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SBDC and Ida County Economic Development to Offer Free Training From Google
Released 11/10/2011
The Western Iowa Tech Community College Small Business Development Center and Ida County Economic Development will offer free online business training by Google this January in conjunction with Google’s Iowa Get Your Business Online program.
Iowa Get Your Business Online provides a fast and easy way for Iowa businesses to build an online presence. Google is partnering with Intuit to provide its popular Intuit Websites offering for free, which includes an easy-to-build webs
The Most Prosperous County In Iowa - Ida County
Released 5/26/2011
The Community Vitality Center recently published a quiz called "Do You Know Iowa?" based off of the most recent income data available from the Iowa Data Center. Do you know which county has the highest per capita income? Do you know which county's per capita income is higher than the United States average? If you guessed Ida County, you'd be correct! Ida County's per capita income of $45,364 is significantly higher than the U.S. average of $40,643 or the average in Iowa of $38,222. Prosperity, innovation, education excellence, and rural philanthropy are alive an
ICED Receives Distinguished Leadership Award
Released 2/9/2011
The 2010 “Distinguished Leadership Venture Award” was presented to the Community Vitality Center, Iowa State Extension in recognition of leadership in the development of the Iowa Microloan Program and in assisting Iowa communities and foundations with entrepreneurship, development issues, and philanthropic opportunities. Since its inception, the Community Vitality Center has focused on entrepreneurship, community-based philanthropy and regionalism as catalysts for building healthier and wealthier Iowa communities. The center’s leadership initiatives and
Community Vitality Center of Iowa State Extension Honored with Venture Award
Released 12/23/2010
The Iowa Area Development Group on behalf of Iowa’s rural electric cooperatives and member municipal electric systems has honored eight distinguished Iowa companies with the Iowa Venture Award. The Iowa Venture Award is among the most enduring and prestigious business recognition events in Iowa. Over 180 of Iowa’s finest business leaders and companies have been recognized and honored since the program began in 1988.
The 2010 “Distinguished Leadership Venture Award” was presented to the Community Vitality Center,
