A 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

golf winners

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

 

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Grow Iowa Foundation

Wallace Foundation

ISU Extension - Community Economic Development

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SWICO OFFICERS - 2009
Bill Henderson, President
Jason Reynolds, Vice-President
George Maher, Secretary

Steve Adams, Treasurer

 

Term Expires 2009
Ken Pangburn - Adams
Keith Harlan - Cass
Russell Joyce - Cass
Margaret Gregory - Fremont

SWICO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Term Expires 2010
Linda Washburn - Mills
Steve Adams - Montgomery
Dick Elliott - Ringgold
Adams Snodgrass - Union

 

Term Expires 2011
Clarence Moshier - Adair
Kenner Baxter - Cass
Ruth Smith - Decatur
Twila Larsen - Fremong

Joe Blankenship - Mills
George Maher - Montgomery
Dale McAllister - Page
Kurt Shaha - Ringgold
Bill Henderson - Taylor
Jason Reynolds - Taylor

Seats are open and available for nominations of up to 22 board members.
Counties not represented should contact the office to seat a board member.

2009 Southwest Iowa Coalition Members to Date

Ronald Abbott
Denny Bloom
Don Brantz
Mike Cheese
David Davis
Dan Morgan
Ken Pangburn
Guy Powell
Jerry Putnam
Ruth Smith
Alec Turner
A.M. Cohron & Sons, Inc.
Adair County Farm Bureau
Adams Community Chamber of Commerce
Adams Community Economic Development Corp
Adams County Board of Supervisors
Adams County Farm Bureau
Agri-solutions
Akin Building Centers: Corning, Atlantic, Clarinda, Creston
Alliant Energy
A-Plus Designs
Bateman's Services
Bedford Area Development Group
Camblin Mechanical, Inc.
Cass County Board of Supervisors
Cass County Supervisors
Cass-Atlantic Development Corporation
City National Bank - Shenandoah
City of Fontanelle
City of Griswold



City of Red Oak
City of Shenandoah
City of Stanton
City of Villisca

Clarinda Chamber of Commerce
Corning Community School District
Corning Nursing & Rehab Center
Diagonal Community Development Corporation
Farmers Mutual Telephone Co
Farmers Trust & Savings Bank
First National Bank - Fontanelle,Greenfield,Massena,Anita
Fremont County Farm Bureau
Fremont Economic Development Corporation
Fremont Economic Development Corporation
Glenwood State Bank
Glenwood/Mills Co Chamber of Com and Ec Dev Found
Great Western Bank - Bedford
Great Western Bank - Creston
Great Western Bank - Hamburg
Great Western Bank - Leon
Great Western Bank - Mount Ayr
Great Western Bank - Osceola
Great Western Bank - Red Oak
Great Western Bank - Sidney
Great Western Bank - Stanton
Greenfield Chamber/Mainstreet & Development Corp.
Grow Iowa Foundation, Inc.
Grundman Insurance
Houghton State Bank
Iowa Area Development Group
Iowa State Savings Bank
Iowa State Savings Bank - Creston
Iowa State Savings Bank - Lenox
Iowa Telecom

Lenox Development Corporation
Lenox Municipal Utilities
McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO
McMahon Drug Store
Midwest Opportunities
Midwest Partnership Corporation
Mills County Board of Supervisors
Mills County Farm Bureau
Montgomery Co Development Corp
Montgomery County Farm Bureau
Montgomery County Supervisors
Oakview Construction
Okey Vernon First National Bank
P.R.I.D.E. - Cass County
Page County Farm Bureau
Page County Federal Savings Association
Panora Communications Coop
Red Oak Chamber of Commerce
Red Oak Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Red Oak Industrial Foundation
Ringgold Co Development Corp
Ringgold County Board of Supervisors
Ringgold County Development
Shelby County State Bank
Southwest Iowa Planning Council
Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative
Taylor County Farm Bureau
Union County Board of Supervisors
Van Ginkel Law Office
Wallace Foundation for Rural Research & Development

Wells Fargo Bank - Atlantic

 

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