Community Economic Development Information

Local News

Meeting scheduled to discusse Retail Trade Analysis for Woodbury County
(Posted on 5/13/2008)
There will be an informational meeting with Meghan O'Brien from ReCAP, ISU Extension presenting on the new Retail Trade Analysis for Woodbury County and metro area on Monday, June 23 at ISU Design West from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

News from Iowa State University Extension

ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of May 12
(Posted on 5/12/2008)
Listen to interviews about corn planting progress, high grain costs and livestock producers, Iowa’s racial and ethnic makeup, and more.

ISU Extension Audio: Interviews for the Week of May 5
(Posted on 5/8/2008)
Listen to interviews about patience during planting season, La niña and corn and soybean yield, farm sector prosperity and the rural economy, and more.

Iowans Worry Their Paychecks Won’t Cover Basic Costs in 2008
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
A new survey shows nearly one-third of Iowans worry family income won't meet expenses. Horizons communities are a step ahead. They have ISU Extension-trained leaders working on poverty and economic decline.

Staff

Abbie Gaffey-Western Communities and Economic Development Specialist
Phone: (515) 294-6192
Fax:
Email: agaffey@iastate.edu

Bob Coacher-CIRAS Account Manager
Phone: (515) 419-2162
Fax: (515) 289-0601
Email: coacher@iastate.edu

Merle Pochop-Industrial Specialist, CIRAS
Phone: 712-274-0048
Fax: 712-274-7323
Email: pochop@iastate.edu

Woodbury County Extension