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.

RSVP for the August 26th Annual Golf Tournament

It is time for the 3rd official golf tournament. Your committee has worked hard to add some fun and new chances at cash prizes. All proceeds will be used to continue the membership advocacy and communication activities. We now have a traveling trophy to the winning county team, warm up activities for those who want to come early, betting hole and more....

Grow Iowa Foundation

Wallace Foundation

ISU Extension - Community Economic Development

IDED Business Retention Workshop Schedule

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Learn about the new grant available through The Southwest Iowa Food & Farm Initiative of up to $500 to local producers interested in starting or expanding local food production, processing, marketing or distribution in the eight southwest Iowa counties of Adair, Adams, Audubon, Cass, Guthrie, Montgomery, Pottawattamie and Shelby. Read more at http://swiffi.org/about_us

Term Expires 2010

Linda Washburn - Mills
Steve Adams - Montgomery
Sandy Lamb - Ringgold
Dick Elliott - Ringgold
Adams Snodgrass - Union

Don Brantz
Mike Cheese
Norvell Houck
Dan Morgan
Ken Pangburn
Guy Powell
Jerry Putnam
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
Bank Iowa - Clarinda
Bank Iowa - Red Oak
Bank Iowa - Shenandoah
Bateman's Services
Bedford Area Development Center
Camblin Mechanical, Inc.
Cass County Farm Bureau
Cass-Atlantic Development Corporation
City National Bank - Shenandoah
City of Fontanelle
City of Greenfield
City of Harlan
City of Red Oak
City of Shenandoah
City of Stanton
City of Villisca