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SERVICES
We are your "GO TO" team.
Our job is to make it as easy and painless as possible to
locate or expand your business in O'Brien County. Have a
question? Need advice? Don't know where to go or who to
contact? Let us do the work for you.
and so much more.
Fire off an e-mail if you'd like more information, print out
this
brochure, or give us a call at 712-957-1313.
Email
ocedc@tcaexpress.net
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TRAINING
PROGRAMS
Northwest Iowa
Community College offers highly skilled instructors,
up-do-date technology, plus a desire to offer unparalleled
customer service that has given the Business & Industry
Center at NCC a reputation as a quality, results-oriented
training institution. Please visit the Business &
Industry Department at
www.nwicc.edu for more information or contact below:
Woody
Grabenbauer, Director
Northwest Iowa Community College
Business & Industry Center
800-352-4907 ext. 110
ACTIVITIES
It's a potentially windy time in O'Brien County, but that's a
GOOD thing. Team O'Brien is working with several wind farm
developers who consider the county to be a very smart place
to erect massive wind turbines, thereby continuing our
fine tradition of harnessing renewable assets.
Our office has been focusing on business recruitment and
retention in the advanced manufacturing, information
technologies and life sciences and arts and culture sectors.
Our successful recruitment of Bogenrief Studios will
substantially support additional recruitment for the arts.
Why do we work so hard? We want to bring more
businesses to O'Brien County and to diversity our business
base. With those businesses come jobs. With jobs we
have increased population growth as people bring their
families to live here. With increased population growth we
have more buyers of our goods and services, and more people
to add to our circle of friends. Who wouldn't want to
be a part of this exciting endeavor?
We would like to
thank our Board of Directors, committee members, staff, and
the financial support of the county, cities, banks and
private industries who make this all possible..
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TEAM O'BRIEN
INITIATIVES
Advanced Manufacturing - actively recruiting
across the nation.
Nanotechnology
- working with Northwest Iowa Community College on
exploring curriculum and programs to better leverage NCC's
high caliber electronics disciplines, thereby ensuring a
qualified, educated workforce ready for the future.
 Renewable
Energy - pursuing three wind farm developments along
Buffalo Ridge. O'Brien County will be in the geographic
center of countless wind farms in the Midwest. We have
the land and infrastructure resources plus our central
location will ensure the most efficient transportation and
distribution times. Our goal is to promote our attractive
incentive packages to attract vendor businesses and to work
with our college to develop custom-designed workforce
training programs.
To facilitate
growth of the wind industry in Iowa, and O'Brien County, we
must be competitive with other states. State incentives can
be found here:
http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/map2.cfm?CurrentPageID=1&State=IA
Iowa has done well
by taking that first step of a renewable energy requirement,
but the wind industry has greater confidence in a Renewable
Portfolio Standard. A great explanation of the portfolio can
be found here:
http://www.awea.org/policy/rpsbrief.html
Value-Added Ag
- dairy, dairy, dairy and soy diesel as well as
biotechnology projects are getting our attention
Tourism & Recreation:
- Prairie Heritage Center ground has been purchased, the
building is designed and fundraising is underway!
As you can see, something is
always going on with the OCEDC!
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