Siouxland Business Journal - March 2017

Vol. 22 No. 6 PO Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102

March 2017

FINANCIAL ISSUE

New market

Central Bank to open Dakota Dunes office

INSIDE THIS MONTH’S ISSUE: Burrito maker to open in North Sioux

LeMars firm to offer skin care, pet products.

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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 Business Know How...........................................page 8

Home & Office.....................................................page 8

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

On the move......................................................page 13

Chamber anniversaries......................................page 7

Ribbon cuttings.......................................pages 9,15,18

Chamber investors.............................................page 7

ON THE COVER

Journal photo by Tim Hynds

Central Bank plans to open this summer its first South Dakota location in the Gold Circle Centre, shown under construction Feb. 13 in Dakota Dunes.

The building also has space for additional tenants.

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State, city wrap up deal for burrito maker TY RUSHING

Business Journal staff writer‌

NORTH SIOUX CITY — A Tennessee-based producer of frozen burritos is coming to North Sioux City.

Red’s All Natural, announced the expansion after the South Dakota Economic Development Board approved financial assistance for the project through two state economic development programs.

“Red’s CEO, Mike Adair, made the right choice to establish production capabilities in South Dakota,” Gov. Dennis Daugaard said in a news release.

The news release did not identify how many the company expects to employ in North Sioux City or the total investment in the southeast South Dakota city.

The company will locate in the former Sargento Foods warehouse at 813 North Derby Lane, which closed in 2013.

Red’s All Natural produces a variety of frozen products, including burritos, bowls, enchiladas and taquitos, some of which are organic, dairy-free and

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gluten-free. The company’s products are found in more than 40 retail chains across the country.

Adair started Red’s in 2007 after tasting one of his wife’s homemade burritos.

The company is named after his rescue dog.

“We’ve had a very warm welcome from everyone in South Dakota, and we’ve been impressed with the work ethic of the people and the skill sets they bring to the food industry,” Adair said in the release. “We’ve seen tremendous sales growth over the last several years and we look forward to continue that momentum and get production underway in North Sioux City.”

Paige Petersen, executive director of North Sioux City Development Corporation, said Red’s would be a “natural fit” for the metro area’s growing food processing

sector, and would add quality jobs in the region.

C h r i s McGowan, president Petersen of The Siouxland Initiative, a regional economic development entity, echoed her sentiments.

“The company’s executive management team recognized and identified with the exceptional number of successful food processing companies that call this community home,” McGowan said in the release.

“To their credit, state and community leaders recognized that this is an extraordinary company with a unique corporate philosophy that represents an ideal fit for southeast South Dakota.”

The state Economic Development Board approved an undisclosed amount of financial assistance to the company through the state’s Revolving Economic Development and Initiative and Reinvestment Payment programs.

Tennessee-based Red’s All Natural is expanding to North Sioux City.

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The Siouxland Chamber held a recent ribbon cutting at H&R Block’s Southern Hills Mall location to celebrate the opening of its new public classroom and library. Pictured cutting the ribbon are manager Kenneth Wells and district general manager Elizabeth Stewart. The self-serve library offers information on more than 90 topics and the classroom will host a weekly Tax Talk program at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays.

To celebrate its new business, M’s on 4th hosted January’s Rush Hour Connect. Siouxland Chamber of Commerce members were treated to appetizers, desserts and wine while enjoying live music, a regular Thursday night offering. M’s serves a fine balance of Italian pasta and entrees, steak, seafood, fish and vegetarian entrees along with an extensive line of wines, Tuesday through Saturday with a daily happy hour.

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Sioux City CEO recounts recovery from lung disease EARL HORLYK

Business Journal staff writer‌

SIOUX CITY – A lifelong asthma sufferer, Daniel Pecaut noticed his health took a severe turn for the worse in early 2013.

The normally active Sioux Cityan said he ‘d wake up exhausted even after sleeping for 14 hours. While Pecaut walking, he’d easily get winded and had to lie down.

Frustrated by his condition, Pecaut went to Rochester, Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic, where doctors diagnosed his condition as bronchiectasis, a chronic condition in which the lung’s airways becomes damaged, making

it hard to clear mucus.

A relatively rare condition that may be the result of an infection or pneumonia, bronchiectasis can’t be cured. But prompt treatment can help a person manage the disease. ”The doctors at Mayo had only one piece of advice for me,” Pecaut recalled. “They simply told me ‘don’t get sick.’”

Discouraged by the diagnosis and convinced he was dying, Pecaut decided to take control of his health.

How did he do this? By enlisting a healing “dream team” that included a traditional medical treatment as well as more homeopathic means.

His experience with the disease formed the basis of the book, “Beating Bronchiectasis: How I Went From

Diagnosis to Full Recovery in Just One Year.”

Pecaut will sign copies of his book from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturday at Book People, 2923 Hamilton Blvd. The book is also available for purchase at Amazon.com as well as other online retailers. ”I’m an investment adviser, not a doctor,” said Pecaut, the president and CEO of Pecaut and Company. “My book isn’t meant to offer medical advice nor is it meant to be used to diagnose or treat any medical condition. I’m merely sharing my own personal experiences.”

Q: When you were at Mayo, it sounds like you were at the end of your rope. What was going through your mind?

A: “My immune system had essentially collapsed which left me susceptible

to every type of illness. The bronchiectasis caused all of this mucus to build up in my lungs. Since it had no place to go, the mucus was causing permanent damage to my lungs. My breathing felt more like gurgling. Even though I was in my late 50s at the time, I felt more like a 90-year-old man.”

Q: The diagnosis caused you to succumb to depression. How were you able to move beyond that?

A: “I went on a sevenday Zen retreat in New York State, where I learned about Renzai Zen (a form of meditation that was popular with the Samurai warrior class in Japan). By meditating, I was able to move beyond the personal grief I was experiencing. It also forced me to concentrate. My diagnosis wasn’t a death sentence that

I was stuck with. Instead, it showed me my recovery would come by mixing modern medicine as well as older, more natural means. Eventually, this included working with a medical concierge and even an acupuncturist.”

Q: While it seems like you took an East-meetsWest approach to recovery, you also relied on your business background, right?

A: “In business, you’re constantly doing research as well as networking with a wide array of people. That helped me in building a healing dream team. I became a general manager who was executing a plan in which my health became the overall goal. And like in business, I measured my progress every step of the way.”

Q: But the proof’s in the

pudding. You returned to Mayo a year after your initial diagnosis. What did your doctors find this time?

A: “When my doctors had originally done a CAT scan on my lung, it was completely white. That meant my lungs were inflamed. A year later, there was nothing there. My lungs had no inflammation and there was no damaged tissue.”

Q: So, how do you feel nowadays?

A: “Not to jinx things, I feel pretty good. My vitality is back and I’m finally able to breathe. I guess the takeaway is that you don’t have to lie down and suffer in the face of a debilitating disease.

Your body can heal itself if you’re able to promote a positive environment and lifestyle.”

ChamberNews Chamber Anniversaries The following businesses and organizations are celebrating milestone anniversaries in March as Siouxland Chamber of Commerce investors.

35 Years - 1982 Ivan K. Salmons DDS Ivan Salmons Sioux City, IA 30 Years – 1987 F&M Bank Tom Baurichter South Sioux City, NE Kryger Glass Mandi Thompson Sioux City, IA Office Elements Linda Fickbohm Sioux City, IA Sioux City Gospel Mission Harold Youtzy Jr. Sioux City, IA Westwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Jack Studer

Sioux City, IA 25 Years – 1992 MidAmerica Museum of Aviation & Transportation Larry Finley Sioux City, IA Signs By Tomorrow Doug Potts Sioux City, IA 20 Years – 1997 Riddles Jewelry Abby Haake Sioux City, IA 15 Years – 2002 Central Bank – Downtown Jeff Lapke Sioux City, IA Central Bank – Hamilton Amy Chace Sioux City, IA El Fredo Pizza Kip & John Lennon Sioux City, IA Janitor Depot Inc. Brad & Nancy Figge South Sioux City, NE Remodeling Services

Dan VanderLinden Fitz Grant Sioux City, IA Sioux City, IA 10 Years – 2007 Girl Scouts of Greater Minerva’s Restaurant Iowa Jessie Tobin and Bar Sioux City, IA Mike Rashid Suing Studios Sioux City, IA Jessica Suing North Sioux City DenSioux City, IA tal Clinic Donald Cork Jr. DDS Union County Abstract North Sioux City, SD & Title Company Keely Kathol Stan Houston EquipElk Point, SD ment Get Funky Gifts Joe Bozied Wendy Wright Sioux City, IA Sioux City , IA 5 Years – 2012 Food Dudes Delivery J & L Staffing and ReMichael Cramer cruiting Sioux City, IA Kelly Conolly Sioux City, IA Studio 83 Holistic Thompson Interior De- Wellness sign Inc. Danielle Calhoon-Fischer Nicole Hospers Sioux City, IA Sioux City, IA Daga’s Mexican Grill Tyson Sanchez Winnebago, NE New Chamber Lumin Therapy Investors Megan Nelson Sioux City, IA Sanford Community Center

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How aging affects your eyesight When is the last time you had an eye exam by either an ophthalmologist or optometrist?

As the eye ages, its lens becomes less flexible, making it harder for you to read at close range. This condition is called presbyopia (prez-bee-OHpee-uh), which comes from the Greek meaning “aging eye.”

Nearly all adults experience presbyopia starting around age 40. People with presbyopia often have headaches or strained, tired eyes. Reading glasses usually fix the problem.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology encourages adults at midlife to know what vision changes to expect: Eyes suddenly burn or sting and water excessively. This could be a sign of dry eye. For most people, treatment for dry eye is as simple as using over the counter eye drops.

seen immediately.

Trouble seeing at intersections while driving. Worsening vision to the sides may be a sign of glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness. Vision loss is so gradual that people afDEB TWYFORD fected by the condition are often unaware of it until their sight has already been affected. ForSeeing clouds float in front of tunately, most vision loss from glaucoma can be prevented with vision or occasional flashes of early detection and medical inlight. The clouds are actually tervention. tiny clumps of cells floating in Colors are muted, lights apthe clear gel-like fluid inside the pear to have halos. This may be eye — also called floaters. The cataracts, a clouding of the eyes’ flashes of light are caused by lenses that nearly everyone dethis fluid pulling at the retina, the light-sensitive tissue lining velops as they age. Treatment is the back of the eye, as it moves. usually surgery.

Central vision seems hazy, Floaters and flashes become more common as one ages, but a making it difficult to recsudden increase could be a sign ognize faces. This is a comof a torn retina and an ophthal- mon symptom of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). mologist (medical doctor who Because symptoms usually are specializes in eyes) should be

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Vision loss is so gradual that people affected by the condition are often unaware of it until their sight has already been affected. Fortunately, most vision loss from glaucoma can be prevented with early detection and medical intervention. not noticeable until vision loss has already occurred, routine eye exams are essential to help diagnose AMD early to prevent vision loss.

Your eyes need to be protected from too much sunlight.

Remember to get out those sunglasses that block ultraviolet (UV) radiation and a hat with a wide brim when you are

outdoors.

If you suffer with dry eyes and use artificial tear drops or ointments, remember, no one product works for everyone; you might have to try a few to figure out the one that’s right for you.

If you have chronic dry eye, you need to use the drops even when your eyes feel fine, or they won’t stay wet enough. Preservative free is best if you are using artificial tear drops often.

As we age there is a lot to stay on top of, but do your best to take charge of your health, eat right, exercise and get to your regular check-ups.

Source: health-e-headlines March 2015 Deb Twyford is an RN, Worksite Wellness Coordinator and Certified Health Coach for Mercy Medical Center – Sioux City.

Contact her at 712-274-4334 or twyfordd@mercyhealth.com

Daily empowerment reduces, reverses winter aches, pains Muscle and joint stiffness and pain are a part of the normal aging process that becomes worse in the cold, damp, overcast weather for multiple reasons.

This can be from past musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) injuries, arthritis, changes in barometric pressure, and more.

■ Cold and damp weather reduces blood flow to the extremities (hands/feet) and thereby increases your muscle and joint stiffness and pain.

■ This weather also excites the nervous system, increasing muscle tension, stiffness, and pain.

■ Sustained sitting postures, eight to 14 hours a day, can also cause aches and pain.

■ Awkward sitting posture habits of pulling your legs back underneath your chair, crossing your legs, sitting on your feet, slouching with hips spread wide apart, and significant forward

standing up at your job instead of sitting; using an adjustable sit to stand workstation; eating healthy: fruits, veggies, beans, whole grains, nuts, lean proteins, and eggs; and getting proper sleep, seven to nine hours a day.

ERIK ■ Daily movement is essenNIEUWENHUIS tial for healthy muscles, joints, body and brain: strive for 30 to 90 minutes of activity per day. head posture is a leading risk This releases of body endorphins factor for headaches, upper which is a natural pain killer! back, neck, shoulder stiffness ■ Losing weight or having a and pain, and also cumulative healthy weight, ideally less than trauma disorders (CTDs) of the 25 for body mass index (BMI). elbow, wrist, and hands.

■ Reduced sunlight and Vita- Research suggests that being overweight with BMI less than min D exposure also has an impact on your body. The increased 30 (start of obese range) isn’t seasonal affective disorder (SAD) as harmful as we once thought. risks affect your body’s stiffness, Especially if you are active and following healthy lifestyle habits pain and cortisol levels. daily, many of the risk factors for How can this be prevented? being overweight and obese are ■ Practicing healthy lifestyle greatly reduced. habits. This includes being ■ Perform the Dynamic physically active; moving and

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stretching program from UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s one to three times daily to reduce stiffness and pain, improve your energy level, reduce stress and muscle tension, and reverse daily awkward and repetitive work.

Contact me, at erik.nieuwenhuis@unitypoint.org, to discuss options for purchasing this dynamic stretching program.

■ Use WorkSmart posture habits when sitting, working, lifting, pushing, pulling with staggered stance and reduce forward head posture (FHP) and contact stress. Avoid resting your wrist over the sharp edge of your desk while working or over top of the steering wheel. This excites the median nerve and increases MSD risks for carpal tunnel syndrome, numbness, tingling, loss of grip strength, and pain. Sit with your feet flat on the floor on with a footrest.

Walk with your head up and avoid looking at your phone or tablet.

■ Keep hydrated and drink 40 or more ounces of water daily working towards half body weight in ounces. This reduces your joint and muscle stiffness and pain. It’s even more important in winter and summer months!

■ Your nervous system loves a good blood supply, movement of your whole body, and a healthy mind “positive self-talk” daily!

Move more, and sit less… your body, mind, and spirit will thank you!

Erik Nieuwenhuis is the WorkSmart Ergonomics Injury Prevention Specialist and Wellness Consultant at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s. Contact him at 712-279-1842 (office); 712574-5604 (mobile) or erik.nieuwenhuis@unitypoint.org

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Photos courtesy of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce

The Siouxland Chamber of Commerce welcomed new member, Legendary Repair Services, with a recent ribbon cutting ceremony. Pictured cutting the ribbon are Monica Strong, owner Tammie Strong and lead technician Tony Strong. Legendary Repair is a complete electronics service provider and offers quotes before repair service. Additionally, the company also will recycle electronics at no charge.

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Electronic Engineering celebrated its new location with a Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting, followed by refreshments. Pictured cutting the ribbon are manager Joe Durham and his staff. Origination as a service organization for the two-way radio industry, Electronic Engineering has grown with technology to become an electronics and communication specialist.

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Banking on new market Central Bank to open office in Dakota Dunes BRET HAYWORTH

Business Journal staff writer‌

DAKOTA DUNES | A bank is readying a summer move into a building under construction in Dakota Dunes that can house other business tenants.

NAI United official Nathan Connelly said the Gold Circle 400 Building will be completed shortly and the first business in the facility will be Central Bank, which has many locations throughout Siouxland.

The building has three floors and the bank will fill a good chunk of the first floor.

Connelly The fullservice bank will include a reception and waiting area, eight offices, a driveup lane, two client service centers, a conference room, safe deposit boxes and more.

“The bank will open later this summer, and we are very pleased with the progress of the construction,” assistant Vice President/ Marketing Officer Janelle Holter said.

Connelly said the building is modern and will be attractive to businesses.

“We shouldn’t have any problems leasing the space out,” Connelly said. “It is a nice Class A office complex.

Hopefully, we will get tenants in there by July 1.”

Central Bank’s move makes a fourth metro location and first in South

Dakota. Holter said bank officials have been considering Dakota Dunes for several years, but the right opportunity only recently became present.

“When the developer first introduced bank officials to the plan for the business park, in particular the (Gold Circle 400) building, they were all in. The development is very impressive and includes a water feature that will serve as a focal point for the park,” Holter said.

Holter said bank officials decided to build in the bustling planned community in southeast South Dakota to serve existing metro Sioux City metro customers and to expand the business.

“The Sioux City residential and business communities have always been very supportive of the bank.

Because of those strong relationships, our customerbase continues to grow throughout the region and the Dakota Dunes community,” Holter said.

“The Dunes is a thriving community and we looking forward to serving those who live and work in the area.”

Central Bank has assets exceeding $650 million and has three locations in Sioux City and others in Cherokee, Storm Lake and Spirit Lake. There are also banks in central Iowa. There are more than 210 employees combined in the banks, which focus on home loans, trusts and insurance services.

The bank dates to 1887, and a growth phase began in 1990 when brothers John, of Spirit Lake, and Tim Brown, of Storm Lake, purchased the bank.

Tim Hynds, Siouxland Business Journal

Central Bank will move this summer into The Gold Circle Centre, shown under construction Feb. 13 in Dakota Dunes. The new building will also house other tenants.

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A rendering of Central Bank’s new Dakota Dunes location is shown above. The bank is scheduled to open this summer.

About 12 employees will work in Dakota Dunes. Jeff Lapke, senior vice president and Sioux City Market president, will oversee all four Sioux City metro

locations. Holter said the bank is compiling a strong, well-experienced group of employees who will provide exceptional banking services to customers.

Tim Hynds, Siouxland Business Journal

Jeff Lapke, senior vice president and Sioux City market president of Central Bank, is shown in the lobby of the bank’s downtown location at 522 Fourth St., in a Dec. 13, 2013 photo. Central Bank plans to open its first South Dakota location later this summer in a building under construction in Dakota Dunes.

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Sioux City bank rolls out hybrid ATM TY RUSHING

Business Journal Staff writer‌

SIOUX CITY — Heritage Bank is counting on its new hybrid ATM to make customers’ lives easier.

The new hybrid automatic teller machine, located at Heritage Bank Morningside branch, 4530 Singing Hills Blvd., provides a combination of old-fashioned customer service mixed with modern technology.

Heritage Bank replaced a traditional ATM with this new hybrid model in late October. In addition to performing standard ATM services, the hybrid also provides customers a chance to interact with a bank representative through a live video chat service, similar to using FaceTime or Skype.

Dave Brown, Heritage Bank market president, said the financial institution decided to invest in this newer model of ATM as a

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Diane Hack, Heritage Bank deposit and implementation specialist, shows off a feature of the new hybrid ATM at Heritage Bank’s Morningside Branch, 4530 Singing Hills Blvd., which allows customers to deposit checks and receive a receipt with a photocopy of the check attached to the bottom.

convenience to customers.

“Folks today — and it’s not just banking — they don’t want to come in during traditional banking hours and they don’t necessarily want to come into the branch, especially on a cold day like it is today,” he said. “We have

a drive-up, but the hybrid, for us, is an additional convenience for customers.”

The hybrid ATM is available 24 hours a day, and the live customer service feature is available 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday-Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, which is

longer than Heritage Bank’s lobby and drive-up teller hours.

Brown and Diane Hack, a Heritage Bank deposit and implementation specialist, noted the video customer service feature allows customers to access their account even if they don’t have their debit card with them but have proper identification. It also offers potential customers a chance to open an account directly at the ATM or simply seek assistance from a banking professional.

“What we see happening is people will start out using the assistance — and we’ll even go out there and show them and help them — but they’ll use the assistance of that teller through the live monitor and then over time they’re comfortable and won’t need that, they’ll just do it themselves without using anybody and always

knowing that if they have a problem or a question that person is right there,” Brown said.

Heritage Bank, which has nine branches in Iowa — two in Sioux City — and four in Minnesota, also has rolled out the hybrid ATMs at banks in Alta and Holstein in the Hawkeye state, as well as some branches in the Gopher state.

The customer service representatives that interact with all of the hybrid ATM users are currently operating out of the Willmar, Minnesota, branch to ensure the local bank tellers remain effective, Brown noted.

“They are taking care of people when they are walking in the door here or when they come to the drive-up, so we don’t want them to have to be distracted by having to take care of somebody at the ATM,” he said.

Down the line, Brown said

he can imagine Heritage Bank setting up interactive teller modules at other branches.

While the video teller is the stand-out feature of the hybrid ATM, the device also offers a few other conveniences, such as being able to dispense proper change, with dollar bill denominations ranging from $1 to $100. the device also has a photo ID scanner and a touch screen interface.

Brown said implementing new technology that customers are comfortable with is something Heritage Bank strives for.

Brown and Hack agreed that customer feedback on the hybrid ATM has been positive, something Hack attributes to the device being extremely user-friendly.

“It’s easier than going to a self-serve checkout at a grocery store or at like a Target; it’s just that easy,” Hack said.

Family launches pharmaceutical firm Products for humans, pets TY RUSHING

Business Journal staff writer‌

LE MARS, Iowa — A father and son duo have launched a trio of online pharmaceutical companies to sell a slew of products derived from a germfighting acid.

Jay Faber and his father, Wayne, a r e t i r e d Wayne Faber Le Mars veterinarian and animal pharmaceutical salesman, started PureFresh, which provides skin care products for humans; PureFresh for Pets, which sells a breath

Online To learn more about the Faber family’s new online businesses, visit: www.purefreshllc.com www.purefreshforpets.com www.veticusllc.com

freshening product for canines and a hair and skin conditioner suitable for all animals; and Veticus, another line of animal care products that is sold exclusively to veterinarians.

The products serve a number of cosmetic and medical purposes, are sold in various sized spray bottles and are dispersed as an aerosol mist.

The key ingredient to all of the wares the Fabers offer is a pure version of hypochlorous acid, known as HOCL,

a weak acid that mimics the human body’s response to wounds and infections.

“Washington University in Seattle has tested and verified that our product is pure, as did the National Institute of Health,” Jay Faber said.

“That is why it is so effective for wound care and skin applications.”

The Fabers were inspired to start the firm after meeting with Jeff Williams and Dan Terry, the chief science officer and president and founder, respectively, of Briotech Inc., a Woodinville, Washington-based company that produces the HOCI used to manufacture their product lines.

Briotech created its form of HOCI after a seven-year, trial-and-error process, according to its website. The

company produces HOCI through a proprietary practice that involves separating water and specialized salt through the use of electrochemical activation technology.

There are at least a dozen other companies that sell similar products using HOCI as the active ingredient, but Jay Faber claims Briotech is the best source for the substance due to its purity.

“The effects are greatly enhanced (compared) to all the others, because all the other manufacturers, as they make it, they can’t isolate pure hypochlorous acid — it has some of the sodium hypochlorite, which is bleach, in their product — and over time that degrades or turns the rest of the solution into

Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal

Jay Faber holds signage on Jan. 31 for his family’s new online company based in Le Mars, Iowa, that markets lines of skin care products for pets and animal care products.

bleach,” Faber said.

The websites for the Fabers’ companies list numerous uses for the products, which range from clearing up acne in humans to treating pastern dermatitis on horses.

Faber understands some people may have doubts about whether these HOCI products are as effective or as diverse as he claims, but

he said numerous studies and personal feedback they have received from customers provide the necessary proof.

“We have many pictures and testimonies of very happy people that have used the product,” he said. “People are usually impressed with the results they have and come back to purchase it again.”

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OnTheMove L&L Builders names four to staff SIOUX CITY – L&L Builders Co., a Sioux Citybased construction firm, recently promoted four employees.

Jim Mauer was promoted to field manager.

Mauer has more than 23 years of experience with the c o m p a n y, and some of his key reMauer sponsibilities will be working closely with L&L’s field staff, helping them stretch their current capabilities and preparing them for advancement opportunities into the future.

Ron Clause was promoted to senior project m a n a g e r.

Clause has been with L&L Builders for more than 30 yea rs a n d Clause wo rke d i n various roles.

Tracy Bohlke was prom o te d to field sup e r v i s o r.

Prior to his promotion Bohlke was a concrete lead who co m p l e te d Tracy Bohlke a vast array of large projects for the company.

Joel Bohlke was prom o te d to assistant supervis o r. P r i o r to jo i n i n g L&L Builders, Bohlke was with Thompson Joel Bohlke Electric.

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Leahy will serve all four of CMBA’s locations, in Sioux City; Des Moines; Spencer, Iowa; and Grand SIOUX CITY – Aaron Island, Nebraska.

Hinds has joined the residential sales team Bricker joins adult o f U n i te d medicine clinic Real Estate Solutions of SIOUX CITY | Dawn Sioux City.

Bricker, ARNP has joined Siouxland Adult Medicine P r i o r to h i s ca re e r w i t h D rs . in real es- Hinds Mark Carltate, Hinds son, Cariworked in the fields of dad Tan and sports and education. Born Garry Clark and raised in Sioux City, at the pracH inds graduated from tice’s Sioux Iowa State University and City localater earned a master’s de- tion at 1605 Bricker gree in sports psychology Douglas St. from Ithaca College in New Bricker’s scope of pracYork. tice encompasses health H inds will be based promotion, disease prein the United Center in vention, diagnosis and management of common downtown Sioux City. and complex healthcare issues. She is a certified bio-identical hormone Leahy joins replacement, or BHRT architecture firm specialist.

SIOUX CITY – Cannon Bricker, who is now acMoss Brygger Architects of cepting new patients, has Sioux City has added Pat- been in the healthcare prorick Leahy fession for 17 years. She to its staff as received her BSN from the a health care University of Phoenix and planner. her MSN-FNP from ClarkLeahy has son College in Omaha. more than A native of North Da20 years of kota, she resides in Sioux experience City with her husband and with health Leahy two children. care planning and design, with specific experience in master Ex-mayor to lead planning and Lean 3P youth golf Planning.

He earned his Master of SIOUX CITY – Former Architecture degree from Sioux City mayor and the University of Nebras- councilman Craig Beka-Lincoln. Addition- renstein has been named ally, he earned a campus executive director of the planning and design cer- Siouxland Youth Golf Astification from Harvard sociation and The First Graduate School of De- Tee of Siouxland, a youth sign. Leahy also is certified development organization in evidence-based design focused on teaching life and is an National Char- skills and healthy habits rette Institute Certified to young people through

the game of golf.

In his n e w ro l e , Berenstein will help guide the d i re c t i o n , Berenstein o p e ra t i o n , focus, short- and longterm planning and overall growth of the organization, which centers on serving children in the Sioux City area, as well as expanded services and programming to children in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in Iowa and Dakota, Dixon and Thurston counties in Nebraska.

Berenstein is a graduate of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, where he obtained his bachelor of arts and juris doctor degrees.

Bonstead promoted at Sioux City Foundry SIOUX CITY – Kyle Bonstead was named assistant warehouse manager of the Steel Service Center Division at Sioux City Foundry Co. B o n s te a d h a s b e e n w i t h Bonstead Sioux City Foundry Co. since August 2011 and started out in the inside sales department serving customers in South Dakota. Before his latest promotion, Bonstead had advanced to the position of estimator/detailer in June 2015.

Caruso joins clinic as spa director SIOUX CITY | Lori Caruso has joined Siouxland Adult Medicine as its new

spa director to Rose Hill MEDSPA. Rose Hill MEDSPA is an expansion of the SAM Clinic, Caruso and is located on the lower level of the clinic, with the entrance at 1609 Douglas St. Dr. Mark Carlson serves as the medical director of both Rose Hill MEDSPA and SAM Clinic.

With years of experience in cosmetic surgery and dermatology, Caruso is a career veteran in the beauty industry. She is looking to expand the wellness message of Carlson’s office by offering full circle treatment options to clients seeking high quality preventive medicine, hormone and weight optimization, and aesthetic medicine for the best and healthiest skin.

actively practices in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

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VERMILLION, S.D. – Michael J. Ewald has been named manager of media relations at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.

He will be handling news releases, media inquiries and the faculty experts list on usd.edu. Ewald is a native of Watertown, South Dakota, and a 2014 graduate of USD with a bachelor of science in political science.

He most recently worked as communications director for the South Dakota Democratic Party and then as communications director for the Paul Hawks congressional campaign.

He also has experience as Lamb named partner a field organizer for the American Cancer Sociat Klass Law Firm ety, as director of debate SIOUX CITY – Anthony for University of Chicago Lamb has been named a Laboratory Schools and as partner at the Klass Law a legal secretary.

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L a m b Glenn to lead Iowa p ra c t i ce s rock music hall law in a variety of arARNOLDS PARK, Iowa eas includ– Christopher Glenn has been named the new execing, business transutive director of The Iowa actions and Rock ‘n’ Roll Music Assoformations, Lamb ciation in Arnolds Park. probate, esGlenn comes to IRRMA tate planning, trusts, wills, from Annapolis, Maryland, guardianships, conserva- where he served as general torships and litigation. manager of the Arts Club He earned his under- of Washington. graduate degree from Glenn will be based in Grand View University in the Des Moines area and Des Moines. Additionally, will focus on leveraging Lamb graduated from the the Iowa Rock ‘n’ Roll MuUniversity of South Da- sic Association’s statewide kota School of Law in Ver- presence and furthering million in 2013 with high its mission to preserve the legacy of rock ‘n’ roll honors.

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BusinessPeople Floyd Valley elects 2017 staff, officers LE MARS, Iowa – Dr. Andrew Geha of Le Mars was elected president of Floyd Valley Healthcare’s Medical Staff for 2017 at the December meeting of the medical staff.

Geha is a family practice physician and practices at Floyd Valley clinics in Le Mars and Marc u s. G e h a has been a Geha member of Floyd Valley Healthcare’s medical staff since moving to Le Mars in May 2013.

Geha replaces Dr. Mark Stelzer, who served as the medical staff president in 2015 and 2016.

Other officers elected include Dr. Donald Odens as vice president and Dr. Steven Saulsbury as secretary.

OU announces ‘Mission’ honor SIOUX CITY – Kela Cihak was recently bestowed with the Opportunities Unlimited annual “Heart of the Mission” honor.

Based in Sioux City, Opportunities Unlimited provides services to people with disabilities.

Each year, the organization honors an employee that has consistently gone above and beyond their typical job duties to provide exceptional service to people OU serves. The award also takes into account someone that lives the OU mission, “Maximizing Personal Potential through Dignified and Purposeful Living,” and shows respect to and is respected by his or her fellow co-workers.

Cihak is a graduate of Briar Cliff University in Sioux City and has been employed with OU for three years, serving in both direct care and leadership roles in the employment services and home and community-based services departments. These programs support persons served who have been affected by traumatic brain injury and other special needs.

OU celebrates staff anniversaries

Preparedness Institute and hosts training for safety professionals from all over the world. At the facility, Iacino attended courses to gain credentials to become a U.S. Department of Transportation hazardous materials instructor.

Hospice aides re-certified S I OUX C I T Y | D e b Haines-Thomas, Charlotte Kennedy, Doris Shoultz and LaNette Solma-Buss, hospice aides with Hospice of Siouxland, have successfully achieved re-certification as Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistants.

Preferred as a current measure of continuing competence in the dynamic and evolving health care profession, HPCC certification is valid for four years and can be renewed.

SIOUX CITY | Opportunities Unlimited honored team members who celebrated five- and ten-year anniversaries during their annual mission meeting.

The OU staff who were honored are: Kristi Sencenbaugh, finance assistant; Brandi Enstrom, HR assistant; Judy Ray, employment services counselor; Mac Deeds, HCBS counselor; Dena DeStig- Morningside ter, HCBS coordinator; wrestling coach Mona Tremmel, residential counselor; Heather recognized Laumann, residential coordinator; Dave ChrisSIOUX CITY — tensen, maintenance di- Morningside College rerector; Nicky Eaton, resi- cently presented its 2016 dential coordinator.

Thomas S. Thompson Staff Excellence Awards.

The awards were presented by Morningside Iacino trains President John Reynders for DOT credit at the school’s’ annual SIOUX CITY – Aaron holiday and recognition Iacino, a risk manager for banquet at the college’s the Innovative Business Con- Olsen Stusultants of Sioux City, re- dent Center. cently attended an extenWrestling coach Jake sive training Stevenson session at received a the Treasure Thompson Coast Pubaward and l i c S a fe ty was named Stevenson Training s ta f f e m Complex in Fort Pierce, ployee of the year, which Iacino Florida. triggered a $5,000 bonus.

The facilOther Thompson Award ity is home to the National r e c i p i e n t s i n c l u d e d

administrative assistance for graduate p rog ra m s and institutional a s s e s s - Hawkins ment Kim H awk i n s ; assistant director of admissions Allie Kirby; personal counselor Bobbi Kirby Meister; and maintenance electrician Larry Still.

Each of those staffers received Meister a $4,000 bonus.

Recipients were selected based upon their demonstration of Still outstanding dedication, service a n d c o m m i t m e n t to Morningside and its students during the 2015-16 academic year.

Funding for the annual awards comes from an endowment established

by Margaret Thompson, wife of the late Thomas S. Thompson, who served as president of Morningside from 1969 to 1978.

Professor gets statistics award SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — The Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America on Statistics Education recently awarded Dordt College statistics professor Nathan Tintle the Robert V. Hogg Award for Excellence in Teaching Introductory Statistics.

T h e award, pres e n te d a t the national 2017 Joint Mathemati c s Me e t ings, recog- Tintle nizes that the professor exhibits both excellence and growth in teaching introductory statistics.

Tintle earned his doctorate in statistics from State University of New York and joined the Dordt faculty in 2011.

Morningside professor presents paper SIOUX CITY | Dave Madsen, assistant professor and chair of mass communication at Morningside College, recently presented a paper at a Broadcast Education Association conference at the University of South Madsen Carolina in Columbia.

H e p re sented a paper on “How Millennials are Reshaping the Loc a l N e w s Eastman Landscape,” which he co-authored with Marilyn Eastman, associate professor of marketing at Morningside.

Madsen has been a professor at Morningside since 2009. He has 34 years of experience in commercial television and radio.

BCU professor keynote speaker SIOUX CITY – Briar Cliff University professor of physical therapy Sue Klappa was selected to be the keynote speaker at two regional pro bono network conferences.

She will first speak at the Eastern Regional PT Pro Bono Networking Conference in Philadelphia on M a rc h 1 1 .

Klappa Then, she will speak at the Western Regional PT Pro Bono Networking Conference in Seattle on April 8.

At these same conferences, four Briar Cliff students will present their work, “Investing in the Siouxland Community Through Student-Led Physical Therapy Pro Bono Services.” The purpose of the students’ study was to evaluate the economic outcomes of a student-led physical therapy pro bono clinic.

Student presenters are Clare Ehlbeck of Freeport, Illinois; Cassandra Feske of Flandreau, South Dakota; Haleigh Jackson of Britt, Iowa; and Sara Panek of Tea, South Dakota.

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The Siouxland Chamber welcomed new member and new business Davita Sioux City Dialysis.

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