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Healthcare

Regional Medical Center is a critical regional asset that employers and employees consider when relocating. As our partners are dedicated to our communities, Regional Medical Center is also committed to the health and healing of our communities. The region is also home to many other healthcare resources such as: Chiropractic, Fitness, Dental, Physical Therapy, and Vision.

The Good Neighbor Society, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), encompasses independent living, assisted living, post hospital rehab, memory care, long term care and hospice care all on one campus. They continually look for ways to enhance lives and to find areas of need in our community.

When an area of need is identified, partners like you are convened to create a common goal.

Workforce

DCED works with employers by assessing the local business climate, offering assistance to employers through meetings or actions pertaining to economic development. Some of these actions include assistance with job training programs, job postings, and other appropriate activity to expansion, relocation, recruitment, and attract targeted industry to increase local tax base, sales tax collection and to create or retain jobs.

Tourism

Our partners and their employees do not have far to go for something to see and do. Delaware County has beautiful scenery, unique culture, exciting recreation, shopping, and annual events. DCED and our partners work together to provide many attractions to enhance the quality of life for our employees, residents, and visitors. www.delawarecountyiowatourism.com

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Entrepreneurship Since starting our Start/Grow Your Own Business Classes (2004) our committee has assisted over 90 New/Existing Businesses in Delaware County! Classes are usually held every other year, with our next class to begin September 2017.

Numbers to date: • Businesses Retained: 24 • New Start-ups: 15 • Business Succession: 14 • Thinking Stage: 37

DCED [Five Year Pledge Campaign[

Foundation for the Future of Delaware County

2017-2022

Delaware County Economic Development staff is the Executive Secretary for the Foundation for the Future of Delaware County.

Total grants and scholarships awarded in 2016 to Delaware County organizations and students equaled $1,686,882.

DCED Board of Directors

Dean Sherman, Chair City of Manchester

Dr. John Tyrrell Manchester Enterprises

Jeff Madlom, Vice Chair Delaware County Supervisors

Tim Guyer Delaware County Industry; Paladin

Luke Brady, Treasurer Delaware County Banker’s Association

Kevin Funke Small Community Representative

Eric Anderson Manchester Area Chamber of Commerce

“DCED works with partners in the public and private sectors to identify opportunities and drive economic growth. Together, we can achieve more and enhance our quality of life. Invest in DCED today!” Dean Sherman, DCED Board Chair Delaware County Economic Development - 200 E. Main Street - Manchester, IA 52057 563-927-3325 - www.delawarecountyia.com This brochure was partially funded by a grant from the Foundation for the Future of Delaware County

Colesburg - Delaware - Delhi - Dundee Earlville - Edgewood - Greeley - Hopkinton Manchester - Masonville - Ryan

DELAWARE COUNTY Economic Development

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Inside Front Cover Public Alliant Energy Black Hills Energy City of Colesburg City of Delaware City of Delhi City of Dundee City of Earlville City of Edgewood City of Greeley City of Hopkinton City of Manchester City of Masonville City of Ryan Delaware County ITC Midwest Maquoketa Valley REC Maquoketa Valley Schools NICC Regional Medical Center West Delaware Schools

Private Alliance Mutual Insurance

Association Advanced Eyecare Bard Materials Blakesley Drug Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Boubin Tire & Automotive Burrington Group, Inc.

Carl’s Feed Store Carr & Carr Lawyers Citizen’s State Bank Community Savings Bank Del. Co Mutual Insurance Delaware Banker’s Association Delaware County Abstract Delaware County Farm Bureau Delhi Insurance Agency Delhi Lumber Dental Associates of Manchester Dolan Insurance Don & Walt Dr. John Tyrrell Dupaco Dyersville Commercial Edgewood Building Center Edgewood Feed Mill Edgewood Locker Edward Jones (Jim Fisher) F&M Bank Fareway Farmer’s Savings Bank Fehr-Graham Fireside Pub & Steakhouse Foundation for the Future of

Delaware County GNB Bank Good Neighbor Society

Gosling & Company Gritton Associates Harper Insurance Agency Henderson Products Heritage Bank Heritage Printing Hi-Tech Communications Hutchison Lumber Kendrick Forest Products KMCH Radio Loecke Building Service Manchester Area Chamber

of Commerce Manchester Dental Manchester Enterprises Manchester Rotary Martin Gardner Architechture Mills Manufacturing Mitch Peyton-NW Mutual Monaghan Financials Norby’s Farm Fleet Paladin Attachments Physical Therapy Solutions Pieco QC Supply Rockwell Collins Runde Auto Soppe Systems Widner Drug XL Specialized Trailers

Together, some of what we accomplished over the last five years

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Value-Added Ag: Renewable Energy (Ethanol, Wind, Solar) Partners with NICC/UIU Manchester Center to respond to employers’ needs for contract training, soft skills training, and specific, employer-based skills training Manchester Whitewater Park opens Regional Medical Center 49,000 square foot expansion Partners with the NICC Welding Program; 90 graduates to date New 54-acre Commercial Park; west end of Manchester Kendrick’s Forest Products; purchased a 36,000-square foot facility; with 15 new jobs Norby’s Farm Fleet; constructing new 50,000-square foot facility Bard Concrete; constructing new 13,440-sqaure foot facility

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We are Grateful...

... for your partnership! Together, we’ve succeeded in growing Delaware County and we will continue that momentum to increase our economic strength. Your financial investment is a collaboration with many other business and industry leaders that will significantly impact our future.

As we near the end of our five-year pledge campaign, please consider increasing your current investment to partner with us to achieve the goals, outlined below, over the next five years.

Goals

Current

Five Year Goal

Jobs

6,723

Wage

$18.75

7,059 $19.69

$58,274

$61,187

17,764

18,652

Median Household Income Population

Date sources: Iowa Workforce Development, NICC, factfinder.census.gov, 2010 Census

Our Assets Delaware County is: • Centrally located with access to an excellent transportation network • Home to the largest whitewater park in Iowa • Home to several golf courses, parks, museums, shops, a movie theatre, fish hatchery, water recreation (Lake Delhi), and more • Fortunate to have the new NICC/UIU Manchester Center • Home to the Regional Medical Center • A legislative advocate for all public and private sectors • A scenic and historic area for community and county tours • Edgewood Pro-Rodeo, Delaware County Fair, and more

Your Investment...

...helps us advance our communities through initiatives and programs in the following areas: Agriculture, Education, Entrepreneurship, Foundation for the Future of Delaware County, Healthcare, Housing, Workforce, and Tourism.

Agriculture Agriculture is Delaware County’s #1 Industry.

Together, we promote it through: • Farm Safety Day Camps • Food Preservation Workshops • Ag Tours • Ag Career Fairs • Ag Committee

Education

DCED works collaboratively with all three school districts to prepare and educate students for future workforce through job fairs, advanced manufacturing day tours, real life academy, and legislative tours and roundtables.

“The Delaware County School to Work committee is a group of hard-working leaders from Ed-Co, MV, and WD school districts, NICC, Sedona Staffing, and DCED, that brings real-world learning opportunities to students of all ages. Activities range from career exploration to personal finance, agriculture and employment trends to safety. It’s important our students know what the businesses of Delaware County have to offer.” Jodi Ehlers, Business Teacher Edgewood Colesburg Jr Sr High.

of the Year 2016 Business

Thank You Investors

Housing Adequate and affordable housing is available to our partners’ employees who have chosen Delaware County as their home. Add this to our great schools, hospital, medical clinics, parks and friendly people to make Delaware County an ideal place to live.

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