff She is a member of the a bachelor City area. of three American Psychiatric As- of science W i t h Huber other fullHeritage Bank’s “Team of sociation and the American in design– Three” sales approach, time dentists who treat both Academy of Psychiatry and interior de- Driskell sign, and Luhman will work with a the Law. children and adults. minor in relationship manager and She earned a bachelor of product descience degree from Min- McKenna named business associate. sign, from nesota State University and With 40 years of experidental partner the Unigraduated this spring from ence, Luhman has been inthe College of Dentistry at NORTH SIOUX CITY | ve rs i ty o f volved in the financial industry as a bank examiner the University of Nebraksa. Dr. Ryan McKenna is now Ne b ra s ka and a respected banking Siouxland Community a partner and working full L i n c o l n . Coleman Health Center is at 1021 time at the North Sioux Driskell inexecutive.

Nebraska St. Dental Clinic. terned with Cassandra Lynn Luhman, a longtime He joined Design, in Lincoln and is an resident of Siouxland, is a Dakota Dunes clinic in 2007 as associate member of the In- graduate of South Dakota a part time ternational Interior Design State University. He and adds surgeon his wife, Connie, live in a s s o c i a te .

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DAKOTA DUNES | Dr. McKenna is Coleman is joining CMBA Sergeant Bluff. Dave is curMark Abraham has joined a native of as an intern architect. Cole- rently chairman of the city the general surgery team Sioux City man received his bach- of Sergeant Bluff’s Planning and attendat Midlands elor of architecture degree, and Zoning Commission, Clinic. ed East High McKenna with a minor in business, and is also a member of the from Iowa State Univer- Siouxland Interstate MetAbraham School. He attended the University sity in Ames, Iowa. Cole- ropolitan Planning Council has a special of Iowa and obtained his man also double majored in Board. interest in laparoscopic and minimally invaAbraham sive surgery.

He received a bachelor of science degree in biology from Creighton University.

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He grew up in the St. Louis, Mo., area and recently co m p l e te d his pediatr i c d e n ta l residency at Ohio State University.

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One minute he was climbing the ladder up to the loft. The next, his foot missed a rung and he fell—shattering both legs and puncturing a lung. He lived in a remote rural area and was rushed to our emergency department. We evaluated his condition, and our care team helped save Frank’s life. Then his doctors, therapists and home care nurse worked together to help get him back on his feet. Coordinated care is about being there to help you through the scariest days of your life.

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SIOUX CITY | UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s Foundation has elected new officers and announced updates to its board.

Officers include: Chair Elise Kreisberg, Greenberg Jewelers; Vice-chair Nathan Kalaher, P L a N A rchitecture; Secretary Jim Palmer, Big Soo Te r m i n a l ; and Trea- Moss surer John Wagner, Wells Fargo Bank.

In addition, St. Luke’s Foundation announces the following board members: Chris Benson, Mo r n i n gs i d e Co l l e ge ; Bruce Kolbe, retired from Pioneer Bank; Kyle Kelly, Century 21 ProLink; Scott Kuehl, Artisan Press Inc.; Stuart Lee, Innovative Benefit Consultants; Amy Roth, Recover Health; Sandy Sabel, Community Volunteer; Laura Schiltz, Auto Trader (Le Mars Ford Chrysler); Matt Thompson, W.A. Klinger, LLC; Joe Wren, Sioux Rubber & Urethane.

C h u c k S o d e r b e rg , NIPCO, has retired from St. Luke’s Foundation board.

Sertoma Club names officers, board SIOUX CITY | The Sioux City Noon Sertoma Club has installed officers and board members for the 2014-15 fiscal year.

A B C 9 N e w s / Seaman K C A U -T V Co-Anchor Tim Seaman is serving as board chairman. He is assisted by club

President Jim Gobell, vice president and chief financial officer at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s.

Other officers include: First Vice President Jeff Florke, Security National Bank credit analyst; Secretary/Treasurer Matt TenHuHulzen, manager systems administrator, Williams and Company; and Sergeant-at-Arms Wayne Mercural, senior vice president/executive, J&L Staffing and Recruiting.

Board members serving one year terms include Dick Salem, vice president, United Commercial; The Rev. Russ Senstad, senior pastor, Redeemer Lutheran Church; and Brent Koch, architect, Cannon Moss Brygger Architects.

Senstad also serves as Sertoma Club newsletter editor.

Two-year board members include Denny Default, vice president, C.W. Sutter and Sons Inc.; Toni Tschann, fund director, Briar Cliff University; and Dr. Richard Hettinger, Hettinger Dental Clinic.

The Sioux City Noon Sertoma meets Fridays at noon at Charlie’s Restaurant in the Downtown Holiday Inn. The service organization’s mission is to improve the quality of life today, through education and support of those at risk or impacted by hearing loss.

United Way announces directors SIOUX CITY | United Way of Siouxland has announced the appointment of officers and executive committee and the election of new members to its 2014-2015 board of directors.

They are: Executive Committee Members To d d M o s s , C h a i r

– Cannon, Moss, Brygger & Associates Mark Reinders, ViceChair – MidAmerican Energy Marie Buckley, Past Chair – Community Volunteer Beth Grigsby, Treasurer – Briar Cliff University Heather Hennings, Secretary – United Way of Siouxland Nicole Berner, Community Impact Chair – US Bank Doug & Jane Rice, Campaign Chairs – Security National Bank Sharrell Wright, Board Representative – BPI Technology, Inc. Carmen Hacht, Labor Council Representative – UFCW Local 222 Board Members Bill Baumbach – Wells Enterprises Tracy Boever – American Pop Corn Company Heather Daly – Mercy Medical Center Norma E. De La O – State of Iowa – New Iowan Center Kelly Florke – Pioneer Bank Paul Gausman – Sioux City Community Schools Chad Markham – UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Jacob Natwick – Heidman Law Firm Bob Padmore – City of Sioux City Jerry Pfeifer – Tyson Foods Doug & Jane Rice – Security National Bank Carlos Rodriguez – Younglove Construction LLC Harlan Salvatori – Community Volunteer Jonette Spurlock – Center for Siouxland Jon Saylor – Iowa Nebraska State Bank Francisco Tostado – UFCW Local 222 Chic & Janet Wolfe – Office Systems Co. and Briar Cliff University

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It’s time to get vaccinated for flu season to stay healthy We all want to stay healthy this fall and winter. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone six months of age and older as the first and most important step in protecting against this serious disease. While there are many different flu viruses, the seasonal flu vaccine is designed to protect against the top three or four flu viruses that research indicates will cause the most illness during the flu season.

People should begin getting vaccinated soon after the flu vaccine becomes available, ideally October, to ensure that as many people as possible are protected before flu season begins. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against the flu.

Many employers have realized the advantage of having a nurse come into the company and give flu shots onsite at the work place.

This can benefit the employee

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and the employer by keeping their workforce healthy. This can lead to a decrease in absenteeism during peak flu season.

Influenza (the flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. Some people, such as older people, young children, and people with certain health conditions are at high risk for serious flu complications. The flu is different from a cold. The flu usually comes on suddenly. People who have the flu often feel some or all of the following symptoms:

• Fever or feeling feverish/chills • Cough • Sore throat • Runny or stuffy nose • Muscle or body aches • Headaches • Fatigue (feeling tired) • Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults.

Note: Not everyone with flu will have a fever.

Most experts believe that flu viruses spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby. Less often, a person might also get the flu by touching a surface or object that has the flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth, eyes or possibly their nose.

You may be able to pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick. Most healthy adults may be able to infect others

beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to five to seven days after becoming sick.

Some people, especially young children and people with weakened immune systems, might be able to infect others for an even longer period.

Most people who get influenza will recover in a few days to less than two weeks, but some people will develop complications (such as pneumonia) as a result of the flu, some of which can be lifethreatening and result in death.

Talk with your doctor before getting the flu shot if you have ever had a severe allergic reaction to eggs, have ever had a serious reaction to a previous flu shot or have ever had Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Your doctor will help you decide whether the vaccine is recommended for you.

The timing of flu is very unpredictable and can vary from season to season. Flu activity most commonly peaks in the U.S. in January or February. However,

most medical clinics will have patients presenting with seasonal flu symptoms as early as October.

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• Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick as well.

• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcoholbased hand rub.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.

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Protect your knees with healthy posture, lifestyle habits How many of you would enjoy having less stiffness or pain in your knees?

Wouldn’t you love to be able to squat down to pick up your children and not pay for it later with aching knees? How many of you have stairs at home or work and avoid them like the plague because of the stiffness and pain in your knees?

Stay tuned everyone, because over the last 16 years as a physical therapist specializing in ergonomics and injury prevention, I’ve observed some of the most common awkward sitting posture habits that I believe are the leading causes of knee stiffness, pain and injury overtime. Pulling your legs back underneath your chair when sitting and crossing your legs or sitting on your feet are the leading causes of knee stiffness and pain.

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When you pull your legs back underneath your chair, your hamstring and calf muscles are in a shortened position and therefore get stiffer and tighter overtime.

The more often and prolonged time daily you pull your legs back underneath your chair, the tighter your hamstring and calf muscles will become. When you pull your legs back underneath your chair, you are typically on your tiptoes, which greatly shorten your calf muscle too. This posture has the same impact that walking around on your

tiptoes daily would have.

In addition, the knee joint can cause stiffness and pain and may become injured over time. The more you flex your knees greater than 90 degrees, the faster you may wear out the cartilage in your knees. This is one of the leading risk factors for knee osteoarthritis and could lead to a future total knee replacement.

Here are a few sitting postures to limit and avoid: 1. Pulling your legs back underneath your chair when sitting.

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Both the second and third sitting postures are high force habits which compress the sciatic nerve that runs down the back of your leg. Over time, these postures may lead to sciatica nerve pain, burning that runs down the back of your leg, loss of muscle function over time, or lower back pain, stiffness or injury.

Ideally, if you are able, you should alternate between sitting and standing by purchasing a sit to stand adjustable desk. To reverse incorrect sitting posture habits you should perform the following worksmart dynamic stretching exercises for the hamstring, calf, piriformis, and hip flexor muscles one to two times daily. Lastly, when you are sitting or must sit, make sure to get up and move for 30 seconds to three minutes at least every hour to keep your knees, lower back, and body comfortable. If you are not able to get up, try to fidget and rise up on your toes or heels to kickstart the blood supply in your lower legs when sitting.

WorkSmart dynamic stretches help protect your knees, reduce pain and stiffness and improve your quality of life. The stretches below and others are highlighted on UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s WorkSmart stretching poster. To request your copy, contact me or visit unitypoint.org/occmed.

Perform the following dynamic stretches one to two times each day to keep your knees healthy and flexible.

1. Calf Stretch – Stand facing a wall in a staggered stance with your left foot forward and right foot back (toes facing the wall to stretch your right calf).

Have both hands reaching forward at shoulder height and lunge forward until you feel a stretch; then, hold for

three to five seconds. Shift your hips to the right side and hold three to five seconds; shift hips to left side and hold three to five seconds. Repeat twice on each side. Then, look back over your right shoulder and hold three to five seconds.

Next, look back over your left shoulder and hold for three to five seconds. Repeat this twice on each side. To complete the stretch, repeat with the right foot forward and the left foot back to stretch your left calf.

2. Standing Hamstring Stretch - Stand up and extend your right leg in front of you onto a chair (without wheels and against the wall for stability) or the stairs, and gently pull the toes of your right foot back towards your head. Reach both of your arms in front of you towards your toes and hold for three to five seconds.

You may want to perform this dynamic stretch by a wall, another chair or by the railing of the stairs as this stretch does challenge your balance. Roll your foot/ leg to the inside and hold for three to five seconds, then roll your leg to the outside holding for three to five seconds. Repeat this leg rotation for two to three repetitions.

Another way to tweak this dynamic stretch is by reaching with both of your hands the opposite direction of your foot/ toe rotation. Note: It is very common for you to feel more stiffness or pain when you rotate your leg/foot across the front of your body because the hip internal rotation is typically very limited due to how much we cross our legs or stand in the toe out position.

3. Sitting Piriformis Stretch - This stretch is performed by sitting up tall and crossing your right leg over your left knee to stretch the right side. Turn your body

More steps for healthy life There are other steps you can take to enhance your overall health: 1. Eat a healthy breakfast such as scrambled eggs or boiled eggs, fresh fruit, whole grain cereal or oatmeal, Greek yogurt, whole grain toast with peanut butter or cottage cheese.

2. Drink 40 or more ounces of water each day, working towards half of your body weight in ounces.

3. Walk or perform any cardiovascular exercise or physical activity for 30 to 90 minutes daily.

4. Perform strength training exercises such as the lunge and squat matrix or balance and reach matrix two to three days each week.

5. Get seven to eight hours of rest and recovery daily.

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to the right and gently pull your right knee up towards your left shoulder and hold for three to five seconds.

Repeat two times. Then, repeat with your other side.

You will want to perform this WorkSmart stretch more often to the side that you find to be tighter while performing this stretch. The side that is tighter is the side you tend to cross or sit with your knees apart (men) and stand in a toe out posture for longer periods of time.

4. Hip Flexor Stretch – Stand in a staggered stance with your right foot forward and left foot back, with feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart. You may put your front foot on a chair or on the stairs to increase this stretch, but I recommend beginning in this staggered stance posture. Now lunge forward and lean back with

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City revives spec building program at Bridgeport T.J. FOWLER

Business Journal staff writer

SIOUX CITY | Supporters say a plan to construct shell buildings for resale in the Bridgeport Industrial Park would attract businesses and bolster the city’s economy.

T h e p ro j e c t wo u l d mean the installation of a 50,000-square-foot steel structure, built to attract prospective businesses that want to set up shop in the area without going through the time-consuming process of constructing an entirely new building.

The Sioux City Council voted to open up the project for proposals at its Aug. 11 meeting.

“We get a lot of requests for industrial space, for buildings this size,” said Marty Dougherty, director of the city’s Economic Development Department.

“Based on the demand we’re seeing o u t t h e re right now, we t h i n k a building like this will Dougherty sell.”

U n d e r initial plans for the development, the building would be situated Groetken on the west side of the Bridgeport business park, near Sioux Gateway Airport. The structure would occupy a 4.5-acre lot, allowing for some expansion if a buyer needs additional space.

Dougherty said he expects construction completed within six to nine months of the project’s start date.

The arrangement would

Journal photo by Jim Lee

Sabre Industries’ site at 2101 Murray St., shown above in an undated photo, was one of three speculative industrial buildings constructed by the city in the 1990s. The city has launched a similar spec building program to help ease a shortage of available warehouse and industrial space.

be nothing new for the city, which partnered with developers to construct three speculative buildings in the 1990s. Those structures, all built along Murray Street,

each attracted a business within two years of their completion.

Charlie Bromander is a manager at John Morrell Animal Feeds, which

opened a warehouse in a spec building at 2201 Murray St. He said the availability of a shell building in Bridgeport was a major selling point for the area.

“We had to modify it to our specs of course, but having our shell in place just puts you that much farther ahead when you’re in the building process,” Bromander said. “If you have a bare piece of land, you have to go through the permitting process and get the whole thing built yourself.”

The convenience of having that building already available, he said, could easily draw more businesses to the area.

Dougherty said he’s optimistic about the project’s impact.

“All of those development sites we have in Bridgeport and Southbridge are being very actively looked at right

now by different companies,” he said.

Under the final contract, the private developer will be responsible for obtaining financing for construction.

The city assists by paying down some of the interest costs and making the lot available for construction.

According to Councilman Pete Groetken, the spec building project is the right move for the city.

“You need to be proactive,” he said. “The city has a good foothold in the development opportunities they’ve been able to find, and a spec building will draw even more opportunities to the city and help us grow that even more.”

The council voted unanimously to approve proposals for the arrangement.

The matter will return for approval when the city finishes gathering offers.

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A huge crowd jams into the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City on the opening night, Aug. 1. The turnout the first weekend was bigger than expected, Hard Rock officials said.

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Hard Rock Sioux City casino draws big crowds in opening weeks DAVE DREESZEN

Business Journal editor

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IOUX CITY | The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City came up aces in its eagerly-anticipated debut.

After nearly a year of construction, the rock ‘n’ roll-themed entertainment venue opened for the first time on Aug. 1. A biggerthan-expected crowd estimated at more than 1,000 waited outside on opening night, Aug. 1.

“We were six rows wide

and down to Third Street on our Pearl Street entrance,” Hard Rock General Manager Todd Moyer said.

The overflow crowd watched as Moyer and four other dignitaries – Hard Rock lead developer Bill Warner, Mayor Bob Scott, Missouri River Historical Development President Mark Monson and Howard Tribble, who led the ninemonth-long $128 million construction project – smashed glistening electric guitars on the concrete

outside the Pearl Street porte cochere.

“It’s show time,” Moyer exclaimed to the crowd before breaking his guitar.

In the days and weeks since the first weekend, interest in Sioux City’s first land-based casino has remained high, he said.

Big-name entertainers have helped attract visitors.

In the first 23 days, Anthem, a 850-seat concert venue adjacent to the casino floor, will have hosted 13 dates of live entertainment.

In a surprise, Aaron Lewis, frontman for the alternative rock group Staind who recently started a solo career as a country artist, played a free concert in Anthem, the casino’s 850seat venue just off the casino floor.

Steve Walsh, frontman for the band Kansas, wrapped up his long career with a sold-out show on Aug. 16. Three nights earlier, comic Taylor Williamson, a runner-up on “America’s Got Talent,”

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Tables games and the casino floor are shown at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sioux City on the morning of Aug. 1., prior to the grand opening for the downtown venue.

Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal

Live entertainment AUGUST Rock ‘N Rev, Aug. 29 at the Backyard Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry, Aug. 30 at the Backyard The Backyard BBQ, Aug. 31 at the Backyard SEPTEMBER Mike Armstrong, Sept. 3 John Németh, Sept. 4 Uncle Kracker, Sept. 5 BJ Thomas, Sept. 6 Tom Cotter, Sept. 10 Nikki Hill, Sept. 11 Phil Vassar, Sept. 13

performed there as well.

On Labor Day weekend, Hard Rock will host its first outdoor concerts in its Backyard, a landscaped area with room for up to 3,200 people. An Aug. 29 show will be headlined by the Goo Goo Dollars and Chris Daughtry.

Music plays a prominent role throughout the 100,000-square-foot Hard Rock property, including the Battery Building, a landmark, turn-of-thecentury warehouse that was extensively renovated.

Millions of dollars in memorabilia from rock and roll history that are in

Robert Cray, Sept. 14 Chris Porter, Sept. 17 Joanne Shaw Taylor, Sept. 18 James Johann, Sept. 24 Indigenous, Sept. 25 OCTOBER Theo Von, Oct. 1 Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials, Oct. 2 JJ Grey & Mofro, Oct. 4 Jim Breuer, Oct. 8 Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Oct. 9 Smash Mouth, Oct. 10

38 Special, Oct. 11 Josh Blue, Oct. 15 Ricky Nelson Remembered starring Matthew & Gunnar Nelson, Oct. 25 NOVEMBER Better Than Ezra, Nov. 14 Little River Band, Nov. 15 The Lettermen, Nov. 22 DECEMBER Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild & Swingin’ Holiday Party, Dec. 5 *All events are hosted at Anthem unless otherwise noted.

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Kasey Iverson and Katie Pottebaum, both of Sioux Falls, view a Stevie Nicks outfit in a display case during the Aug. 1 grand opening of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Sioux City.

include a red suit and snakeskin platform boots worn by Sioux City native Tommy Bolin, a Sioux City native and guitarist for the James Gang who died in 1976.

Pillars on the 30,000-square-foot casiTim Hynds, Sioux City Journal no floor are decorated with A living room area is shown in a hotel suite at the Hard Rock towering black and white photos of other legendary Hotel and Casino Sioux City on Aug. 1, the opening day for rock stars, including Janis the downtown entertainment venue.

Joplin, Jimmy Page and Peglass displays throughout ranging from Mick Jagger ter Frampton. the property, from artists to Katie Perry. The artifacts An oversized guitar, with

wood and metal accents, flashes over the casino floor, which is also illuminated with decorative light fixtures bearing purple drum sticks.

The floor, covered in purple leopard-patterned carpet accented with blue, gold and brown, boasts 839 slot machines and 25 table games, such as jackpot and roulette.

In addition to Anthem, another bar, called the

Yards, and a quick-service eatery, Fuel American Grill, adjoin the casino floor. The Yards, inspired by Sioux City’s former stockyards, specializes in blended whiskeys.

While only those of legal gambling age, 21 or older, are allowed on the casino floor, other amenities are open to customers of all ages. A retail store called

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Contractors win big with Hard Rock construction DAVE DREESZEN

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Dawn J. Sagert, Sioux City Journal

Workers finish office space for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City on the fourth floor of the historic Battery Building on April 17. Hundreds of construction workers and more than two dozen Siouxland contractors contributed to the $128 million downtown Sioux City project.

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IOUX CITY | Boasting a price tag of $128 million, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City goes down in history as one of downtown’s largest construction projects.

More than 800 workers from various trades were deployed at the downtown site during the year-long project. The entertainment venue at Third and Water streets opened Aug. 1.

More than $84 million in contracts were awarded to more than 40 contractors,

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The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is shown June 20. The entertainment venue, which opened Aug. 1, was one of the biggest construction projects in the history of downtown Sioux City.

suppliers and other vendors in Iowa and the larger tri-state region, according to Hard Rock developer SCE Partners LLC. The expenditures rippled through the local economy, generating dozens more jobs and millions of dollars in additional activity.

“The project has been a major economic boost to the construction industry locally for a number of local suppliers,” said John Gleeson, president of Sioux City-based W.A. Klinger LLC. “It’s been very exciting being part of the project.”

Klinger Construction, one of two dozen subcontractors for general contractor Conlon Construction of Dubuque, Iowa, played a role in the project from beginning to end.

As many as 50 Klinger workers have been on site, performing tasks that include demolition work in the former Battery Building and laying the foundation and erecting the steel for the new adjacent

Contractor list Conlon Construction, the Dubuque, Iowa-based general contractor for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, lists the following subcontractors and suppliers for the project.

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structure that houses the casino floor.

The Battery, a centuryold warehouse at Third and Water streets that’s four stories high, was transformed into space for two restaurants, 54 hotel rooms, offices and other back of house functions.

The size of the project and ambitious work schedule kept other local subcontractors busy for months on end. Thompson Electric Co. and its sister company, Electric Innovations, deployed as many as

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Hard Rock: Hundreds of workers, dozens of contractors deployed for $128M project FROM PAGE 19 62 electricians and other personnel, said Skip Perley, CEO of Tec Corp., the Sioux City-based parent company for the two businesses.

“It’s not the biggest j o b we ’ve ever done in Sioux City dollar wise, Gleeson but based on the short time frame, it’s the largest number of people required to meet the sc h e d u l e ,” Perley Perley said of Thompson Electric, which was founded in 1933. “It consumed all the available Baker local electrical labor. We had to bring in people from around the Midwest to man it.”

For CW Suter Services, the Hard Rock also ranks as one of the largest commercial jobs in the familyowned HVAC contractor’s 88-year history. As many as 50 technicians were on site

Bricks are cut at the Hard Rock Casino site on May 28. The $128 million project was one of the largest in Sioux City history.

installing heating, ventilation and cooling systems, said Suter Vice President John Baker.

“It was a very aggressive

schedule,” Baker said. “We had 28,000 man hours in seven months.”

Other area contractors contributed to the Hard

Rock development, with such services and supplies as drywall, landscaping, plumbing, roofing, restoration work, windows, tile and

stone, and equipment rental.

Iowa gaming law requires casinos to hire as many suppliers and vendors as possible within the state and local

Dawn J. Sagert, Sioux City Journal file

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Work continues on mega projects Billions of dollars invested in CF, Sabre, Tyson expansions

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IOUX CITY | A bevy of multi-year, mega projects remain under construction in metro Sioux City, with even more work about to begin.

The investments, totaling billions of dollars, are creating thousands of construction jobs and giving a major jolt to the local economy.

Here is a brief look at

The mammoth project some other high-profile projects in the metro area. will triple the complex’s production of ammonia – CF INDUSTRIES the basic building block for Large structures have nitrogen-based fertilizers. started to rise out of the It calls for construction of a ground as part of CF In- 2,420-tons per-day ammodustries’ record $1.7 billion nia plant and a 3,850-tonsexpansion of its Port Neal per-day urea synthesis and granulation plant. fertilizer plant.

Co n t ra c to rs wo rke d through the winter to lay the foundation for a series of buildings. Steel beams have started going up, to be followed by the installation of huge vessels such as distillers and reactors.

Staffing is steadily ramping up, with the number of

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Steel structures for utility lines are shown in one of the six large bays inside Sabre Industries’ new factory in Sioux City. Sabre has reached an agreement with Clean Line Energy Partners, which is developing a high-voltage, wind-energy transmission line across Iowa and Illinois.

investment in Iowa history at the time it was announced on Nov. 1, 2012.

The expansion is projected to create 100 permanent jobs, doubling CF’s Port Neal workforce, and 7,000 indirect jobs generated through increased additional economic activity required to support the larger plant.

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Projects: Southbridge Business Park FROM PAGE 23 the plant to more efficiently handle products.

About 200 production jobs are expected to be created at the expanded Dakota City plant, which is already metro Sioux City’s largest employer with nearly 4,000 workers. More beef is packed in boxes at Dakota City than at any other plant in the world.

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To date, Sabre has invested in excess of $25 million at its new campus in Sioux City’s Southbridge Business Park.

A 192,000-square-foot plant that fabricates large support structures for electrical transmission and distribution lines opened in December 2012. It was the first phase in a multi-year expansion that is scheduled to put all of the company’s Sioux City operations under one roof and more than doubling its local employment.

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Jolly Time Pop Corn President Garry Smith is shown with some of the Sioux City company’s Jolly Time microwave popcorn, in an undated photo.

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SIOUX CITY | The Sioux City-based makers of Jolly Time Pop Corn are featured in an online series that showcases one business in each state.

Jolly Time was the Iowa selection for AOL’s “This Built America,” a new multimedia platform “exploring the companies and people reimagining American manufacturing,” according to a news release.

The weekly, multi-platform content series features videos, articles, photo essays, interactive maps.

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We Care for the Employees You Care for

Western Iowa Tech Community College hosted the July Business After Hours on July 17, to show off their new residence suites, which have just been completed and are open for students this fall.

ChamberAnniversaries The following are observing anniversaries as Siouxland Chamber of Commerce investors.

30 YEARS

BILLINGS AND COMPANY INC. RL ‘Dick’ Billings Sioux City

WILLIAMS & COMPANY CONSULTING INC. H Patrick Eriksen Sioux City

20 YEARS

10 YEARS

WALDING CHIROPRACTIC Patrick Walding Sioux City

15 YEARS

MERCY BREAST CARE CENTER Fahima Qalbani MD Dakota Dunes BICKFORD COTTAGE/ASSISTED LIVING Jill Colling Sioux City

HYVEE MAINSTREET Darin Turner Sioux City TRAVELPLUS LIMOUSINES Phil Karpuk Sioux City

5 YEARS

GREAT SOUTHERN BANK Cindy Aspeotis Sioux City, IA

RESTORE Katie Roberts Sioux City, IA ART BY NATURE Deb Gengler-Copple Hubbard, Neb. JEO CONSULTING GROUP INC. Jerry Ripley South Sioux City UNIVERSAL LUBRICANTS/ GUARANTEE OIL Jay Chesley Sioux City WHISPERING CREEK ACTIVE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Nicole Ellermeier Sioux City

ChamberInvestors ALIGNMENT SPECIALISTS Rick Coury 1704 11th St. Sioux City, IA 51101 FARMERS INSURANCE Joe Swanson 600 4th St. Suite 400 Sioux City, IA 51101 GOLDEN CORRAL RESTAURANT Paul Rieken 5230 Sergeant Road Sioux City, IA 51106

REBOS Brian and Heather Rees 1107 4th St. Sioux City, IA 51101 SIOUXLAND COMPOUNDING PHARMACY Tricia Hahn 4501 Southern Hills Drive Suite 3 Sioux City, IA 51106 THE BOUTIQUE Carol Case Dakota Dunes, SD 57049

UnityPoint Clinic Occupational Medicine On-Site Nursing An Industry Leader In: •

On-Site Nursing for Employees

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Case Management

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Post Job Offer Screens

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Wellness Blood Screenings

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Health Risk Assessments

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Wellness Education Programs

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Influenza, Hepatitis B and Tetanus Immunizations

For more information, call Mike Schmidt 712-490-3352.

THE FREEDOM GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD Dan Keane Sioux City, IA 51104 WATERBURY FUNERAL SERVICE OF SIOUX CITY Roger Waterbury 4125 Orleans Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106 WHISKEY CREEK INSURANCE John Leonard 4301 Sergeant Road Suite 214 Sioux City, IA 51106

The point of unity is you.

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Photos courtesy of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce

As President of a social media agency, I strongly suggest to clients to join the Siouxland Chamber.

Members are added to the Chamber’s website in the largest business directory in Siouxland.

This is one of the easiest and most cost effective ways to increase “search engine optimization” due to the Chamber site’s high traffic and linking back to your website.

I’m Beth Trejo, President of Chatterkick and I recommend that your business join the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City opened Aug. 1 with a guitar-smashing ceremony outside the downtown entertainment venue. Pictured are Hard Rock General Manager Todd Moyer, Hard Rock lead developer Bill Warner, Mayor Bob Scott, Missouri River Historical Development President Mark Monson and Howard Tribble, who led the construction of the $128 million project.

Safelite AutoGlass team members cut the ceremonial ribbon on Aug. 6. Pictured from left are: Joe Gordon, lead tech; Jana Cunningham, outside sales; and Noah Wondergem, store manager.

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Family Healthcare of Siouxland hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 12. The facility, which has been in practice for more than 55 years, now has 12 medical providers and 70 employees.

Property Pros officials cut the ceremonial ribbon for its new office in Sergeant Bluff on Aug. 14. From left are: Amy Kakacek, Rick Aadland, Christine Stultz, Lisa Wagner and Jim Gergeni.

The company, which began in Le Mars, Iowa, opened a Sioux City location last year.

We’re all business

When it comes to helping local businesses like Palmer Candy Company grow and prosper, Security National Bank is “all business”. Whether it’s helping a successful local business or helping new ones get started, SNB has the financial strength and expertise to help local businesses prosper.

• Commercial Deposit Services • Commercial Lending Services • Merchant Credit Card Program • Cash Management Services • Business Internet Banking Security National has money to lend and the willingness to get things done. Give us a call at 712-277-6513.

SIOUX CITY • AKRON • MAPLETON

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MEMBER FDIC

Ron Kiel, VP Commercial Services Marty Palmer, Palmer Candy Company

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SIOUX VALLEY CREDIT UNION RIBBON

SEDGWICK RIBBON CUTTING

Sioux Valley Community Credit Union hosted a ribbon cutting on Aug. 13. Pictured are board members Joe Giorgenti, Donna Baird, Lily Ronfeldt, Ron Foster (chairman), Tom Murphy, Deb Wilson, Ann Hill and Gene Cantrell and Director of Operations Katie Johnson and CEO/ Manager John Parks.

Sedgwick, Brennan, Talley and Co. Abstract Co. hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Aug. 14 to celebrate the company’s recent purchase of Talley Harvey and Company.

Pictured are employees Carrie Larson, Charity Archer, King James, Elda Raudales, Debbie McNaughton, Bennett Snyder and Sharon Gengler.

We Plan for the Worst.

Because customers deserve the best.

Helping companies design, build and maintain business continuity systems is among SDN Communications’ specialties. Developing a solid plan ensures natural disasters and outages won’t affect your valuable business data.

“It’s been awesome. SDN cares. They have the Midwestern work ethic.

There are some really intelligent people who work there.”

Darlene Gonnerman Senior Network Administrator First Farmers & Merchants Bank MEMBER FDIC

Enjoy the Uptime. | sdncommunications.com

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Casino: Venue employs about 500 Know how FROM PAGE 17 The Rock Shop sells a variety of Hard Rock-branded merchandise from T-shirts and caps to spoons and glasses.

On the first floor of the Battery are two restaurants – Main + Abbey and The World Tour Buffet.

Main + Abbey, described

by Moyer as what happens “when Main Street USA meets (London’s) Abbey Road, is set to open on Aug. 28.

The 100-seat restaurant’s casual atmosphere gives guests a place to meet for drinks or enjoy a sit-down.

In a private dining room in the base of the Battery’s signature six-story clocktower, dinner guests can marvel at he tower’s original giant clock face mounted on the wall. A 100-seat outdoor patio, adjacent to The Backyard, offers another place to unwind.

The World Tour Buffet, which offers a global culinary tour, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. The buffet space features a wall of colored cassette tapes and bubble carpet inspired by a tattoo.

Hard Rock visitors also can stay in one of the 54 hotel rooms on the third and fourth floors of the Battery.

The decor kept some of the warehouse’s original architecture, which includes large arched windows, exposed brick and wood timbers.

The hotel lobby, designed with a 30-foot-tall glass atrium and large chandelier, is located in a firstfloor wing of the one-time warehouse, where trains once pulled in to unload merchandise for the first occupant, a wholesale hardware company.

In an unusual twist, hotel guests can check in at a bar that doubles as the front desk. On shelves stacked high above the bar are 313 bottles of various top-shelf

Chips are shown in a case at a table game at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sioux City.

Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal

spirits, with an estimated value of $6,000.

The hotel, casino, bars, restaurants and retail shop employ about 500 people.

In an interview on opening night, Bill Warner said the staff will be key to the Hard Rock delivering on

its promise to create a topnotch entertainment destination for downtown Sioux City.

“It’s going to come down to the team delivering a great product, and we’re confident that they will,” Warner said.

FROM PAGE 14 hands on your hips and reach with your left hand back overhead holding for three to five seconds.

Repeat two to three repetitions. Now reach with left arm straight up and then sidebend to the right away from your back leg and repeat. Finally, rotate and reach with your left arm across your body like reaching back behind you and hold for three to five seconds, and repeat two to three times. Now switch stagger stance putting left foot forward and right foot backward and repeat above directions for two to three reaches/ repetitions to stretch out your hip flexor muscle that gets shorter and tighter the longer you sit.

Additional tips for protecting your knees: 1. When you are squatting, have your feet greater

than shoulder width apart and staggered (one foot in front of the other), so that your painful knee is the front leg of the staggered stance. You may also reduce knee pain more by having your feet positioned in a toe out position between 30 to 45 degrees, instead of toes pointed forward.

2. Use a staggered stance when going from a sit to stand position or when lifting, pushing or pulling or reaching away from your body to lift anything.

Your body will thank you, especially your knees and lower back!

Erik Nieuwenhuis, WorkSmart Ergonomics Injury Prevention Specialist and Wellness Consultant for UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s, can be reached at 712-279-1842 or erik.nieuwenhuis@ unitypoint.org

FROM PAGE 13 habits. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at home, work or school, especially when someone is ill.

Eat nutritious food, be physically active, drink plenty of fluids, manage your stress and get plenty of sleep.

If you get the flu, antiviral drugs are a treatment option. Check with your doctor promptly if you have a high risk condition and you get flu symptoms.

Although epidemics of flu happen every year, the timing, severity, and length of the season varies from one year to another.

Sources: CDC and my personal experiences working as a Registered Nurse in Health and Wellness.

Debra Twyford, Registered Nurse Worksite Wellness, Mercy Business Health Services, can be reached at 712-274-4334 or twyfordd@ mercyhealth.com

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Congratulations to Danbom Properties, LLC for leasing 61,700 sf of warehouse.

This transaction was brokered by Colonel Krage.

Vice President

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1717 Pierce Street

2520 Dakota Avenue, South Sioux City

Highly visible 1,000 sf retail/ office space for lease w/parking at door.

Very good traffic, signage & located on main road to/from I-29.

2 offices available for lease in the Sioux Valley Community Credit Union offered at a FULL SERVICE RaTE of $650/month. access to a common lobby, 2 RRs & break/conference room.

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2 office suites. Ste 100 is 1,347 sf has a recpt area, lg open area for 2-3 assts, 3 offices, file room.

Ste 300 is 1,392 sf 4 offices, break room, recpt area, open area for assts or conf table.

12,000 sf office/warehouse.

4,800 sf nicely finished office/ showroom plus 7,200 sf of very clean warehouse/shop behind w/drive-in door. attractive building w/off-street parking.

2425 Blvd. of Champions

6140 Harbor Drive

Fully insulated 60’ x 60’ shop or WH bldg has 2 oH doors & is equipped w/floor drains, infloor heat, 2 offices + bathroom w/shower.

Limited parking.

West shop bay, side & rear yard used by owner.

one of the last frontages on I-29 zoned ML & MH. Two parcels totaling approximately 12.5 acres sitting on the SW corner of the airport Exit. access from Harbor Drive over C&nW Railroad frontage. Bare land.

2805 Rustin

TBD Stevens Port Drive

Well maintained warehouse w/ paved & fenced lots on north & south sides of bldg. Drive-thru w/lg oH doors aligned on north & south ends of bldg. Third oH door on south side. Mezzanine office.

Best corporate office site in metro! nestled between Tyson Fresh Meats HQ, BPI’s World HQ & Two Rivers golf Club, 11.66 ac. site sits on Big Sioux w/panoramic views of Loess Hills. Where else can you park your golf cart & dock your boat at the office?

4001 Gordon Drive Former restaurant or retail.

5,592 sf corner free-standing bldg w/large parking lot. great location on busy gordon Dr. w/bldg & pylon signage for optimum exposure. great price. also for lease

302 Jones, suIte 100, sIoux CIty

1215 Dakota Avenue South Sioux City

Turnkey restaurant is being sold w/FF&E & real estate. off busy Dakota ave. w/13,000+ VPD, across from a locally owned grocery store & next to Dairy Queen. new roof recently installed.

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