One of the top industries of Tama County is the travel industry. It employs over 13% of our workforce, serves as a landmark definer on the rural landscape, is a cradle for quality of life, a powerful economic multiplier, and easily underestimated because indirect cause and effect relationships may not be apparent at first glance. [...]
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Industry Update: Tama County local retail and service income outperforming the State?
National Bureau of Economic Research reported last month that the recession began in December 2007, and officially ended in June 2009. Tama County’s local taxable retail and service sales models this (on a shortened timeline), and shows that FY 2010 income levels have returned to $72-73 million where it was 5 years ago (1). Other economic [...]
Financing Update: Small towns have the Power in Iowa
Iowa is unique. Streamlined, localized economic development financing is not available in every state. Here in Iowa, small rural towns are still healthy and plentiful, and local city and county government have the power to ‘partner and invest’ local public sector dollars in a timely and efficient manner into private companies that promises specific thresholds [...]
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Heath Kellogg is named Tama County Economic Development Director
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And the Tama County EDIE Award Winners are…
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2011 EDIES Story 24 of 24: Response to the once in a 1,000 Year Wind Storm
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2011 EDIES Story 23 of 24: Groundbreaking Utilities Partnership Still Tastes Great in Lincoln
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2011 EDIES Story 22 of 24: Many Hands Make Emergency Generator Work in Garwin
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Executive Director moves forward
- Entrepreneurship Update: Empowering our young people
- Garwin Update: Boil advisory in effect due to water main break in construction zone
- Late Summer Fun!
- General Update: Annual Report to the 28E public partners have been completed
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billkard: I really liked this post. The information couldn't…
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Lindi Roelofse, applied economist: Thank you for your kind words, Jim, Michelle and M…
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Mary Ann Gregory: Dear Lindi, You have been a real treasure for Tam…
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Michele Anderson: Best wishes to you, Lindi, as you pursue new endea…
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Jim Tekippe: Lindi- I wish you the very best and I thank you …
