April 2009 News Headlines
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POET Facilities Earn Safety Award
Posted April 29 at 11:01 AM
POET has received the BNSF’s Annual Product Stewardship Award for 2008. The award is presented to shippers who transported a minimum of 500 loaded tank cars of hazardous materials during the previous year with zero non-accident releases (releases that are not caused by a derailment or collision) during the entire transportation cycle.
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Living the Good Life in Ida County!
Posted April 28 at 5:13 PM
Entrepreneurship, education, opportunities to have an impact in your communities, read about it in the Farm News article.
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’Menlo Man’ on Cover of New Iowa Map
Posted April 28 at 4:50 PM
The western Iowa community of Menlo is on the map -- that is, the new Iowa Department of Transportation state map. Liz Gilman, with the White Pole Road Development Corporation, says the restored "Friendly Gas Station Man" sign which waves and greets visitors to Menlo, is featured on the cover of the new map which showcases scenes around Iowa.
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E.E. Warren Opera House Receives $52,000
Posted April 28 at 11:52 AM
Representatives from 14 Iowa communities received a total of $617,000 this afternoon in a grant ceremony for projects that are designed to spruce up their main streets.
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50 Year Anniversary of Khrushchev’s Visit to Iowa
Posted April 16 at 4:41 PM
Plans are being made to commemorate the 50 year anniversary of Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s visit to Iowa.
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Three Ethanol Plants Boost Local Economy
Posted April 13 at 10:51 AM
The economy of Guthrie and Greene counties has greatly benefited from ethanol plants near Menlo (Hawkeye Growth), Coon Rapids (Poet), and Grand Junction (Louis Dreyfus).
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Scranton Manufacturing Adapts Japanese Theory
Posted April 10 at 10:32 AM
New Way began implementing Kaizen, A Japanese theory of productivity which has been partially credited to the success of other international companies like Canon and Toyota in June of 2006.
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Introducing SynGest, Inc.
Posted April 8 at 4:52 PM
Don Frazer, CFO of SynGest, Inc., spent Thursday, April 2 in the area conducting a series of informative meetings with various groups and individuals.
