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Convention & Visitors Bureau

Leadership Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,3Economic Development. . . . . . . . . 4,5MCVB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,7Chamber News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,9Marshalltown CBD . . . . . . . . . . . .10Ambassadors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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PAIDMARSHALLTOWN, IA PERMIT NO. 42

The Des Moines SummitOver 70 people from Marshalltown

traveled to the State Capitol for the 10thAnnual Des Moines Summit and LegislativeDay. Members of the Iowa Valley Leadershipclass participated as well.

Special thanks to Des Moines Summitsponsors Emerson Process-Fisher, MMSCand Lennox Manufacturing.

Photo #1 Representative Mark Smith andSenator Larry McKibben brief SummitAttendees.Photo #2 Representative Chuck Soderbergand Representative Brian Quirk discuss healthinsurance for small businesses.Photo #3 MEDIC leaders meet with IDEDDirector Mary Lawyer after her presentationto the Summit attendees.Photo #4 Representative Chuck Gipp,Senator Stewart Iverson and Senator JackKibbie provide a legislative overview.Photo #5 The gang at Taylor’s Maid-Rite getlunch ready — Where did 450 maid-rites go?Photo #6 Floyd Harthun meets with SenatorJack Hatch after the presentation on historictax credits.Photo #7 Richard Ploeger discusseseducation reform with the Institute forTomorrow’s Workforce Director, JodieButler.

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LEADERSHIP

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“The next 3-5 years will bevery exciting for Marshalltown’smetro area. Many people arefirmly committed to achievingour economic developmentgoals. Patience and persistenceis key.”

Board of DirectorsJeff VanceChair ElectKathy BakerTreasurerAlyce QuastadVice Chair MembershipDenny HassVice Chair Public AffairsTodd ThimeschMCVB LiaisonMike MillerMEDIC ChairBettie BolarPast Chair

Ric AndersonMartha GarciaJim GrueningJohn HughesBruce JohnsonBill ThiedeDawn Williams

Ex-OfficioGene BeachCity of MarshalltownMarie SteenlageCentral Business District

“Marshalltown is home and Iwant to help others see andexperience the great things Ido.”

Board of DirectorsCarol HibbsVice ChairTim BellPast ChairTodd ThimeschChamber Liaison

Gary GimbelPat HauserBob WennerJennifer HowardMike StegmannCalvin Scales

“I’m honored to try and helpmake Marshall county a greatplace to live, work and play.”

Board of DirectorsLeon LamerChair ElectJim LowranceTreasurerRob CooperSecretaryLoras NeurothPast Chair

Jeff LintonGordie JohnsonClark WidemanLarry AllenWilliam BeohmDouglas GervichBill GrabeDan HassmanBrian HeithoffJohn P. HermansonDean KenagyPaul KoehlerBernard RoyTom RuddockRex RydenMike SchlesingerKevin L. SwartzKenn VinsonGlenn Ytzen

Ex-OfficioGene BeachJoyce BuckHarrison CassMary Carol FishDick HiersteinLarry McKibbenDonna SampsonMike SchmitzLee SearleMark SmithMarie SteenlageNancy SteffensenGreg WrightTim Wynes

Staff

Ken AndersonPresidentAmy PieperExecutive Vice PresidentJoel AkasonMEDIC PresidentAmy MillsExecutive AssistantRhonda WickeringBookkeeperLisa PurvisMCVB DirectorShauna BanksMCVB Administrative AssistantVicki ContrerasAdministrative AssistantNichole HeaverloIntern

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Michelle Spohnheimer reflects on community leadership

Michelle Spohnheimer

What is your educationalbackground? I grew up in DownersGrove, Ill. where I graduatedfrom High School. That iswhen I came to Iowa. Igraduated from Iowa StateUniversity with a degree inCommunity and RegionalPlanning with a minor inHousing.What is your professionalbackground?

During college I workedfor the City of Ames in thePlanning and Housing De-partment for almost threeyears. I worked primarily withthe Section 8 Program dur-ing my time with Ames. In2001, I started with the Cityof Marshalltown as the Zon-ing Officer and in 2004 I be-came the Director for theHousing & Community De-velopment Department.How would you describeyour leadership style?

I believe it is important tolead by example. I believethat everyone is willing towork harder if managementis also working just as hard.It is also important to work

as a team building off of eachothers’ strengths.What kind of qualities doyou see in those you con-sider the best leaders?

Some of the best leadersI have worked with are “teamplayers.” If someone is a“team player” they are notjust looking out for their indi-vidual interest, they want ev-eryone to succeed in order toaccomplish a set goal.How do you encouragethose who work for/underyou?

I try to encourage my staffby keeping a positive attitudeand looking for ways we canall improve at our jobs andmeet the needs of our cus-tomers.What responsibilities, ifany, do you feel leadershave to the community atlarge?

Leadership in the Com-munity at large is very impor-tant, which is why I chose tojoin the Marshalltown Jay-cees. As a city employee, Ihave a lot of involvement incity activities but joining theJaycees allows me to get in-volved in the community inother ways. The Jaycees of-fer leadership and manage-ment training opportunitiesthrough project implementa-tion such as the recent can-didate forums held inMarshalltown.Should community leadersbe considered role mod-els? If so, why? Good community leadersoften have traits that makethem good role models as

well. At the same time thereare many people who may notbe considered communityleaders that are great rolemodels.What is the advantage ofvolunteering for projects,events, etc.?

I think that volunteeringhas many benfits. Volunteer-ing with community eventscan help improve our overallquality of life. On an indi-vidual level volunteering fora project or organization canhelp us improve leadership

skills. It also provides us withan opportunity to help some-one who may need assistancedoing something they are un-able to do themselves.What advice would youhave for young people whowant to grow into posi-tions of leadership?

I would encourage youngpeople interested in leader-ship positions to get involvedin the community. I believethat the Jaycees offer a num-ber of activities that can helpgrow leaders. We also have

many committees with thecity or other community or-ganizations that have volun-teer board members whoserve in a leadership role.Being involved in the commu-nity is the best way to becomea leader in the community.

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Marshalltown CommunityCollege is preparing to hostits best Job Fair ever onWed., April 5. Each spring formany years the MCC Cam-pus has been transformedinto a one-stop job seekersparadise and it’s all FREE.From 10 am to 1 pm employ-ers and graduate schoolsfrom all around Iowa cometo the Babe Harder Memo-rial Complex on the MCCCampus at 3700 S. Center St.

Job Fair 2006 expectsnearly 70 employers andgraduate school representa-tives who will display busi-ness and hiring informationand discuss career and edu-cational opportunities withFair participants. It gives any-one seeking a job or explor-ing a new career a supermar-ket of potential employers -all under one roof.

But, that’s not all! Job Fair2006 Invest in Your Future,provides great opportunitiesfor anyone who is planningfor employment in the future.Free workshops are offeredduring the Job Fair hours withfree critiquing of resumesfrom 10 am to 1 pm. Anotherfree service will be the inter-

preters table where volun-teers will assist English as aSecond Language fair-goers.

One of the most popularworkshops offered each yearis the Employer Panel. Sev-eral representatives from avariety of different careerareas will share some back-ground of their business andthen answer questions askedby members of the audience.If you have a question you’vewanted to ask an employer -

this is your chance. Job Fairparticipants always rate thissession as one of the mostvaluable! There will be tipsand advice on many differenttopics such as what skillsemployers are looking for,what expectations human re-source personnel might have,or reminders of appropriateattire, or using good manners.If you have a job interview inyour future, take advantageof this great workshop, 10-11am. It could mean the differ-ence between getting the jobor not!

Another workshop avail-able at this year’s Job Fair willbe Job Seeking on theInternet. This workshop willJob Fair cont. on page 16

Invest in Your Future Job Fair 2006

The election notice an-nouncing the nominees for athree-year term on the Cham-ber board of directors wasmailed on March 22, 2006. Member businesses arenotified of the nominatingcommittee selections, as wellas the procedure to nominateadditional candidates. Thedeadline for nominating addi-

Nominees announced for chamber boardtional candidates by petitionis Tuesday, April 4th. If addi-tional candidates are nomi-nated a ballot will be mailedon April 3rd.

Retiring from the boardare JoAnn Barten, BettieBolar, Jim Gruening, BruceJohnson, and Todd Thimesch. Jeff Vance chaired thenominating committee.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT2500 Club lends assistance to young businesses

2005 2004 2003Retail Sales Tax - Marshall CountyNumber of reporting businesses 3,716 3,732 3,851Taxable Sales $329,775,383 $333,245,445 $347,686,741Taxes Generated $16,560,065 $16,669,781 $17,386,385.00Source: Iowa Department of RevenueLabor Summary - Marshall CountyLabor Force 20,960 20,540 20,600Unemployed 1,090 1,150 1,100Rate 5.2 5.6 5.3Employment 19,870 19,400 19,500Source: Iowa Workforce DevelopmentHousing Sales - MarshalltownNew Listings 1077 984 1,000Sales Volume $52,354,265 $58,125,971 $56,721,876Median Sale Price $87,000 $82,000 $77,000Source: Marshalltown Board of RealtorsBuilding Reports - MarshalltownTotal Permits 224 250 270Total Valuation $33,188,200 $23,636,300 $24,277,500Living Units 35 78 90Source: Marshalltown Building OfficialOnline ResourcesU.S. Census www.census.gov/populationU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.govIowa Retail Sales & Use Tax Report www.state.ia.us/taxIowa Trends www.iowaworkforce.org/trends/index.html

Marshall Economic De-velopment Impact Committee(MEDIC) is continuing toaccelerate opportunities andgrowth in Marshall Countythrough their aggressive cam-paign which began a littleover one year ago.

Marshalltown has a richtradition of entrepreneurialspirit and diverse business cli-mate. To carry on this tradi-tion, MEDIC created the2500 Club. The club soughtdonors to give $2,500 over thenext five years, or in a lumpsum, to create an incentivefund to foster entrepreneur-ial growth. Fifty-nine localindividuals and companieshave contributed to this fund

and plans are in place to startusing this investment tool.

The 2500 Club funds areoperated by MEDIC and areintended to offer financialassistance to new or youngbusinesses in the form of lowinterest loans to qualifyingapplicants. The fund is in-tended to assist a wide rangeof projects, but does not ap-ply to retail, restaurant, orservice businesses. Tiernan, Inc. and YabeInternet Auctions, Inc. wereawarded the first two 2500Club loans on March 10, 2006. Tiernan Inc., is a newmanufacturing company thatwill be producing parts forlarger manufacturing compa-

Year-End Economic Indicators Comparisons

nies located within the UnitedStates. They plan to haveeight employees in the nextthree years.

Yabe Internet Auctions,Inc., is going from a part-timeto a full-time operation. Yabeis an internet auction com-pany that will be growing byfour employees in Marshall-town over the next threeyears. The financial assis-tance and employee growthin Marshalltown is support forthe new offices being openedacross the state.

If you would like to con-tribute to the 2500 Club or ifyou are interested in access-ing funding, contact JoelAkason at 641-753-6645.

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TOURISM

The Marshalltown Convention and Visitors Bureauis dedicated to promoting the Marshalltown area as adestination for meetings, conventions, group tours,

and recreational activities, with an emphasis onovernight business.

Silos & Smokestacks, aNational Heritage Area orga-nization, held their 2nd AnnualConference on March 21-22in Decorah at HotelWinneshiek. MCVB Direc-tor Lisa Purvis participated inthe two-dayevent, Liv-ing Land-scape –Iowa’s Hid-den Trea-sure, to gaininsight onthe agri-tourism industry. Theconference included theGolden Silo Awards, educa-tional sessions includingVoices of Our Landscapewhere participants learnedhow to effectively collect lo-cal stories through oral histo-ries, and Bringing Your Hid-den Treasures to the WWWto see how two museumsdigitized a portion of their col-

MCVB Director attends Silos Annual Conference

lection and linked their localstories to national standardsand benchmarks with an edu-cational website.

Participants had the op-portunity to learn about twoactivities that are connecting

youth to north-east Iowa’s livingdairy stories at anoff-site excursionto The DairyCenter inCalmar, Iowa.The conference

included two phenomenalkeynote speakers, ChuckOffenburger and Cary J.Hahn. Other activities in-cluded learning how to collectvisitor data and developing amarketing plan utilizing thatdata.

For more information onSilos & Smokestacks Na-tional Heritage area, visitwww.silosandsmokestacks.org.

The facts listed are fromsurvey data of potential trav-elers using thewww.traveliowa.com Website. The research was con-ducted by the Department ofRecreation, Park & TourismSciences at Texas A&MUniversity, College Station,Texas. The project is a co-operative effort of 16 states.The Iowa portion of the re-port includes 17,968 com-pleted surveys.

·No matter what time of

Iowa Tourism “Did You Know”year Web users are perusingthe site, about half of them arelooking to travel in the thirdquarter of the year.

·Over 60% have been toIowa before, while 40% havenever been to Iowa. Morethan 77% of the respondentswere from out of state.

·Over 56% are planning avacation, and over 13% areplanning a weekend getaway.

·78% of travelers are in-terested in visiting a specificattraction. More than halfare looking for nature activi-ties, 40% are interested inshopping and 26% are visit-ing friends and relatives.

·Nearly 73% are finding

www.traveliowa.com throughthe Internet, using a searchengine or Web link.

·Highway maps, calendarof events and information onlocal attractions are the topthree things users are search-ing for when using the site.

·Using the Web site fortravel planning is either “veryimportant” or “somewhat im-portant” to over 95% of theusers.

·“Some college educationor higher” identifies over82% of the users.

·Adults 35 and older ac-count for over 75% of the us-ers, and 55% of all the house-holds have no children.

The Iowa Pet Breeders As-sociation presented theMCVB with a plaque for“Outstanding Service” onMarch 17th at their AnnualConvention held at the BestWestern Regency Inn. Over150 attended this statewideconvention.

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For the time and a description of the events above, log on to theMCVB website’s Calendar of Events…www.VisitMarshalltown.com

April 2006Event Date LocationBingo Tuesdays Senior Citizens CenterStorytime Tues. and Fri. Public LibraryChrist-A-Polooza April 1 Albion Community Center“The Coats” April 4 MHS/Community AuditoriumJob Fair April 5 Babe Harder GymnasiumNature Story Hour April 5 GrimesFarmCitizen of the Year Dinner and Roast April 6 Best Western Regency InnFish Fry April 7 Knights of Columbus HallEaster Bunny Visit April 7-9 Marshall Town CenterAnnual Book Sale April 7-9 Veterans ColiseumSpring Concert April 8 MHS/Community Auditorium2006 Race for Service April 8 6th Street Softball ComplexEaster Egg Hunt April 8 Iowa Veterans HomeSpring Clean-Up April 8 GrimesFarmFoto Swap Meet & Seminars April 9 Best Western Regency InnGood Friday April 14 MCVB Office Closed at NoonEaster Bunny Visit April 14-15 Marshall Town CenterNature Story Hour April 19 GrimesFarmTomas Kubinek April 22 Martha Ellen Tye PlayhouseSpring Community Fair April 22 Marshall Town CenterEarth Day Kick-Off April 22 Marshall Town CenterPublic Dance April 22 MCC Dejardin Hall“The Gingerbread Lady” April 28-30 Martha Ellen Tye Playhouse

Who’s Meeting in MarshalltownApril 2006Meetings/Conventions/Tournaments No. LocationState AAU Volleyball Tournament Community YPre-State Tumbling and Trampoline 2,500 MCCIowa Department of Revenue 50 Best Western RegencyESS Users Group 60 Best Western RegencyState Election Administrator Training 200 Best Western RegencyAmerican Association of University Women 100 MCCIowa Society of Medical Assistants Conference 250 Best Western RegencyIowa Taxidermist Association 100 Best Western RegencyHeart of Iowa A.K.C. All Breed Dog Show 1,000 Central IA FairgroundsPro Am Tourney 300 Totem Bowl

Tomas Kubinek “ The Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impos-sible.” He will be performing at the Martha Ellen Tye Playhouse onApril 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets will be $2.00 per person and are available atthe Marshalltown Public Library, Community Y, the Cultural Center,and at the door. For more information refer towww.marshallcountyevents.com or call 641-754-5616.

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Farmers Savings Bankwill host the Chamber “Busi-ness After Hours” event onThursday, April 27, 2006. Itwill be held from 5:00 p.m. to7:00 p.m., at its bank facilitylocated at 205 West MainStreet, Marshalltown. Theyinvite you to join them for thisevent to see their recentlycompleted building additionthat added 5,500 square feetto their facility. “We moved toMarshalltown in 2000, andsince then, we have not onlygrown in customer base, butwe’ve added several staffmembers,” stated DennisOstrem, President. He wenton to say, “the community haswelcomed us with open armsand exceeded our expecta-tions.” Rob Judkins, SeniorVice President and MainStreet Branch Manager,added, “the Main Street ex-pansion allows us to continueto meet the needs of our cus-tomers and do it all right here–locally.”

Originally established in1894 in Beaman as The

Beaman Bank, it was orga-nized under a state charter asFarmers Savings Bank in1908. It has remained opensince then, even through thetoughest economic times.Additional offices have beenopened in Albion in 1996,Green Mountain in 1998, andMarshalltown in 2000 in atemporary location while thecurrent building was beingconstructed. In January2002, the current building wasopened for business. In ad-dition to the Main Street lo-cation in Marshalltown, thereis also a southside drive-uplocation that was opened in2003.

Farmers Savings Bank isowned by 194 shareholderswhose roots are right here inthis area. No one person orfamily has controlling interestof the bank. Because it islocally-owned and managed,Farmers Savings Bank iscommitted to serving ourcommunities better by bring-ing back “hometown” bank-ing services, where local de-cision-making and personal

service are top priorities.“We are a part of this com-munity, and your money stayshere,” said Ostrem. He con-tinued, “we will never forgetour roots and what has madeus so successful. We will al-ways be here to serve ourcustomers, because at Farm-ers Savings Bank, our cus-tomers are very important tous. We get to know you andyour needs and truly look atour customer relationships asa partnership.” Farmers Savings Bankoffers full services, includingChecking and Savings Ac-counts, Certificates of De-posit, Individual RetirementAccounts, Online Banking,Trust Services, Commercialand Agricultural Loans, Per-sonal Loans, and Real EstateLoans. They have friendly,knowledgeable staff that areeager to work with you toachieve your financial goals.

“We’re your Main Streetbanker. Stop by to see ourexpanded facility and meetour friendly staff on April27th,” stated Judkins.

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Renewing Members18 members renewed their membership

in the past month.Binford House (3 years)

Central Counties Cooperative (2 years)Central Iowa Machine, Inc. (2 years)

Check Into Cash (3 years)Comfort Inn (9 years)

Embers Retirement Community, Inc. (14 years)Fareway Stores, Inc. (22 years)

First Presbyterian Church (3 years)Grandview Heights (11 years)

Group Specialists, Inc. (3 years)Hansen Sanitary Supply (14 years)

KFJB-KXIA (22 years)Logs to Lumber (2 years)

Marshall County Planning and Zoning (6 years)Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation (6 years)

MinuteMan, Inc. (11 years)Roger Hackman, CPA, P.C. (3 years)

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (2 years)

Wesley RetirementServices

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Sun Daze TanningBoutique, LLC

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New Chamber MembersNew members are listed in each issue of the Chamber

Digest. Following is a list of businesses that have investedin the greater community by joining the Marshalltown AreaChamber of Commerce. Please support these businesses

when making purchases and business decisions.

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What started as an ideato educate citizens on issuesimpacting our state, grew intoan event that partnered threeMarshalltown organizations.

In February and March,the Marshalltown Young Pro-fessionals (MYP),Marshalltown Jaycees andIowa Valley Leadership helda series of forums, invitingcandidates running for Gov-ernor of the state of Iowa toMarshalltown.

“The thought was that ifwhoever was elected Gover-nor remembered their time inMarshalltown and had somebackground in issues effect-ing us, it would eventually bebeneficial to us all,” said MikeMiller, a member of theMarshalltown Young Profes-sionals.

Miller, who’s idea it wasto host the forums, enrolledthe help of the three organi-zations, making the event a

true “community effort.”“I thought these three

groups would be excellenthosts for our series of forumsfor several reasons: it pro-vided a way for your peoplein our area to connect andnetwork; it allowed the groupsa way to promote their mes-sage and increase their vis-ibility and captured the atten-tion of the candidates,” Milleradded. “Additionally, by in-volving these three groups ofyoung leaders, it encouragesparticipation in the democraticprocess and allows youngpeople to be better educatedwhen they go out and vote.”

The Marshalltown Jay-cees and MYP jumped onboard with the idea andteamed up with Iowa ValleyLeadership to tackle the plan-ning and execution of the se-ries of forums which high-lighted Congressman JimNussle, Michael Blouin, Bob

Vander Platts, Chet Culverand Representative EdFallon. “The benefits of theMarshalltown Young Profes-sionals working with other lo-cal organizations are end-less,” commented BiancaGreazel, chair for the MYP’sProfessional Developmentcommittee.

“The Marshalltown Jay-cees were proud to co-spon-sor the series of candidateforums. It is important forcommunity organizations topartner on projects that ben-efit our community,” saidMichelle Spohnheimer of theMarshalltown Jaycees.“The joint effort between thethree organizations contrib-uted to a very successfulevent.” “Together, we can allmake a positive contributionto the community,” Greazeladded.

Marshalltown area groups held a series of forums

Amy Vybiral, IVL Class Member, Bethany Wirin,Marshalltown Young Professionals, Representative

Ed Fallon, Mickie Hovel, IVL Facilitator, RobinAngstman, Marshalltown Jaycees at one of the

Forums.

The 2006 Home Showwas held at the MarshallTown Center on March 10,11, & 12. A total of 65 busi-ness participated in thisyear’s show. A big thank youto B& L Oriental, DiamondDaves, Maurice’s, Ortega’s,Pretzelmaker, Sports Page,Tradehome Shoes, andWalden Books for providingitems for the exhibitor pack-ets.

Thank you also to Greg

Home Show a SuccessSlowiak, General Manager,Lynn Olberding, MarketingManager, Terry McAnulty,Operations Manager, RickHanegan & Jeff Wagner,Maintenance Staff, RichardDoland & SCC CleaningCompany, and Beth Barnes& Corie Hooper, Office Staffof the Marshall Town Centerfor all of their help in makingthis year’s show runsmoothly.

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CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

April Upcoming MCBD Events & Meetings 2006

7th General Membership Mtg 11:45 -1p.m. Zeno’s10th Main Street Orientation at Main Street Iowa Des Moines11th Promotions Committee Mtg. 8 a.m. MCBD Office12th Board Presidents/Director Planning Mtg. 8 a.m. MCBD Office13th Design Committee Mtg. 8 a.m. MCBD Office17th Main Street Iowa ICN Workshop “Adding Value through the 4 Es: Entertainment,

Education, Esthetics and Escapist.”18th Business Improvement Committee 8 a.m. MCBD Office19th Exec. Board Mtg. 8 a.m. MCBD Office20th Nonprofit Management Academy 9 a.m. -4 p.m. IAVCE26th Board Mtg. 7 a.m. MCBD Office28th Main Street Iowa Annual Awards Ceremony Des Moines

MCBD Mission Statement: Through broad-based repre-sentation and a strong public/private partnership, we will con-tinuously enhance Marshalltown’s central business district intoTHE destination for business, shoppers and traveler’s alike

Garden ExtravaganzaSaturday, May 6th

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.(Downtown Marshalltown)

Garden Related Vendors contact Wendy Frangenberg at(641)752-8368

Volunteers: Call our MCBD office If you would like to be involved in our Main StreetProgram. We welcome volunteers for our committees and downtown events. ContactExecutive Director, Marie Steenlage at 844-2001 or [email protected] more information.

DevelopingMarshalltown’s Future

Today

The City of Marshalltown and theMarshalltown Central Business DistrictInvite you to attend a presentation of the

Marshalltown Development PlanPrepared by

RGD Planning & Design

Wednesday, March 29, 20067-9 p.m.

Fisher Community Center

For additional information please contact:Michelle Spohnheimer, City Housing & Community Devel-

opment Director at 754-5756.Kileen Rezac- MCBD at 752-2041

Marie Steenlage, MCBD-Main Street Program ExecutiveDirector at 844-2001

DOES YOUR MONEY WORK AS HARD AS YOU DO?

You work hard for your money.

Is it working hard for you?

There’s one way to find out. We’ll review your financial needs and help you figure out how your

money can work even harder for you.

Kileen D. Rezac, CFP Branch Office Manager

25 S. Center Marshalltown, IA 50158

641-752-2041/800-369-1588

AIG Financial Advisors, Inc. Member NASD and SPIC

Securities offered through AIG Financial Advisors, Inc., a registered broker-dealer, member NASD, SIPC. Investment advisory services offered

through Kileen D. Rezac, RIA, a registered investment advisor.


BUSINESS

good neighbor. great shopping.

Healthy MarshalltownAsset of the Month March- Asset # 2

Positive Family CommunicationsYoung person and his or parent(s) communicate positively, and

young person is willing to seek advise and counsel from parent(s).

Easter Bunny VisitsApril 7-9, 14& 15

Easter- Mall ClosedApril 16

Earth Day DisplayApril 17-24

Community FairApril 22

AdministrativeProfessional’s Day

April 26

SpringCommunity Fair

Sat., April 22

Community Awareness andentertainment will be the fo-cus of the Spring CommunityFair at Marshall Town Cen-ter. Local non-profit groupswill be on hand to answerquestions and hand out litera-ture about the services andopportunities offered through-out the Marshalltown Area.

Are you a member of a non-profit organization? Wouldyour organization benefitfrom this event?

For more information or to beincluded in tis year’s SpringCommunity Fair, contact theMall Office at 752-6200.

Upcoming Events:

Easter Bunny Visits

Children of all ages will en-joy visiting the Easter Bunnyat Marshall Town CenterApril 7- 9, 14 and 15. Allproceeds benefit Friends ofthe Albion Library and ElimLutheran Church. MarshallTown Center will be closedon Sun., April 16 for Easter.

Plus, pick up a coloring pagefor special discounts and yourchild’s chance to win aMarshall Town Center GiftCertificate.

Home-BasedBusiness Show

Do you run a home-basedbusiness? Would you like toincrease your customer base?Join Marshall Town Centerand the Marshalltown AreaChamber of Commerce forthe Home-Based BusinessShow on Saturday, May 6.Contact the Mall or Chamberoffice for more information.


CHAMBER AMBASSADORS

Those running a businessfrom their home will soonhave the opportunity to show-case their handiwork. TheHome Based Business Showwill be held on Saturday, May6 from 10 to 5:30 p.m. atMarshall Town Center.

“We are anxious to part-

Home- Based Business Showner with the Chamber on theHome- Based BusinessShow again this year,” saidLynn Olberding, MarshallTown Center marketing man-ager. “This show is a greatway to promote your businessand increase your customerbase.” Olberding said anyonewith a home-based businessis welcome to register. Indi-viduals can be involved in ei-ther a full-time or part timehome based business, rang-ing from those that sell Pam-pered Chef or a CPA work-ing from home. Services thatcater to home-based busi-nesses are also welcome.

The registration deadlinefor the show is Friday, April21 and space rental may bepurchased for $35. Home-based businesses will be lim-ited to one type per company.Set up times will be on Satur-day, May 6 from 8 to 9:45a.m. “Home-based businessesare a large part of the com-munity and they are doinggreat things here,” said AmyPieper, Marshalltown AreaChamber of Commerce. Formore information, contactPieper at 753-6645. Stop byto pick up a registration form.

The Chamber Ambassa-dors made a CourtesyCall to Fakespace onTuesday, February 28.

Ambassador Visits in thepast month

Ribbon Cuttings happeningin the Area

There was one ribbon cuttingin the past month on March

14 for the new location of 1stRate Real Estate at 1610 S.

Center Street.

Presents:

Plena LibreTuesday, March 28, 7 p.m.

Marshalltown High School AuditoriumGeneral Admission: $2

Tickets available at Community Y, Cultural Center,Marshalltown Library, or at the door.

Marshall Co. – 752-3956 Tama Co. – 484-5950

Let us clean your: • Carpet • Upholstery • Furnace Ducts • Fire & Water

Damage Restoration • Janitorial • Commercial Serving locally since 1971

Member FDIC

wellsfargo.com

© 2000 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

2703 S. Center St. 753-5555

102 S. Center St. 754-5600 30 years

of caring service

1002 West Lincolnway 753-3563

KAPAUN & BROWN, Inc .

A Premier Lennox Dealer

BUSINESS


VERNON COMPANY Mary Kenagy 752-1798

Apparel Calendars Gifts Pens & More

ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES

MARSHALLTOWN TIMES-REPUBLICAN

135 W. Main Marshalltown 753-6611

CITY

MARSHALL COUNTY TREASURER

Tax Department 754-6366 Motor Vehicle Department

754-6360 www.co.marshall.ia.us www.iowatreasures.org

CARPET CLEANERS

SERVICEMASTER OF MARSHALLTOWN

707 Maytag Road Marshalltown 752-3956

BUILDING SUPPLIES

SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER CO.

110 W. Madison St. Marshalltown 752-1541

BATH & KITCHEN

IOWA WHOLESALE, INC. THE BATH & KITCHEN SHOP

14 S. Second Ave. Marshalltown 752-4555

HELFER AUTO SERVICE

108 W. State St. Marshalltown 752-5225

ATTORNEY’S AT LAW

JOHNSON, SUDENGA, LATHAM, PEGLOW, O’HARE 118 East Main Street

Marshalltown 752-8800

AUTOMOTIVE

ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY

116 E. Anson St. Marshalltown 753-5533

BLOOD BANK

2501 S. Center Marshalltown

641-844-0144

THE BLOOD CENTER OF IOWA

CHIROPRACTIC

CARMICHEAL BACK & NECK

CARE Dr. James (Doc) Carmicheal

17 E. Southridge Road Marshalltown

753-5796

9TH STREET GALLERY & FRAME

506 S. 9th Street Marshalltown 752-2647

CENTRAL IOWA ART ASSOCIATION

709 S. Center St. Marshalltown 753-9013

ART CATERING

KATIE J’S For All Your Catering Needs Morning, Lunch, Afternoon,

Meeting Services•Locally Owned By Katie & Patrick Moore.

641-753-9166 State Licensed State Certified

APARTMENTS

GRANT PARK APARTMENTS

1 Bedroom Apartments 641-753-5420

www.newburymanagement.com <http://www.newburymanagement.com>

BOULDER PROPERTIES

641-752-7767

BUSINESS


FINANCIAL PLANNING

FINANCIAL PARTNERS GROUP Jason M. Kirke, CFP ®

124 West Main State Center, IA

641-483-9914 800-483-9914

ENGINEERING & LAND SURVEYING

CLAPSADDLE-GARBER ASSOCIATES, INC.

16 E. Main St. Marshalltown 752-6701

INSURANCE

AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE

Bill Thiede-Agent 2501 S. Center, Suite F


CHASE INSURANCE SERVICES

105 A. Westwood Dr. Marshalltown 752-5733

HEALTH & MEDICAL

COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICE

709 S. Center Marshalltown 752-4611

FLORAL

RENNERS FLOWERS 201 W. Main St. Marshalltown 752-4243

KOEHLER INSURANCE AGENCY

26 S. 1st Avenue Marshalltown 753-6691

PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.

16 East Main St., Suite 190 Marshalltown 753-4762

AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE

Joan Postel-Agent 213 E. Main 19 S. Center State Center Marshalltown 483-3402 752-2009

INDEPENDENT INSURANCE SERVICES

11 E. Church Street Marshalltown 752-4618

JEWELERS

HELLBERG’S JEWELERS

13 W. Main Street Marshalltown 752-3675

KITCHEN TUNE-UP

Bruce Meyer 752-5400

www.KitchenTuneUp.com

KITCHEN & BATH

INSURANCE CONSTRUCTION

CESSFORD READY MIX

101 Washington St. Marshalltown 752-7121

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY

105 Nicholas Drive Marshalltown 752-0229

DECORATIVE

ELECTRONIC RECYCLING

PHOENIX E-WASTE SOLUTIONS

12 S. 8th Avenue Marshalltown 753-7200

EMBROIDERY

IN STITCHES 36 E. Main St. Marshalltown 752-8335

BERNIE LOWE & ASSOCIATES 16 E. Main Street


EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTING

BUSINESS


AUGUSTINE COMPANY

1210 Industrial Blvd. Marshalltown 753-3875

NURSING HOMES

GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS

910 E. Olive St. Marshalltown 752-4581

SOUTHRIDGE NURSING & REHAB CENTER

309 W. Merle Hibbs Blvd. Marshalltown 752-4553

MOVERS

SEVDE RELOCATION 1102 Southern Hills Dr.

Ames, IA 50010 515-232-6605 800-443-6311

SALVATION ARMY 107 W. State St.


MISCELLANEOUS

ADULT ODYSSEY 907 Iowa Avenue East


HARTWIG PLUMBING & HEATING INC.

405 S. 2nd Ave Marshalltown 752-5707

PLUMBING & ELECTRIC

ELECTRIC SUPPLY OF MARSHALLTOWN 1008 S. 12th Ave.


Would you l ike to Would you l ike to have your Chamber have your Chamber

Business l i s ted? Business l i s ted? Contact your Contact your

Times-Republ ican Times-Republ ican Sales Representat ive Sales Representat ive

to have your Chamber to have your Chamber Business L is ted on this Business L is ted on this

Chamber Director y. Chamber Director y.

KFJB-KXIA 123 W. Main St.


RADIO

RESTAURANTS

SUB CITY 8 E. Main


MOVERS

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT UNIT

SATUCI Marshalltown 752-5421

TAX SPECIALISTS

ACCU-TAX 1302 W. Main St.


MANUFACTURER

RYERSON TULL COIL PROCESSING

1107 E. Main St. Marshalltown 753-3511

PROSTHETICS

CLARK & ASSOCIATES PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS 312 E. Main, Suite 2100


TELEPHONE/ INTERNET

IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

1-877-786-4692 www.chooseIowaTelecom.com

BUSINESS


Job Fair cont. from page 4cover techniques for posting yourresume on the internet, using vari-ous search engines and researchingcompanies. In addition a represen-tative from Iowa Workforce Devel-opment will cover their job searchsystem and how to apply for statejobs using the internet. Also a Job Fair favorite is thefree resume writing critique tablewhere Job Fair participants canhave their resumes reviewed at nocharge. Staffed by local employerswho evaluate resumes daily, the cri-tiquing is a great free service. It’s aperfect way to get some advice on

getting your resume to be the onethat stands out on the employer’sdesk. Even if it is just a fresh pair ofeyes that catches a typo, it is one ofthe most valued Job Fair activities.If you are preparing for a new jobsearch and just pulled your resumeout of the mothballs, maybe you’llget a suggestion that will improveyour chances with a human resourceperson. Just bring along a preparedresume and stop by the critiquingtable. Those Job Fair attendees whoare truly serious about finding a jobshould dress the part. Take time tolook well groomed in business attire,

Marshalltown Community College Job Fair 2006 on Wednesday, April 5thand use actions that are professional.Be polite and respectful, introduceyourself with a handshake, and thankthe employer for taking time to visitwith you. These tips will be a worthwhileinvestment in your future at Job Fair2006. “Invest in Your Future” Job Fair2006 , is co-sponsored by Iowa Val-ley Continuing Education, MCC,Buena Vista University, Marshall-town Area Chamber of Commerce,Radio Station KDAO, Radio StationKFJB/KXIA, and the IowaWorkforce Development Center.

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Dan Mead Agent

Heather Loney CSA-Agent

Craig Shepherd Agent

Denise Case CSA-Agent

Mac Copenhaver Administration

Ranae Fagan Information Systems

Lance Horbach Agent

Kathy Minkel Administrative Asst.

Mark Rohde Agent

Kristi Carlson HR-Accounting

Loras Neuroth Agent

Robin Angstman CSA-Agent

Matt Roelsgard Processing Mgr.

Karen Neuroth HR-Accounting

Darla Rowley CSA-Agent

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Judy Couser Processor

Paul Beals Agent

Sue Gannaway CSA-Agent

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