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IADG Break New Ground Partners Forum

Iowa Area Development Group (IADG) hosted a “Break New Ground Partners Forum” in West Des Moines on September 6th & 7th.    Nearly 100 community and county economic development professionals joined IADG staff and their rural electric cooperative and municipal electric sponsors at the event.  Insightful presentations included a business perspective in choosing an Iowa location, business advantages in Iowa, entrepreneurial agriculture, and leading community change were just a few of the featured presentations.
 
Listed below are the hot links to the handouts and bios from the event:
 
  
Why Iowa?
Bob Silhacek, Progress Casting Group
 
Jason Wilson, Partner, Clifton Gunderson, LLP
 
Entrepreneurial Agriculture
 
Todd McDonald, ATW Training & Consulting, Inc.
 
Regional & Statewide Success Stories:
         Kathy Evert, Executive Director
         Renew Rural Iowa Update
         Sandy Ehrig, Outreach CoordinatorIowa Farm Bureau Federation
 
Mike Tramontina, Director
 
NEVER BE AVERAGE!”
Tim McCormick, Former NBA Player & ESPN Broadcaster