Economic officials turn focus to data collection, information
Chamber execs reminding businesses to keep good records BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY –…
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LCEDG keeps hammering away at county’s economic future
I stopped in for breakfast with the movers and shakers of Lee County Wednesday morning….
SCC to host annual STEMFest this month
PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON — The annual Southeast Iowa Regional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math…
Council looks at roads, franchise tax at budget workshop
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – City officials have found a way to add…
12 Plus students roll out fall projects
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – A Lee County program that gives area students an…
Area school gets added STEM funds
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council directed additional support for…
LCEDG gets 2nd international gold medal
BY PCC STAFF INDIANAPOLIS – The Lee County Economic Development Group won a Gold Excellence…
LCEDG officials tell supervisors certified site is critical
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – In a regular update to the Lee County…
LCEDG delivers more than 4,000 cookies to county manufacturers
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – Friday was National Manufacturing Day and the Lee County…
Fraise named one of top 50 developers on the continent
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Lee County Economic Development Group’s President Dennis Fraise…
Reynolds touts power of Grow Lee and LCEDG
Governor says she’s not giving up on more rural broadband funding BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR…
Fraise named President of LCEDG; Baier new Chairman
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Economic Development Group has made some…
LCEDG’s 12-plus helps ready students for worklife
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – A program underway in Lee County is giving…
County Bridges facilitator gearing up for first classes
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – After close to two years of planning and…
LCEDG recognized for another state program award
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DES MOINES – The Lee County Economic Development Group continues to…
Climax Moly donates equipment to area schools
Submitted articleLee County Economic Development Group DONNELLSON – Lee County schools had the opportunity to…
Scholarships available for SCC’s Kidtek U camps
LEE COUNTY – The Lee County Economic Development Group is now accepting scholarship applications for…
LCEDG hits $1.4 million in capital campaign
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lee County Economic Development Group fed…
Students get glances at possible careers
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – Holy Trinity eight graders were part of a…
LCEDG loses $10K in latest county budget cuts
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Economic Development efforts in the county suffered another…
Students get closer look at jobs during IT Day at SCC-Keokuk
PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Students from Lee and Des Moines counties, as well as…
State offering new set of STEM resources for 2019
LEE COUNTY – With STEM being the action word of educational and economic development officials…
High schoolers graduate from LCEDG industry program
PCC STAFF DONNELLSON -More than a dozen students graduated from the third annual Lee County…
LCEDG looking for donations for tech program
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – Have something in the garage that’s sitting…
Lee County EDG holds mock interview day
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – Lee County EDG hosted a Mock Interview Day Friday at…
City foregoes final payment to LCEDG
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lee County Economic Development Group will…
City Manager says city can’t afford LCEDG request
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Fort Madison City Manager David Varley wrote…
LCEDG brings branding expert to the table
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A brand marketing specialist told a group…
Reynolds cheerleads Future Ready Iowa at Burlington summit
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR BURLINGTON – A vast group of players trying to tackle…
LCEDG looking for $1.6M through 2023
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The Lee County Economic Development Group tore…
LCEDG’s Fraise to speak at Future Ready summit
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – A local economic development official will be a…
Fraise appointed to Governor’s task force
KEOKUK – Dennis Fraise, COO of the Lee County Economic Development Group, was appointed Thursday…
Local job boards balloon while unemployment rates drop
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – With Lee County experiencing one of the…
Scott’s get IEDA grant to expand FM operations
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – It was announced Friday that the Iowa Economic Development…
Housing study points to need for incentives, senior housing
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR KEOKUK – A countywide housing study has given local economic…
Bridges program gets $10K to kick off fundraising
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – In a symbolic gesture from economic groups in…
Local eighth graders get a future career look
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR WEST BURLINGTON – More than 300 Lee County and Danville…
Job fair held for separated Siemens employees
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Whether hoping to find a fresh start, a similar…
LCEDG’s STEMfest attracts more than 1,700
BY AVA PEITZ PCC INTERN WEST BURLINGTON – On February 10th, SCC in West Burlington…
LCEDG’s Fraise earns economic designation
LEE COUNTY – Lee County EDG Chief Operating Officer Dennis Fraise has earned the designation…
STEMFest returns to SCC in West Burlington
WEST BURLINGTON – The fifth annual Southeast Iowa Regional Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Festival…
LCEDG graduates 12 from 12-Plus program
BY PCC STAFF DONNELLSON – Twelve students that took part in the Lee County Economic…
LCEDG tells supervisors workforce is biggest priority
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR MONTROSE – With Lee County’s current unemployment rate at 4.1,…
Lee County group hears pitch from anti-poverty group
CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – About 80 Lee County economic and business representatives…
Lee County workforce officials want to tackle poverty
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – An international program aimed at solving generational…
Reynolds says Grow Lee is a model for the state
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Speaking to a full crowd of county…
LCEDG earns international human capital award
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – The Lee County Economic Development Group won a Gold Excellence…
Concannon Industrial tech scholarship deadline Oct. 1
BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The SCC Foundation is seeking applications for one of…
Officials look at former ISP site as option for regional ed center
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A group of about 15 economic and…
County board may put Steil on tri-state port authority
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR LEE COUNTY – An area economic development official is set…