Resource Library
Browse the full resource library below for more information about our region.
You may also want to take a look at our Incentives page for more information on incentives available for your projects.
Contact our office with any questions on the information below, or resources and incentives available for your specific project.
Business Succession Panel
This is a recording of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation's March 2024 Lunch & Learn regarding Business Succession and Transition. Panelists included Dan Nieland and Duane Johnson from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Kirsten Case Fuller from Iowa Small Business Development Center, and Gary Sterling from Buena Vista University and the Lamberti Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. Topics for the event included when to...
Category: Small Business, Entrepreneurship
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Manufacturing Month 2023 | Merrill Manufacturing
Corridor staff hosted a tour at Merrill Manufacturing in Storm Lake to help celebrate Manufacturing Month in October 2023. At the tour, President Stephen Anderson shared about Merrill as a company, the manufacturing process, and its products to an audience of city and county elected officials, chamber and economic development partners, and state/federal legislative partners.
Category: Y, Manufacturing, Videos
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Manufacturing Month 2023 | AERO Race Wheels
Corridor staff hosted a tour at AERO Race Wheels in Estherville to help celebrate Manufacturing Month in October 2023. At the tour, President Skip Miller shared about AERO as a company, the manufacturing process, and its products to an audience of city and county elected officials, chamber and economic development partners, and state/federal legislative partners.
Category: Videos, Manufacturing, Y
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Manufacturing Month 2023 | Rosenboom Machine & Tool
Corridor staff hosted a tour at Rosenboom Machine & Tool in Spirit Lake to help celebrate Manufacturing Month in October 2023. At the tour, Rosenboom leadership including current President Brian Rosenboom and Founder Lary Rosenboom shared about Veridian as a company, the manufacturing process, and its products to an audience of city and county elected officials, chamber and economic development partners, and state/federal legislative partners.
Category: Videos, Manufacturing, Y
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Category: Videos, The Place For You, Small Business, Community
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Manufacturing Week 2023 | Veridian
Corridor staff hosted a tour at Veridian Fire Protective Gear in Spencer to help celebrate Manufacturing Month in October 2023. At the tour, President Bill Van Lent shared about Veridian as a company, the manufacturing process, and its products to an audience of city and county elected officials, chamber and economic development partners, and state/federal legislative partners.
Category: Y, Videos, Manufacturing
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Manufacturing Month 2023 Recap
In October 2023, the Iowa Lakes Corridor team hosted tours at four of the region's manufacturers to share their stories and give local city/county representatives, chamber and economic development partners an opportunity to get to know some their businesses on a deeper level. Here are some highlights from those visits! Businesses toured included AERO Race Wheels (Estherville), Merrill Manufacturing (Storm Lake), Rosenboom Machine & Tool...
Category: Y, Manufacturing, Videos
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Category: IEDA, Small Business, Financial Assistance
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Small Business Collateral Support Program
Through the Small Business Collateral Support Program, the State of Iowa can provide Socially and Economically Disadvantaged (SEDI)-owned businesses up to 40% of a collateral gap needed to secure a loan through a commercial lender for loans ranging in size of $75,000 to $250,000. This program is intended to help eligible small businesses that are 51% or more owned by women, minorities, veterans, individuals with...
Category: Small Business
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Steve Grell | What's the Y?
Join our conversation with Steve Grell, former President of Community State Bank and one of the original group of founders of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation as he shares some Corridor history, why cooperation trumps competition, and how to overcome challenges.
Category: Y
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Spencer Hospital | What's the Y?
Join a conversation with Bill Bumgarner, President of Spencer Hospital, about regionalism, the benefits of strong healthcare for communities, and about the expansion and updates to Spencer Hospital recently.
Category: Y
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Lyle Hevern | What's the Y?
Lyle Hevern, former Executive Director of the Estherville Area Growth Partnership and overall champion for Estherville, Emmet County, and the Corridor region, shares about rural economic and community development.
Category: Y
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Kent Stensland, Bank Midwest | What's the Y?
Kent Stensland, Chief Credit Officer at Bank Midwest in Spirit Lake, sat down with Corridor President & CEO for the What's the Y? video series to discuss regional economic development, mentorship, and excellence.
Category: Y
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Commercial New Construction Rebate Program
The Commercial New Construction (or CNC) program is complimentary, provides complimentary energy analysis, and results in rebate funds from the utility for implementing energy efficiency in design.
Projects that qualify
Receive electricity from MidAmerican Energy or Alliant Energy
5,000 sf or larger
Commercial spaces (including multifamily projects)
Are early in schematics or design development
New Construction OR additions/renovations that include...
Category: Housing, Developers, Education, Retail
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MWI Components | What's the Y?
Corridor President & CEO Shannon Landauer sits down with two MWI Component employees: Shannon Clark and Paul Freeman. They discuss partnerships, growth, and their business in the Iowa Lakes Corridor.
Category: Y
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DEMCO Products | What's the Y?
John Tatman with DEMCO Products in Spencer sat down with Corridor President & CEO Shannon Landauer for the next installment of the Corridor's "What's the Y" Series!
Category: Y
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Why the Corridor? | What's the Y? Series
Learn about the What's the Y? Series from the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation and hear some clips from the video series in this compiled video. This video was compiled to present at the Iowa Lakes Corridor Business Recognition Luncheon in November 2022.
Category: Y, Industry Analysis
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Burlin Matthews | What's the Y?
Burlin Matthews, former Clay County Supervisor and Corridor Board Member, sits down with Corridor President & CEO Shannon Landauer to talk about the Iowa Lakes Corridor, regional economic development and this unique asset in Iowa.
Category: Y
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Rural Lot Purchase Program
Loans to assist in the purchase of lots for the purpose of building speculative homes in rural communities. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Category: Housing
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National Housing Trust Fund
Funds may be used for the production or preservation of permanent affordable rental housing through new construction, adaptive reuse and/or rehabilitation projects. Proposed projects addressing the needs of extremely low-income renters-those with incomes below 30% of Area Median Income (AMI)-are a high priority for the Iowa Finance Authority.
Category: Housing
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Workforce Housing Tax Credit
Workforce Housing Tax Credits assist construction or rehabilitation of housing in communities with workforce housing needs.
The program provides tax benefits to developers to provide housing in Iowa communities, focusing especially on those projects using abandoned, empty or dilapidated properties.
Who Qualifies?
Projects must meet one of four criteria:
Housing development located on a grayfield or brownfield site
Repair or...
Category: Housing
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Community-Based Housing Revolving Loan Fund
This fund is to further the availability of affordable housing and supportive services for Medicaid waiver-eligible individuals with behaviors that provide significant barriers to accessing traditional rental and supportive service opportunities.
The fund provides low-interest loans to those serving a target population of Medicaid members enrolled in or eligibile for Home- and Community-Based Intellectual Disability and/or Brain Injury Waivers.
Category: Housing
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Home and Community-Based Services Revolving Loan Program
The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Revolving Loan Program Fund assists the development and expansion of facilities and infrastructure that provide health and wellness programs, health screenings, nutritional assessments, adult day services, respite services and congregate meals for low-income Iowans.
Category: Housing
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HOME Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annually provides funding to states and localities to advance affordable housing priorities. The Iowa Finance Authority administers the State of Iowa's HOME allocation and awards funds through a competitive application process to assist communities with a wide-range of affordable housing initiatives including Rental Assistance to provide property owners and developers with funds to develop and preserve affordable rental...
Category: Housing
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Housing Tax Credit Program
The federal low-income housing tax credit program acts as an incentive for property owners to invest in the development of rental housing for individuals and families with fixed or limited incomes.
The housing tax credit provides a dollar-for-dollar reduction (or credit) to offset an owner's federal tax liability on ordinary income for a 10-year period.
Category: Housing
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Multifamily Loan Program
The Multifamily Loan Program provides financing options to multifamily property owners and developers to assist in the preservation of existing affordable rental units and to foster the production of new affordable units in Iowa.
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Fringe Benefit Profile
Iowa Workforce Development and its Board of Directors worked in partnership with the Employers' Council of Iowa to contact a random sample of local employers across all industrial classifications and employment ranges. Responding businesses provided information on fringe benefit packages offered in the Iowa Lakes Corridor that encompasses Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, and Emmet counties in Iowa. The information provides a detailed analysis of employer-provided...
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