Introduction November 3, 2020 was the General Election in the United States. Most attention was on the Presidential and Federal races, but there were also thousands of state and local races going on at the same time. The Keokuk County Auditor has provided unofficial results, which will be certified in the next week. A short…
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Regional Economic Development Strategies
Introduction Do you know what regional economic development is? Virtually every candidate who runs for elected office will mention economic development or some version of it. “Creating good jobs.” “Building our economy.” “Attracting new employers.” Rarely do people stop to consider the question at hand: what is economic development and how do we do it?…
Keokuk County Coronavirus
Introduction The novel coronavirus (Covid-19), also known as SARS-Cov2 is a new virus that is causing a respiratory illness across the United States and the globe. It was first identified in December 2019 (Cleveland Clinic, 2020) in Wuhan, China. Symptoms of Covid-19 There is an incubation period (Lauer, 2020) of 5.5 days, with symptoms appearing…
Elected Officials in Sigourney, Iowa
Introduction The elected officials in Sigourney, Iowa consist of the Mayor, the City Council, the Sigourney Community School Board, and the Keokuk County Supervisors (who are not elected by the city by the entire county, but represent and serve Sigourney constituents.) The Sigourney News-Review is the source for the majority of the below information, but…
Keokuk County Business Network, Social Media Marketing
Introduction I had the opportunity to talk about social media and social networking for small businesses today, for the Keokuk County Small Business Network, a monthly event put on by the Sigourney Area Development Corporation (SADC). Sigourney and Keokuk County Attendees Attendees included Doug Glandon, Mayor of the City of Sigourney, Angela Clark, City Clerk…