siouxland business journal august 2011

Vol. 22 No. 4

PO Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102

August 2011

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Business Know How ........................................ page 17

Business People ...............................................page 12

Chamber anniversaries ...................................page 19

Chamber investors...........................................page 21

On the move ........................................ page 20, 25-26

Ribbon cuttings .....................................page 16, 21-22

ON THE COVER

Business Journal photo by Tim HyndsThe swollen Missouri River in this June 29 aerial photograph taken over Sioux City, Iowa, and looking towards South Sioux City. Despite the historic flooding, major industrial parks in both cities have stayed dry. More on page 4.


BY DAVE DREESZENBusiness Journal editor

Despite historic flooding this summer, metro Sioux City remains open for new and expanding indus-tries, local economic development officials report.

Record snowmelt in the Rocky Mountains and unusual heavy rains in eastern Montana forced the Army Corps of Engineers in early June to begin releasing unprece-dented amounts of water from up-stream Missouri River reservoirs.

Sioux City, South Sioux City, Dakota Dunes and other tri-state communities raced to build levees and fill sandbags to protect homes, businesses and vital public infra-structure.

The rushing river, which crested last month at 35.5 feet at Sioux City, forced hundreds of homeowners in the Dunes and other parts of southeast South Dakota to evacu-ate and a few riverfront businesses to close or relocate.

In a silver lining, all the large industrial parks in close promity to the river have stayed flood-free.

There’s “not a drop of water,” at either the Roth Industrial Park or the Power Park in South Sioux City, city administrator Lance Hedquist said.

Bridgeport West and the South-ridge Business Park in Sioux City and Flynn Business Park in North Sioux City also are high and dry.

None of the parks are in a des-ignated flood zone, but this year’s once-in-a-lifetime Missouri event put at least some of them at risk.

Sioux City officials were most worried about Bridgeport West, a 260-acre industrial park bordered to the west by the Missouri and lying just north of Sioux Gateway Airport. Initial maps from the federal government showed the potential for some of the bare land being inundated with floodwaters.

“We watched it very carefully. Never at any point did it get wet,” Sioux City economic developer

director MartyDougherty said.The Bridgeport West land is

owned by the Siouxland Initiative, while the city provided the infra-structure.

The city-owned Southbridge Business Park is under develop-ment just south of Sioux Gateway Airport, some distance away from the Missouri. Dougherty said con-struction has stayed on track at the 400-acre site. The city is nearing completion on a $30 million water treatment plant. About 2.4 miles of roads also are being paved to pro-vide better access to building sites.

It also was business as usual at

South Sioux City’s Roth Industrial Park, where the largest tenant, Beef Products Inc., is in the midst of a multi-year, $400 million expan-sion. The 600-acre park, named for BPI founders Eldon and Regina Roth, also is home to several other industries. Local officials also have promising for months to bring ad-ditional jobs and development to the park.

City officials also have high hopes for its so-called Power Park, one of three such state-designated sites in Nebraska.

The shovel-ready sites in the 300-acre park, located just just

across old Highway 20 from the Knights of Columbus hall, are de-signed to to attract companies with massive amounts of data to store or process.

The city spent more than $640,000 several years ago to raise low spots out of the 500-year flood plain in time to be identified that way on the corps new maps.

Hedquist said the Missouri flooding gave the city a chance to take photographs from the air and the ground showing that even when the river rises, those sites are dry.

The city administrator said that prospective companies sometimes ask about flooding, with the river so close. But, thanks to the current flood – and the timely photographs they can see proof that neither site will flood, even when the river rises.

Sioux City officials also docu-mented the flooding as it related to Southbridge and Bridgeport West. This summer, local officials showed sites in both parks to pro-spective businesses.

“We were able to show them that even at the historically high level the Missouri River is this summer, those sites are fine,” Dougherty said.

Industrial parks stay high and dryDevelopment continues at metro area industrial parks

Photo by Dave DreeszenConstruction continues on a $30 million water treatment plant, above, that will serve tenants in Sioux City’s new Southbridge Business Park. The 400-acre park, located just south of Sioux Gateway Airport, has stayed dry during the ongoing Missouri River flooding.

Business Journal file photoDignitaries are shown at groundbreaking ceremony at the Roth Industrial Park in South Sioux City on July 17, 2008. The Roth is among the metro area industrial parks that stayed high and dry during this summer’s historic Missouri River flooding.

“We were able to show them that even at the historically high level the Missouri River is this summer, those sites are fine.”

MARTY DOUGHERTYEconomic development diretor



Fareway plans to replace its ag-ing Transit Plaza store with a larger supermarket near Southern Hills Mall.

The Boone, Iowa-based retail-er announced last month it has purchased the former Toys R Us space in the Regent Plaza at 4267 Sergeant Road. After remodeling the space, the company intends to open the new store in 2012.

“... our new store will be expand-ed to approximately 38,000 square feet in order to offer a larger meat case and produce area, additional grocery varieties and selection, while still maintaining the great customer service and competitive prices you have grown to expect from Fareway,” president and chief operating officer Fred Greiner said in a news release.

The new site is about three miles from Fareway’s Transit Plaza store, which the company has operated

since 1982. The company said the 20,400-square-foot facility, which

it currently leases, is too small and outdated to continue to serve

customers in the Morningside market.

Fareway is the oldest and largest anchor at Transit Plaza, a shopping center at Transit Avenue, just off Business Highway 75.

Greiner said Fareway is work-ing to accommodate its employ-ees who want to relocate to the new store. He said the store also anticipates hiring additional em-ployees, though he did not specify how many.

The Transit store was the oldest of the four Fareways in metro Sioux City. In the last 10 years, the retailer has opened newly built stores in Riverside, Indian Hills and Ser-geant Bluff. Two years ago, Fare-way closed its store at 1730 Pierce St., citing the age and small size of that 20,000-square-foot building.

The former Toys R Us space has sat empty since the national spe-cialty retailer closed its Sioux City store in early 2006. The reloca-tion to the Regency Plaza brings

Fareway closer to one of its main competitors, Hy-Vee, which has a store just down the road, on the Southern Hills Mall campus.

Fareway, a privately held com-pany founded in 1938, operates nearly 100 stores in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Nebraska.

Fareway to replace Transit store at new site

The Fareway store at Transit Plaza is shown above. The Boone, Iowa-based retailer recently announced plans to replace the aging store with a larger supermarket in a newly renovated building near Southern Hills Mall.

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Dr. Gerald McGowan, a Sioux City physician who led efforts to alleviate the physician shortage in northwest Iowa through a program to train medical students and fam-ily medicine residents, was hon-ored in June in Iowa City with a 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award for Service from the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.

McGowan, who earned his U of I medical degree in 1963, has spent most of his career trying to increase access to health care for residents of small towns like Fonda, Iowa, where he was born.

In 1975, while building his own practice in family medicine, Mc-Gowan led the Sioux City medical and hospital community in estab-lishing the Siouxland Medical Edu-cation Foundation, according to a news release from the university.

The foundation partnered with the University of Iowa to provide clinical training for medical stu-dents and other allied health pro-fessional students, and to launch a family practice residency program in northwest Iowa.

Today, the foundation serves as one of the UI Carver College of Medicine’s six Regional Medical Education Centers-supporting rotations for medical students and residents, pharmacy students and residents, and students in the physician assistant program, while

providing a critical source of health care to over 15,000 families each year, the news release said.

In the 36 years since its inception, the residency program has gradu-ated more than 200 family physi-cian residents and 13 pharmacy

residents. Nearly 70 percent of these graduates have remained to practice in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

Additionally, the foundation has provided invaluable clinical train-ing to countless other U of I health

sciences students who also have continued into primary care in Iowa and across the country.

“Our graduates aren’t in all the small towns in Iowa yet, but we have placed physicians in county seats who go out to serve the rural

communities,” McGowan, who directed the residency program during its first 25 years, said in a statement. “Family practice at-tracts people who like to take care of people over a lifetime, who like to know their patients and know their families.”

As well as providing much-needed health-care services, these physicians get involved with local boards and community endeav-ors, much as McGowan has done in Sioux City, where he has been honored several times for his com-munity involvement.

“He has made a significant dif-ference in the lives of many indi-viduals, like myself, and motivated us to stay in this region to contin-ue to train more physicians and health professionals. He has had a profound impact on our lives and the communities that we serve,” Dr. Michael Jung, clinical services director of the Siouxland Medical Education Foundation and a gradu-ate of the residency program under McGowan, said in a statement.

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is part of Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center, training tomorrow’s health care professionals, discovering new ways to treat disease, and caring for patients in collaboration with UI Hospitals and Clinics and UI Physicians.

University of Iowa honors Gerald McGowan

Photo submittedDr. Gerald McGowan of Sioux City visits with a guest at a June reception at the University of Iowa, where he was presented a 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award for service from the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.


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NORTH SIOUX CITY – A man-ufacturer of animal feed supple-ments is moving ahead with a $4.1 million expansion of its North Sioux City plant.

Nutraferma plans to construct a 19,000-square-foot addition to its facility in the Flynn Business Park, with the first phase anticipated for completion this fall.

Company officials said more production capacity is needed to supply increased global demand for Nutraferma’s flagship product, Pepsoygen, a soy-based protein fed to pigs, poultry, and aquaculture.

The plant also manufactures a unique direct-fed microbial, called Natufermen, and will be introduc-ing other new products in the third quarter of this year.

“We are very pleased with the success customers have had with our products,” Nutraferma presi-dent Eric Lohry said in a statement. “This expansion will not only sup-ply the growing demand for our high-quality protein, but will also enable us to manufacture several new products.”

The plant is the only facility in North America that utilizes such a cutting-edge biotech method that turns fermented soy products into more digestible feeds.

Nutraferma, a partnership be-tween Sioux City-based Nutra-Flo Co. and Genebitoch, a Korean bio-technology firm, opened its then-$8.7 million facility in North Sioux City in 2008.

North Sioux manufacturer to expandIncreased sales drives addition to Nutraferma plant

Journal file photoNutraferama’s plant in North Sioux City is shown in this 2008 file photo. The manufacturer of high-quality animal feeds supplement plans to construct a major addition to its facility in the Flynn Business Park.


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Political commentator and journalist Juan Wil-liams will be the keynote guest speaker at the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce annual dinner meeting Sept. 27.

A former senior correspondent for National Public Radio who was fired in October for com-ments he made about Muslims on the Fox News Channel, Williams is a political analyst for Fox Television and a regular panelist for Fox News Sunday.

Williams is also a prize-winning columnist and editorial writer for The Washington Post as well as the author of seven books. His newly released “Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate,” uses his public firing from NPR as a launching pad to discuss ways in which honest debate in the United States is stifled, according to a release from the chamber.

His topic at the chamber dinner will be “The Changing Face of America: Business, Media & the Marketplace.”

The meeting begins with social time at 5:30 p.m.

Dinner is at 7 p.m., with speakers’ presentations at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $70 per person for chamber mem-bers, $85 for nonmembers. Reservations may be made online at siouxlandchamber.com or by call-ing 712-255-7903.

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Political commentator and journalist Juan Williams will be the keynote speaker at the chamber dinner Sept. 27.

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The Sioux City Economic Development Department recently presented its Grow-ing Sioux City Business award to Siouxland Women’s Health Care P.C.

The clinic at 1000 Jack-son St. completed a nearly $1 million expansion and renovation of its existing facilities, including ex-panded exam rooms and office space. The clinic has increased staff to 30 employees, including six physicians, and plans to hire an additional physi-cian and support staff in the near future.

The project received aid from the city through the Targeted Jobs Program.

“Siouxland Women’s Health is a major as-set to the Sioux City medical community. Their contributions continue to enhance

the city’s outstanding quality of life,” Marty Dougherty, the city’s economic development director said.

Dr. William Vereen and Julie Barto, prac-tice administrator, were presented with a plaque incorporating the Sioux City skyline, a Sioux City wind shirt and a certificate to re-ceive a complimentary tree to be placed on the company property, recognizing their com-mitment to growing the city.

To date, the Targeted Jobs Program has cre-ated and retained more

than 1,100 jobs and leveraged nearly $54 million in new investment in Sioux City. Twenty-three companies have utilized the program to assist with their expansions.

City presents award to Siouxland Women’s Health

Photo submittedCity officials recently presented the Growing Sioux City Business award to Siouxland Women’s Health Care P.C. Pictured from left in the City Council chambers are: Councilman Aaron Rochester, Councilman Keith Radig, Mayor Mike Hobart, Siouxland Women’s Health Care practice administrator Julie Barto, Dr. William Vereen, Councilman John Fitch, Councilman Tom Padgett and city economic development director Marty Dougherty.

“Siouxland Women’s Health is a major asset to the Sioux City medical community. Their contributions continue to enhance the city’s outstanding quality of life.”

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Surgeon to receive Mercy award

The Mercy Medical Center Foundation has announced that Dr. Gary R. Carlton is the recipi-ent of the prestigious Dr. George G. Spellman Annual Ser-vice Award.

The award will be pre-s e n te d to Carlton at the Mercy Foun-dation’s annual gala Nov. 5 at the Marina Inn and Con-ference Center in South Sioux City. Carlton is part of Midlands Clinic, PC and has served the Siouxland medi-cal community since 1979.

Carlton has served the community for over 30 years. The Sioux City native did his undergraduate studies at Cornell University in Ithaca,

N.Y., and went on to earn his medical degree at the Uni-versity of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

In addition to serving as president of the Mercy medical staff and chairman of the Surgery Department, Carlton was the first director of Mercy’s Level II Trauma Center for the Siouxland area. He served on the Mercy Board of Directors and also fills the role of medical direc-tor of Siouxland Paramedics and the Sioux City Fire De-partment.

The Mercy Foundation Fall Gala will feature a dinner and dance and is being led by chairpersons Brad and Jean Mollett. To reserve tickets, call (712) 279-2475.

Downtown Partners announces board

Downtown Partners in Sioux City recently wel-comed three new members to its board of directors and elected officers for 2011-2012.

New members elected to serve a three year term

include Ben Knoepfler, Knoepfler Chevrolet; Bruce Kolbe, Semak Partnership; Tammie Pech, Downtown Market Rate Condo owner.

Newly appointed officers are presi-dent Chris Bogenrief, United Com-mercial Re-alty and vice p r e s i d e n t Jim Whar-ton, Mercy M e d i c a l Center. John Stoos, Wells Fargo Bank, will remain as treasurer.

They will be joining con-tinuing board members John Gray, Heidman Law Firm; Larry Jensen, Holiday Inn Downtown; Jim Johnson, Urban Inc; Dale McKinney, M+ Architecture; Kathy Miller, Coldwell Banker Premier Realty Group (ex officio); Keith Radig, City Council Representative; Sam Wagner, Sioux City econom-ic development department, city staff representative; and Doug Westphal, Delta Air Lines.

Child care board elects new officers

The Mary Elizabeth Child Care and Preschool recently elected new officers for its board of directors.

They include: President Larry Schmitz, Custom Woodworks; Treasurer Cari Gehling, Security National Bank; Secreatry Kathy Per-ret, Northwest AEA; and new member Jean Grove, Siouxland Red Cross.

The child care center wel-comes any volunteers to fill open board seats. The board meets at 4 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.

CPA attends national conferences

Terry Lockie, a CPA and owner of Terry Lockie & Associates PC, recently co m p l e te d continuing professional e d u c a t i o n conferences in Las Vegas.

One con-f e r e n c e , titled “Small B u s i n e s s Practitioners Tax Confer-ence,” was offered by the (AICPA) American Institute of Certified Public Accoun-tants and concentrated on federal tax updates, part-nership and debt alloca-tions, corporate taxes and individual taxes for overseas investments, Social Security

and Medicare updates, tax and financial planning for divorces or separations, and ax issues related to mergers and acquisitions.

Another conference Lockie completed, titled “Tax Strat-egies for the High-Income Individual,” focused on hedge funds, estate tax plan-ning, current healthcare re-form issues, private family foundations and tax plan-ning strategies for businesses and their owners.

Local agent finishes certification

Kellie Strickholm, bro-ker associate with Century 21 ProLink in Sioux City, r e c e n t l y co m p l e te d the Certified Negotiation Expert, or CNE desig-nation, by the Real Es-tate Nego-tiation Insti-tute.

Strickholm earned the designation after completing formal negotiation training. Those who receive the certi-fication are in the top 1 per-cent of all agents nationally.

Pender physician wins statewide honor

The Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians has named Dr. David J. Hoelting of the Pender Mercy Medical

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The award is given an-nually to a Nebraska family physician who exemplifies a compassionate commitment to improving the health and well be-ing of the communities and people throughout t h e s ta te . Hoelting will be honored by Gov. Dave Heineman at a special event at the state capitol later this year.

Hoelting, a board certi-fied family physician, is one of the providers working out of the Pender Mercy Medical Clinic. His nomination for the state-wide honor drew wide-spread support for pa-tients and colleagues, all of whom noted his dedication to his patients and his strong sense of civic responsibility to the Pender community.

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BY JOANNE FOXBusiness Journal staff writer

Concrete is one of the most du-rable building materials on the market, but it does have an adver-sary.

Those impacted by the Mis-souri River flooding may not want to hear concrete’s biggest enemy is moisture.

According to Randy Johnson, owner of Randy Johnson Contract-ing, concrete being submerged for several months might result in some challenges. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

“If the water level on a driveway doesn’t go down before winter or if the ground under it has no chance to dry, the results can be a lot more severe,” he said. “That can break the concrete.”

Best case concrete scenario, if there is one, is the water level dis-sipates and all is dry. Johnson rec-ommended a homeowner should check around the concrete for ero-sion.

“Washouts can occur under the concrete with the amount of water from the flooding,” he said. “There could be settlement under the concrete.”

Johnson suggested it’s best to tackle concrete problems as soon as you discover them, because repair projects may become time-consuming.

“It may be as simple as sealing a surface, filling cracks, repairing surface damage,” he said. “You might have to resurface an old sur-face. Or it could be as expansive as replacing an entire structure.”

Once the concrete has been cleaned – Johnson stressed power-washing – and thoroughly dried, a homeowner should began by visu-ally looking at the concrete surface.

“You could repair some small cracks,” he speculated, “but those could be a sign of future problems.”

Johnson said that should be fol-lowed by examining the sides and underneath the concrete.

“Even if the concrete looks good, you might want to consider mudjacking,” he said referring to

the process that drills holes into the concrete and fills them with a combination of clay, dirt and Port-land cement, which has low shrink components.

After you’ve cleaned up the base-ment and have a concrete floor left, the same moisture issues might surface, Johnson noted.

“If the ground under the base-ment floor has been super-satu-rated, it certainly could buckle from the pressure of the water,” he said. “You might even be able to feel movement when you walk on it.”

With good site preparation,

proper excavation and grading, and rebar installation to make the concrete structure stronger, John-son estimated a concrete driveway could last 50 years, although real-istically, most need some attention at the 25-year mark.

“Each home that’s been af-fected by the flooding will have its own unique circumstances,” he said. “Repairs can address surface damage, but if there is underlying structural damage, those repairs are only a temporary solution.

Johnson has been in business since 1977 and stressed he garnered

“about 120 percent” of his knowl-edge from his father – Willis John-son who also specialized in con-crete.

“Consider having a registered engineer come out and evaluate your structure,” he said. “That individual would see things you might not or reassure you that all is well. Because we’ve never had this level of flooding before, it would be money well spent.”

Concrete’s worst enemy? Moisture

Journal photo by Joanne FoxRandy Johnson, owner of Randy Johnson Contracting, demonstrates June 6, 2011 how a grate will be placed in this driveway project. (Photo by Joanne Fox)

AFTER THE FLOOD


BY TIM GALLAGHERBusiness Journal staff writer

Shane Mitchell is often covered with sweat while mudding, taping, sanding and texturing, all physically demanding components of drywalling.

If that’s the only moisture his work gets in the long run, he’s very happy.

This summer of flooding in Siouxland has taken a toll on thousands of homes and businesses. The damage for most has probably been con-centrated on the basement level, be it from overflowing rivers and streams, massive rains, a rising groundwater table or a backed up sewer system.

No matter the cause, water leaves its mark on drywall.

Mitchell, who has 20-plus years of experience in the trade, shares tips on what to look for following a season like this:

1. Is the tape bubbly? If it is, there has been moisture.

2. Are nails or screws be-coming rusty or discolored? Again, moisture can take the shine from a nail or screw.

3. Follow your nose. If there’s a wet, mildew smell, chances are there is or has been moisture below.

4. Trust your eyes. Look

for a nice, crisp white color on your sheet rock. Feel for a hard surface, not spongy. “If it’s mushy or even a little discolored, you’ve either got moisture or you’ve had moisture,” said Mitchell, owner/operator of Shane Mitchell Drywall & Con-struction of Moville, Iowa.

What can be done? Again, Mitchell offers a few tips.

1. Call an expert. Most pros like Mitchell don’t mind stopping by your home to give an assessment. Some-times, there isn’t damage. They work with these mate-rials for a living. Trust their judgement.

2. If there has been mois-ture, get the area cleared and work it over with fans and dehumidifiers. It is es-sential to keep air circulat-ing through any area that’s been inundated. The sooner water is removed thoroughly, the better your chances are to salvage sheet rock, trim, framing and more.

3. Cut it out. For moisture that reaches the bottom sev-eral inches of a basement, Mitchell will remove all sheet rock below the four-foot or 54-inch seam. While a few contractors may cut to just the high-water mark, Mitchell prefers to cut and

remove at the seam. He said it’s more effective and much less work for the drywall pro.

“I’d also take out the in-sulation in those areas,” she said, noting that both sheet rock and insulation can soak up moisture, allowing it to spread. Removing these items in problematic areas reduces – if not eliminates – chances for mold to take hold.

“I’d keep the studs, but it’s easier if you’ve been in a prolonged flood to remove everything except the cop-per wiring,” he said.

That means he’d remove all wood items in the wake of a two-month flood. “Save the wood for the kids’ forts,” he said.

“With something that long (flood duration), I’d go down to the bare concrete,” he concluded.

Did my drywall stay dry?

Shane Mitchell of Mitchell Drywall and Construction of Moville, Iowa, works at a home near Danbury, Iowa. Mitchell shares tips on what home and business owners should look for if they suspect moisture has gotten into their drywall.

Journal photo by Tim Gallagher

BY JOHN QUINLANBusiness Journal staff writer

To thwart flood waters, one Da-kota Dunes homeowner flooded his basement with fresh water in early June to offset the pressure due from the outside. Homeowners throughout Siouxland tried a vari-ety of measures like drain plugs to

protect their homes. But when the waters recede and the cleanup be-gins, it will be a legion of plumbers on the scene to help restore piping, drains, water heaters and the like.

Recalling his work after the Per-ry Creek flood in 1990, Bill Foulk, owner of Foulk Bros. Plumbing & Heating in Sioux City, said the flood wasn’t as traumatic as deal-ing with some of the people af-terwards. Working with the Red Cross, plumbers agreed upon a set price that included replacing all water heaters and furnaces in flooded basements. And the price depended on the gas piping being

up to code.“And that’s a big variance with

us,” he said. “If we had to do any-thing extra, we were ‘nothing but a bunch of crooks.’ The downside of it is everybody wants to be moved back in their house immediately. And I understand that. But it’s un-realistic. There’s just not enough bodies to get that done.”

Things won’t be much different this time around.

In dealing with the current flooding at Dakota Dunes, for in-stance, if homeowners removed the

After floodwaters recede, plumbers move in

Bill Foulk, owner of Foulk Bros. Plumbing & Heating in Sioux City, shows some of the floor drain plugs that homeowners faced with river flooding needed earlier this summer. The plugs were hot items in May and June.

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What happens to your posture after sitting down at your computer workstation or desk for 30 min-

utes or longer?Awkward posture habits at work and home

are the leading causes of headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, lower back pain and ten-donitis of the shoulder, elbow, wrists and thumbs. This month, I encourage you to take back control of your musculoskeletal health and improve your daily vitality at work, home and play.

The forward head and slouched sitting posture is the most common and damag-ing of all posture habits in the 21st century workplace. This awkward posture can lead to Musculoskeletal Disorders or injuries such as headaches, back pain, shoulder tendonitis, rotator cuff strains or tears, wrist tendonitis and more.

The great news is that you have the power to reverse and correct the forward head pos-ture and slouched sitting habits, but it takes daily awareness and some work by you. The payoff for your musculoskeletal health and vitality will be huge!

Forward head posture (FHP) is a round shoulders posture habit. This places the ligaments of the upper back on a sustained stretch, creating mechanical and nutritional stress leading to pain and swelling. The FHP posture also reduces the normal curve of the lower back leading to increased time spent in a “flat back or forward bending” posture. Overtime, this posture increases the risks of muscle fatigue and injury to the lumbar spinal discs.This is very similar to a domino

effect. When your head goes forward and down, your spine’s arch changes, increas-ing muscle fatigue and joint wear and tear.

How many of you walk with your head down? If you do, change this habit today and keep your head up! This will reverse the negative domino effect detailed above and help to maintain a lordosisor “inward curve” in your lower back. Your whole body: neck, shoulders, arms and lower back will thank you!

I have been fortunate and blessed to have discovered a powerful recipe of WorkSmart-posture habits and ergonomics, musculo-skeletal self-care techniquesand lifestyle factors that will reverse and treat nasty Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Tendonitis complaints; many times without surgery.

{ul} {li}Improve your computer worksta-tion setup by making sure your monitor is at the correct height (approximately eye level for most people without bifocals or trifo-cals). If you use a laptop,set your computer on a three-inch binder to raise the monitor height and reduce FHP risks.{/li} {/ul} {ul} {li} Perform daily WorkSmart stretchingt-wo to three times per day as detailed below based on your medical history, joband what you do in your free time.{/li} {li} Perform the Snakebite technique two to three times each week as needed until your symptoms resolve.{/li} {/ul} {ul} {li} Perform ice mas-sage one to four times daily for 2 to 4 minutes until numb over the inflamed and painful tendons or nerves{/li} {li}Drink at least 40-plus ounces of water daily, working towards half your body weight in ounces.{/li} {/ul} {ul} {li}Perform strength training or circuit training with strengthening components two or three more times each week.{/li} {/ul} I highly recommend that you perform five important stretches from the St. Luke’s WorkSmart Stretching Plan, at least two to three times per day or up to every hour as needed. These stretches include: reach for the sky, neck stretches (3 positions), chin tuck, and the wrist and elbow stretches with rotation. These will all greatly reduce the MSD risks noted above and help to main-tain a good blood supply.

Amedian nerve stretch (the carpal tun-nel nerve) should also be performedtwo to three times per day or more as needed. Just the reverse of the wrist stretch, this stretch calls for putting your palm down instead of

palm up, and gently pulling back your fin-gers towards your head. Pull straight back, holding two to three seconds and repeat up to four times. Then do two to four reps of this median nerve stretch with fingers turned in across front of your body and with fingers turned out away from your body at shoulder level.

Research has shown the median nerve stretch to reverse 50 percent to 60 percent of carpal tunnel like symptoms of numbness and tingling to the first four fingers, improve your grip strengthand reduce your occasion-al sharp and stabbing pains.

Are you sitting up taller now? Improving your lifestyle habits and taking care of the only body you were blessed with will allow you to improve your musculoskeletal health.

Sources:1. The Work Injury Consulting Practice by

Lauren Hebert DPT, OCS 1998.2. WorkSmart – The Industrial Athlete

Manual by Lauren Hebert DPT, OCS 96’ from IMPACC USA www.impacctraining.com

3. Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank H. Netter, MD Plate 25 The Scalene and Prever-tebral Muscles, Ciba 1995 8th Edition.

4. Explain Pain course in Lincoln, NE on March 12-13, 2011 by AdriaanLouw, PT, M.App.Sc(physio), GCRM, CSMT.

Erik Nieuwenhuis is St. Luke’s WorkSmart Injury Prevention Specialist and WELLness Consultant. Contact him at 712-279-1842 or [email protected]

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gas meter, plumbers will have to go back in and pressure test the gas system.

“We’ve got to make sure if it wasn’t plugged when they pulled the meter, that maybe water got into the gas piping,” he said. “If you removed your furnace, water heater, water softener, all that stuff out of the base-ment, it’s just a matter of putting it back.

“But if your water heater got flooded, you’re supposed to replace it. If your furnace got flooded, you’re supposed to replace it. Especially the furnace. The furnace is send-ing air throughout your house, and if it gets any bacteria or anything from the flood wa-ter in there, there may be health problems later on. God only knows what grows in that water.”

Open water piping would also need to be replaced. But if it is capped off correctly, it should be OK after you flush the water sys-tem with a cleaner, Foulk said.

Once the flood waters have receded, it will be up to state health and plumbing inspec-tors to decide what steps residents must take to make their homes habitable again. “You can do bacteria tests on the water, if needs be. If they’ve been closed and nothing got in the pipes, then they should be safe,” he said.

People with septic systems can also do clean checks on the drains that have been plugged to be sure they won’t be backing up into the house.

Flooded homes also need good dehumidi-fication systems, he said. “You can imagine in the heat of summer and a basement full of water, the humidity’s going to be awfully bad in the house.”

Beware!There won’t be enough local plumb-

ing contractors to go around after the floodwaters recede, so plumber Bill Foulk advises area residente to be care-ful when hiring somone.

“There will be people coming from out of town. Some will be reliable contractors, I’m sure. But it’s really important that if a local contractor that you’re familiar with cannot get to your aid soon enough, that you check refer-ences and business history with people coming in,” Foulk said. “You can’t go out and hire a bunch of people who aren’t experienced to do what is still a job, testing the gas pipe and making sure the sewer is working that affects the health of the people who are going to be living in the house.”

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The recent opening of McCarthy & Bai-ley’s Irish Pub today showcases the first of several exciting new establishments on the 400 block of Pearl Street in downtown Sioux City, city officials say.

The $1.5 million redevelopment, spear-headed by local businessman Rick Bertrand, is transforming several aging buildings with new facades and significant interior reno-vations to further enhance the downtown historic district.

“The opening of McCarthy & Bailey’s will drive future development and provides yet another reason for people to visit Sioux City,” Mayor Mike Hobart said.

“The City’s partnership with local devel-opers like Rick Bertrand continues to benefit our community,” city economic develop-ment director Marty Dougherty said. “The initial revitalization occurring in the Historic Pearl District is attracting new business and investment into downtown.”

The $2.48 million Pearl Street reconstruc-tion project between Fifth and Seventh streets was completed earlier this year and provides an appealing new look with trees, landscaping, decorative street lamps, and colored concrete to the area. In addition, the council approved a facade improvement

program and design manual for the Historic Pearl District earlier this month with nearly a dozen additional projects anticipated to be complete by the end of 2011.

Redevelopment of the buildings in the 400 block of Pearl is slated for completion this fall.

Irish pub opening kicks off Pearl redevelopment

Business Journal photo by Tim HyndsThe exterior of McCarthy & Bailey’s Irish Pub at 423 Pearl St. is shown. The authentic Irish-themed pub, which opened on June 6, showcases the first of several new developments in the 400 block of Pearl, city officials say.

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Morningside appoints five staff members

Morningside College re-cently announced new ap-pointments for five staff members.

Receiving new appoint-ments are Jim Braun-schweig as social media manager; Ashley Brewer as admissions recruitment specialist; Steph Peters as director of admissions; Randee Small as graphic services manager/webmas-ter; and Amy Williams as senior enrollment specialist.

Braunschweig began working for Morningside College in 2006 as an ad-missions counselor. Later he took on additional duties as electronic communications manager. In his new posi-tion as social media manager, Braunschweig is responsible for developing and execut-ing a social media strategy that supports communica-tions and enrollment initia-tives while increasing online awareness. Braunschweig has a bachelor’s degree from Morningside.

B r e w e r c a m e t o Morningside in 2007 and has worked in the admissions and financial aid offices. In her new position as admissions recruitment specialist, she is responsible for developing

and main-taining re-lationships with pro-spective high school soph-omore and junior stu-dents. Her

position also includes the research and development of niche markets. Brewer has a bachelor’s degree from Morningside College.

Peters joined the admis-sions office at Morningside in 2000. In her new position as director of admissions, she is responsible for man-aging the admissions coun-selors and staff, providing information and guidance about Morningside to pro-spective students and their families, and researching, developing and implement-ing marketing plans by seg-menting territory and out-lining objectives and action steps to achieve enrollment goals. Peters has a bachelor’s degree from Morningside.

Small has worked at Morningside for 22 years, most recently as graphic design coordinator and web-master. In her new position as graphic services manager/webmaster, she has taken on the additional responsi-bilities of managing the copy center and overseeing the mailroom. She also contin-ues to design college-related publications and coordinate development of website con-tent and page design. Small has a bachelor’s degree from Morningside.

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Trade organization honors Ray’s Mid-Bell

The National Associa-tion of Music Merchants

presented Ray’s Mid-Bell Music of Sioux City with a Top 100 Dealer Award at the organization’s annual sum-mer product trade show on July 22 in Nashville, Tenn. Ray’s Mid-Bell also was in the running to receive NAMM’s Dealer of the Year Award.

The nominees were judged by a panel of industry experts on criteria that involved cus-tomer satisfaction, sound planning, marketing and training initiatives, flood plan and merchandising, and using the Web and social

media to promote sales.The National Associa-

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Kooiker becomes Nichols Rise partner

SIOUX CITY – Benjamin J. Kooiker, a certified public accountant, has been ad-mitted into the partnership of Nichols Rise & Company LLP.

Kooiker, a native of Siouxland, graduated from

Unity Christian High School in Orange City, Iowa in 1996 and from Iowa State Uni-versity in 2000. Prior to joining the South Sioux City office of Nichols, Rise in 2005, he was em-ployed as a M e d i c a r e Reimburse-ment Audi-tor by Blue Cross & Blue Shield and as a Certified Public Accoun-tant for Timmins, Kroll &

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Security National promotes two executives

D. Douglas Rice, president of Security National Bank of Sioux City, announced the following two promo-tions following the regularly scheduled July board of di-rectors meeting.

Ellen Prescott has been promoted to senior vice p r e s i d e n t a n d g e n -eral auditor. Since join-ing the bank i n 1 9 8 2 , P r e s c o t t has held a number of positions in the auditing area, includ-ing staff au-ditor, senior staff auditor a n d a u d i t manager. She was named vice presi-d e n t a n d general au-ditor in September of 1992.

Prescott is a 1982 graduate of Wayne State College with a bachelor of science degree in businessadministration and later received her mas-ter’s degree in Business from the University of South Da-kota in 1988.

Prescott also earned her CPA designation and is rec-ognized as a Certified Bank Auditor by the Bank Admin-istration Institute. She also served as past chairman of the Iowa Bankers Associa-tion’s Compliance Commit-tee.

She is a member of the South Sioux City High School Athletic and Music Booster Clubs, vice president of Greater Siouxland USBC, and a book club mentor for Covington Elementary School.

Jeremy Craighead was named vice president of Retail Banking Services.

Craighead began his career with Security National Bank in May of 2001 as a personal banker. In 2003, he was promoted to Personal Bank-ing Center Manager at the downtown office. In 2007, he was named retail banking officer and assistant vice president in June of 2010. His new responsibilities will now include the day-to-day management and supervi-sion of the bank’s retail di-vision.

Craighead earned his BA degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 2001. He is a graduate of the Iowa School of Banking, and he also re-cently completed his first year of the Graduate School of Banking in Boulder, Colo. He serves on the bank’s As-set/Liability, Pricing and Tech Committees.

Craighead has previ-ously held board positions with Leadership Siouxland, Habitat for Humanity, and Sioux City Growth Organi-zation. Currently, he serves as the chair for the Business Roundtable of the Cham-ber of Commerce and was named 2011 Chairman for its United Way Campaign. Craighead also serves as a volunteer youth coach.

Clinic welcomes new doctor to staff

Dr. Amanda Dannen-bring has joined Family Health Care of Siouxland’s D a k o t a Dunes Clin-ic.

A gradu-ate of Des M o i n e s University’s Osteopath-i c M e d i -cal Center, Dannenbring recently completed her resi-dency at the Siouxland Med-ical Education Foundation.

Dannenbring, a native of LeMars, IA, is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the

American Medical Associa-tion, the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians, the Iowa Medical Society and the Woodbury Medical Society. She has a bachelor of sci-ence degree in microbiology with minors in Spanish and chemistry from the Univer-sity of Iowa.

Dannenbring also has certification in neonatal resuscitation and advanced cardiovascular, obstetrics, pediatrics and trauma life support.

Credit union announces additions

Siouxland Federal Credit Union announces the fol-lowing additions and chang-es to its staff.

S h e l l y Archer has joined the credit union as a mort-ga ge l o a n originator. Archer has many years of sales and b u s i n e s s experience and a broad knowledge of the hous-ing industry.

Archer re-sides in the Sioux City area with her husband and two daugh-ters.

D a v i d Harris has transitioned into the role of employ-ee training specialist at S i o u x l a n d F e d e r -a l C r e d i t Union. Har-ris, who has more than 11 years expe-rience in banking and many more in customer service, sales, and management,

works out of the main branch in South Sioux City.

Harris, who graduated from Morningside College, resides in the Sioux City area with his family.

John Leigh has joined the credit union as a member services representative.

Leigh, who graduated from Morningside College, has teaching, investments, and banking experience. He re-sides in Sioux City with his wife and new child.

Deb McDermott has re-joined the credit union as a member services represen-tative.

She resides in Sergeant Bluff with her family.

Linduski, Rashid join Holiday Inn staff

Linda Linduski has joined the Holiday Inn in downtown Sioux City as its director of sales.

L i n d u s k i has a 20-year background in the hospi-tality indus-try with the Sioux City C o n v e n -tion Center, where she worked with a n ex te n -sive client ba se b o t h in booking, planning and coordinating events.

In her new position, she will be re-sponsible for local as well as regional sales and employee training in the Holiday Inn Stay Real Customer Service Program.

Linduski has been a Siouxland Chamber Ambas-sador for the past 24 years, serves on the MHRD board has participated on several other local boards and orga-nizations.

Mike Rashid has been recently hired as the Food

& Beverage Manager of the Holiday Inn and Charlie’s Restaurant. Rashid has had extensive experience in the food and beverage industry as well, including Distinc-tive Gourmet. There, he was employed as the catering manager, where he teamed up with Linduski .

Physician joins pulmonary practice

Pulmonary Associates welcomes Dr. Fadi Ham-moudeh to its practice. Hammoudeh joins Drs. Craig Bainbridge, Jitendrakumar Gupta and Robert Stewart in the practice, part of St. Luke’s Clinic Network.

Hammou-deh recently co m p l e te d his fellow-ship in Pul-m o n a r y Medicine at Interfaith Medical Center in New York City. He also served as chief resident and completed his residency in internal medicine at Inter-faith Medical Center.

Hammoudeh received his doctor of medicine and un-dergraduate degrees from Jordan University of Science and Technology. He received board certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine.

In addition to author-ing numerous publications, Hammoudeh holds mem-berships from the American Thoracic Society, American College of Physicians and Jordanian Medical Associa-tion.

St. Luke’s names new OR manager

Amy Munchrath has been promoted to nurse manager of St. Luke’s Oper-ating Room.

Employed at St. Luke’s since 1998, she has served as clinical coordinator and

assistant nurse manager since 2000. Prior to that, Munchrath a l s o h e l d the position of assistant manager of Pierce Street Sa m e Day Surgery.

Munchrath is currently serving as co-chair of St. Luke’s Mag-net Council, and is a mem-ber of Iowa Health System’s Professional Nurse Practice Council in addition to par-ticipation on other hospital committees and projects.

She received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Briar Cliff University.

Pulmonologist joins local practice

Dr Ross Bacon, a long-time Siouxland pulmonolo-gist, will join Family Health Care of Siouxland Sept. 1.

Currently located at 101 Tower Road, Suite 200, i n Da ko ta Dunes, the clinic will be renamed F a m i l y Health Care – P u l m o -nary, Critical Care and Sleep.

Bacon, a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Medicine, holds board certifications in internal medicine, pulmonary dis-ease, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. He has been medical director of Siouxland Pulmonary, Criti-cal Care & Sleep since 2007. Prior to that, he was affiliat-ed with Pulmonary Associ-ates for more than a decade.

A Kearney, Neb., native, Bacon also serves as a clini-cal preceptor at both the University of South Dakota School of Medicine and the Siouxland Medical Educa-tion Foundation. He cur-rently serves as Medical

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Director for Critical Care and Respiratory Care at Mercy Medical Center. He is the medical director for Medical Services at the Siouxland Surgery Center.

Bacon will join Family Health Care’s 23 physicians and seven mid-level provid-ers. Currently, the network has six clinics, three Urgent Care sites, an imaging center and a sleep center.

Hospital appoints wellness official

Benita Triplett has been named St. Luke’s employee assistance and wellness counselor.

In her new role, Benita will support St. Luke’s s t a f f a n d their fam-ily members with issues i m p a c t i n g their per-sonal and professional well-being.

Employed at St. Luke’s since 2005, Benita previ-ously worked in St. Luke’s Discharge Planning depart-ment. She has also assisted with the hospital’s HEARTS program for parents who have suffered the loss of a baby and in the hospital’s outpatient behavioral health program.

Prior to joining St. Luke’s, Benita worked in the hu-man service field, providing family-centered and youth development services for parents and adolescents.

She graduated from Wayne State College with a bachelor of science degree in psychol-ogy and earned a master of social work degree from the University of Iowa.

Suter names two coordinators

CW Suter has named Joe Huff as the n ew re s i -dential in-s t a l l a t i o n coordinator and Michael Jones as the new dispatch coordinator.

Fo r t h e l a s t e i g h t years, Huff h a s b e e n e m p l o y e d with Suter as a dispatch coordinator. He is now responsible for the daily operations of the residential installation Team.

Jones has more than eight years of customer service and management experience from previous employment at CompUSA and Premier Bankcard, both in North Sioux City.

Mercy Cardiology recruits doctor

Dr. Stuart W. Ruch is the latest new physician at Mercy Cardiology.

R u c h c o m e s t o Mercy from L a c o n i a Cardiology in Gilford, New Hamp-shire. He also p r a c t i c e d in Hyannis, Mass. for the Cardiovascular Specialists.

Ruch is board certi-fied in cardiovascular dis-ease and nuclear cardiol-ogy. He earned his bach-elor and master degrees at

the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois and his M.D. from the Uni-versity of Arkansas in Little Rock. Ruch also has his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Arkansas.

His residencies include in-ternal medicine at Southern Illinois University in Spring-field, and general surgery at Washington Hospital Cen-ter in Washington, D.C. and the University of Missouri in Columbia. Ruch also did a two-year fellowship in car-diovascular disease at the University of Vermont in Burlington.

The addition of Ruch to Mercy Cardiology brings to six the number of new car-diologists who have been recruited to the Siouxland market in the past year. Led by medical director Dr. Mick Hurley, the Mercy Cardiol-ogy group also includes Drs. Donald Ruffett, Leonard Stein, Alan Zhu, and Ramin Artang.

Yoga & Moore adds new therapist

Cindy Weber has joined the staff of Yoga & Moore in Sioux City.

Weber is a 1998 graduate of the Bio Chi Insti-tute of Mas-sage therapy. H e r wo r k experience i n c l u d e s S w e d i s h m a s s a g e , deep tissue and prenatal.

After eight years as a ther-apist with Body & Soul Salon & Spa, she obtained a degree in education and is currently a middle school teacher in South Sioux City. Beginning in August, she will be avail-able for appointments on Saturdays only.

Weber has lived in the Sioux City area for 18 years with her husband and three children.

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