BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County Economic Development Group’s President Dennis Fraise has been named one of the top 50 Economic Developers on the continent. Consultant Connect, a consulting agency that is [Read More…]
Governor says she’s not giving up on more rural broadband funding BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR KEOKUK – With Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds seated in the front of the room, Lee County Economic Development Group President [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Economic Development Group has made some changes moving into the 2019-20 fiscal year. Former COO Dennis Fraise has been named the president of the group moving [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A program underway in Lee County is giving students an inside look at the body of work that awaits them after graduation. Going on it’s fourth year, the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After close to two years of planning and fundraising, the Lee County Bridges Out of Poverty Initiative is close to holding it’s first class. August 12 is set [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – The Lee County Economic Development Group continues to collect plaques for the walls of the Keokuk office as state groups recognize the local efforts to bolster business retention [Read More…]
Submitted articleLee County Economic Development Group DONNELLSON – Lee County schools had the opportunity to get new equipment to prepare their students for future careers thanks to Climax Molybdenum. Central Lee Ag Instructor Tom Boeck [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Economic Development Group is now accepting scholarship applications for the annual Kidtek University. The camps take place at Southeastern Community College in June and July and are designed for [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lee County Economic Development Group fed about 20 people breakfast Wednesday morning and updated them on how a recent fundraising campaign had shaken out. Dennis Fraise, [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – Holy Trinity eight graders were part of a Lee County career exploration day at SCC on Wednesday morning. As part of a three-day Career Exploration sponsored by Greater [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Economic Development efforts in the county suffered another paper cut Thursday when Lee County Supervisors nicked the budget of the Lee County Economic Development Group by $10,000. Supervisors [Read More…]
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Students from Lee and Des Moines counties, as well as students from Warsaw and Clark County attended Southeastern Community College’s Industrial Technology Day at the Keokuk Campus last week. ConAgra, [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – With STEM being the action word of educational and economic development officials for the past half a decade, state officials continue to put money toward programs that focus on critical thinking. A [Read More…]
PCC STAFF DONNELLSON -More than a dozen students graduated from the third annual Lee County Economic Development Leadership class on Friday at a ceremony at Central Lee High School 12 Plus is an employability class [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Have something in the garage that’s sitting in the corner taking up space? How about a piece of equipment on the floor that’s outdated and you just [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – Lee County EDG hosted a Mock Interview Day Friday at Central Lee High School with juniors and seniors from Central Lee, Keokuk and Fort Madison. Each student was able to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lee County Economic Development Group will be going without a contribution from the City of Fort Madison this year. At Tuesday’s regular city council meeting, the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison City Manager David Varley wrote a memo this week to the Fort Madison City Council advising that a current funding request from Lee County Economic [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A brand marketing specialist told a group of local industrial leaders over lunch that creating a culture where employees are bragging about their jobs is a key [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – A vast group of players trying to tackle the troublesome state of Iowa’s skilled workforce gathered Tuesday for one of the state’s first summits to address the issue. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lee County Economic Development Group tore the seam off the group’s next five-year fundraising campaign with a goal of $1.6 million Tuesday morning. LCEDG officials spoke [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – A local economic development official will be a speaker at an upcoming Future Ready Iowa summit in Burlington. The Future Ready program is a statewide workforce initiative created [Read More…]
KEOKUK – Dennis Fraise, COO of the Lee County Economic Development Group, was appointed Thursday to one of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Empower Rural Iowa task forces. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced members on the three task [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With Lee County experiencing one of the lowest unemployment rates in recent history, area job posting sites are bursting at the seems with good paying jobs. According [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – It was announced Friday that the Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded Scotts Miracle Gro $91,612 in direct financial assistance and tax benefits for the company’s upcoming $2.6 million [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – A countywide housing study has given local economic and housing development groups plenty to think about in the near future. The Lee County Economic Development Group, in conjunction [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – In a symbolic gesture from economic groups in Fort Madison and Keokuk, the Bridges out of Poverty program got an infusion of seed money to kick off Lee [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – More than 300 Lee County and Danville students invaded the southeast portion of Southeastern Community College on Wednesday to hear about career paths as they get ready [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Whether hoping to find a fresh start, a similar job or a new career direction, over 100 job seekers visited the Comfort Inn & Suites in Fort Madison from [Read More…]
BY AVA PEITZ PCC INTERN WEST BURLINGTON – On February 10th, SCC in West Burlington was bustling with activities. STEMFest takes science, technology, engineering, and math and makes them fun! This year’s festival was the [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – Lee County EDG Chief Operating Officer Dennis Fraise has earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), a national recognition that denotes a mastery of skills in economic development, professional attainment and [Read More…]
WEST BURLINGTON – The fifth annual Southeast Iowa Regional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Festival (STEMFest) will take place at SCC’s West Burlington campus on Saturday, February 10 from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The event [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – Twelve students that took part in the Lee County Economic Development Group’s 12-Plus program were honored Wednesday morning as part of graduation ceremonies for the program at Central Lee High [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – With Lee County’s current unemployment rate at 4.1, county economic officials still say the area’s workforce, or lack thereof, is still a major challenge to employers. The Lee [Read More…]
CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – About 80 Lee County economic and business representatives were introduced to a program aimed at knocking down hurdles that prop up generational poverty. Vern Reed, an at-risk counselor [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – An international program aimed at solving generational poverty may be coming to Lee County. The project, called Bridges Out of Poverty, looks at the specific issues facing [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Speaking to a full crowd of county economic, business, and education officials, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said efforts going on in Lee County will help solidify a [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Lee County Economic Development Group won a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award for Grow Lee, a project in the category of Human Capital of the International Economic Development [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The SCC Foundation is seeking applications for one of its newest scholarships, the James Concannon Industrial Maintenance Scholarship. This $1000 scholarship is open to students enrolled or intending to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A group of about 15 economic and education officials took a tour of a section of the former Iowa State Penitentiary as part of diligence work in [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – An area economic development official is set to take a spot on the board for the Mid-America Port Commission on Tuesday. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Lee [Read More…]
LEE COUNTY – Lee County Economic Development Group Chief Operating Officer Dennis Fraise has graduated from a nationally recognized economic development institute. Fraise, who’s been with the LCEDG for four years, has graduated from the [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – The wheels are starting to turn again on an economic vehicle in Lee County called the Southeast Iowa Regional Economic and Port Authority. The State of Iowa [Read More…]
PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Professional Developers of Iowa (PDI) honored economic development organizations during the SMART Economic Development Conference held in Des Moines on May 4th. Lee County EDG received the award for [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – If you haven’t been out to the Lee County Conservation Center at Heron Bend in Montrose, it’s a site in full bloom and of a new world record. [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Local economic development officials polled a group gathered around eggs and fruit and stuff, about what the next great idea is to move the county forward in [Read More…]
NOTICE DATE: Friday, January 20, 2017 CONVENING TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: Correctional Center, 2530 255th Street, Montrose, IA 52639 Meeting of the Lee County Board of Supervisors with Lee County Economic Development Group
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