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PARTNERWITHUS I ABOUTTHECORRIDOR The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation (formerly the Great Lakes Corridor of Opportunity) was organized in 1992 to foster encourage, promote, assist or otherwise aid economic growth and development in the Iowa counties of Clay and Dickinson. In late 2005, Emmet County became a part of the region and in January 2006, Buena Vista County joined the region. The organization is a 501(c)6, non-profit organization in the State of Iowa. The Iowa Lakes Corridor is governed by a twelve-member board of directors who set policy and direction for the organization. The board of directors is responsible for the hire of the President and CEO of the Iowa Lakes Corridor. The Corridor currently receives funding from the public and private sector. The total annual budget is approximately $500,000. The Iowa Lakes Corridor has four full-time and one part-time, professional staff members with a central office located on the Iowa Lakes Community College campus in Spencer. A full-time staff position is shared with ArtsLIVE, our regional arts organization partner. The Iowa Lakes Corridor Board of Directors consists of three representatives of each of the four counties in the region, including Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson and Emmet counties. Board members serve three-year terms and are elected by the membership through a nominating committee each year. Iowa Lakes Corridor Board members must be a representative of a member/investor organization. Officers include a chair, vice chair and treasurer. Officers are elected by the Iowa Lakes Corridor Board of Directors. The chair serves a two-year term. Iowa Lakes Corridor Board of Directors and Officers: Steve Grell, Chair, Community State Bank, Spencer Curt Johnson, Vice Chair, Bank Midwest, Okoboji Richard Drahota, Treasurer, Heritage Bank, Storm Lake Bill Bumgarner, Avera Holy Family Health, Estherville Tom Clary, Milford Welding, Milford Kitty Conover, Iowa Lakes Community College, Spencer Doug Doorn, Spencer Hospital, Spencer Lyle Hevern, City of Estherville, Estherville Curt Larson, retired, Estherville Fred Moore, Buena Vista University, Storm Lake Terry Yarns, Remington's, Spirit Lake

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