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Grassroots
Rural
Issues
Organization
representing
16 Southwest Iowa Counties
Adair
Adams
Audubon
Clarke
Cass
Decatur
Fremont
Guthrie
Mills
Montgomery
Page
Pottawattamie
Ringgold
Shelby
Taylor
Union
Commonality of SWICO members lie with their shared rural challenges involving transportation, housing, water, communications, distance learning, physician recruitment, Iowa Department of Economic Development allocations, agriculture, and community-specific topics. The need to address these issues is what spawned the organization and motivates it to continue.
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Meeting reminders: There is not meeting for the membership in July or August. Have a great summer, but plan on attending the legislative forum in September which will be held in Mills County. It is going to be an even tighter budget year in 2010. Hear what the legislators are planning to off-set what is projected to be a one billion dollar deficit. And, let them know what our priorities are.
And October's meeting will be hosted in Fremont County at Sugar Clay Winery. We're going to try it again this year without the blinding and torrential rains which prevented many members from attending as they washed out roads last year. If you have not visited the winery, this will be an experience you do not want to miss. And, you can be some of the first to taste test Sugar Clay's new brew. Yes, Sugar Clay has been licensed and is now producing beer. More details will be coming.
Thank you to all the players, sponsors and contributors who made our|
4th Annual Golf Tournament a success!
The 2009 tournament winners who now will house the coveted traveling trophy is the McGrath North Mullin & Kratz team our newest Nebraska member. The team decided that scratching the statues head prior to heading to court might give them a little edge in that venue as well. Congratulations! Read More
Proceeds from the tournament are used to continue the Coalitions rural economic development advocacy work throughout its 16-county membership region.
The players: Jim Jansen, Kris Covi, Patrick Pepper and Rod Kestel

The 5th Annual Tournament is now being scheduled for 2010. Interested golfers throughout southwest Iowa can contact the Coalition office to ensure that details for registration are sent to them.
As most members are aware, SWICO applied for and recieved funding for a Business Accelerator. It is operated through the Rural Development Resource Center and is the only state Accelerator rurally based. We are fortunate to have this funding to provide additional technical assistance to our entrepreneurs throughout the region - especially during these challenging economic times.
The funding packages were for $75K per year for two years with a potential of $25K at the three year mark. The Southwest Iowa Business Accelerator has used its first year of funding and has now been awarded its second year of funding based on appropriate project progress and activities.
The annual report for the Rural Development Resource Center and SW IA Business Accelerator can be downloanded here -RDRC Report Hard copies will be available at the membership meeting. |
You can now shop Buy Iowa Online: Congratulations to all the members of the Coalition, Grow Iowa Foundation and Wallace Foundation boards of directors and ISUE: www.buyiowaonline.com Your regional ecommerce site through the Rural Development Resource Center is up and running for your local entrepreneurs. This economic development engine, through which our home-based, main street and manufacturing-based businesses can reach broader markets, will contribute to creating a more rigorous, local economic climate. The above primary partners need to take great credit for stretching themselves, taking the risks necessary and facilitating this project. Kudos - share the news and go shopping!
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Thank you Tournament Golf Tournament Contributors
Hole Sponsors
CITY NATIONAL BANK - SHENANDOAH
IOWA AREA DEVELOPMENT GROUP
MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
PAGE COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
OKEY VERNON FIRST NATIONAL BANK
GLENWOOD STATE BANK
MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ
RED OAK CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP
Program Ad Sponsors
AKIN BUILDING CENTERS - Corning, Atlantic, Clarinda
GRUNDMAN INSURANCE AGENCY - CORNING
Prizes
FREMONT COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY
GREAT WESTERN BANK - BEDFORD
GREAT WESTERN BANK - RED OAK
GLENWOOD/MILLS CHAMBER & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ACORN EMBROIDERY - RED OAK
PARKER HANNIFIN
RED OAK CHAMBER
TIER ONE BANK - RED OAK
MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Directors
Ken Pangburn
Adams
Clarence Moshier
Adair
Keith Harlan
Cass
Russell Joyce
Cass
Kenner Baxter
Cass
Margaret Johnson
Fremont
Linda Washburn
Mills
Joe Blankenship
Mills
Steve Adams
Montgomery
George Maher
Montgomery
Dale McAllister
Page
Dick Elliott
Ringgold
David Yamada
Shelby
Bill Henderson
Taylor

Grow Iowa Foundation
Wallace Foundation
ISU Extension - Community Economic Development
Taking orders for SWICO Shirts
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