Retention
Committee Chair: John Koppes
Committee Members: Matt Patton, Chad Gray, Lynn Hammes
Activities over the past year:
- Industry & School Collaboration in pursuit of Skilled Iowa Certification
- NCRC testing (6 companies participated, all juniors tested)
- Held Industry Tours of Lumber Specialties & Story City Locker
Activities currently planned:
- Industry & School Collaboration Round #2 (7 companies participating)
- Community-wide NCRC Testing (Certified Skill-Ready Community)
- Industry Roundtable (in support of growth)
- Industry Tour #7
- Industry Survey
Recruitment
Committee Chair: Dwayne Fiihr
Committee Members: Mike Hermanson, Tom Wynia, & Kurt Erickson
Activities over the past year:
- Spec Building Partnership – now in construction phase, marketing campaign launched with PDG
- Shovel Readiness work completed for I35 Business Park
- Creation of a part-time Executive Director position
Activities currently planned:
- Spec Building Completion and Sale
- I35 Business Park – Recruiting Strategy and Collaboration
- Part-time Executive Director Resource Backfill
- Housing Strategy – continue collaborative planning with city, potential developer and interested land owners
Outreach
Committee Chair: Jody Larson
Committee members: Brad Eslick, John Gookin, Mary Janes, Chad Gray
Activities over the past year:
- Industry Tours – Lumber Specialties and Story City Locker
- Trivia Nights
- Industry Fundraising Campaign ($14,250 plus $2,640 from City)
- Scandinavian Days Turkey Grill
Activities currently planned:
- Industry Tours
- Trivia Nights
- Industry Fundraising
- Scandinavian Days Turkey Grill
- Firefighter Convention Turkey Grill