Latest "FEDA Quarterly" released

Brent Willett — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:00:00 +0100

The 2Q 2009 edition FEDA Quarterly was released on June 17. The newsletter includes articles on the creation of 70 jobs in Fairfield, a piece on online tools for professional development, FEDA's 2011 strategic plan and much more.

Click here to see a web page version.

Want it in your inbox? Email sbusch@growfairfield.com to add your name to the email recipient list.

Listen to a discussion about the 2011 FEDA Strategic Plan on KRUU-LP 100.1

Brent Willett — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:00:00 +0100

FEDA Executive Director appeared on James Moore's Planet Erstwild show on KRUU-LP 100.1 to discuss the 2011 FEDA Strategic Plan. The full interview is available on the KRUU web site here.

FEDA Announces 2009-2011 Strategic Priorities

Brent Willett — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:00:00 +0100

The Fairfield Economic Development Association has announced its strategic priorities for the years 2009-2011. The Priorities, informed heavily by the results of the Fairfield Existing Business Initiative [FEBI], will guide the decision-making process for FEDA over a critical two-year period during which a substantial portion of the $72 million in estimated expansion capital investment identified in the FEBI report is expected to take place.

Read the media release here.

FEDA Asks Supervisors to Exempt Territorial Zone

Brent Willett — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0100

FEDA has formally requested that the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors exempt the two-mile "extraterritorial zone" from consideration as part of the corn suitability rating non-farm land use provision in the updated Jefferson County Subdivision Ordinance currently under review. See the FEDA's letter to the supervisors here.

2009.04.04 update: the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 to pass the subdivision ordinance with no changes to the CSR ...

Flashy new video makes the case for manufacturing in SE Iowa

Brent Willett — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0100

A new video just released by the Southeast Iowa Manufacturers Consortium and Opportunity2 regional economic development marketing group is now available and will soon be put in front and in the hands of area young people. The 9-minute video, six months in development, showcases the diversity of occupational opportunities in advanced manufacturing in the region and makes the case for an industry far from the dark, dirty, labor-intensive days of manufacturing past. Featuring area manuf...

Study: area businesses offer some of strongest fringe benefits packages in Iowa

Brent Willett — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:00:00 +0100

A region- and state-wide survey sponsored in part by the Fairfield Economic Development Association has found that businesses in the Opportunity2 economic development marketing region offer some of the strongest fringe benefits packages in all of Iowa.

Read the FEDA media release for a report summary or, for all the data, check out the report yourself.

FEDA Existing Business Initiative Report to the Community Released

Brent Willett — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:00:00 +0100

The final report of the Fairfield Existing Business Initiative has been released. Over the course of six month, FEDA Board members Pat Doyle, Craig Foss, Dave Reiff, Lori Schaefer and FEDA Executive Director Brent Willett conducted surveys and interviews with 41 of Fairfield's top employers. The result is the most comprehensive view of the Fairfield economy- through the lens of Fairfield employers- ever assembled.

The report, dated February 28, 2009, is now in a special early-rel...

Creative Edge awarded incentives to expand

Brent Willett — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Fairfield employer Creative Edge Master Shop has received more than $220,000 in incentives and low-interest loans to expand its operations and add 22 new jobs in Fairfield. FEDA partnered with the company to help assemble the funding package which leverages every $2.26 in company investment for every dollar of incentives. Get all the details here.

We're Live

Brent Willett — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0100

Welcome. The Fairfield Economic Development Association has just launched GrowFairfield.com a first-of-its-kind Web site designed to provide essential real-time business-critical information to existing Fairfield businesses and prospects alike. The site includes labor, tax, transportation, incentives, funding and available commercial real estate information as well as community history, municipal services, membership information and more. We've also included blogging, RSS and video capabiliti...

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