Siouxland Business Journal - November 2014

Vol. 23 No. 11 PO Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102

November 2014 Siouxland Chamber Issue

CHAMBER CHAIR Craig Berenstein ready for new leadership role

INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE: ‘Lone Author’ author speaks to Chamber PAGE 4

Jolly Time executive wins Deming award PAGE 6

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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.

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Index Chamber anniversaries ...................................page 19

On the move .....................................................page 21

Chamber investors...........................................page 19

Ribbon cuttings ...........................................page 14-18

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‘Lone Survivor’ author recounts life, Afghan battle Marcus Luttrell speaks at sold out Siouxland Chamber dinner DAVE DREESZEN

Business Journal editor

SIOUX CITY | Marcus Luttrell kept more than 1,800 Siouxland Chamber members and their guests on the edge of their seats as the He “Lone Survivor” author recounted the courage and heroics of his fallen brothers.

Luttrell told the audience he engaged in a “lot of gun fights” as a U.S. Navy Seal. But no battle, he said, was as loud as the one he and three of his teammates found themselves in on June 28, 2005, in the mountains of northeast Afghanistan.

Seal Team 10, which included Michael P. Murphy, Danny Dietz, Matthew Axelson and Luttrell, were

assigned to Operation Redwing. Their mission: kill or capture a high-ranking Taliban leader with ties to Osama Bin Laden.

The mission went askew when some local goat herders wandered up a path and found the team hidden in the hills, watching the village below.

After the encounter, Taliban forces got wind of the team’s position. Dozens of fighters, equipped with Ak47s and rocket-propelled grenades, crept up on the Seals.

During the Sept. 29 Chamber dinner, Luttrell recounted in detail what happened in the more than three-hour firefight. He recalled how he and other

team members lost their footing and tumbled down the rocky, steep hill. And how each one of them tried to help the others to safety.

“We tried to get to the high ground a hundred times,” he told the audience.

“They just kept consolidating and shoving us down.”

Luttrell was the only surviving member of his team.

He traveled seven miles to avoid capture. He was discovered by a member of an Afghan tribe, who gave him shelter in a nearby village.

Six days later, he was rescued by American forces.

He said he has kept in contact with the Afghan who he owes his life.

Afterwards, “with lots of stories floating around about what happened on Dave Dreeszen, Business Journal that mountain that day”, “Lone Survivor” author and former U.S. Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell signs a copy of his Luttrell set out to set the re- best-selling book during a Sept. 29 reception at the Sioux City Convention Center prior to cord straight. He authored the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner.

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POWER TO CONTROL COSTS Dawn J. Sagert, Business Journal

Marcus Luttrell, former U.S. Navy SEAL, and author of the best-selling book, “Lone Survivor,” is on a stage at the Sioux City Convention Center and on a large video screen, during his speech Sept. 29 at the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner. At left is Luttrell’s therapy dog.

the 2007 best-selling book, “Lone Survivor” with Patrick Robinson. Luttrell said he gave the eye-witness account so that the world would never forget the service and lives of his fallen comrades.

The book was the basis for a 2013 motion picture of the same name starring Mark Wahlberg as Luttrell.

While he often spoke in grim tones about war and battle, Luttrell’s speech to the Chamber also was punctuated with humorous stories about his life. He talked about growing up in Texas with his twin brother, who also was a Navy seal. At age 14, they began training for a career in the military, with a neighbor serving as a stern drill sergeant-like instructor.

Standing on a stage in front of a giant American flag, with his Labrador service dog, Mr. Rigby, lying calmly by his side, Luttrell also recounted the rigors of his Seal training. Of a class of 164, he was one of only 10 graduates left at the end.

Before the dinner, Luttrell signed copies of his bestselling book for Chamber guests at a reception.

Chamber Ambassador of Year named Florence Campbell has been named the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 Ambassador of the Year.

The award was presented at the Chamber’s annual dinner Sept. 29 at the Sioux City Convention Center. Campbell has been a Chamber Ambassador for 25 years. A retiree, she worked at First Federal Bank for more than 25 years. She currently serves as a representative for Rudolph’s Shoe Mart, where she has done some parttime work in the past.

She was married for 50 years to local realtor Bob Campbell until his passing in January 2014. She is the mother of six children, 18 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.

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Chamber honors Jolly Time’s Smith with Deming award DAVE DREESZEN

Business Journal editor

During its annual dinner on Sept. 29, the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce presented its annual W. Edwards Business Leadership and Entrepreneurial Excellence Awa rd to American Po p Co r n Co. President Garry Smith Smith.

Smith is a fourth-generation member of the family that has led the Sioux City-based company since its founding in 1914.

The company makes Jolly Time Pop Corn, one of the nation’s top-selling brands.

A sell-out crowd of 1,800 at the Sioux City Convention Center watched a short video that included

highlights of Smith’s 40year career with the company.

“I am honored and humbled to be receiving this prestigious award,” Smith said in a statement. “This is truly a great honor.”

The Chamber award is named for the late W. Edwards Deming, a Sioux City native who gained global fame as a physicist, statistician and educator.

The award recognizes local business executives who have exhibited outstanding leadership, as well as originality, quality, productivity and performance.

A graduate of the University of Nebraska with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Smith started working at his family’s business as a young man in the plant. He later held leadership positions within

“In addition to directing a successful company, he has devoted countless hours to worthy community and charitable causes which have positively impacted our tri-state region in a variety of significant ways.”

CHAMBER PRESIDENT CHRIS MCGOWAN

Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal file

American Pop Corn Co. President Garry Smith displays boxes of Jolly Time products in a May 22, 2013, file photo. Smith received the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s annual W. Edwards Deming Business Leadership and Entrepreneurial Excellence Award at the Chamber’s annual dinner on Sept. 29

the sales department. In 2002, he ascended to his present role as president, where he shares leadership responsibilities with his first

cousin, Carlton Smith.

Under Garry Smith’s leadership, Jolly Time has posted consistent growth, with the company’s products

now available in all 50 states and more than 40 foreign countries.

He also oversaw the company’s recent multimilliondollar expansion of its microwave popcorn plant in Sioux City’s Leeds neighborhood. While there were other viable sites for the expansion, Smith elected to invest in the location his great-grandfather, Cloid Smith, selected to start Jolly Time in 1914, the Chamber noted in a news release.

The company has been celebrating its 100th

anniversary with a series of special events this year.

Chamber President Chris McGowan described Garry Smith as a “successful executive who leads by example and has earned the respect and admiration of the entire Siouxland community.”

“In addition to directing a successful company, he has devoted countless hours to worthy community and charitable causes which have positively impacted our tri-state region in a variety of significant ways,” McGowan said.

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UNI partners with 3 counties on business startups

Four-year project to focus on boosting local support system DAVE DREESZEN

Business Journal editor

SIOUX CITY | A University of Northern Iowa division will partner with economic development groups in Monona, Plymouth and Woodbury counties on a new initiative aimed at supporting and encouraging business startups.

The three-county region was selected for UNI’s Business & Community Services’ Regional Entrepreneur Project. The initiative is funded by a grant UNI received from the U.S. Economic Development Administration University Center Program.

Rob Williams, program manager for UNI’s Business & Community Services, said the project will focus on enhancing the existing local support system for Williams entrepreneurship development.

“This region is doing a terrific job with a lot of resources that are available,” he told the audience of more than 40 who gathered for a news conference at Western Iowa Tech Community College on Oct. 8.

UNI will collaborate with a number of economic development groups, which include: • T h e L e M a rs A rea Chamber of Commerce • The Sioux City Economic Development Department • The Siouxland Initiative • The Woodbury County Department of Rural Economic Development • The Monona County Economic Development Partnership

• Western Iowa Power Cooperative • Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council The four-year project will go through a fourphase process that includes an assessment of the region, educating regional s ta ke h o l d e rs o n b e s t practices to cultivate an entrepreneurial support system, the development and implementation of a strategic plan based upon service provider and entrepreneur input, and continued support, Williams said.

A major goal, he said, will be to guide entrepreneurs in the right direction. In the past, he said, entrepreneurs have had trouble navigating

the “maze” of services and assistance that’s available.

“We want to end that maze. We want to make the right referral every time for every entrepreneur,” he told the audience.

The partnership is the culmination of months of negotiations between UNI and local officials.

Local leaders from the three counties predicted the new effort would prod u ce ta n gible results. “ We ’ r e excited about the opportunity fo r yo u n g people in o u r c o m - Scott m u n i ty to start a business and grow a business,” Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott said.

The cluster of three neighboring western Iowa

Blake Anderson, left, and Sean Richardson, owners of RXA Technology and creators of the Pushlee mobile app, are shown Aug. 27 at Springboard Coworking in downtown Sioux City. The University of Northern Iowa’s Business & Community Services will collaborate with regional economic development groups in Iowa’s Monona, Plymouth and Woodbury counties to launch a new initiative to support and encourage entrepreneurship and start-up businesses like RXA Technology.

Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal

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Back in public leadership role

Former mayor Craig Berenstein chairs Siouxland Chamber DAVE DREESZEN

Business Journal editor

The other day, Craig Berenstein sat down with his son, Alex, to talk about the test scores required to apply for law school.

Alex, a senior at the University of Iowa, would be the third generation of his family to practice law.

Craig’s law firm partners include his twin brother, Greg, and their father, Marv Berenstein.

“Did I always want to be a lawyer? What caused me to want to get into the law?” Craig said, repeating a Business Journal reporter’s questions during a recent interview. “As with my son, I don’t think there was a defining moment, so to speak.

“But I understood the role that my dad played in this community and this law firm, and the impact that attorneys and business people can have within a community,” he continued.

“It’s important to recognize how to give back to the community.”

A former president of the Iowa Board of Regents, Marv Berenstein has long been one of the state’s most prominent attorneys.

Craig Berenstein took on a high-profile public role of his own, winning election to the City Council in 1999.

He served two, fouryear terms, including two stints as mayor, from 2002 to 2003 and 2006 to the end of 2007.

More recently, Berenstein began a new key leadership role. For the next year, he will serve as chair of the

Craig Berenstein AGE: 54 OCCUPATION: Private practice attorney with Sioux City firm of Berenstein Moore Heffernan Moeller & Johnson EDUCATION: North High School, 1978; University of Iowa, undergraduate degree, 1982; University of Iowa Law School degree, 1985 PAST ELECTED OFFICE: Sioux City Council, 2000 to 2007; Mayor, 2002 to 2003 and 2006 to 2007 COMMUNITY: Chair of 2014-15 Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; Co-chair of Cone Park planning committee; past member, Morningside College Board of Directors.

FAMILY: Wife, Julie; two children, Alex and Abby

put a strong executive team together,” Berenstein said.

“I realized after having been there for four years, I was ready to return to private practice and get back involved in Sioux City and the community aspects of both my professional and personal life.”

One avenue in which he remained in touch in Sioux City during that time was Jim Lee photos, Sioux City Journal serving as co-chair of the Sioux City attorney Craig Berenstein is shown Oct. 17 at his office on the third floor of the Cone Park planning comU.S. Bank Building in downtown Sioux City. Berenstein, a former city councilman and mayor, mittee. He was first apis the new chair of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Board. pointed to the post as mayor.

More than seven years later, the group is still exSiouxland Chamber of Commerce Board. ploring potential sites and Chamber officials reamenities for the park, which would be financed cruited him to serve on the executive committee after with a $2.2 million endowment. he returned to private practice in Sioux City, two years Berenstein said it’s beago. come a “bit of a labor of From 2008 to 2012, he love” to be able to particiserved as the general counpate with the committee and work with the council sel for Wells Enterprises, the Le Mars, Iowa-based to try to “define and shape maker of Blue Bunny a project that will enhance ice cream and frozen noveland improve our quality ties. of life and community enThe duties of that posihancement.” tion and a desire to spend While he was in Le Mars, more time with his family Craig’s brother, Greg, who was a key factor in his decihad been living in the Chision not to run for re-eleccago area, returned to Sioux tion to the council in 2007. Sioux City attorney Craig Berenstein, seated, is shown City to join his firm, Be“The four years I spent at Oct. 17 with his father, Marv, and brother Greg at the Sioux City renstein Moore Heffernan Wells in Le Mars were great offices of Berenstein, Moore, Heffernan, Moeller & Johnson, Moeller and Johnson. years,” he said. “I had a great L.L.P.. Craig Berenstein is the new chair of the Siouxland Over the years, he said, boss, (CEO) Mike Wells. He Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. the twin brothers often have

been mistaken for each other in public.

“He’s a little bit taller than me,” Craig said of his brother. “But especially when we wear our hair short, we do look quite a bit alike.”

Their parents, Marv and Zena, moved to Sioux City, moved to Sioux City with their two young sons in 1963.

Craig, a 1978 North High School graduate, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa.

After finishing law school at Iowa in 1982, he joined his father’s firm in Sioux City.

“I thought I would give it three years or so and then see about Kansas City, Minneapolis or Des Moines,” he said in an 1999 interview with the Journal.

But after a short time back home, his desire to go somewhere else disappeared.

Friends introduced him to his wife, Julie, who is a preschool teacher. The couple, who have been married 23 years, have two children, Alex, 21, an ethics and public policy major at the University of Iowa, and Abby, 19, a sophomore at Iowa who is majoring in marketing and communications.

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Siouxland Chamber names new officers, board members S I OUX C I T Y | T h e Siouxland Chamber of Commerce announced its executive committee and board of directors for the 2014-15 year during the Chamber’s annual dinner/ meeting on Sept. 29.

Executive committee members include: Chair, Craig Berenstein, Berenstein Moore Heffernon Moeller & Johnson LLP;

Past Chair, Renee Beaulieu, Thompson Electric Co.; Treasurer, Col. Stephanie Samenus, 185 Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard; Vice Chair Community Enhancement, Linda Kalin, Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center; Vice Chair Economic Development, Craig Stanley, Steck Wholesale Foods Inc.; Vice Chair

Government Relations & Transportation, Darrell Jesse, Crary Huff Law Firm; Vice Chair Investor Relations, Kelly Florke, Pioneer Bank – Singing Hills Boulevard.

Board members also include: Nick DeRoos, CF Industries Nitrogen LLC; Beth Trejo Chatterkick, Bob Scott, city of Sioux City; Rod Koch, city of

South Sioux City; Pam Miller, College Center, South Sioux City; Bart C o n n e l ly , C o n n e l ly, Tiehen & Sons Inc.; John Hantla, Goodwill of the Great Plains; Rob Tuttle, H2O 4U Inc.; Todd Moyer, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City; Lance Morgan, Ho-Chunk, Inc., Tom Daschel, Hy-Vee Food

Store – Hamilton; Bridget Breen, KTIV-TV; Neal Adler, LeMars Chamber of Commerce; Brent Olson, Long Lines, LLC; Ralph Bobian, Marina Inn Hotel & Conference Center; Stacy Harmelink, Midlands Clinic PC; Breezy Struthers-Drake, Modern Kitchen Design; Dennis Bullock, Powell

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Broadcasting/iCast; Brian Newberg, Sabre Industries, Inc.; Angelo James, State Farm Insurance/Angelo James; Char Hesse, Sunrise Retirement Community; and Terry Murrell, Western Iowa Tech Community College.

Chris McGowan, president of the Siouxland Chamber, is a non-voting member of the board.

SIOUXLAND ECONOMY

City aims to recruit veterans to fill jobs DAVE DREESZEN

Business Journal editor

SIOUX CITY | City leaders have launched a campaign to help match returning military veterans with local employers looking to fill jobs.

At a Sept. 29 news conference, Sioux City officials laid out a goal of becoming the first Iowa city designated as a Home Base Iowa community.

Home Base Iowa is a new private-public partnership that seeks to make the state

a top destination for the tens of thousands of jobseeking veterans who will be discharged from active duty over the next several years. It’s the largest drawdown of active duty forces since World War II, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Local officials are pushing to sign up as many local employers as possible for the Home Base initiative.

They made an appeal to businesses at the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce’s

annual dinner, which drew a sell-out crowd of 1,800.

To achieve a Home Base Iowa designation, at least 10 percent of the businesses in a city, county or region must sign up. In Sioux City, the minimum number is about 175, City Economic Development Director Marty Dougherty said.

The program asks employers to set a goal for the number of veterans they intend to hire by the end of 2018 and post their job

listings on the Home Base Iowa website. To qualify, employers also enroll in the state’s Skilled Iowa Program.

Home Base Iowa communities must obtain letters of support from a governing body and prominently display the designation.

An influx of veterans would help many Sioux City new or expanding employers address a labor shortage, Mayor Bob Scott said.

“Veterans recruited by the program will bring our local

Employers encouraged to join Home Base Iowa initiative

companies strong skill sets including leadership, integrity and loyalty,” Scott Scott said.

The city of Sioux City; the Siouxland Chamber; The Siouxland Initiative; the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard; and Iowa Workforce Development are collaborating on the local Home Base Iowa initiative.

More information about Home Base Iowa ■ Sioux City Economic Development office, 712224-5500 ■ locatesiouxcity.com ■ homebaseiowa.org

Video Visit siouxcityjournal.com to view a video of Iowa legislative leaders discussing Gov. Terry Branstad’s Home Base Iowa initiative in early 2014.

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Photos courtesy of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Employees cut the grand re-opening ribbon for The UPS Store’s location at 5006 Sergeant Road in Lakeport Commons.

Pictured are Tammi Coleman, Evelyn Pippit, Owner Jerome Johnson, Sue Davis and manager Tim Sudbeck. The store offers services that include shipping, packing, mail box, printing, notary and passport photo logistics.

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Siouxland Compounding Pharmacy officials cut the ribbon Sept. 26 to celebrate the opening of their new location at Southern Square Mall, 4501 So Hills Drive, Suite 3, next to Dakota PC Warehouse.

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At a Sept. 25 ribbon-cutting for Johnson’s ATA Black Belt Academy, their students put on a demonstration of their skills.

Shelter Insurance agents cut the ribbon in front of their Sioux City location at 3105 Gordon Drive. From left are: Rick Hahn, Nicole Siemonsma and Shandell Inlay.

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Members of the Flatwater Metals team cut the ribbon on Oct. 10 during an open house.

From left is Erin Morgan, president/CEO of Flatwater, Jason Van Ackeren, branch manager of Flatwater; Lance Morgan, CEO of Ho-Chunk, Inc., and Scott Grate, senior director of operations of Flatwater. A Native American-owned small business, Flatwater is a provider of quality, cost-effective metals products.

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The Whiskey Creek Insurance team cuts the ribbon Sept. 16 at the agency’s new Sioux City location on Sergeant Road. Pictured are Brian Peterson, Daniel Peterson, Paul Hansen, John Leonard, Michelle Kluver, Brenda Boesel, and Karina Fast.

South Sioux City leaders and Siouxland Federal Credit Union officials break ground on Oct. 8 for an expansion of the credit union’s main office. Pictured from left are: Kelly Flynn, Lori Warner, Joel Steenhoven, Lance Hedquist, Mayor Bill McLarty and Rod Koch. The expansion, which includes adding 12 new offices, extending a covered walkway for members, and a renovation of the interior, is scheduled for completion for next July or August.

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At the Palmer Candy Company we’ve been “Making Life Sweeter Since 1878.” Believe it or not, the Siouxland Chamber has been around even longer than we have! For over 140 years, the Chamber has been working to help businesses grow and thrive.

All Siouxland businesses should join the Chamber to help ensure their own growth and longevity.

I’m Marty Palmer, President of the Palmer Candy Company, and the Siouxland Chamber is making a positive difference in our community each and every day.

With several of their employees by their side, Rebos co-owners Brian and Heather Rees cut the ribbon for the restaurant’s new Historic Fourth location at 1107 Fourth St. Rebos has doubled in size, due to an increase in tables, catering and large event options.

Central Kitchen & Bath staff cut the ribbon for its new showroom at 844 Gordon Drive in downtown Sioux City on Oct. 14. From left is: Dennis King, designer; Cassie Yates, commercial sales/showroom consultant; Naomi J. Anderson, showroom manager; and Jeff Neubrand, designer.

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ChamberNews New Chamber Investors

Poppin’ Bottles n’ Brushes Sarah Peterson and JenConcierge Services of nifer Bower Sioux City, IA 51104 Siouxland Jamie Vondrak Absolute Massage & PO Box 2464 Bodywork Sioux City, IA 51106 Lisa Wingert 1551 Indian Hills Drive Heartland Payment SysSuite 1 tems Sioux City, IA 51104 Jeff Waldman Flatwater Metals Sioux City, IA 51104 Jason Van Ackeren P e r r y C re e k 424 W. 39th St. Laundromat Jeff and Annette Freking South Sioux City, NE 405 West 19th St. 68776 Sioux City, IA 51103 New Horizon Tutoring

Manoj Patil Dakota Dunes, SD 57049 R h o n d a ’s S e n i o r Support Services Rhonda Capron Sioux City, IA 51104 Merrill Lynch Thomas Martin 110 S. Phillips Ave. S i o u x Fa l l s , S D 57104 Port Neal Welding Company Dan Lee 2568 Barnett Ave. Salix, IA 51052

Chamber Anniversaries

Walgreen’s Downtown Sioux City 65 YEARS Guarantee Roofing & W i l s o n Trailer Siding Company Charese Yanney Bill Persinger Sioux City Sioux City 45 YEARS 30 YEARS CenturyLink Mid-Step Services Inc. Michael Sadler Gary Turbes Sioux City Sioux City FIMCO Industries 25 YEARS Kevin Vaughan Christy Smith Funeral Dakota Dunes Homes Inc. Great West Casualty Dan Eckhoff Jim Jensen Sioux City South Sioux City Wal-Mart Supercenter

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Managing Editor Bruce Miller leads a tour at the Sioux City Journal warehouse during a Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event at the company’s facility at 515 Pavonia St. on Sept. 18. The Journal is celebrating 150 years of business in Siouxland this year.

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OnTheMove Sioux City bank names vice president SIOUX CITY | Jeremy Uhl has joined Security National Bank as vice president of finance.

Uhl will be responsible for financial reporting and procedures for all corporate banks, as well as presentation of financial reports and b u d ge t to m a n a g e - Uhl ment and the board of directors. He will counsel management on fiscal control and profitability.

Born and raised in Sioux City, Uhl is a graduate of Bishop Heelan High School.

In 1994 he received his bachelor of business administration degree, majoring in accounting, from the

the Sioux City market.

The bank has placed him in a team of three sales approach, partnering with a credit VanderMolen manager and business associate, to lead the development and growth of client relationships.

He has experience in banking, lending and the business industry.

VanderMolen is a graduate of Briar Cliff University with a bachelor’s degree in Bank hires business administration. is a member of the 2014relationship manager He 2015 Leadership Dakota SIOUX CITY | Ryan County Class and Vision VanderMolen has joined Dakota County.

Heritage Bank as a business relationship manager.

Bank official in VanderMolen will focus new role on the relationships with the Business customers in SIOUX CITY | Primebank University of Notre Dame.

Upon graduation, he was employed by the PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP accounting firm in Minneapolis. In 1999 he returned to Sioux City and joined King, Reinsch, Prosser & Co., LLP as accounting/auditing manager. He was named partner in 2006.

Uhl is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Iowa Society of CPA’s.

He is married to his wife, Jennifer, and has two children, Madelyn and Zachary.

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FROM PAGE 12 As an elected official and through his law practice, where he focuses on business and corporate law and estate planning, Craig Berenstein said he has had an opportunity to “meet a lot of people and get involved with different aspects of the community.”

That experience has helped prepare him for his new leadership role with the Siouxland Chamber.

As mayor, he also served as the council representative on the Chamber board.

Berenstein said he hopes to continue and expand the past work done by outgoing Chamber chair Renee Beaulieu and other past chairs.

“I think they’ve done a tremendous job in helping define and frame the Siouxland Chamber, especially as it relates to the Chamber assuming

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Sioux City Mayor Craig Berenstein speaks during the grand opening ceremony for the Tyson Event Center on Dec. 20, 2003. Berenstein, who served two stints as mayor during two terms on the City Council, is the new chair of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

responsibility for the tristate region,” he said.

He looks forward to working with Chamber President Chris McGowan and the rest of the executive

team on developing strategies to move the community forward, through creation of new jobs and capital investment, and enhancements that improve

the region’s quality of life.

He sees strengthening membership services as a particular focus during his term.

“I think it’s important to recognize that the Chamber will play an important role in our community, but to also recognize that our membership base is our core. We have to create opportunities and programs to enhance the value proposition for our members to allow them to understand their importance not only in the Chamber but also in the community.”

One example, he said, is the Small Business Education Council that the Chamber recently established. Chamber members are invited to attend free, monthly sessions that focus on such topics as health care, insurance, taxes and legal.

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