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IOWA Quotes
America the Quotable
p.198
State motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights
we will maintain
Origin of state name: Indian for "beautiful place"
scenic languge: from the bluffs of the Mississippi
River palisades to the green swells around
Council Bluffs
The towns retain their unique old-world charm and
sense of selfless industry.
p.199
"Without ostentation and fanfare, and by good organization
and solid achievement, Iowa is one of our greatest
and most repre sentative states."
- Pearl S. Buck
America 1971
p.201
"Men and women have always come to Iowa with hope."
- Paul Engle
"Iowa"
American Panorama 1960
SIOUX
ON THE SHORELINE OF THE PRAIRIE
CITY
M
CONVENTION CENTER
The Sioux City Convention Center understands today's demand for quality service and
knows how to deliver that quality. For example, our Exquisite Food Service is rated as the
best in the business. You'll be pampered and cared for giving you an experience you will
never forget. Our own experienced professional staff is trained to assist in every area that
you would expect from one of the nation's top new convention centers including office services.
We have a simple philosophy - quality service to our clients is our satisfaction.
FEATURES
EXHIBIT
50,000 sq. ft. exhibit space (main hall and adjacent space).
outdoor exhibits also available.
MEETING
10,000 sq. ft. meeting room space in 10 rooms.
BANQUET
Maximum seating 2400 - Full service kitchen on-site.
REGISTRATION
2000 sq. ft. in a spectacular atrium setting.
PARKING
350 on-site spaces; 1400 additional across the street in two ramps.
TRUCK ACCESS
2 loading docks, 1 dock leveler
1 direct drive-in door 18" h X 24" W
Marshalling yard for 20 semis adjacent to loading dock
ELEVATORS
1 passenger elevator 10 X 8
1 service elevator 10 X 8
CLEARANCE
Main exhibit hall 30 ft. to bottom of ceiling - 40 ft. to truss
WEIGHT LIMITS
Exhibit floor 300 lbs. per sq. inch
ELECTRICAL
120/208 V 3 60 amp power @ 24 floor & 8 wall locations (30 X 30 grid)
&
North Wall Gallery "B" for temporary stage set-up 120/208 V, 3 100A & 400A
UTILITIES
East Wall Gallery "C" for temporary stage set-up 120/208 V, 3 100A & 400A
One location each on North Wall Galleries A,B,C, 480V power
Natural Gas
Compressed Air
Telephone
Cold Water
Drainage
GENERAL SERVICES
A/V, In-house Decorating, Office Service, General Technical Services and Box Office
Service
OTHER
Building totally equipped for handicapped and air conditioned.
rchitectural Photography by King Au, FEH Architects
CONTRA NOUNGANE ALLO 1206
300 well
MECHANICAL
SECOND FLOOR
X
STORAGE
SERVICE ELEVATOR
MEETING ROOM 10
MEETING
MEETING
ROOM
ROOM
6
MEETING ROOM 9
MEETING ROOM 8
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
VVV
WALKWAY
CONTROL
WOMEN
MEN
MECHANICAL
STAIR
/STORAGE
NN
X
PUBLIC
ELEV
FIRST
AID
SKYWAY
OPERATIONS
TO HILTON
ON
OFF LOADING AREA
"
Y
DRIVE-IN
DOOR
Meeting Rooms
Storage & Utilities
Administration
GALLERY B
GALLERY c
Lobby Areas
Exhibit/Show Areas
#
CUSTODIAN
IDOR
OUTDOOR EXHIBITION AREA
SIOUX CITY CONVENTION CENTER
RECTANGULAR
BANQUET
BANQUET
BANQUET
TOTAL
CEILING
AREAS
DIMENSIONS
THEATER
BANQUET
TBLS OF 8
TBLS OF 8
TBLS
OF
10
RECEPTION
CLASSROOM
BOOTHS
SQ. FT.
HEIGHT
TABLES
(Minimum)
(Maximum)
GALLERY A
68'-4" x139'
9498
30
1187
790
440
480
600
1187
460
58 -10x8
GALLERY B
69'-4" x139'
9637
30
1204
800
440
480
600
1204
460
56 -10 x8
GALLERY C
68'-4" x139'
9498
30
1187
790
440
480
600
1187
460
57 -10x8
TOTAL A+B+C#
139'x206'
28635
30
3579
2400
1494
1582
1960
3579
2070
171*-10x8
#1
50'x28'
1400
12
175
90
64
80
100
175
78
8 -10 x 8
#2
50'x28'
1400
12
175
90
64
80
100
175
78
8 -10 x 8
#3
17'x33'
512
12
64
36
24
32
40
64
24
2-10x8
#4
17'x33'
512
12
64
36
24
32
40
64
24
3-10x8
#5
17'x33'
512
12
64
36
24
32
40
64
24
3-10x8
#6
50'x28'
1400
12
175
90
64
80
100
175
78
7 -10 x 8
#7
50'x28'
1400
12
175
90
64
80
100
175
78
6-10x8
#8
17'x33'
512
12
64
36
24
32
40
64
24
4 -10 x 8
#9
17'x33'
512
12
64
36
24
32
40
64
24
4 -10 x 8
#10
17'x33'
512
12
64
36
24
32
40
64
24
3-10x8
TOTAL 6-10
50'x100'
5000
12
625
288
240
256
320
625
276
24-10x8
STORAGE (Off Loading Dock)
5100
*
236 MAXIMUM BOOTH CAPACITY USING ADJACENT SPACE
# TOTALS ARE LARGER THAN STATED CAPACITIES BECAUSE WALL SPACE ELIMINATED.
OFF
OFF
STORAGE
ELECTRICAL
MECHANICAL
KITCHEN
COOLER
STORAGE / PREPARAT
FREEEZER
X
SERVICE ELEVATOR
CUST:
OFFICE
SERVICE CORRIDOR
STORAGE
MEETING ROOM 5
MEETING
MEETING
ROOM
ROOM
2
MEETING ROOM 4
MEETING ROOM 3
CUSTODIAN
PUBLIC AREA
WOMEN
MEN
GALLERY A
OFFICE
CONF
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PUBLIC
SKYWAY TO HILTON
ELEVATOR
ADMIN.
STORAGE
1
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PUBLIC CORR
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PEARL
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DOUGLAS
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7th
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HEALTH
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ART
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5th
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RAMP B
IPS
CONVENTION
CENTER
YOUNKERS
HILTON
4th ST MALL
JACKSON
TOY
BANK
PEARL
DOUGLAS
PIERCE
NEBRASKA
TERRA
CENTRE
JONES
RAMP A
3rd
STREET
BEST
WESTERN
REGENCY
HOTEL
PIERCE
NEBRASKA
IMPERIAL
AUDITORIUM
MOTEL
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HOWARD
JOHNSON
GORDON DRIVE
DOWNTOWN
BUSINESS EXIT
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HOTEL/MOTEL/INN
PHONE
HOTEL/MOTEL/INN
PHONE
Best Western Regency
(712) 277-1550
Midtown Motel
(402) 494-9757
Hilton Inn
(712) 277-4101
Motel 6
(712) 277-3131
Holiday Inn
(712) 277-3211
Palmer House
(712) 276-4221
Howard Johnson
(712) 277-9400
Park Plaza
(402) 494-2021
Imperial Motel
(712) 277-3151
Rath Travelers Inn
(712) 943-5079
Marina Inn
(402) 494-2441
Sioux Harbor Motel
(712) 277-3723
BelAire
(712) 277-4242
Southridge Motel
(402) 494-4213
Bennetts'
(712) 233-1444
Super 8
(712) 274-1520
Biltmore
(712) 276-5123
Super 8
(605) 232-4716
Corey's
(712) 255-9470
Town & Country
(712) 277-3651
Elmdale
(712) 277-1012
Travel Lodge
(402) 494-3046
Econo Lodge
(402) 494-4114
Uptown Motel
(712) 277-9934
Haven Inn
(712) 258-6551
Flamingo
(402) 494-8874
SIOUX
CITY
ON THE SHORELINE OF THE PRAIRIE
Convention Center/Auditorium/Tourism Bureau
P.O. Box 3183
Sioux City, lowa 51102
712/279/4800
SIOUX CITIES
IOWA
NEBRASKA
SOUTH DAKOTA
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Triple Your Opportunities with the Tri-State Area
ness in the Greater Sioux Cities!
Health Care
In the Greater Sioux Cities, health care is a major
regional industry with its focus on two ultra-modern facilities
with broad-based programming. Collectively, the two institu-
tions feature the latest in specialized and intensive care units,
providing area residents with a level of care locally that only a
few years ago would have necessitated several hours of travel.
A model family practice program instituted several
years ago has been extremely successful in recruiting outstand-
ing new physicians to meet the area's increasing demands.
Hundreds of general practitioners, specialists and dentists serve
the needs of the area's people and have established the Greater
Sioux Cities at the forefront of health care in the tri-state area.
Recreational Resources
The Greater Sioux Cities provide a wealth of
recreational opportunities for the sports and outdoor enthusiast
throughout the four distinct seasons of the year. Facilities and
programs for almost every sport and activity exist in the area,
including a major municipal marina, golf courses and country
clubs. The Missouri River is the predominant natural feature of
Siouxland and is a tremendous recreational resource, offering
boating, fishing, hunting, water skiing and a host of other
activities.
Plentiful Energy Resources
The Greater Sioux Cities can assure you of a con-
tinuing supply of dependable, economical energy, now and in
the future. Area rates for both electricity and natural gas are
very attractive when compared to energy costs in other
locations.
Triple Your Opportunities
The Greater Sioux Cities' unique tri-state location
offers the kind of potential for success that no single state loca-
Measurable Satisfaction
tion can provide. With the dedication and cooperation of three
states working together in a unified effort, your business can
Satisfaction with the quality of life in the Greater
take advantage of triple the opportunities for success that you'd
Sioux Cities is reflected most accurately in the workplace,
expect to find.
where employers find productivity is high and absenteeism
When you select the Greater Sioux Cities, you
low. These factors manifest themselves through lower rates for
won't depend on the resources of one state to help your firm
unemployment insurance and fewer worker compensation
prosper and profit - you'll get the combined potential of three
claims.
states, in a single regional location!
MINNEAPOLIS
CHICAGO
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CITY
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the Greater Sioux Cities.
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Nebraska
MISSOURI RIVER
Omaha
A Rare Blend of Qualities
The Greater Sioux Cities are located in America's
agricultural heartland, where there continues to exist a quality
Educational Excellence
of life that has been lost in many cities; a rare blend of urban
commerce and convenience alongside country atmosphere and
Education is a top priority in the Greater Sioux
style.
Cities, as it is in all three states that make up the Siouxland
Crime rates and the cost of living are far below the
Tri-State Area. There is excellence throughout the educational
national averages in the Greater Sioux Cities. Quality of life in
systems in the Greater Sioux Cities from K-12 to the unusually
the Greater Sioux Cities also means an unspoiled environment
high number of quality facilities for higher education located in
with clean air and pure water.
all three states. The Greater Sioux Cities location provides a
unique educational advantage to students and businesses that
Big-City Cultural Options
locate here, with triple the opportunities and choices available
in the tri-state area.
The Greater Sioux Cities' friendly "home-town"
Public and parochial high school educational
atmosphere coexists with many big-city cultural options, giving
systems in the Greater Sioux Cities continue to produce the
families that live here the advantages of metropolitan lifestyle
highest calibre students as evidenced by consistently high
without the associated disadvantages of overcrowding, long
national rankings in both ACT and SAT scores, percentages of
lines and traffic jams.
high school graduates and numbers of National Merit Scholars.
A local symphony orchestra, municipal auditorium,
With its tri-state location, the Greater Sioux Cities
and convention center provide opportunities for relaxation and
has the benefit of universities, colleges and vocational-technical
enjoyment. Civic organizations provide a variety of opportu-
schools in three states. In addition to two four-year liberal arts
nities in the areas of social services, education and recreation.
colleges and a vocational-technical community college located
In addition, there are over 100 churches and synagogues
in Sioux City, there are six more colleges and a state univer-
representing nearly all denominations of religious faith.
sity located within a 65 mile radius in the tri-state area.
Triple Your Business Success Potential
Potential
that unique combination of qualities and capabilities that only the Greater Sioux Cities can offer
your business. Those qualities and capabilities are the tools and raw materials necessary to build business success.
The Greater Sioux Cities has a unique business climate created by the cooperative efforts and favorable
business amenities among three Midwestern states and local governments in a single regional location. That allows you
to evaluate the specific and distinct advantages of locating within either Iowa, Nebraska or South Dakota while enjoying
the combined regional resources and alternatives of all three states.
Locating your firm in the Greater Sioux Cities provides you the flexibility of selecting from three separate
business climates within a single metro area; tripling your opportunities and success potential.
Unequaled Productivity
Triple the Geographic Advantages
The Greater Sioux Cities is a community of people
The heart of the Greater Sioux Cities, the Sioux
dedicated to economic development and productivity. That
City Urban Area, is on the Missouri River at its confluence
dedication is embodied in the basic values of our Midwestern
with the Big Sioux and Floyd Rivers. The urban area spreads
heritage that still thrives here today. A heritage of strong work
across these rivers into three states - Iowa, Nebraska and
ethic, dedication to high-quality education and old-fashioned
South Dakota - and includes the cities of Sioux City, Iowa;
ideals like, "A man's word is his bond." That heritage
South Sioux City, Nebraska; North Sioux City, South Dakota;
sustains a day-to-day satisfaction with quality of life that helps
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa and Dakota City, Nebraska. The Greater
provide $3.98 more value per worker hour than the national
Sioux Cities is the hub of the Siouxland Tri-State Area,
average in a work environment that is second to none.
encircled by Minneapolis, Chicago, Kansas City, Des Moines,
Further evidence of the Greater Sioux Cities
Omaha, Denver and Sioux Falls.
success potential for new and expanding businesses is provided
by the millions of dollars in recent expansions. The Greater
Sioux Cities delivers the variety of opportunities and options
you should demand, in an atmosphere ripe with potential for
growth and progress.
Transportation Hub
With its centralized location, the Greater Sioux
Cities has excellent quality air, rail, highway, Interstate, water
and pipeline transportation networks. No major U.S. city is
more than four hours by air and three days by truck or rail
from the Greater Sioux Cities. Unlike single state locations, the
Greater Sioux Cities' location provides extraordinary options,
choices and ease of accessibility to economical transportation,
linking the region to Midwest, U.S. and world destinations.
Located in the Heartland
The Greater Sioux Cities is located in a vast agri-
cultural market characterized by fertile soil, rolling hills and
Great Plains climate. The area is known for its agricultural and
agri-business activities, especially the livestock and grain indus-
tries. Historically, the economy has been dependent upon the
production, processing and shipment of cereal and feed grains
such as corn and soybeans as well as raising, processing, pack-
aging and distributing beef, pork, sheep and poultry. Manufac-
turing of durable goods is also of increasing importance.
SIOUX CITY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SIOUX CITY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Les L. Horrell, Jr.
Pat Mustain
President
Director of Communications and Programming
Economic Development.. Our Pledge to Progress
101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, lowa 51101
(712) 255-7903
Economic Development. Our Pledge to Progress
101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, lowa 51101
(712) 255-7903
History of Sioux City
The first authentic account of a white man's appearance
The city grew rapidly and additional space was soon
on the ground of what is now Sioux City is that of the Lewis
needed. In August of 1888 the far-sighted citizens annexed the
and Clark exploring expedition in 1804. On August 20 of that
area that today includes Riverside, Morningside and the
year, Sergeant Charles Floyd, a member of the party, died and
Westside. In September of 1890 more territory was brought
was buried on a high bluff located in what is now the southern
within the town's boundaries with the annexation of Leeds and
part of Sioux City. Today a stone memorial, the Floyd Monu-
the Northside.
ment, stands on this bluff in the park named Floyd Park in his
Historical factors which have an economic impact upon
honor. It is the first national historical landmark registered by
the manufacturer locating here today date back primarily to the
the U.S. Government.
early 1950's. From 1920 until 1952 Sioux City was a compla-
It was not until the summer of 1848, forty-four years after
cent, wealthy, meat packing and agricultural center. Population
the death of Sergeant Floyd, that a pioneer, William
growth in this period was practically nonexistent and physical
Thompson, settled here. Thompson laid out a town and called
improvements were few and very poorly planned.
it Thompsonville. The next year another early pioneer,
A series of disasters beginning with a major flood of the
Theophile Brughier, a French-Canadian fur trapper, settled at
Missouri River in 1952, and including a major flood of the
the mouth of the Big Sioux River. Brughier was the son-in-law
Floyd River in 1953, a loss of 1,700 jobs when Cudahy
of the famed Sioux Indian Chieftain War Eagle. A memorial
Packing closed in 1954, as well as finding corruption on the
has been erected on the site of War Eagle's grave.
City Council during the same period, brought about the now
In 1854, Dr. John Cook, a government surveyor, arrived
famous Sioux City Study sponsored by the Ford Foundation.
in the vicinity of Sioux City. He was impressed with its suit-
This study was made by 600 people from all walks of life who
ability for a town and immediately began laying out a town
met in small groups and discussed where Sioux City had been,
site. At this time there were two log cabins on the site. The
what was right and wrong, and where they would like to see
town was plotted and recorded May 5, 1855. A store was
Sioux City in coming years. All of the groups were then
opened by Toole and Jackson in June of 1856, which was the
brought together, their findings analyzed and a set of goals
same year Sioux City became the county seat of Woodbury
established.
County. In August of 1857 a Presbyterian Church was
Out of this, the Council-Manager form of government was
established in the vicinity of Fourth and Jennings with Rev.
established. The Sioux City Chamber of Commerce was re-
Thomas McChestnut as pastor. Mary E. Wilkins taught school
organized, the industrial development effort revitalized and the
that year to a class of 15 pupils, and in July, 1869, the
community began working toward execution of a plan to
Independent School District of Sioux City was formed. The
obtain their objectives. By 1962 many of the negative factors
town's first newspaper, the War Eagle, was published July 4,
had been eliminated through concerted community action
1857, by Seth W. Swigget.
which included flood control, waste treatment, improved
The community grew steadily with the settlement of the
highways and streets, development of an aggressive Chamber
west. Being the largest town in the area, it naturally became
and industrial development program and improvement of
the center of all trading activities. There were no railroads or
community attitudes.
public highways west of the Mississippi, and all travel and
Because of these efforts, Sioux City was award All Ameri-
transportation was by water. Located on two important rivers,
can City status by LOOK Magazine and the National
Sioux City offered a natural starting point for future expansion
Municipal League. With a greatly improved product to repre-
of the west.
sent, new industries were attracted and existing industries ex-
The first steamboat up the Missouri River to Sioux City
panded. Today, City government, the Chamber of Commerce
arrived in June, 1856, and marked the beginning of river
and many other organizations continue to cooperate closely in
traffic. By 1857, the number of steamboats calling at Sioux
their efforts. Manufacturers looking at Sioux City as a potential
City outnumbered those on the Mississippi. A record number
location find a well-planned city which is willing and able to
of seventy boats arrived that year. Today, the Missouri is used
accept them as members of the community.
for barge traffic, making large volume transportation economical.
The coming of the railroads marked an important event in
the history of the city. Sioux City and Pacific was the first and
was completed in March 1868. It connected Sioux City to
Missouri Valley and was the forerunner of a network of roads
that was destined to make the city a center of rail traffic as
well as river traffic.
General Characteristics
As a tri-state metropolitan area, firms in the Greater Sioux Cities draw upon a labor force larger than what
would be expected for any of the cities if considered individually. This is particularly true in South Dakota and Nebraska
where the Sioux City area is the second and third largest urbanized areas, respectively, in those states.
Worker productivity in this area is unequaled. According to statewide data collected in 1985, Iowa and
Nebraska workers exceed the national average in terms of value added per employee; Iowa by more than 24 percent
(1985 Annual Survey of Manufacturers).
The Greater Sioux Cities
Workforce
Population (1988 est.)
100,400
Sioux City, Iowa
84,000
The Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area has a total labor
South Sioux City, Nebraska
9,800
force in excess of 125,000 workers with over 60,000 of these
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
3,000
workers residing in the Sioux City metropolitan area. The
North Sioux City, South Dakota
2,100
Greater Sioux Cities is capable of providing a continuing
Dakota City, Nebraska
1,500
supply of new entrants into the labor force, consisting of
graduates from area high schools and colleges as well as
Per Capita Personal Income (1985 est.)
workers resulting from an increasing labor force participation
Sioux City Metro Area
$11,663
rate by the female population.
Woodbury County, Iowa
$ 9,841
Dakota County, Nebraska
$ 8,941
Union County, South Dakota
$ 8,270
Siouxland Area Labor Force
Employment and Unemployment
(June, 1987-July, 1988 Ann. Ave.)
Sioux City
Surrounding
Total
SMSAᵃ
Laborshedᵇ
Laborshed
Resident Civilian
Labor Force
60,330
66,260
126,590
Unemployment
3,410
2,950
6,360
% Unemployed
5.7
4.5
5.0
Total Employed
56,920
63,310
120,230
a The Sioux City SMSA includes Woodbury County, Iowa and Dakota County, Nebraska.
b The surrounding laborshed area includes the Iowa counties of Cherokee, Ida, Monona, and Plymouth; the Nebraska counties of Cedar,
Dixon, Thurston, and Wayne; and the South Dakota counties of Clay, Yankton, and Union.
Source: Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota Departments of Labor.
The availability of a productive, well-educated labor force provides significant benefits for existing and
expanding business and industry. The addition of very competitive wage rates further enhances the attractiveness of the
Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area for expanding industry.
National Ranking for Selected Manufacturing Climate Factors,
Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota, 1987
(National Rank Among the 21 Low Manufacturing
Intensity States)
Business Climate Factor Groups.
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
National Ranking - All Factors
3
12
1
Government Controlled Factors
3
14
1
A. State Local Government Fiscal Policies
9
19
8
B. State Regulated Employment Costs
5
10
1
Non-Government Controlled Factors
4
8
2
A. Labor Costs
3
7
1
B. Availability and Productivity of Resources
15
13
21
C. Selected Quality of Life Factors
2
3
7
a There are 21 factors measured which are divided into the five categories listed in the table.
Source: Grant Thornton, The Ninth Annual Grant Thornton Manufacturing Climates Study, (July, 1988).
Other Labor Costs, Selected States
Worker's
Unemployment
Insurance
Factorsᵇ
Compensation
Cost Per
Tax
Wage
Rates ($)ᵃ
Worker (S)ᵃ
Rate (%)
Base ($)
Greater Sioux Citiesᶜ
2.07
135.97
2.23
8,400
California
6.49
220.25
3.20
7,000
Colorado
4.99
188.67
2.80
9,000
Illinois
3.29
215.14
4.40
8,500
Indiana
1.14
107.19
2.50
7,000
Kansas
2.49
183.24
2.70
8,000
Michigan
5.07
258.49
5.90
9,500
Minnesota
5.21
233.22
2.60
11,200
Missouri
2.46
132.41
2.50
7,500
Ohio
2.49
204.88
4.20
8,000
Wisconsin
3.10
222.30
4.60
10,500
a
Rates for all manufacturing classifications from The Ninth Annual Grant Thornton General Manufacturing Climates Study
(July, 1988).
b National Foundation for Unemployment Compensation and Worker's Compensation, Washington, D.C., in cooperation with the U.S.
Department of Labor, August 1985. Unemployment insurance cost estimates are based on a model plant employing 100 and assumes no
labor turnover.
C, Simple average of three states in which the Greater Sioux Cities are located.
These labor-related factors vary for the three individual states in which the Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area
is located. This variation and the low overall average points out the distinct advantage of considering the Greater Sioux
Cities tri-state area for a business location.
Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers
on Manufacturing Payrolls,
Selected States and Metropolitan Areas
State/Metropolitan Area
1984
1986
1987
Iowa
10.24
10.33
10.61
Sioux City
8.77
8.50
8.46
Nebraska
8.93
9.26
9.34
Omaha
N/A
9.64
10.00
South Dakota
7.14
7.72
7.94
California
9.77
0.37
N/A
Colorado
9.24
9.81
10.11
Illinois
10.08
0.67
10.85
Chicago
9.82
0.46
10.60
Indiana
10.45
10.81
11.06
Kansas
9.38
9.74
9.97
Wichita
10.04
0.28
10.81
Michigan
12.18
2.80
12.97
Minnesota
9.75
0.20
10.37
Minneapolis-St. Paul
10.43
0.99
11.15
Missouri
9.31
9.80
9.99
Kansas City
10.55
1.16
11.16
St. Louis
10.62
1.28
11.63
Ohio
10.96
1.56
11.73
Wisconsin
10.03
0.35
10.55
Milwaukee
11.24
11.65
11.72
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings, May, 1988.
It is also significant to note that the Sioux City metropolitan area was the only area listed above, experienc-
ing a decline in average hourly earnings between 1984 and 1987. This decline suggests that significant underemploy-
ment exists in the area and that there is substantial labor force capacity to provide for the labor requirements of new and
expanding industry.
Transportation Hub for the Region
For nationwide access by all transportation modes, few locations can rival the Greater Sioux Cities. No
major U.S. city is more than four hours by air and three days by truck or rail. Over 40 million people with an effective
buying income in excess of $400 million live within a 500-mile radius of the Greater Sioux Cities.
The Greater Sioux Cities are at the hub of a region encircled by Minneapolis, Chicago, Kansas City, Des
Moines, Omaha, Denver and Sioux Falls. With its centralized location the Greater Sioux Cities have excellent access to
quality air, rail, highway, Interstate, water and pipeline transportation networks.
Unlike single state locations, the Greater Sioux Cities tri-state location provides extraordinary options, choices
and ease of accessibility to economical transportation, linking the area to Midwest, U.S. and world destinations.
Convenient Air Connections
Over 200 motor freight carriers serve the Greater Sioux
Cities. 31 local terminals are available in the Greater Sioux
Cities to handle almost any transportation need.
The Greater Sioux Cities' major metropolitan airport is the
Economical rail transportation is plentiful in the Greater
Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa. Conveniently
Sioux Cities, with daily mainline freight and piggyback service.
located adjacent to Interstate 29 it is a Class A, all-weather
The tri-state area is served by the Burlington Northern; Chicago
commercial airport situated seven miles south of the business
Northwestern; and Chicago, Central & Pacific railroads.
district, within the city limits, and is easily accessible from all
points in the tri-state area.
A major improvement project was recently completed at
Mass Transit
the Sioux Gateway Airport which included new ticket counters,
car agency counters, renovated dining area and new baggage
Mass transit is all but unnecessary for commuters in the
uncrowded Greater Sioux Cities and the tri-state area. Where
claim facilities. The airport's main runway was also resurfaced
and a new jetway added for passenger comfort and convenience.
mass transit is utilized in Sioux City, Iowa: South Sioux City,
Sioux Gateway is served by five commercial carriers,
Nebraska; and North Sioux City, South Dakota; it works well.
including: United, TWA, America West, Eastern Air Midwest
The Sioux City Transit System is recognized as one of the
Express and Northwest Airlink. 17 departures per day from
most successful and efficient municipal mass transit systems in
the United States.
Sioux Gateway Airport link the Greater Sioux Cities by non-
stop flight to major metropolitan destinations.
Convenient Commuting
Extraordinary Options
Commuting in the Greater Sioux Cities is better com-
The Greater Sioux Cities' tri-state geographic advantage
pared to a leisure drive than the type of stressful and painfully
also gives you the unique option of utilizing a multitude of
extended trips normally associated with so many metropolitan
direct flights from two major airports located in Sioux Falls
locations! People who live in the tri-state area are fond of
South Dakota to the north and in Omaha, Nebraska to the
telling visitors, "I was in a traffic jam here once
it lasted a
south. Both are within 100 miles of the heart of the Greater
minute and a half!" An excellent network of well-maintained
Sioux Cities and are easily accessible by Interstate This allows
streets and divided highways provide quick access to any
location within the Greater Sioux Cities" tri-state area.
convenient alternatives when departure is not possible from
one airport or another due to scheduling problems or weather
You'll spend less time driving in Siouxland. An eight hour
conditions - options not available in singular markets.
work day in the Greater Sioux Cities is just that - an eight
When departing from any of the area's airports you'll
hour day. You won't spend extra hours each day driving to and
discover it isn't necessary to arrive hours ahead of a flight. And
from your job. The entire tri-state area can be reached in a
long waits at ticket counters, boarding gates and baggage claim
similar amount of time as would be necessary just to commute
areas are non-existent in the Greater Sioux Cities.
from home to business in a larger city.
Motor Freight and Rail Routes
Navigational Alternatives
Motor freight and ground transportation in the Greater
Siouxland is the northern-most point of navigation on the
Sioux Cities tri-state area is facilitated by a well-developed
Missouri River, offering another inexpensive alternative for
highway system that provides uncongested, efficient movement
meeting a firm's receiving and distribution needs. The Missouri
of products and people. Interstate 29 runs parallel to the
River has a nine-foot channel, stabilized for river traffic from
Missouri River through the Greater Sioux Cities and connects
Sioux City, south to New Orleans. Several barge lines offer
with principal east-west routes, Interstates 80 and 90, to the
river transportation service, linking the Greater Sioux Cities tri-
south and north. Interstate 29 receives annual maintenance for
state area to the nation's entire inland waterway system. The
carrying moderately heavy traffic and is in good condition. It
Big Soo Terminal provides storage and handling for commodi-
intersects with dozens of federal and state highways; including
ties shipped by barge and interfaces with truck or rail
U.S. Highways 20, 75 and 77 and state highways Iowa 12 and
transportation services.
Nebraska 35, that serve the entire tri-state area with timely,
trouble-free, uninterrupted routes
A
Rare
Blend of Qualities
The Sioux City Auditorium annually brings nationally
Quality of Life
recognized entertainment to its stage. The Auditorium, in
The Greater Sioux Cities are located in America's
conjunction with local convention centers host concerts, trade
shows, sports tournaments, a circus, ice shows and hockey.
heartland, where there continues to exist a quality of life that
One of the nation's finest collections of Plains Indians arti-
has been lost in many cities, a rare blend of urban commerce
facts is housed in the Sioux City Public Museum which is to
and convenience alongside country atmosphere and style.
locate in the historically significant old Central High School.
Companies which have located their facilities in the
The Greater Sioux Cities offers a growing and vital down-
Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area find that their employees can
town in Sioux City, where the construction of new retail and
escape from the crowded conditions and problems associated
office structures continues. Redevelopment of the central city
with larger cities, while enjoying quick and easy access to
is complemented by retail malls in suburban Sioux City and
those same metropolitan areas because of our central location.
Sergeant Bluff which have firmly secured the area's role as a
And Siouxland workers spend more time thinking about the
regional commercial center.
jobs that their employers pay them to do, because they spend
less time worrying about crime, traffic, smog and other difficul-
ties so frequently found in large urban settings.
Health Care
Our low crime rate makes the Greater Sioux Cities an
outstanding place to raise children. All metropolitan and rural
In the Greater Sioux Cities, health care is a major regional
locations in the tri-state area rank far below the national
industry having as its focus the ultra-modern facilities and
average for crime rates.
broad-based programming of Marian Health Center and St.
Because the cost of living is well below the national
Luke's Regional Medical Center. Collectively, the institutions
average in the Greater Sioux Cities, persons relocating in the
feature the latest in specialized and intensive care units.
tri-state area find that their money will go further than in many
Marian Health Center occupies a recently completed $34
urban settings. Lower costs for housing exemplify this savings.
million complex in Sioux City's downtown which features a
A median house in the Greater Sioux Cities sells for $50,000
regional trauma center including an emergency helicopter
to $60,000, while similar homes sell for $115,000 in Denver.
ambulance, cardiac surgery program and cancer center.
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center recently added two
floors to house updated critical care and psychiatric units along
An Unspoiled Environment
with a multi-story building to house doctor's offices and other
health services. St. Luke's also provides neonatal intensive care
Air and water quality is excellent in the Greater Sioux
and burn unit services to a large area of the upper Midwest.
Cities communities because of the lack of overcrowding and
The Greater Sioux Cities model family practice program
heavy industry associated with the area. Persons living in the
was instituted several years ago and has been extremely
tri-state area cherish the quality of their pure environment and
successful in recruiting outstanding new physicians to meet an
are committed to preserving this natural resource.
increasing area demand. Hundreds of general practitioners,
specialists and dentists serve the needs of the area's people and
Cultural Opportunities
have established the Grater Sioux Cities at the forefront of
health care in the tri-state area.
In the Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area you'll find a
quality of life that is important to every family in a friendly
"home-town" atmosphere; yet you'll find many big-city cultural
options.
Hospital Beds
Marian Health Center
484
Music, art and the theatre are all components of the
stimulating cultural experience that is the Greater Sioux Cities.
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
353
Total Annual Admissions
A symphony has flourished here for more than half a century
25,000
and the quality of its performance and direction is rarely
Medical Personnel
equalled in areas of this size. The Sioux City Concert Course
brings internationally acclaimed artists to the tri-state area
Physician/Surgeon
170
annually. Summer concerts are performed weekly in the
Family Practice Resident
18
Dentist & Orthodontist
48
natural amphitheatre and bandshell in Grandview Park.
The Sioux City Art Center showcases local talent and the
Osteopath
9
touring displays of the masters. The Community Theatre and
Chiropractor
27
active drama troupes at Morningside and Briar Cliff Colleges in
Optometrist
18
Podiatrist
4
addition to independent production companies each provide a
series of drama, comedy and musical offerings annually.
Total Hospital Employment
2,800
Recognized touring companies round out a full schedule of
Total Hospital Payroll
$55,000,000
cultural activities.
The Greater Sioux Cities
Mean Educational Excellence
Educational Systems that Work
a vast area of the upper Midwest and have a total enrollment
of nearly 4,000 students Briar Cliff and Morningside offer four-
The education of the area's young people is a high priority
year liberal arts and pre-professional curricula as well as con-
for Siouxlanders. The Greater Sioux Cities' high schools con-
tinuing education for managers and professionals. WITCC
tinue to prepare the highest calibre of students. Average ACT
offers a two-year Associate of Arts degree as well as adult
scores of students in the three states - Iowa, Nebraska and
basic and continuing education opportunities.
South Dakota consistently are among the top five in the
The University of South Dakota, just 35 miles from Sioux
nation. Annually, high numbers of National Merit Scholars are
City, offers an MBA program in Sioux City in cooperation
found among Siouxland's public and parochial (Catholic and
with Morningside College as well as a full frange of programs in
Christian) high school students.
six colleges on the Vermillion, South Dakota campus. Brian
Average graduation rates for the Greater Sioux Cities'
Cliff, Morningside and WITCC offer evening degree-related
community high schools are higher than the state average in
programs and Briar Cliff offers weekend programs leading to
which they are located. More than 95 percent of Sioux City's
degrees. These evening and weekend programs give business
high school students graduate, and 50 percent of graduating
persons and others the opportunity to improve their skills or
further their education.
seniors enroll in postsecondary programs.
Several other colleges are located within a 65-mile radius
of Sioux City, and at least seven universities are located within
Quantity and Quality
200 miles of Sioux City. The latter offering postgraduate and
in Higher Education
doctoral degrees in the fields of engineering, mathematics,
physics computer science and many others.
The Greater Sioux Cities are enriched by opportunities for
Vocational and technical training in over 60 fields is avail-
higher education and the resources of local and area post-
able in the Greater Sioux Cities through WITCC in Sioux
secondary institutions. Its tri-state location affords the Greater
City as well as Northeast Technical Community College
Sioux Cities opportunity for close contact with universities,
(NTCC) in Norfolk, Nebraska (80 miles distant). Through a
four-year colleges, community colleges, and vocational-technical
unique agreement, WITCC and NTCC jointly serve Dakota
schools of three states.
County Nebraska residents with full-time and part-time edu-
Sioux City is home to Briar Cliff and Morningside
cational programs. Training programs tailored to the require-
Colleges along with Western Iowa Tech Community College
ments of individual businesses and on-the-job training compo-
(WITCC). These schools provide educational opportunities to
nents are available through both colleges.
Public School Systems
S.S.C./
N.S.C.
Sioux
City,
IA
Dakota
City
NE
Jefferson,
SD
Sergeant Bluff, IA
Elementary Schools
21
5
1
1
Middle Schools/Jr. Highs
4
1
1
1
High Schools
3
1
1
1
3-Yr. Ave. Enrollment
13,460
2,537
668
951
3-Yr. Ave. #. Graduating
807
162
50
60
Parochial School Systems*
S.S.C./
N.S.C./
Sioux
City,
IA
Dakota City,
NE
Jefferson,
SD
Sergeant Bluff, IA
Elementary
10
2
0
0
High School
2
0
1
0
Includes Catholic and Non-denominational Christian Schools
Colleges
Technical Training/College Transfer Education
WITCC
NTCC
Briar Cliff
Morningside
(lowa)
(Nebraska)
Degree Options
4
7
Fields of Study
57
90
Majors Offered
16
37
3-Yr. Ave. Enrollment
2,400*
2,300*
3-Yr. Ave. Enrollment
1,250
1,200
3-Yr. Ave. # Graduating
963
450
3-Yr. Ave. # Graduating
186
250
Full-time Equivalents
Recreational Opportunities
The Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area provides a wealth of recreational opportunities for the sports and
outdoor enthusiast throughout four distinct seasons of the year. Facilities and programs for almost every sport and
activity exist in the area.
Whatever your interest, you'll find it satisfied in the Greater Sioux Cities. Everything from cross country
skiing to square dancing to horseback riding, to ice hockey is available in the tri-state area. There is also horse and dog
racing in season, NASCAR stock car racing and national championship calibre junior "A" hockey along with a full range
of high school and collegiate spectator sports.
A combination of state, county and city parks located throughout the Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area, both
within and outside its communities, provide nearly unlimited opportunities for camping; boating; swimming; fishing;
hiking; picnicking; baseball; softball; snowmobiling; pheasant, deer, duck and goose hunting to name a few For the
sports minded, the Greater Sioux Cities offer a multitude of public and private golf courses, tennis courts, swimming
pools, and athletic/health clubs with weight rooms and spas.
In Sioux City, nearly 60 city parks totalling more than 1700 acres are available for use. Park facilities include
shelters; picnic tables and grills; rowboats, canoes and paddleboats; hiking and jogging trails, including trails equipped for
wheelchairs; playground equipment; baseball/softball diamonds and soccer fields.
Larger park facilities include the 240-acre Bacon Creek Park which includes a 34-acre lake offering fishing,
boating, hiking and a fitness course; the 75-acre Crystal Cove in South Sioux City which features a swimming beach,
fitness center and jogging path; and Stone State Park, an 1,100-acre park overlooking the tri-state area and providing
complete camping and picnicking facilities.
Instruction and competition is provided in swimming, baseball, softball, soccer, football, basketball, volleyball,
wrestling, tennis, ice hockey and golf. Three private country clubs exist in the area in addition to six golf courses open
to the public.
The Greater Sioux Cities is also home to one of the finest men's fast-pitch softball teams in the world. The
recently completed Penn Corp. Park facility annually is host to some of the most competitive tournament action
available.
Racing
A River of Recreation
Horse Racing - Atokad Park
(May-July)
The Missouri River is the predominant natural feature of
Dog Racing - Sodrac Park
the Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area. In addition to its role as
(May-October)
a highway of commerce, the Missouri is a valuable recreational
Stock Car (NASCAR) Park Jefferson
resource. The largest marina on the river the Cimmarina
International Speedway (May-September)
Harbor in Sioux City - is located in the tri-state area.
Sioux City Auditorium Seating for 5,000,
Cimmarina Harbor offers covered boat docks, boat sales and
featuring ice shows, stage shows, concerts, sporting
marine supplies, a full service shop and dry storage.
events, circuses and expositions
The Cimmarina is also the permanent home to the Sgt.
Sioux City Convention Center - Exhibit Hall
Floyd, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work boat, which was
features 29,725 square feet of open space that can
a gift to the City of Sioux City and houses the offices of
be sectioned off with movable walls and contains
Rivercade an annual river festival - a Visitor's Center, as
five meeting rooms with an additional five meeting
well as the Lewis and Clark/Sergeant Floyd Museum. Boating,
rooms on the second floor. Spacious, skylighted
fishing and water skiing are activities possible on the Missouri
atrium style registration area. Total of 76,441
as well as the three lakes in the immediate area.
square feet of space and total occupancy of 3,232
persons. 34,000 square feet of truck parking and
Vital Statistics
maneuvering area plus ample freight storage facil-
ities. Adjacent ramp/garage and on-site parking to
PARKS
accommodate visitor's automobiles. Banquet serving
No.
Acres
capacity, 2,000 persons with adjacent hotel offering
Municipal
56
1,700
an additional 6,866 square feet of meeting and
State
1
1,100
banquet facilities.
FACILITIES
Siouxland Convention Center (South Sioux City)
Golf Courses
35,000 square feet of display space for conventions,
No.
Public
expositions, seminars and other large gatherings.
2
28,000 square foot main arena with 36-foot ceiling
Private, open to public
4
and 16 x 16 overhead doors. There is also a 7,000
Private Country Club
3
square foot air conditioned annex. Ample free
Municipal Swimming Pools
8 (incl. public
parking is available for any event and the adjacent
school pools)
Tennis Courts
hotel provides additional meeting rooms and
42
banquet facilities.
Dependable, Economical Energy
The Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area is able to assure a continuing supply of dependable, economical energy,
now and in the future.
Midwest Energy Company (MWE), through its IPS Electric and Midwest Gas subsidiaries, provides electricity
and natural gas to the Iowa and South Dakota portions of the Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area, and distributes natural gas
in the Nebraska portion. South Sioux City, Nebraska operates a municipal electric utility and purchases electric energy at
wholesale from Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD).
IPS has spearheaded a consortium of utilities constructing and operating several large coal-fired generating units
on the Missouri River south of Sioux City, assuring a reliable, efficient source of energy for new or expanding businesses
within its operating area. Similarly, NPPD and South Sioux City have made the commitment to service necessary to
provide adequate supplies of electric energy for existing and expanding business and industry.
Dependability of service in the tri-state area is significantly enhanced by the involvement of IPS and NPPD in
the Midcontinent Area Power Pool (MAPP) which connects the power lines of 45 participating electric systems into an
eight-state network, providing improved reliability for all. NPPD has access to the power pool created by the Missouri
River hydroelectric projects which in tandem with NPPD's coal-fired and nuclear plants result in a diversified energy supply.
As the distributor of natural gas in the tri-state area, Midwest Gas has consistently been able to meet the
requirements of its customers during even the coldest of winter heating seasons. The company remains optimistic about
future gas supplies and maintains a liquefied natural gas plant and several propane peak shaving facilities to supplement its
pipeline supply.
Propane-Air Peak Shaving
Ten propane-air peak
Utilities
shaving facilities have
447,000 MCF maximum
Ample water and sewer capacity exists within the Greater
storage capacity.
Sioux Cities. The largest community system, the Sioux City
Municipal System, provides local water service and metro-
Industrial Rates
politan wastewater treatment. The water comes from wells
for Natural Gas and Electric Energy
with current daily pumping capacity of 32,500,000 gallons and
is treated by fluoridation, disinfection and removal of iron and
Siouxland Area and Selected States
manganese. A secondary type of sewage treatment is used
which serves 90 percent of the city as well as the adjacent
Average Cost of
Cost of 1,000 kW
Industrial Gas, 1987
Billing Demand
communities. The system is capable of accommodating the
($ MM BTU)a
With 400,000 kWh, 1987ᵇ
needs of additional industry into the foreseeable future.
Monthly
Per kWh
Iowa
2.76
$17,853
$.0446
Vital Statistics
Nebraska
2.82
16,939
.0423
South Dakota
3.03
18,070
.0452
Electricity
IPS electric system peak load 1988
969,000 KW
Siouxland Aread
2.87
17,620
.0441
(including long-term firm sales)
California
3.67
28,263
.0707
IPS total system
Colorado
3.70
20,347
.0508
net generating capability
1,182,900 KW
Illinois
3.71
26,066
.0652
IPS total system reserve
22%
Indiana
3.36
21,831
.0546
South Sioux City
Kansas
3.39
21,765
.0544
electric system peak load (1988)
23,287 KW
Michigan
4.09
27,238
.0681
South Sioux City
Missouri
3.40
21,602
.0540
total system reserve capacity
26%*
Ohio
4.09
25,187
.0630
A new 10.5 MVA substation will go on line in 1990, increasing system
Wisconsin
4.07
19,766
.0494
capacity an additional 26%.
a
Natural Gas
1987 Industrial Natural Gas Rates The American Gas Association,
1988 Gas Facts
Pipeline Supplier
Internorth
b
Electric Rates - U.S. Department of Energy, Average Electric Bills
Distributor
Midwest Gas Company
(1987)
c
Liquefied Natural Gas
Midwest Gas has a total
The Iowa electric cost used is the 1988 industrial rate for Sioux City,
Iowa, for this level of billing demand and energy (IPS Electric).
of 1,200,000 MCF of
di
LNG storage capacity for
Siouxland Area rates are computed as a simple average of Iowa,
Nebraska, and South Dakota rates.
winter use.
The Greater Sioux Cities
Economic Profile
Agriculture and agri-business were the lifeblood of the Greater Sioux Cities economy when pioneer farmers first
settled the fertile Missouri River Valley and, today, still form the foundation for a diversifying economy. Beef, pork and
grain processing and their allied support industries dominate the industrial sector and continue to create opportunities in
further processing, distribution and packaging.
Non-agricultural manufacturing and service companies are increasingly taking their place alongside food and
agrieultural-related businesses. Communications tower fabrication, tool manufacturing, automobile components assembly,
molded plastics production and telemarketing services all are successful business concerns in the Greater Sioux Cities.
The Greater Sioux Cities are at the heart of a trade and service territory that extends 60 miles or more into
the tri-state area. The trade area consists of over 260,000 people in 12 counties. Taxable retail sales have increased
nearly $70 million over the last five years and major investments by the two local medical centers have made the Greater
Sioux Cities a regional health care delivery center.
Non-Agricultural
Taxable Retail Sales
Employment by Industry (July, 1988)
1982
$558,921,000
Manufacturing
19.9%
1983
$580,376,000
Construction
3.3%
1984
$600,780,000
1985
$615,394,000
Transportation, Communications
1986
$625,207,000
& Public Utilities
6.1%
1987
$655,238,000
Wholesale Trade
6.3%
Retail Trade
19.9%
Agricultural Facts
Livestock:
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
5.0%
103,600 cattle and 247,400 hogs fed annually
Grains:
682,700 acres harvested
Services
27.3%
Corn:
370,700 acres, 98 bushels per acre
Government
12.2%
Soybeans:
206,800 acres, 35 bushels per acre
Value of Agricultural Products Sold: $235,315,000
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Government
Services and
Community
Cooperation
A spirit of cooperation exists in the Greater Sioux Cities among elected officials and professional administra-
tors in promoting the area's development. Local government understands business and knows what to do to help
promote its success.
Each of the Greater Sioux Cities governments, at both the municipal and county levels, has made the
investment in public improvements necessary to service existing business needs as well as those of firms new to the
area. The Greater Sioux Cities' public leaders regularly join their counterparts in the business community in jointly
making development and growth a reality. The governments of the Greater Sioux Cities work closely on a variety of
issues and projects through the Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council including transportation, natural
resources and human services matters. The local governments in the region also work together through the Siouxland
Regional Housing Authority, Siouxland Regional Transit System and the Siouxland Energy Conservation Finance
Authority. Regional business, labor and governmental leaders assist financing of development through the Siouxland
Economic Development Corporation. This cooperation cuts across the entire spectrum from mere public encouragement
of development to a complete partnership involving assistance in land acquisition, project financing and regulatory
compliance.
The Siouxland International Trade Council, sponsored by the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce, is
dedicated to extending assistance to local Siouxland exporters and importers in entering into or expanding existing
international markets. This is accomplished through area trade seminars, promotional and financial assistance, maintaining
user information and providing guidance toward resources that are available to assist in these activities. With Federal
assistance provided to the Colleges of Mid-America consortium, the principles of international trading and marketing are
being integrated into the academic setting in order to have informed future business personnel available. Efforts continue
to obtain and provide U.S. Customs Service for the Sioux Gateway Airport with intentions of establishing a foreign trade
zone.
In the Greater Sioux Cities, if you're serious about development, growth and profits, the community is eager
to become a partner in your progress and is committed to your long-term success.
The Council is committed to cooperative actions that will
Siouxland Regional
enhance the economic well-being of the Greater Sioux Cities
Marketing Council
tri-state area and its people through:
The Siouxland Regional Marketing Council was formed in
Cooperative efforts in economic development
1986 to explore ways of promoting area-wide cooperation in
Preparation and distribution of regional marketing
economic development activities. This coordinated approach is
material
typical of the cooperation and combined effort that the public
and private sectors in the Greater Sioux Cities employ to help
Preparation of studies for targeted industries and
prospective and existing business take advantage of the positive
businesses
factors of all three states.
Promoting effective economic development legislation
Since 1988 the Council has hosted an annual Tri-State
and policies
Governor's Economic Summit, bringing the governors of all
Providing a regional forum for the discussion of
three states together with various business and investment
economic issues
concerns to help promote economic development in the
region. The Council represents business organizations,
Preparation of specific proposals for prospective firms
development groups, energy suppliers and local governments.
Community Services
The Greater Sioux Cities has a strong organization of
youth facilities to offer. The Jesse Marshall Boys' Club of Sioux
The Greater Sioux Cities delivers a multitude of well-
City, affiliated with Boys Club of America, has a permanent
planned community services. The Sioux City Public Library is
facility with 2-court gymhasium, older and younger boys' game
a regional reference center for 109 libraries in Northwest Iowa,
rooms, library and arts and crafts department. Programs
and contains over 171,000 volumes. The Main Library
include hot meals, and snacks, library with tutoring, a wide
occupies its new headquarters in downtown Sioux City.
range of physical education activities and special and regular
United Way thrives in the Greater Sioux Cities. Generous
events. The club serves 1,000 members age 7-18 years.
The Girls' Club of Sioux City, soon to be affiliated with
giving from private individuals as well as corporate contributors
the Girls' Club of America, opened in the summer of 1986
funds 23 human care agencies ranging from the Council on
Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence to Goodwill Industries.
Programs include a teen club, learning center, arts and crafts,
More than 154 total programs are funded through the United
gymnasium, activities, game room and many educational pro-
Way of Siouxland each year.
grams. Hot meals are-provided. The club is open to girls ages
6-18.
The Siouxland Senior Center in Sioux City serves a large
number of older citizens in the Greater Sioux Cities. The
multi purpose center has facilities that encourage independent
living and community participation. Services provided by the
center include: weekly preventative health care screening.
congregate meals, an employment project, friendly visitor
service, transportation to and from the center, information and
referral services and assistance with tax return preparation.
Industry and Available Sites
Another advantage of locating in the Greater Sioux Cities is the availability of existing industrial locations,
ready for your immediate use.
Approximately 10,000 persons in the Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area are employed in manufacturing, with
an annual payroll in excess of $200 million. Non-durable goods producers account for 75 percent of current
manufacturing, with the remainder represented by an expanding durable goods sector.
The processing of agricultural commodities continues to be at the center of local production with over half of
all manufacturing involving food or related products. Significant activity occurs in the following sectors:
Meat Products
Commercial Printing
Grain Mill Products
Chemicals and Allied Products
Bakery Products
Rubber and Plastics Products
Soybean Oil
Fabricated Metal Products
Apparel and Textiles
Non-electrical Machinery
Your firm can join those currently operating successfully in the Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area in these and
other industries. Several existing industrial locations are available for your immediate use. These buildings will be easily
adaptable to your specific needs and specifications.
If your plans include construction of a new facility, available industrial sites ranging in size from just a few
acres to parcels of 500 or more acres exist. All have access to the Greater Sioux Cities skilled work force, plentiful
energy supplies and convenient transportation system. Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to choose the
business climate that is most well suited to your particular operations from among the states of Iowa, Nebraska and
South Dakota. Only the Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area can offer you the best advantages of three states in a single
regional location.
To further aid in small business development, the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce has earmarked funds
that along with a sizeable government grant to defray facility costs will establish a small business incubator. An Advisory
Committee of successful business leaders volunteering their time will oversee the program and offer guidance and
assistance. In addition, a Venture Capital Pool will be established to provide a ready source of equity capital to help
fianance sound new business proposals.
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Business Climate
The Greater Sioux Cities offers your firm the opportunity to consider locating in any of three states within
the same metropolitan area. Each of the three states in which the Greater Sioux Cities is located has distinct advantages.
The unique combination of qualities and capabilities offered by the tri-state character of the Greater Sioux Cities
provides an unparalleled opportunity to benefit from the unusual business climate created by the cooperative efforts and
favorable business amenities among three Midwestern states in a single regional location.
You can evaluate the advantages of operating within Iowa, Nebraska or South Dakota, not by relying on a
national business climate survey, but by considering the circumstances which are most important to you: the operating
characteristics of your own company. Tri-state business climate alternatives are another feature that differentiates the
Greater Sioux Cities from other locations in the Midwest and makes it the profitable alternative for your business.
Locating in the Greater Sioux Cities tri-state area can benefit your firm through assistance in start-up or
expansion, including: grants, loans and job training; as well as through long-term operating cost reductions associated
with Iowa, Nebraska or South Dakota locations.
The three-state character of the Greater Sioux Cities also provides companies with a unique opportunity to
match state and local tax and other financial incentives with specific company needs. Each of the three states offer tax or
financing incentive programs for new and expanding businesses. The array of such programs available in the three-state
area should be evaluated on an individual company basis to determine the best match of incentive alternatives and long-
term operating impacts relative to the specific requirements of the company.
For a confidential, customized profile of your company's performance in the location of your choice, contact:
Mr. Les Horrell, Jr.
Siouxland Regional Marketing Council
101 Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa 51101
(712) 255-7903
Available Assistance
Start-up/Expansion Assistance
Operating Cost Impacts
Because of the wide variety of development programs
1. Property Tax Abatement Programs available in Iowa
available from each of the three states, the following listing
and South Dakota.
only summarizes areas of assistance available in the Greater
2. No corporate or personal income tax in South
Sioux Cities for new and expanding businesses.
BUS. CLIMATE
Dakota.
Industrial Sites and Available Buildings
3. No corporate tax on sales outside the state available in
Iowa and Nebraska.
Training Assistance, including Employment Screening
and Pre-employment and Post-employment Training
4. Income tax credits for start-up or expanding
Programs
businesses available in Iowa and Nebraska.
Employment Expansion and Investment Tax
5. Unemployment and workers compensation insurance
Incentives
rates are competitive features in Iowa, Nebraska and
Property and Sales Tax Incentives
South Dakota.
Financing Assistance
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THE
INITIATIVE
A Four-Year Program for Accelerated Economic Growth
To: Jennifer Grossman
Tel: 202/456-7750
Fax: 202/456-6218
Copy: Gary Harward, MWE Sr. Vice Pres. & Chief Financial Officer
Tel: 712/277-7722
Fax: 712/277-7761
Les Horrell, President Sioux City, IA Chamber of Commerce
Tel: 712/255-7903
712/258-7578
From: Bob Lawrence, for The Siouxland Initiative
Tel: 605/232-4053
Fax: 605/232-4730
Date: 10/23/90
10 Pages
Sub: Sioux City Profile Material
As Iowa. you requested, I am faxing the following information on Sioux City,
For additional background, I am also sending via Federal Express a
Greater Sioux Cities brochure and a magazine article about Sioux City.
If the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce or The Siouxland Initiaitve can
assist further, please call. The Chamber President is Les Horrell, and
Pat Mustain is director of communications and programs.
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SIOUX CITY IOWA- 2
President George Bush has recent and past connections with Sioux City,
Iowa:
(1) On August 6, 1990, President Bush presented Sioux City with an
All-America City Award for 1990. The city was among 10 U.S. communities
receiving the award during a White House ceremony in which the
president stated that "The All-America Cities are all-American success
stories. At a time when so many mourn what's wrong with American
cities, you have quietly gone to work to make them right." President
Bush said Sioux City and the other award-winning cities are "a hopeful
reminder that the success of democracy depends on the resilience and
capacity of citizens for self-governance, education, civic
responsibility, and economic development. He said the cities were
being honored "because they represent what's best about American
cities. Rather than looking for an outside solution or a quick fix,
they 're looking within for the answers and they re finding them."
(2) On Sept. 22, 1989, President Bush signed and presented a
proclamation to Sioux City officials recognizing Sioux City and the
tri-state region for its heroic efforts following the crash of United
Flight 232 at the Sioux Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. The
proclamation stated that "The extent of this tragedy might have been
much greater were it not for the heroic efforts of citizens in the
Sioux City, Iowa, tri-State area."
(3) Following U.S. Senate passage Nov.21, 1989, President Bush signed
into law legislation clarifying the Missouri River boundary between
South Dakota and Nebraska. The action aided development of Dakota
Dunes, the Sioux City area's most significant business/residential
development project. The action re-established the state boundary
between South Dakota and Nebraska to the main channel of the Missouri
River along a 12-mile stretch north of Sioux City. The compact involved
1,800 acres of Nebraska land that ended up on the South Dakota side of
the river due to shifts in the Missouri River channel. Some 300 of
those acres are part of Dakota Dunes located in southeastern South
Dakota, and the boundary change officially recognized it as South
Dakota land.
(4) As a presidential candidate, he has campaigned here.
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LAWRENCE
SIOUX CITY IOWA- 3
SIOUX CITY FACTS:
Sioux Greater Sioux Cities, Tri-State Region (1 minute each from South
the Sioux City, in Northwest Iowa, is the Woodbury County seat and hub for
metropolitan population of more than 100,000.
City, Nebraska and North Sioux City, South Dakota) with a
economic development, planning, education, legislation and in
The adjacent sister cities cooperate across geographic lines
their governments which have helped fund incoming industry three in
state preparadness. The local tri-state cooperative is backed by all disaster
here respective cities. The governors of the three states have locating
of mutual annually concern. since 1988 to hear progress reports and to discuss met issues
which The three-state region is experiencing a significant economic
depression began in the mid-1980s following the worst farm crisis rebound the
trailers, producing power tools, blue jeans, hydraulic equipment,
agricultural/livestock base economy, it has a growing, diverse industrial a strong
era. Although Sioux City continues to have has since
and more. candy, baked goods, honey, concrete products, fuel injectors truck
development Spearheading the recovery is The Siouxland Initiative, an
business backed by a $2.7 million fund raised mostly from
program is arm of the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce. The economic two year old
area. to industries willing to locate in the immediate tri-state
offered community to compliment city and state financial incentives the
stimulating more than 1,200 new jobs and over $55 million lead new
In the past two years alone, the Initiative has taken the in
capital investment in Siouxland. It has invested in in
manufacturing systems, such diverse products as computers, jewelry, companies recycling
automotive parts and food.
businesses. secretarial and business consulting for growing
costs and incubate small businesses. The facility features low rental
The to help Initiative also established the W. Edwards Deming Business Center
marketing. telemarketing services, manufactured goods and advertising computer and
and So far, it has helped launch companies offering new
and The educator, Center is dedicated to Sioux City-born statistician,
theory to teachings of statistical quality control and industry
owed to his Dr. W. Edwards Deming. The rebirth of Japan philosopher is
company that Japanese Scientists and Engineers award the Deming year
Union of leading Japanese business people and educators. management Each the
has achieved the highest honor in quality and production. Prize to a
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Sioux City leads a pack of communities from throughout northwest
working From to diversify their economies and revitalize their main streets. Iowa
recycling machines.
being created by small companies making everything from furniture are to
buildings are filling up with new retail stores, and new jobs
LeMars to Cherokee and Ida Grove to Orange City, vacant downtown
in Sioux City, a rapidly growing service and retail hub, had retail
Dr. 1989 of $769 million, up 45 percent from a decade ago, according sales to
Kenneth Stone, Iowa State University economist.
Sioux City, Iowa's fourth largest city, has an unemployment rate of
service about 4.2%, of Iowa. down from a high of 8.5 percent in 1985, according to job
Sioux City boasts a new downtown skyline of buildings of mirrored
which investments and attractions is an $11 million convention Among
newest glass, new brick and skylit atriums, and connecting skyways. its
library and new bank building and shops.
opened two years ago. There's also a new $6 million main public center
massive To revitalize its inner-city business core, Sioux City is launching
form rejuvination of a 25 block area of downtown. A new look, in a the
program to attract new retail and business services downtown.
of new buildings, will be accompanied by a national marketing
Spearheaded the by the non-profit Sioux City Downtown Development Corp.,
downtown. the It's being financed by a special tax levied on merchants in
goal is to attract developers and retailers and to promote
affected area, merchants who asked the council to assess their
property to generate $150,000 annually to pay for the program.
new million riverfront development project is underway. Plans include where
a Sioux $13 City is located on the eastern shores of the Missouri River
complexes. parks, ampitheatres, trails, picnic areas and recreational
Sioux City is the northern most navigable port on the Missouri
and It was is a large barge shipper of grain, soybean oil, tallow and River
Siouxland. named for the Sioux Indians and is the hub for a region known asphalt. as
The Service to facilitate trade with the international a U.S.
Customs community through establishment at Sioux Gateway Airport of
Sioux City is working to become a player in the emerging global
zone city to has also applied for federal recognition as a foreign community. trade
foreign-made components.
allow the manufacture and shipment of U.S. goods made from
well City Journal, KTIV-TV(NBC), KCAU-TV(ABC) and KMEG provided (CBS) as
by Media the coverage Sioux to significant portions of the three states is
as by nearly a dozen radio stations.
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ALL-AMERICA CITY:
Sioux City's dynamic economic and spiritual renaissance has been
nationally recognized through its selection as an All-America City for
1990 by the National Civic League.
The award is in recognition of local community efforts to attack
problems of the 1990s, including economic decline, hunger, disasters,
affordable housing and health care. It recognizes Sioux City's success
in bringing business, government and citizens together at the local
level to solve community problems.
Also figuring in the award was Sioux City's disaster preparedness
program directed by the Woodbury County Disaster Services. It
coordinated resources and volunteers from all three states in an
efficient, heroic response credited with saving many lives following a
major airline crash at the Sioux Gateway Airport in July 1990.
Because of its success in bringing local business, government and
citizens together to solve economic and social problems, Sioux City
received the All-America City Award last June. It was among ten
municipalities chosen for the annual award by the Denver-based National
Civic League. (Bush presented the award)
Recently rated Iowa's "Number One" place to live for quality of life by
Money Magazine, the city features dozens of parks, two colleges, a
graduate study center, regional medical centers, art center, theaters,
a museum and a 75 year old symphony.
TRI-STATE'S MOST EXCITING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT:
DAKOTA DUNES
The Sioux City tri-state region's most talked about development is
Dakota Dunes, a 2,000 acre business and residential park under
construction along the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers just north of
Sioux City in South Dakota.
Expected to take 15 years to complete, Dakota Dunes promises to be the
biggest economic development the región has ever experienced. An
estimated 5,000 or more people expected to work there will be involved
in research and high-tech businesses, as well as in financial and
insurance companies. The mini city will also feature such support
services as banks, medical offices, retail stores, restaurants and gas
stations. A school and hotel are among other future compliments planned
for the project which is designed to blend with the area's natural
rivers, wetlands, sand dunes, native grasses and woods.
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SIOUX CITY IOWA- 6
expected to by be Arnold Palmer. The course, signed for PGA tournaments, course is
designed Iowa, features an 18 hole championship golf
Nebraska Dakota Dunes, and the only planned community/business park in South Dakota,
Dunes 216 acre business a magnet attracting park. U.S. and foreign companies to the
expects Streets, to utilities and houses began sprouting up last Spring and Palmer
spring of 1991. tee off from the course his company will manage in the
with Iowa Group, a subsidiary of Midwest Energy Co., which is by Midwest
Capital Announced in August 1988, Dakota Dunes is being developed
will be Resources, Inc. another utility company. The corporation merging
renamed Midwest Resources, Inc. and based in Des new Moines.
NOTABLES FROM SIOUX CITY/NW IOWA:
people This region has yielded not only consistently great crops but great
W. internationally, Edwards e.g., advice columnist Dear Abby, Ann Landers; and
as well, many of whom have achieved fame nationally
Paul Deming, statistician, philosopher and educator; Baseballs Dr.
Splittorff, voice of the Kansas City Royals;
Cola; Metcalf, former Sears chairman; Don Keough, chairman of
actor-turned-politician, Gordon Fred Grandy; Jiffy Lube founder Jim Hindman;
former Margaret McDonald, former National Republican Committee Coca
Al in Iowa; Iowa Governor Terry Branstad of Lake View; Bush
campaign Congressman director Wiley Mayne; George Wittgraff, former George member;
McDonald Buckingham, former member of the U.S. Olympic Committee; actor
Carey. cnl
SIOUX CITY TRIVIA:
Sioux The country City. music song "Sioux City Sue" is the most famous song about
American popcorn, the world's oldest popcorn factory, the 76 year Jolly old
Sioux City and is home for the world's oldest branded popcorn, Time
Popcorn Co.
buried The lone member to die on the historic Lewis & Clark
Charles on a bluff over-looking the Missouri River at Sioux Expedition is
Purchase. journey to explore the west following the Louisiana
5,000 mile Floyd's death on Aug. 20, 1804 was during the first City. leg of Sgt. the
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Vol. 3
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Denver, CO 80203
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL civic LEAGUE
Issue 4
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1990 All-America Cities
Honored at White House
On August 6, 1990, President Bush welcomed
Texas are a hopeful reminder that the success of
for the answers and they're finding them.
representatives of the ten 1990 All-American
democracy depends on the resilience and
By recognizing and unloashing the power
Cities to the White House for an awards-
capacity of citizens for self-governance,
and potential of the people themselves, they're
presentation ceremony. A partial transcript of
education, civic responsibility. and economic
proving that big cities can meet enormous
the President's remarks follows:
development.
challenges and small towns can do very big
We honor all ten of these communities not
things.
Welcome to the White House. I want to
because they claim to be the best cities in
You've earned the admiration of the nation
single out an old friend of mine. Henry
America - I think they're too smart or, in some
because when people say, "It can never be
Cisneros, the Chairman of the National Civic
instances, too modest for that but because
done," you're doing it. And when they say,
League, as well as Wayne Hedein of Alistate
they represent what's best about American
"You can't gel there from here," you've proved
Insurance Ca., Members of Congress who are
cities. Rather than looking for an outside
that you can. Congratulations to all of you.
here, state representatives, mayors, and -
solution or a quick fix, they're looking within
above all - some friends from the finest cities
in America.
It's an honor and, indeed, a pleasure to
have you here at the White House. This event
is special because too often it seems the
function of the federal government is to make
laws and set limits. But the cities and citizens
we honor today are reminders that America's
potential is truly unlimited.
The All-America Cities are all-American
success stories. AI & time when so many mourn
what's wrung with American cities. you have
quietly gone to work to make them right.
You've refused to surrender to crime and drug
dealers or natural disasters - 10 despair. You
refuse to see the problems of the homeless and
the jobless as somehow impossible to solve.
Instead, you've set out to unleash the
infinite range of what is possible when Ameri-
cans really put their minds to il. Along the way,
you've reaffirmed the American ideal of em-
powerment. Empowerment sounds like a new
idea, but it's something President Teddy
Roosevelt well understood, and wanted to
promote when he founded the National Civic
League back in 1894. "There are many
different ways," he once wrole, "in which #
man or a woman can work for the higher life of
American cities."
Well, the men and women with us are
proving Teddy Roosevelt right. So we've gath-
eyed w celebrate the spirit of empowerment and
the potential of partnership which is perhaps
unique to America. The spirit that, in an earlier
time, could have bullt a meetinghouse or raised
* barn on B windswept field.
Today, the All-America Cities are forming
partnerships for challenges of every kind - in
small industrial towns and urban canyons,
citizens, businesses. government, and volun-
letrs are joining forces for the future of their
communities.
For 41 years the National Civic League
has recognized community excellence through
awards. Success stories like those of Bak.
South Gate, Calif; Tampa, Fla:
Top: Representatives of All-America Cities receive plaques from President Bush; Below: Henry Cisneros and
Sinux Citv. Iowa: South
Wayne Hedein join President Bush during presentation of awards.
BOB
LAWRENCE
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Federal Register
Vol. 54, No. 185
Presidential Documents
Tuesday, September 28 1989
Title 3-
Proclamation 6027 of September 22, 1989
The President
Commendation of the Citizens of the Sioux City, Iowa, Tri-
State Area
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On July 19, 1989, our Nation was horrified by the tragic crash of 8 commercial
airliner in Sloux City, Iowa. That catastrophe resulted in the deaths of 112
people. Our Nation mourns the loss of these individuals and grieves for their
family and friends. The extent of this tragedy might have been much greater
were it not for the heroic efforts of citizens in the Sioux City, Jowa, tri-State
area. Residents of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota responded swiftly to the
disaster, dispatching rescue teams to the crash site and voluntarily offering
shelter and solace to the injured and their families.
who rushed to the scene or worked tirelessly at nearby hospitals to treat
Today, we commend the professionalism of the emergency medical personnel
who extinguished the blaze and extricated victims following the crash demon-
injured passengers. The State and local rescue units and municipal firefighters
strated remarkable speed, skill, and preparedness. We also salute the area
residents who volunteered to donate blood or contributed food, blankets, and
clothing after the crash; as well as the local college officials who opened their
dormitories to the survivors, the families of survivors, rescue teams, and
of all Americans.
investigators. Their compassion and generosity merit the respect and gratitude
In recognition of the outstanding efforts of these citizens, the Congress, by
House Joint Resolution 379, has commended their heroism and spirit of
volunteerism and has authorized and requested the President to issue a
proclamation making such a commendation.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1. GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of
America, do bereby commend the citizens of the Sloux City, Iowa, tri-State
of July 19, 1989.
area for their extraordinary efforts in response to the tragic aircraft accident
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day
of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of
fourteenth. the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
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BOB LAWRENCE
Dakota Dunes
Development Company
RR #1. Box 93B
Dakota Dumes. SD 57049
Oilice (605)232-4211
Fax (605)232-4561
Contact: Connie Smith
(605) 232-4211
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BOUNDARY CHANGE GOOD FOR DAKOTA DUNES
SIOUX CITY, IA - Development at Dakota Dunes took a major
step forward when the U.S. Senate approved legislation Monday
clarifying the boundary between South Dakota and Nebraska along a
12-mile stretch of the Missouri River.
"Re-establishing the state boundary between South Dakota and
Nebraska to the main channel of the Missouri River is one of the
key elements in the successful completion of the Dakota Dunes
Development," said Allan J. Block, project manager. "We can now
proceed to subdivide our lots and work toward the eventual sale
of land. We appreciate the help that the Nebraska, South Dakota
and Iowa Congressional delegations provided in moving this
important piece of legislation through Congress."
The U.S. House of Representatives gave its approval to the
boundary legislation on Friday, November 17. The boundary
compact was approved earlier this year by the Nebraska and South
Dakota state legislatures.
The boundary compact involves 1,800 acres of Nebraska land
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OCT-23-90 TUE 13:18 BOB LAWRENCE
that ended up on the South Dakota side of the river as a result
of shifts in the Missouri River channel. of the 1,800 acres
involved in the boundary compact, approximately 300 acres are
included in the Dakota Dunes Development.
The boundary change means all land included in the Dakota
Dunes Development will now be located in South Dakota. According
to Allan Block, lot preparation work could not begin prior to the
boundary change because Union County, S.D. officials could not
subdivide land that was technically part of Nebraska.
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November 21, 1989
Lowan
Surprising (see Sioux inside) City!
Renaissance of a
A boom town in the late nineteenth century, Sioux City has taken
giant steps to regain prominence as an economic and cultural hub
of a tri-state region. At twilight, the city that's wrapped around a
bend in the Missouri River glows with a new vitality. The mood is
upbeat, and civic pride has never been healthier.
Article by Bob Lawrence
Photos by Mike Whye
enaissance. It's a word
cotta, and marble.
Downtown blocks, once withered
R
Sioux Citians are using a
"We have changed the infrastruc-
by neglect, have been dressed up by
lot these days to describe
ture and are rebuilding the skyline
a host of new projects, like the glassy
their community's decade-
of the city, so from that standpoint,
Terra Centre, a ten-story office/retail/
long metamorphosis from decaying
it's a renaissance," says Russ Chris-
banking building opened in 1984
cow town to thriving business, man-
tiansen, chairman of Midwest Energy
that's also the home for Terra Chem-
ufacturing, and retail hub-one
Company, a gas and electric utility
icals, International, a producer of
that's gaining ground in serving a tri-
whose striking $13-million down-
fertilizer, seed, and farm chemicals.
state region known as Siouxland.
town headquarters helped set the
Other recent additions include an
The outward evidence of a new
tone for a rebirth that began in the
$11 million City Convention Center,
boom is apparent in the city's spank-
early 1980s. But, adds Christiansen,
opened in October 1988 to solid
ing new skyline, representing more
"the real renaissance" is the grow-
bookings, a new $5.5 million main
than $250 million in new construc-
ing perception that Sioux City can
library, a new headquarters for the
tion since 1980. Modern buildings-
make things happen. "So, to the ex-
police and fire departments, and a
with mirrored glass, skylighted atri-
tent that the perception becomes a
new law enforcement building for
ums, and freshly fired brick-fit
reality and the city reaches its poten-
Woodbury County. It's easier to get
comfortably amid turn-of-the-
tial, then you have a true renais-
around the downtown, too-thanks
century structures of granite, terra
sance," he says.
to a skywalk system that, so far, links
River City
about a dozen blocks.
community development director.
ing his absence. In the early 1970s,
The downtown's comeback is only
"This is the tip of the iceberg of
the community "continually com-
one chapter of the story. There's a
what's to come," says Wiggs. "It's
pared itself to Omaha and Sioux
shared feeling here that Sioux City
not a boom with a massive influx of
Falls and saw them grow and prosper
has emerged from the economic dol-
people, but we are experiencing a
in population," says Wiggs. "Indus-
drums of the 1970s into a new era
tremendous influx of development.
try bypassed us, and that contributed
of growth and prosperity. Young
[This] is due to the fact that devel-
to the doom and gloom feeling."
people who fled the city years ago
opers are starting to realize that
But no more.
are returning to start new businesses,
Sioux City has been under-retailed
Although it is difficult to pinpoint
and those who stayed to weather the
for years, and now market studies
the exact moment when Sioux City's
rough going speak optimistically of
show it will be a major retail center."
fortunes began to turn, it is gener-
the future.
Wiggs, a Sioux City native who
ally agreed that it was an investment
As one measure of the city's
left some fifteen years ago, says it
in growth outside the central core
steadily improving economic health,
was "almost a shock" when he
that started the upward swing. Iron-
commercial construction permits is-
returned in 1986 to discover the
ically, that particular growth almost
sued in 1988 show a four to five per-
change in attitudes, not to mention
didn't happen, as a succession of city
cent increase over the previous year,
the corresponding dramatic change
councils, in the 1970s, voted down
according to Arlen Wiggs, the city's
in the skyline, that took place dur-
a proposed outlying shopping mall,
Gone is the image of a labor-
torn, meat-packing town-in
its place is the picture of a
city building confidently
for its future.
SIOUX CITY CONVENTION CENTER
fearing that competition from it would
kill the downtown.
Eventually, the mall was approved,
and, in 1979, giant Southern Hills
Mall opened its doors on the Missouri
River bluffs not far from the junction
of Interstate 29 and US 20-the major
north-south, east-west arteries leading
The new City Convention Center, an $11 million project opened in October of 1988, is
expected to boost convention and tourism business.
into the city. Now Southern Hills is
taking partial credit for creating the
draw that's making Sioux City a major
Mart announced in the fall of 1988
believes that the city's emergence as
retail center.
that it would break ground for two
a "strong" regional trade center makes
Since 1979, the year of the mall's
new stores, one in Sioux City and the
the Siouxland area attractive to manu-
opening, overall retail sales in the
other across the river in South Sioux
facturers. "It's an important factor be-
Sioux City area have grown thirty-six
City; and, by year's end, plans for two
cause industry wants to go into a
percent, from $530 million in 1979
additional shopping centers were also
robust area," he says. Stone believes
to $722 million in 1988, according to
on the boards. So brisk is construc-
the influx of retailers in Sioux City
Dr. Kenneth Stone, professor of eco-
tion that labor shortages occurred in
makes it more magnetic to shoppers.
nomics at Iowa State University.
1988, forcing contractors to recruit
"When you add more, it brings people
Stone, who says sales have risen over
workers from other cities. The jobless
from that much farther."
ten percent since 1985, ranks Sioux
rate in the Sioux City metropolitan
City fourth in retail sales in the state,
area (December 1988) is 4.1 percent,
T
he upbeat attitude of Sioux
behind Des Moines, Cedar Rapids,
compared to 4.6 percent for Iowa as
City crosses state lines, into
and Davenport.
a whole.
South Sioux City and Dakota
In addition to sparking retail sales,
"Size begets size," says Stone, who
City on the Nebraska side of the Mis-
Southern Hills has spawned a host of
souri River, and into North Sioux City
competitors, as similar projects have
just across the Big Sioux River in South
taken shape from the urge to capitalize
Dakota. These communities, with their
on the growing influx of shoppers into
combined population of 120,000,
the Sioux City area. Two of the new-
form the center of Siouxland-an area
comers are next-door neighbors to
linked by economic and cultural ties
Southern Hills: Mayfair, an enclosed
that's being marketed as a place to do
mall that opened in 1985, and South-
business.
ern Square, a strip center anchored by
"We're selling Siouxland first be-
a large food store, that opened in Janu-
cause none of the three municipalities
ary of 1989. Showing its faith in the
can compete as aggressively as one,"
city's potential, the giant retailer Wal-
says Les Horrell, Jr., president of the
Sioux City Chamber of Commerce.
"These are three states who won't al-
"This is the tip of the iceberg of what's to
low themselves to become involved
come," says Sioux City Community Devel-
opment Director Arlen Wiggs (opposite)
in a bidding war because we'll work
about the city's turnaround. Behind Wiggs
out the most attractive package. It's
is the sparkling $15 million Terra Centre,
a menu of three business climates
part of the new downtown construction. City
we're offering," says Horrell, who ar-
Councilwoman Joanne Grueskin (right) led
an effort to beautify the main entrance to
rived in Sioux City in 1986, the year
the downtown. The result-"Gateway
the Siouxland Regional Marketing
Arches," dedicated in 1981.
Council was formed to unite Sioux
The cooperative spirit extends beyond the borders
of Sioux City. When a local manufacturer wanted to expand to
North Sioux City in South Dakota, Sioux City Chamber officials flew
to Pierre, South Dakota, to help win approval for a loan.
Dakota, officials from the Sioux City
Chamber of Commerce flew to Pierre,
South Dakota, to help win approval
for a low-interest $400,000 loan.
Thanks to this effort, Prince opened
Omahaline Hydraulics Company in
North Sioux City, where thirty em-
ployees make hydraulic parts for its
main Sioux City plant. The chamber
also went to bat for South Sioux City,
convincing agricultural giant Con
Agra to locate a $22 million oat plant
in the Nebraska town.
Sioux City has also fostered devel-
opment through tax breaks and other
incentives. When the Sioux Honey
Association, the world's largest honey
marketer and makers of Sioux Bee
Honey, faced the question of expand-
ing its facilities in town or building
new elsewhere, the city agreed to clear
land and help finance a sizeable chunk
of the $5 million project. The Sioux
Honey Association was the first com-
Stunning two-story atrium highlights the
that has city leaders believing the
pany to benefit from the city's one-cent
new $4 million Police/Fire Headquarters,
area's new-found confidence is for
local option sales tax, which earmarks
completed in 1986. Pictured are (left to
real. "The city, [and this includes]
over $500,000 annually for economic
right): Chief of Police Gerald Donovan;
Patrol Officer Dawn Carter; Jeanne Vakuls-
government, and business, is putting
development. In yet another instance,
kas, fire fighter; and Fire Chief Bob Hamil-
money where its mouth is, with the
the city paid for a rail siding and plant
ton. Visible through the arched entrance is
focus on developing the area," says
expansion at Weller Plastic Company,
Sioux City's ninety-two-year-old City Hall.
Horrell. Those in the know say only
a major manufacturer of plastic pop
a fraction of the $2.6 million could
bottles, ice scrapers, and automotive
have been raised just a few years ago.
accessories located in what is known
City and surrounding communities in
So far, the money is being used in
as the Bridgeport Industrial District.
a common campaign to sell Siouxland
several ways-to attract new business
to potential businesses and industries.
and industry, to help existing businesses
S
ioux City had already come a
The Council's most potent "idea
expand, to aid fledgling small business-
long way in shedding its image
turned reality" thus far has been the
es, and to enhance the community's
as a "meat-packing town," when,
Siouxland Initiative, a $2.6 million
image. "We're now telling the story
in 1985, Swift Independent Packing
four-year program for "accelerated
not of an old meat-packing, labor-torn
Company, following the lead of Ar-
economic growth." Designed to create
city, but [of] a new one that's grow-
mour and Cudahy, became the last of
2,000 new jobs in the Siouxland
ing and building for the future," says
the giants to close its doors. Their
region by 1992 and endorsed by the
Horrell.
departure, however, did not mean the
governors of Iowa, South Dakota, and
To enhance the business climate,
end of an industry that had helped fuel
Nebraska at their first annual Sioux-
the city has adopted an aggressive
Sioux City's growth in the late
land economic summit-held in Sioux
"here's-how-we-can-help-you" role.
nineteenth century. IBP, Inc., con-
City in 1988-the Initiative will fund
Consider the case of Prince Manufac-
sidered to be one of the area's largest
projects across state lines.
turing. When this local manufacturer
employers with a work force of over
The $2.6 million was the result of
of hydraulic cylinders, valves, and
1,000, is headquartered just across the
a fund-raising effort that far surpassed
pumps wanted to establish a subsidi-
river, in Dakota City, Nebraska. And
its original $1.5 million goal, a fact
ary plant in North Sioux City, South
recently Dakota Pork Industries set up
shop in the former Swift plant. Still,
"The real renaissance is in the growing per-
sen describes the 2,000-acre develop-
the meat-packing industry no longer
ception that Sioux City can get things done,"
ment as a planned community that will
holds sway over the local economy-
says Russ Christiansen, chairman of Midwest
include "an upscale corporate business
the effects of prolonged strikes at IBP
Energy, shown in the company's downtown
headquarters. Midwest's investment in the
park with a campus-like environment
and John Morrell & Company (it
Siouxland area includes the proposed Dakota
and an upscale residential area with
opened a plant in Sioux City in 1986)
Dunes, a $300 million, 2,000-acre planned
single-family to estate-type homes."
have been felt, but a more diverse
community.
Ground-breaking will take place in
economy reduced the impact.
the summer of 1989 along the shores
That diversity includes such major
of the Big Sioux and Missouri Rivers,
Siouxland employers as Midwest
miles south of Sioux City in Sergeant
the natural borders between the three
Energy, one of the state's major utility
Bluff, PTT, with 2,000 employees is
states. Amenities will include marinas,
firms; American Popcorn, makers of
one of the success stories of the area.
plus an Arnold Palmer-designed cham-
Jolly Time popcorn; Aalf's Manufac-
PTT was founded in 1985 by Chuck
pionship golf course that will occupy
turing Company, makers of blue jeans;
Long, chairman and CEO of Long-
land where Sioux Indians once
Rochester Products, a GM division
Lines, Inc., and an Iowa entrepreneur
camped and hunted.
that makes fuel injection systems;
well known for his role as a developer
Christiansen says the Dunes not
Sioux Tools, Inc., a manufacturer of
at West Okoboji in Iowa's Great Lakes
only expresses his company's confi-
industrial tools; the Wilson Trailer
region.)
dence in Siouxland, but also reflects
Company, a manufacturer of truck
Horrell and others in Sioux City
the bordering cities' new approach of
trailers; Metz Baking Company and
think that the biggest boost for their
"[looking] beyond boundaries and
Interbake Foods; two hospitals, the
community and surrounding Sioux-
parochial interests of the communi-
Marian Health Center and St. Luke's
land will come from the Dakota
ties." The Dunes is also a centerpiece
Regional Medical Center; three col-
Dunes, Midwest Energy's $300 mil-
of Midwest's economic development
leges, Briar Cliff, Morningside, and
lion project to boost population, create
strategy, a plan that has the company
Western Iowa Community Tech-
thousands of jobs, and pump millions
involved in a host of diverse enter-
plus PTT, Pioneer eleTechnologies.
of dollars into the local economy.
prises ranging from food processing to
(A telemarketing firm located seven
Midwest's chairman Russell Christian-
railroads.
This is a city that pulls together.
Witness the response of the community
to the tragic crash of United Airlines
Flight 232. Sioux City proved its mettle
with a swift outpouring of aid, comfort,
and sympathy.
As part of its investment in Sioux-
business. "We studied every area and
we wanted to get away from negativ-
land, Midwest Energy has also devel-
it came down to [within] a 200-mile
ism," says Pynn, recalling the gloomy
oped an industrial park in South Sioux
radius of Omaha," says Wilen. "Then
attitude once prevalent here. Pynn
City and another in North Sioux City,
we looked at each state, and the fund-
returned from Sioux Falls three years
where the newest tenant is Heartland
ing possibilities each offered, and we
ago, and is now co-owner of two ap-
Quality Foods, Inc., a $4.5 million pet
ended up in North Sioux City."
parel shops located at the Mayfair
food plant that begins production in
Labor, the work ethic, freight rates,
Mall. "The opportunity was here,"
the summer of 1989.
and the availability of raw materials
she says, adding, "if any place needed
were some of the factors that influ-
a specialty store, it was here." The
T
wo of Heartland's partners are
enced the choice, according to Dible,
negativism which drove her away is
Sioux Citians, but their decision
a former IBP, Inc. executive who
"disappearing," says Pynn, who takes
to locate here had nothing to
couldn't be happier with the plant's
an active role in promoting positive
do with hometown sentiment or luck
location. He and his lawyer wife,
thinking within the business com-
of the draw. Jeff Dible and Steve
Jody, say they wouldn't want to live
munity.
Wilen made the choice following a
elsewhere. Dible cites as pluses the
She's also at the forefront of boost-
computer search to find the most
cost of living, friendly people, the lack
ing careers for women in the tri-state
profitable spot in the nation for their
of traffic and the ease of "getting on
area, a cause she champions with Sioux
the golf course."
City councilwoman Joanne Grueskin.
Partner Wilen is also high on his
Grueskin, who's taken a leadership
hometown. Before laying the ground-
role in the community since the early
work for Heartland, he was a salesman
1970s, believes that more Sioux City
for five years with the pet food divi-
women than ever before either own
sion of the Carnation Company in Los
their own businesses or are advancing
Angeles. Although the decision to
in management. Still, she says, "wom-
return to his home state was influenced
en have to create their own opportu-
by family ties and by the desire for
nities."
a safe, hospitable environment, such
In a sense that's what Grueskin did
considerations weren't the bottom
fifteen years ago, when what started
line. "The catalyst was that we want-
out as just another Junior League-
ed to get our business going and we
sponsored tree-planting project under
found that this was literally the best
her direction turned into a major effort
place in the nation to do it," echoes
to beautify the main entrance to the
Wilen.
city. The result was the $250,000
Wilen says that when he left for
Gateway Arches, a trio of U-shaped
California five years ago, he saw a
arches symbolizing Sioux City's river
potential in Sioux City, but that "peo-
and tri-state location that rises from a
ple weren't getting behind the com-
lighted pond in a park-like setting just
munity to get it going. Many left
off the main downtown exit of Inter-
discouraged, but some are coming
state 29. The stunning arches were
back now and that's fantastic. The
dedicated in 1981, after Grueskin led
area is positioned for growth like I've
a six-year fund-raising drive that had
never seen it. It's really going to take
to reckon with apathy caused by dif-
"Sioux City's on a steady course," says John
off," he says, adding, "a lot of young
ficult economic times. "When we
Gleeson, president of W.A. Klinger, Inc., a
folks are excited about the future here,
were doing Gateway," remembers
locally-based contracting and construction
and that's a drawing card."
Grueskin, "many people said we
firm. Gleeson is shown at one of the firm's
The new "can-do" attitude is what
couldn't do it. So you really have to
projects, Mayfair Mall, opened in 1985.
drew Kathy Pynn back home after a
believe in the cause."
fifteen-year absence. "When we left,
Grueskin says the city is just the
When he's not conducting the Sioux City
Symphony, Thomas Lewis (right) builds
yachts. His company, called Atlantica, ex-
pects to complete two or three of these
luxury vessels, priced up to one million dol-
lars each, a year. Downtown development
includes Woodbury County's $11 million
Law Enforcement Center (opposite), com-
pleted in 1987.
right size to get things done without
having "all sorts of credentials." As
president of the library board for six
years, she pushed for the new main
library, a project that really got off the
ground, she says, through the fund-
raising efforts of former mayor John
Van Dyke and broadcast executive Bill
Turner. Councilwoman Grueskin was
a key advocate of the local option sales
tax that now pumps over $500,000
annually into economic development.
And right now, she's throwing her
support behind the state effort to make
Highway 20 between Fort Dodge and
Sioux City a four-lane thoroughfare.
Through it all, Grueskin remains cheer-
fully confident about the city's future,
"Before it was wishful optimism, but
now we're seeing all the pieces come
into place."
A
nother Sioux Citian who has
seen attitudes change is
Thomas Lewis, conductor of
the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra
and an entrepreneur whose company,
Atlantica Yachts, builds world-class
sailing yachts. When Lewis picked up
the baton here a dozen years ago,
many people, he says, thought that
Sioux City would never be "anything
to packed houses and has achieved a
To critics who say that the sym-
but a cow town." His arrival from
debt-free status.
phony is the only beacon of culture
Oklahoma City came during the worst
Lewis has found Sioux City a con-
in the city, Lewis cites the theatrical
of times, coinciding with the departure
genial place to develop his yacht-
productions that take place year-round
to Mexico of Zenith, then the city's
building business. A lifelong sailor,
at two theaters and at the local col-
largest employer. He gave it a chance
Lewis and his son spent more than two
leges. Other cultural attractions in-
though, having been impressed by the
years building Atlantica's first yacht,
clude the Sioux City Art Center and
pool of musicians and by what ap-
a 45-footer priced at about $250,000.
the Sioux City Museum, which houses
peared to him to be a promising
Now, with a handful of trained em-
an impressive collection of Plains In-
environment.
ployees, the company expects to com-
dian artifacts. Both the art museum
Now he's glad he took that chance.
plete two or three yachts a year,
and the history museum are slated to
"The city has done a metamorphosis
ranging in size from thirty-five to sixty-
move into new homes in the future.
and come out of its conservative shell,
five feet and, in price, from $118,000
A Sioux Citian with a hefty stake
and it's showing," says Lewis, who
to just under a million dollars. "We
in its future is John Gleeson, president
says he was given "a free hand
to
go with the premise of building a high-
of W.A. Klinger, Inc., a contracting
build a fine orchestra." Thanks to his
quality sailing yacht, and they take
and construction firm whose holdings
leadership, the symphony now plays
money and time," he says.
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bureau. During the months when the
Gleeson doesn't think Sioux City
town. Pointing to more than 400,000
river is ice-free, there's a steady stream
will ever be the boom town it was be-
square feet of commercial construction
of barge traffic in and out of the Port
fore the turn of the century. Still, he
underway during the summer of 1988,
of Sioux City, carrying commodities
says, "it's on a steady course with a
Gleeson likens the city to a "band-
such as grain, soybean, tallow, and
steady rate of growth, and, over the
wagon" everyone wants to be on.
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next twenty years, we will see signifi-
Out-of-town companies, he adds, "are
July, the river is the backdrop for the
cant increases in employment and
impressed with the numbers, our em-
annual Rivercade, a ten-day festival
quality of life."
ployment figures, and retail growth."
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A safe environment and good
The Klinger-developed Mayfair
to celebrate the city's status as the
schools were what New Yorkers Dirk
Mall on the south side of the city is
northernmost navigable port on the
and Caroline Peterson found when
part of that retail growth. Klinger
Missouri River.
they moved to Sioux City in 1985,
projects underway include an office
the year Dirk was hired as chef for
complex near the mall and a new addi-
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f all the construction taking
John Gleeson's Marina Inn. The Peter-
tion to the recently remodeled Marina
place, Gleeson calls Midwest
sons, who have two children, had
Inn on the west bank of the Missouri
Energy's Dakota Dunes "a major cata-
lived in Sioux City only a few months
River in South Sioux City.
lyst that could be the most significant
when Dirk became executive chef of
(Incidentally, the Missouri River,
development in our community's
Plums Restaurant in the Mayfair Mall
the nineteenth-century life line of the
history."
and Caroline opened Plums Cooking
developing frontier town, is not be-
Like others, Gleeson believes atti-
Company, a gourmet food and equip-
ing neglected. About a half-million
tudes in Sioux City are "the best" he
ment store in Gleeson's Marketplace,
dollars has been earmarked for the ac-
has seen in years, largely because there
a spiffy retail mall on the northwest
quisition and development of land on
is an "unequaled amount of optimism
side of town.
both sides of the Missouri. Along the
in the community and confidence in
Caroline says the ongoing challenge
riverbank, the Sergeant Floyd, an
what we've done and where we're go-
is "to make a profit," as both the store
Army Corps of Engineers' riverboat
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and the restaurant introduce new culi-
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bined budgets in excess of $130 mil-
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Not long after Plums Restaurant began
lion and annual salaries of about $70
one project after another that we can
offering pasta and espresso on its
million for about 3,000 employees,
get things done."
menu, other restaurants followed suit.
according to Flanigan.
Christiansen says that, while there
Together, St. Luke's and the Marian
are yet some downtown retailers who
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Sioux City is catching up, it still
Health Center offer operations and
need to refurbish their storefronts,
has to change the image held by
treatments that could only be done in
those who have remodeled or built
many outsiders that it is nothing more
larger cities a decade ago. Burn units,
new are getting the business. Like
than an unsophisticated COW town.
cancer and trauma centers, open heart
Midwest's next-door neighbor, Bom-
"We're looked upon as being out west,
surgery, air ambulances, and wellness
gaars Supply, where additional park-
driving four-wheel trucks with gun
programs highlight the services. About
ing is needed for the customers who
racks," says Arlen Wiggs, who adds
half the patients come from outside
are flocking to the new $3-million
that the new convention center "will
the city, within an hour's drive, says
general merchandising store.
do more to give the city a positive im-
Flanigan, who adds, "Sioux City's
There's no question that Sioux
age than anything it has accomplished
[medical care] has advanced to the
City's on the track to a much brighter
in twenty-five years. It will draw peo-
degree and quality that people no
future-brighter than when Midwest
ple to town, and they'll see that it's not
longer feel they must go to Iowa City
Energy moved into its then brand-new
full of cowboys in pickups."
or the Mayo Clinic."
headquarters nine years ago. "When
Over at St. Luke's Regional Medical
Like others, Flanigan couldn't be
we built this building, there were
Center, Janet Flanigan says that the
happier about her hometown's turn-
vacant lots all around," says Christian.
city may not exactly be the home of
around. "It's absolutely exciting," she
"Now we are surrounded by new
the yuppies, "but it's getting away
says, "but it seems SO unbelievable be-
buildings, built by forward-looking
from the polyester pants, farmer image,
cause we spent so many years beat-
businessmen. So the view from here
and taking on a more contemporary,
ing ourselves down."
is one of growth and confidence."
big-city look and feel." Flanigan, a
No more. Midwest Energy's Russ
Sioux City native, is director of com-
Christiansen says visitors here are see-
munity relations for St. Luke's. It and
ing a new Sioux City that has "redis-
the city's other major hospital, the
covered itself and its potential." But,
Marian Health Center, rank as Sioux
he says, "[the change] has not been
Bob Lawrence, a free-lance writer, lives
City's number one industry, with com-
overnight or dramatic. We've been in
near Sioux City.
Build your future here
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minutes north of Sioux City, Iowa. It is an ideal
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Dakota
DUNES
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101 Pierce St. Sioux City, Iowa 51101 . 712-255-7903
From the simple to the sophisticated, Prince Manufacturing
produces a complete range of hydraulic cylinders and
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P.O. Box 537, Sioux City, Iowa 51102
Number of institutional
Number of students at
grants and scholarships
Morningside last year:
awarded last year:
1219
1046
Average graduate school
Average debt of other
acceptance rate of
Iowa private colleges:
Morningside students:
$2,385,684
99%
Percentage of 1988
Amount of debt of
Morningside graduates
Morningside College:
who sought and found
$0
a job within six months
of graduation:
94%
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MORNINGSIDE
COLLEGE