Venture Award Recipient in 2000
Nominated by Consumers Energy

Iowa is home to the worldwide training and information center for CNH Global which was created by the merger of Case Corporation and New Holland.  This worldwide training center is located along Highway 30 between Ames and Nevada.  The 3 million dollar, 77,000 sq.ft. facility is located on a 35-acre campus which includes indoor display space and four classrooms, an online conference room, and corporate office space.  This state-of-the-art facility is designed and equipped to train over 5,000 employees each year and is also intended to help farmers and equipment dealers connect with new technologies applied in agriculture.