SWICO meetings are the third Thursday of the month. Members are welcome to submit local/regional events for the calendar by e-mailing the office swico@swico.org

 

Board meets at 4:30PM

Membership meetings begin at 6PM with a dinner. A featured speaker and membership business follows. An RSVP to the office is necessary to reserve a meal. Cancelation is requested 24 hours prior if a conflict arises.

 

Recent Activities

Iowa Department of Economic Development Director Debi Durham
toured southwest Iowa

An open lunch for discussion between Director Durham, IDED, and economic development leadership was hosted by the Red Oak Chamber and Industry on June 30 in Red Oak.

 

Durham stated that she was very pleased with the passage of legislation that will enable IDED to form a public/private partnership for economic development support for the state of Iowa. There were many comprises on the structure, reporting and oversight of this new entity, but she felt it would be of great benefit.

 

IDED is also working, and will soon unveil, a new brand strategy moving away from Iowa Lifechanging. New materials will be developed for the initiative. The department will remain focused on advanced manufacturing, BioScience, information technology, financial services, renewable energy and food manufacturing.

 

Board and membership meetings are scheduled in November each year for the following year. Locations are rotated throughout the membership area so that they are accessible to as many people as possible.

 

Any member is welcome to volunteer to host a meeting in his/her local community.

 

 

Current Activities

 

New Workshops delivered by GOOGLE can assist Iowa Businesses to Get on Line. Check the Dates for Events Here.

The events are free. You will need an Intuit account - don't forget to bring your password if you want to use time in the morning to register a domain, load a website template, etc.

 

Februray 16, 2012 | Entrepreneurial Development System working group meets in Corning at Subway. Open to the public. Contact the office for details.

 

February 21, 2012 | SWICO appointed delegates travel to Des Moines to visit with the Governor and legislators.

 

 

 

The Iowa House in Corning Ribbon Cutting on July 22nd. The energy efficient, affordable green home will be on the market soon.

 

 

Southwest Iowa Coalition members and guests met for lunch after the ribbon cutting and tour for a round table discussion on rural housing with representatives from the Iowa Department of Economic Development, Center on Sustainable Communities, Iowa State University Extension College of Design, realtors, and builders who made this project possible.

 

 

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