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Don Decker, president of Decker Truck Line Inc., at left, and Dale Decker, vice president, in the cab, posewith a restored 1962 Peterbilt and 40-foot trailer. The company bought both pieces of equipment new.

decker truck Line inc. ispoised for more success

Dale Decker is preparing to lead company

Fort Dodge has a large numberof family-owned and operated busi-nesses. None, however, has beenmore successful — or important tothe local economy — than DeckerTruck Line, headquartered at 4000Fifth Ave. S.

Now in its ninth decade, the com-pany has grown from humblebeginnings in Depression-eraAmerica to become a huge player inits industry, not only in theHawkeye State, but also nationally.

Three generations of the Decker

family have built the company,which is today owned by Donald L.Decker and his two adult children— Ashley Decker and Dale Decker.

Dale Decker, who is currently acompany vice president, is beinggroomed to be Don Decker’s suc-cessor at the helm at some point inthe future.

“We’re working in that direc-tion,” said Don Decker, who justturned 65 and remains a very activepresident and chairman of theboard of directors.

For more than 80 years, DeckerTruck Line has been a family enter-prise. That has been one of the fac-tors in its success, according to DonDecker.

“It gives it a family atmospherefor the employees to know that afamily is there, it has been a familybusiness for three generations, toknow that the stability is there tostay,” he said. “That’s been a posi-tive.”

Decker is quick to add, however,that his company’s growth and

market strength are the result of acompanywide team effort that hasbenefited from the contributions ofthe whole work force.

“It’s the people. It’s the great staffwe have, the drivers,” he said,asked why the enterprise has pros-pered.

High-tech truckingThe Decker universe includes

several companies, the largest ofwhich is Decker Truck Line Inc..Also part of the enterprise are B-TInc., Quality Truck Wash & Service,Lakewood Truck Sales, TransportLoading Services and NationalCommercial Service, a brokeragedivision.

The company’s approximately700 tractors and 1,550 trailers tra-verse 48 states and seven Canadianprovinces. The Decker companiesemploy about 1,100 people whowork at or out of eight terminals —Fort Dodge, Davenport, Le Marsand Sperry in Iowa; Fort Wayneand Hammond in Indiana; andBessemer/Birmingham, Ala.; and

Missoula, Mont.“We haul for a considerable num-

ber of the Fortune 500 companies,”Don Decker said. “A lot of meat andpacking house products. A lot ofiron steel, building materials, pro-duce.”

Dale Decker said the focus of thebusiness is “long-haul trucking spe-cializing in refrigerated and flatbedservice.”

He said while a great deal of theservice is in the Midwest and West,the company’s trucks travel wellbeyond those regions.

“We run everywhere,” he said.The trucking industry in the 21st

century is a high-tech enterprise.“It used to be you could work

hard and get by,” Don Decker said.“Now, you’ve got to work hard andsmart. The tools that you utilizenow are different — the computers,the software, the processes that yougo through.”

The latest technology is at theoperational heart of the company.

“We have software programs forthe dispatching of equipment, to

monitor the hours of service ofevery driver, the distance they aregoing,” Don Decker explained. “Itgives them the routes. ... We moni-tor the time periods. ... It changes onthe screen to show if they are run-ning late or on time. It monitors thefuel usage of the truck. It tells themwhere to buy fuel. We can actuallycontrol the temperature of thattruck running down the highwayfrom a computer terminal here. Thetechnology anymore is fabulous.”

The logbooks that anyone witheven a minimal knowledge of thetrucking world associate with thatworld have disappeared.

“We have electronic onboardrecorders,” Don Decker said.“Drivers don’t fill out a log sheet onpaper anymore. The computer sys-tem on the trucks does a lot of itautomatically for them.”

Making sure that the company’sutilization of technology will give itthe edge it needs for continued suc-cess in the years ahead is part ofDale Decker’s current mission.

“Right now my area is business


Dale Decker stands in the server room at the Decker Truck Line corporate headquarers in Fort Dodge.Trucking in the 21st century is a high-technology enterpise.

systems,” he said.

Complicated worldDale Decker said the biggest chal-

lenges in the trucking industrytoday are finding a sufficient num-ber of quality drivers, managingcosts and staying up on technology.

His father seconded that analysisand said the regulatory environ-ment also makes the business farmore complicated than when hefirst drove a truck.

“The complexities of the truckingindustry from what it was when Ifirst got into it until now have mul-tiplied many times over,” he said.“We deal with 136 different regula-tory agencies. ... The issues we areaddressing now have to do withfuel and emissions and equipment,the increased cost of equipmentbecause of the emission require-ments, the supply of drivers and therequirements they have to meet andfuel pricing. I would say that thoseare the primary considerations.”

Meet Don and Dale DeckerDon Decker graduated from Fort

Dodge Senior High in 1966 and sub-sequently attended Iowa CentralCommunity College just as its namewas changing from Fort DodgeJunior College to ICCC. He com-pleted a bachelor’s degree in busi-ness at Drake University in DesMoines and did postgraduate workthere.

“I grew up in the company,”Decker said, reflecting on his startin the family business. “The first jobI had was ... filling pop machines.Then I got to fueling trucks andwashing trucks. Then ... I workedin the offices doing freight bills.”

After he got a chauffeur’s license,he drove trucks.

Following his time at Drake,Decker worked elsewhere brieflyand traveled. He said he rejoinedDecker Trucking in 1974.

Dale Decker followed his father’seducational path. He graduatedfrom Senior High in 2004, attendedIowa Central and completed a bach-elor’s degree at Drake. In additionto being a part of the family busi-ness pretty much his whole life,Decker said he spent some time lob-bying for the Iowa Motor TruckAssociation.

The Deckers have made FortDodge their home and corporateheadquarters since the beginningand Don Decker has high praise forthe community.

“It’s a great place to raise yourfamily,” he said. “The quality of lifeand the cost of living have made itvery beneficial being located here.... We enjoy being in Fort Dodge.It’s a good place to be. It’s a goodplace to be from.”

He said the existence of IowaCentral as a source of qualityemployees has been particularlyimportant to the growth of DeckerTruck Line.

Reflecting on his career, DonDecker said his decades with thecompany his family founded hasbeen immensely satisfying.

He said he has enjoyed “workingwith the people and meeting theneeds of the shipping public. They


While he may not spend a lot of his time doing so, Don Decker stillhas a license to drive any of the trucks owned by the company.


have requirements and demandsand if we meet them successfully,they reward you for that in theform of recognition. It’s gratifyingto know that you were successful indoing that.”

A little historyLoren Decker founded Decker

Truck Line. Don Decker said thefamily has long believed that tookplace in 1931, but has recently dis-covered old records that suggest itprobably was in 1929.

In 1945, Dale Decker (the fatherof Don Decker and grandfather ofthe current generation’s DaleDecker) joined his brother in thebusiness. In 1976, Loren Deckerretired. Dale Decker and his twosons — Don and Duane Decker —became the owners. In 1993, DonDecker acquired sole ownership ofthe company. In December 2012,his two children — Ashley andDale Decker — became part own-ers.

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Neil Gadbury leads a companyhis family has owned for three gen-erations.

Gadbury Plumbing, Heating &Sheet Metal Inc., headquartered at3516 Maple Drive, with a secondfacility at 210 12th Ave. N., got itsstart in the 1930s when A.E.Gadbury, Neil Gadbury’s grandfa-ther, started the business in the base-ment of his home.

“He was a fireman,” NeilGadbury said, reflecting on how theenterprise began. “That’s what hedid to keep busy when he wasn’t atthe Fire Department.”

By the time Neil Gadbury was ayoung man, the business had movedto downtown Fort Dodge — 810First Ave. N. After A.E. Gadbury

retired, his sons — Deon andRichard — took the helm. NeilGadbury said his father — RichardGadbury — became the sole owneraround 1970. Neil Gadbury becamethe proprietor in 1995 after his fatherretired, but had joined the familybusiness many years earlier in 1978.

The business was originallyfocused entirely on plumbing, buthas evolved over the decades toinclude extensive sheet metal andheating, ventilation and air condi-tioning work.

“Most of what we do now is com-mercial work — almost exclusively,”Neil Gadbury said. “We still have aguy running plumbing service, butmost of our plumbing work is com-mercial. A lot of our work is also

welding and pipe fitting. ... Theplumbing work involves the actualplumbing — the hot and cold water,the drain pipes. Then there is thehydronic piping for heating andcooling the building. We also doprocess piping (for distributingproducts by piping.)”

A sheet metal component becamea major part of the Gadbury gameplan after another company that spe-cialized in that field was acquired.

“On the sheet metal side, we runthe ductwork for forced air,”Gadbury said. “We manufacture ourown duct. It’s all custom. We dosome architectural sheet metal fromtime to time for people. We alsomake some custom stuff, too.”

The HVAC — heating, ventilation


and air conditioning — field hasbecome a huge focus in the lastdecade, Gadbury said. The companyinstalls and maintains HVAC sys-tems.

“Around 2000, I moved intoHVAC service,” he said. “We’ve gotthree guys running HVAC servicetrucks. They take care of the forcedair heating and cooling systems,chillers and refrigerant piping. Wedo a lot of commercial. We do a fewresidential people, but the bulk ofthat is commercial.”

The company’s market areaextends out about 100 miles fromFort Dodge for HVAC and around50 miles for plumbing work,Gadbury said.

Meet Neil GadburyNeil Gadbury has spent most of

his life in Fort Dodge. He graduatedfrom Fort Dodge Senior High in1967. After two years at IowaCentral Community College,Gadbury completed a bachelor’sdegree in business at Winona StateUniversity in Winona, Minn. After a

brief time working for theWoolworth Co. in Ames training tobe a store manager, he returned toschool, completing a master’s degreein journalism at Iowa StateUniversity. Not long after beginninga career in that field, he made a deci-sion to join the family business.

“Dad asked me if I wanted to bepart of the company,” Gadburyexplained. “The deal was that if Icame, I would not move into theoffice, I would become an apprenticeplumber. I went through the four-year program with the union. Ididn’t come in and sit in the office. Ibecame a licensed plumber. ... Imoved into the office in the early1990s.”

Gadbury’s initial years with thefamily company were spent learningthe business from the ground up.

“I worked out in the field,” hesaid. “I was a service guy for awhile.I worked as part of a crew and even-tually I was a foreman on severalprojects. You don’t get to be a fore-man by just coming out of college.You’ve got to know what you are

doing. That was probably goodtraining because you got the …background of how the guys didtheir work and why they did it andwhy the equipment works the way itdoes. All of that is important to do acorrect installation. You don’t getthat in graduate school.”

Perhaps because of his own veryhands-on connection with work thecompany does, Gadbury said hebelieves the skills and expertise ofthe work force have been absolutelycritical to the success of his compa-ny.

“I’ve got a number of employeeswho have been with me for up to 30years,” he said. “They came in withme when I was an apprentice andthey are still with me today. Wekeep competent people around. ...We’ve been around for a long time.We don’t have a lot of green peopleright now. The skill level is prettyhigh.”

Gadbury said as new people havebeen added to the team over theyears they have had the benefit ofbeing able to learn from the expert-

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Skilled employees give the company acompetitive advantage, Gadbury said.

“As a union shop, all the guys go througha certified training program for both the sheetmetal and the plumbing side,” he said.“There is actual classroom time that theseguys spend to get their license. A lot of that isbased on improving their skill levels.”

Gadbury said there have been several keyingredients to the success of his business.

“Competent people, lots of training, notshying away from trying something new thatcomes on the market,” he said are of criticalimportance as is “treating the customersright.”

After 35 years, Gadbury said he still derivesgreat satisfaction from the same thing that isrewarding for most of his team members.

“It’s what the guys get,” he explained.“Walking away from a finished building thatthey’ve worked on for maybe for six monthsor a year or more and you look back and say‘we did a nice job there and that place is upand functioning.’”

Looking to the future, Gadbury said he willbe the last Gadbury to lead the company. Heand his wife, Donette, have two adult chil-dren, but neither is part of the family busi-ness.

“I asked my son directly if he wanted to dothis,” he said. “He said ‘no, I’ve got my owncareer going.’”

While there may be no additional Gadburyfamily members in the company’s future,Neil Gadbury said the company has brighttomorrows if it continues to respond creative-ly to the marketplace. It has done that inrecent years by developing expertise in high-efficiency systems and green approaches toheating and cooling.

“You’re going to have to develop differentskills to be competitive,” he said, noting thatthe world in which his company does busi-ness is constantly changing.

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Childhood memories of summerspast are treasured for a lifetime. Thewarm months have many pleas-ures. Food often has a prominentplace in these seasonal recollec-tions. For many folks, ice cream ishigh on the list.

The Dariette, 17 S. 12th St., hasbeen a source of memorable icecream treats locally since 1947. Joand Rich Seltz acquired the busi-ness in March 2008 just before itwas moved from the corner ofSecond Avenue South and 13th

Street to make way for the newFareway store. It re-opened in itspresent home on the northeast cor-ner of the Kirchner Square commer-cial complex in spring 2009.

“We brought over the old signthat was on the corner at the oldlocation,” Jo Seltz said. “It is hang-ing here at the new location.”

The Dariette is mostly about icecream in an assortment of incarna-tions.

“It is strictly ice cream this year,”Jo Seltz said. “We had done sand-

wiches in the past. ... The ice creamis what is the draw for people.”

Ice cream comes in a variety offlavors and there are a multitude ofoptions.

“We have things like The DarietteBlast, which has brownies,” Seltzsaid. “We bake brownies here sev-eral times a day. The Dariette Blastis a popular thing, which is the icecream, and the brownie, hot fudgeand candy. ... We also have the tur-tle sundaes and a cashew delight,which is vanilla ice cream, caramel

and cashews.”Crunch and dip cones, floats,

malts, shakes, banana splits, muddpuppies, slushes and whips are justa sampling of what’s on the menu.

Orange sherbet and lemon custardare also popular items for cus-tomers in a mood for some-thing other than ice cream.

The lemon custard is a spe-cial treat that has been popu-lar at The Dariette for 66years.

“The lemon custard issomething that everybodycomes for,” Seltz said. “Theyremember it as a child. It’sbeen the same recipe since 1947, sothat recipe has been handed downall the way along.”

The ice cream flavors other thanvanilla and chocolate as well as thelemon custard and orange sherbetare all made at The Dariette.

“It is all soft serve ice cream,”Seltz said. “We always have choco-late and vanilla, orange sherbet andthe lemon custard. And then wefeature flavors throughout theweek.”

The flavors rotate. Seltz said sixflavors including vanilla andchocolate are offered on any givenday. Across the season the numberof flavors available reaches 30 to40.

And make no mistake; the teamat The Dariette is committed to theflavors being just as named.

“When we say that we’re servinga flavor of ice cream, it truly tasteslike that flavor,” Seltz said, notingthat all flavors except chocolate andvanilla are mixed on-site.

Patrons quickly learn that notonly are the treats available at TheDariette delicious, the portions arealso ample.

“We do hear a lot that our sizesare very generous,” Seltz said. “Ourlarge malt is 44 ounces of ice cream.The medium is 32, which is a quartof ice cream. It’s a generous amountof ice cream that they are getting.”

The Dariette features a populardrive-through window and a land-scaped patio area.

“We have tables, chairs, umbrel-las,” Seltz said. “We have fourtables. There’s seating out there forprobably about 35 people. There isno inside seating at all.”

The Dariette is very much a fam-ily enterprise. Jo and Rich Seltzwork there regularly as do otherfamily members. The staff includesa mix of full-time and part-timeworkers. It typically numbers about

20, Jo Seltz said.While Jo Seltz and her husband

both own and operate other busi-nesses, she said running TheDariette is an enjoyable part of theirprofessional life.

“I do enjoy going to work with thestaff every day and seeing the cus-tomers — they are enjoying that fam-ily time. Lots of times we’ll hear of aparent who has a memory of goingto The Dariette when they were achild and it has continued on as afamily tradition for a lot of people.”

A welcomingatmosphere is atthe heart of TheDariette story.

“We want it tobe that fun familyplace where fami-lies enjoy comingand having a funtime togetherbuilding thosememories andenjoying some icecream while theyare doing it,”Seltz said.

Young fami-lies, of course,represent only aportion of theclientele at TheDariette. Peopleof just about anyage love icecream.

Seltz said thereare many repeatcustomers whosetastes her staffhas committed tomemory.

“The kids enjoy when a customerwalks up to the window and theyknow what he is going to order,”she said. “We’ve gotten to knowquite a few of our customers verywell.”

The Dariette is a seasonalenterprise. It is open fromMarch 15 each year until Oct.31. The hours are Mondaythrough Friday 11 a.m. to 10p.m. and Saturday andSunday from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

A second business operatesthrough the drive-throughwindow at The Dariette dur-ing the early part of the day,

six days a week. Monday throughFriday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. andSaturdays from 8 a.m. to noon,Maxine’s Coffee features espresso,beverages and fruit smoothies andtasty baked goods including scones,cookies and muffins. Jan Dencklau,the proprietor of nearby Design,also owns and operates Maxine’sCoffee.

Seltz said the two businessescomplement each other.

“It’s been a good mix for us,” shesaid.


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Greater Fort dodgeGrowth alliance newsby DENNIS PLAUTZChief executive officer

Ribbon Cutting

Members of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance’s Ambassadors help kick off the third season ofMarket on Central in downtown Fort Dodge. Market on Central is held the second and fourth Saturday ofthe month through September.

In previous editions of theBusiness Review I have talked aboutthe desire and necessity to commu-nicate more and in better ways.Good communication is importantfor our board of directors, our mem-bership and, just as importantly, forall citizens, businesses and even vis-itors.

We as a staff are continuallyworking to get greater engagementand collaboration among the entireregion. This past month we began anew informational monthly onlinepublication called E-Committees.

The Greater Fort Dodge GrowthAlliance currently has 12 compre-hensive committees and numeroussubcommittees. These entities areresponsible for facilitating andimplementing a wide variety com-munity and regional initiatives andstrategies identified in our StrategicPlan. This is a further attempt tokeep you informed and engaged by

providing a snapshot of what theGrowth Alliance is working onthrough our collaborations withbusiness, government, and othercommunity organizations.

We will provide this publicationon a monthly basis and keep you upto date with information on commit-tee activities. I would like to thankthe committee members and specifi-cally those individuals that bringtheir expertise, time, and efforts tohelp improve our economy andquality of life. The following arethose current chairmen:

Finance — Cindy BurkeHousing — Tom ChalstromHuman Development — Duane

AmhofImage — Rhonda ChambersInfrastructure — Chad ShaefferLegislative/Governance — Teresa

NaughtonMarketing — Linda LauverMembership — Kraig Barber and

Anita Patterson BurrPrimary Sector — Don WoodruffProgram Development — Dena

SampleRetail —Matt JohnsonWorkforce — Shelly BlunkIn summary, some of the recent

committee and subcommittee activi-ties include collaborating with thecity of Fort Dodge in developing andimplementing a tax abatement pro-gram for both industrial, commer-cial, and residential development.Work is continuing with WebsterCounty officials to complete the cer-tification by the state of Iowa ofIowa’s Crossroads of GlobalInnovation industrial park.

We are working with The FortDodge Regional Airport to surveybusiness travelers as well as travelagents to develop information,which will aid in facilitatingimproved travel opportunities forairport users. Various promotional


cvBby KERRIE KUIPERMarketing director

Convention and

Visitors Bureau

campaigns have recently been intro-duced to promote Alliance membersbusiness in partnership withThe Messenger. Promotionalcampaigns have also beenlaunched to create awarenessof and promote opportunitieswithin the region.

Various subcommittees ofthe Alliance have been activesuch as Market On Central, ourTrails subcommittee, and TheKeep 15th Street Clean andGreen subcommittee. Retail areassuch as in the area of the CrossroadsMall have been cleaned of litter byover 100 volunteer members. I

would especially like to thankapproximately 70 employees from

Cargill who participated in the col-lection of over 160 industrial-sizedtrash bags of litter. Thank you allwho helped and the Image commit-

tee who organized the event.These are only a few of the recent

activities you can read aboutin e-committees. Finally, Iwould like to note the nearcompletion of theMembership Committeerenewal drive and thank allthose that have allowed TheAlliance to grow to approxi-mately 500 investor/mem-bers of which 35 percent werevisionary by voluntarily

increasing their membership levelby 10 percent. Thank you all.Together we are greater than thesum of the individual parts.

“We as a staff are continually working

to get greater engagement and

collaroration among the entire region.”

The Iowa High School StateSoftball Championships take placeJuly 22-26 at Rogers Sports Complex.This tournament has been held inFort Dodge since 1971 and is a hugeevent for the community. Over thecourse of the week, 15,000-20,000players and spectators will attendthe tournament. These visitors willspend a minimum of $1 million atlocal restaurants, entertainment ven-ues, hotels and retail businesses.With the honor of hosting a tourna-ment of this size and prestige, comeshard work and a need for communi-ty partnerships. On behalf of theCVB, I would like to take this oppor-tunity to thank organizations whocontribute to its success every year.

We appreciate the confidence theIowa Girls High School AthleticUnion has shown in our community,facilities and staff at Rogers SportsComplex for more than fourdecades. While this is the tourna-ment’s 43rd year being held in FortDodge, the IGHSAU has the abilityto move it. As a community, weneed to show our appreciation andsupport to the IGHSAU. Fort Dodgeneeds to continue to provide top-notch facilities and great customer

services to the IGHSAU itself, theteams and the fans. It is a proud tra-dition for players and coaches toplay softball at Rogers SportsComplex for the State SoftballChampionships. I often meet Iowanswho say, “when my daughterplayed softball, her team played atHarlan Rogers and it was a greatState Tournament.” With continueddedication of the city and its part-ners, this tradition can continue foryears and decades to come.

What can our community do toshow its support to the tournament?Throughout the year, the public cansupport continued improvementbeing made at Rogers SportsComplex. The “status quo” in facili-ties is not acceptable to event organ-izers. Residents can show that FortDodge is a friendly community andmake a good impression on visitors.It’s the little things, like a friendlysmile, asking about a team, a “goodluck” or “have a great tournament”that make visitors feel welcome.Well-kept businesses and residencescan give visitors a good impressionof our community. If you are a soft-ball fan be sure to attend the games,you will not be disappointed in the

quality of the teams playing forState’s highest high school softballhonor.

Many organizations provide nec-essary services to the IGHSAU. Aspecial “thank you” goes to the cityof Fort Dodge. It provides importantservices at Rogers Sports Complex tokeep the tournament runningsmoothly. Whether preparing thefields, providing concessions, emer-gency services, traffic control andparking personnel, these commit-ments contribute to a successfulyear.

A “thank you” also goes to IowaCentral Community College for pro-viding services for the tournament.ICCC provides all the participatingteams the option to stay in its dorms,provide meals and use its facilities.This helps to keep the team costsdown and opens up rooms at ourhotels for softball fans.

Finally, the CVB would like to“thank” Fort Dodge businesses inthe hospitality they show our soft-ball guests. The Messenger andother local media provides extendedcoverage of the tournament.Businesses can support Girls StateSoftball by putting a “Welcome to


Fort Dodge” message on outdoor orelectronic signs for the week. Also,on July 24, businesses are beingasked to offer teams, parents or spec-tators special “Wednesday’sWelcomes” offers when they comeinto their business.

Thank you in advance for yoursupport of the Iowa Girls HighSchool State Softball Championshipsand hope to see you at Rogers SportsComplex. Hope you are ready to seesome great softball.

Please look at the calendar belowor visit www.fortdodgecvb.com fora complete list of July and Augustevents. The Fort Dodge CVB also,post event information on Facebook.Fort Dodge event information can besubmitted either directly to theupcoming events section on ourwebsite, www.fortdodgecvb.com or

email information to me at [email protected]. n Moonlight Paddling will be July

19 and Aug. 20 at Brushy Creek StateRecreation Area.n Drive Away the Cycle of

Violence Golf Tournament will beJuly 19 starting at 12:30 p.m. at FortDodge County Club.

n Iowa Associated Saddle ClubHorse Show will be at WebsterCounty Fairgrounds July 20-21 andAug. 3-4n Karl King Municipal Band

Concerts will be July 21 and 28 at theOleson Park Bandshell starting at7:30 p.m. Bring your own chairs.n Take 2 Summer Youth Theatre

production of “Fame” at the FirstBaptist Church on July 25-27.n Blues Under the Trees will be

July 27 at Mineral City Speedway.

n Market on Central will be inDowntown Fort Dodge July 27 Aug.10.n Dragon Boat Races will be Aug.

2-3 at John F. Kennedy MemorialPark.n Fort Dodge Kennel Club AKC

Agility, Obedience and Rally Showis Aug. 9-11 at the Webster CountyFairgrounds.n Friday Night Fling Barrel

Racing will be Aug. 9-10 at theWebster County Fairgrounds.n Hawkeye Community Theatre

presents “A Little Murder NeverHurt Anybody” Aug. 13-17 at 7 p.m.and Aug. 18 at 2 p.m.n The Adventure Race will be

held on Aug.17 at Kennedy Park.n NBHA District 2 Barrel Races

will be Aug. 17-18 at the WebsterCounty Fairgrounds.

investing in our communityby RANDY KUHLMANChief executive officer

Fort Dodge Community Foundation

and United Way

The Fort Dodge CommunityFoundation and United Way is a501(c)3 public charity that enablespeople with philanthropic intereststo develop lasting legacies throughfunds that support causes, pro-grams and organizations in theircommunity that they care about,easily and effectively. We arefocused on building social capitalby connecting donors with charita-ble causes, fostering collaborationbetween nonprofits and conveningcommunity organizations aroundimportant community issues, chal-lenges and opportunities. ServingFort Dodge, Webster County andNorth Central Iowa, the Fort DodgeCommunity Foundation andUnited Way, makes grants to awide range of nonprofit organiza-tions and charitable causes toadvance the quality of life of all cit-

izens and to address a wide-rangeof current and future communityneeds.

Our mission is to serve as a cata-lyst for charitable giving by devel-oping charitable resources to sup-port important community pro-grams, services and projects thatwill benefit the public good,advance economic vitality, andimprove the quality of life of all cit-izens, families and youth in FortDodge, Webster County and north-west-central Iowa. The Fort DodgeCommunity Foundation andUnited Way is Confirmed inCompliance with NationalStandards for U.S. CommunityFoundations established by theCouncil on Foundations for U.S.Community Foundations, whichare philanthropy’s most rigorousstandards. Community foundations

that meet these standards havedemonstrated that they abide by thehighest legal, ethical and effectiveoperating practices, financial over-sight, transparency and accounta-bility.

The Fort Dodge CommunityFoundation and United Way’s phil-anthropic objective is to encouragecitizens to invest in their communi-ty through the annual United Waycampaign or through the establish-ment of endowment, legacy fundsand donor advised funds for thepurpose of investing in the futurevitality, growth and developmentof our community. Our communitybetterment funding prioritiesinclude: n Economic growth and develop-

ment,n Education and lifelong learn-

ing,

We are growing so our community will grow


iowa central insightsby JIM KERSTENVice president of external affairs

and government relations

Iowa Central Community College

n Early childhood development,n Positive Youth Development,n Social and cultural advance-

ment,n Historical preservation,n Emergency needs,n Community/special events,n Women/children emergency

support,n Blanden Memorial Art

Museum,n Recreation and leisure, n Youth reading and literacy, n Human Services,n Health and healthy lifestyles,n Public safety, n Parks, trails and green spaces,n Environment and beautifica-

tion, n Fine arts (music-visual arts-

theater), n Empowering young women andn Public Library. In 2012, more than $1 million was

granted to over 60 nonprofit organ-izations and community projects bythe Fort Dodge CommunityFoundation and United Way. In2008, assets under management bythe Fort Dodge CommunityFoundation and United Way wereslightly under $2 million. Today,just five years later, the Fort DodgeCommunity Foundation andUnited Way manages over 50endowed and non-endowed fundstotaling more than $8.9 million inassets.

As the Fort Dodge CommunityFoundation and United Way looks

toward the future, we pledge tocontinuously evaluate the needs ofour community and region and tomeet community challenges head-on. We will marshal our efforts indonor assistance, expansion of phi-lanthropy and direct charitableactivities for the betterment of ourcommunity.

Citizens interested in learningmore about the Fort DodgeCommunity Foundation andUnited Way and how they can usetax advantaged charitable givingopportunities to support their com-munity or favorite nonprofit organ-ization should stop into our officesin the Wells Fargo Bank Building,822 Central Avenue, Suite 405. Oryou can give us a call at 573-3171.

Iowa’s community colleges andIowa Central had one of their mostsuccessful legislative sessions inIowa history. With the strongbipartisan support of theGeneral Assembly and gover-nor, we were able to secureadditional funding to helpexpand our work-force train-ing pipeline in coordinationwith the K-12 educationreform that was alsoapproved this session.

Locally, Sen. Daryl Beall,Rep. Helen Miller, Rep. TomShaw and Rep. Gary Worthanplayed key roles in helping usreach our legislative goals. SenatorBeall led the effort to convince theLegislature to fund for the first timesignificant funding for adult basiceducation. Iowa had been one ofonly two states in the nation to notprovide funding for this importanttraining need as Iowa has over280,000 citizens who don’t havetheir high school diploma. This willhelp us help them get their GED

and on a path for a good job. Bealland Worthan helped secure$250,000 in additional correctioneducation funding, of which about

$190,000 will be focused on trainingIowa Central can provide at theFort Dodge and Rockwell City cor-rectional facilities. This funding isimportant as it helps us provide theskilled training inmates need tolearn the skills needed to find gain-ful employment when they arereleased. Representatives Shawand Miller also provided continuessupport to our work-force trainingagenda which is greatly appreciat-ed.

Our State General Aid is used tohelp fund the day to day operationand staffing of the college.

The work-force training fundsIowa Central receives will beused on projects in the areasof advanced manufacturing,information technology andinsurance, and life scienceswhich include the areas ofbiotechnology, health caretechnology, and nursing caretechnology, including butnot limited to :n Entrepreneurial educa-

tion, small business assistance, andbusiness incubators.n Advanced manufacturing and

bioprocessing.n Development and implementa-

tion of the national career readinesscertificate and the skills certificationsystem endorsed by the nationalassociation of manufacturers.

The GAP Tuition Assistance pro-gram was established to providefunding to community colleges forneed-based tuition assistance to

“We were able to secure additional

funding to help expand our work-force

training pipeline in coordination with

the K-12 education reform.”

applicants to enablecompletion of continu-ing education certifi-cate training programsand short course train-ing for in-demandoccupations.

PACE is the path-ways for academiccareer and employ-ment program that wasestablished to providefunding to communitycolleges for the devel-opment of projects incoordination with theeconomic developmentauthority, the depart-ment of education, thedepartment of work-force development,regional advisory boards and com-munity partners to implement asimplified, streamlined, and com-prehensive process, along with cus-tomized support services, to enableeligible participants to acquire effec-tive academic and employmenttraining to secure gainful, quality,in-state employment.

Priority will be given to the needsof industry partners in sectors thatinclude but are not limited to:

(a.1) Information technology.(a.2) Health care.(a.3) Advanced manufacturing.(a.4) Transportation and logistics.Each community college receiving

funding for the PACE program shalldevelop a pipeline program in orderto better serve the academic, train-ing, and employment needs of thetarget populations.

The Adult basic education fund-ing will be used to help the 290,000Iowan’s who don’t have high school

diplomas get their GED and enroll ina career and technical program atIowa Central.

ACE Infrastructure funding willhelp improve our college trainingfacilities and related equipment.

The Work Based IntermediaryNetwork funding will allow IowaCentral to fund a staff position thatwill help connect schools, communi-ties, government agencies, work-place partners,and youthorganizations toimprove out-comes for youthand help build afuture workforce. They willhelp bring busi-ness and indus-try together withour schools andfamilies so stu-dents, teachers,counselors and

parents understand what greatcareer opportunities are available inour region and all across the state.

Overall this was on of the mostproductive legislative sessionsIowa has had in many years andIowa’s community colleges andworkers were very well served. Westand ready to help train the work-ers Iowa’s Iowa’s economy is cre-ating.


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