2012 BCEDc Annual Report: Instilling Opportunities
The economy of Buchanan County, Iowa continues to grow from the Great Recession of a just a few years ago with higher employment, retail sales and taxable valuations. Buchanan County Economic Development, is proud to see the incremental growth in key data figures, but also has enjoyed working with the local companies like Geater Machining and Manufacturing, Wapsie Valley Creamery, L&M Radiator and Flint Hills Resources, as they continue to grow their operations in Buchanan County in 2012.

In 2011 the BCEDc took direction to Align for Growth of the Future of Buchanan County in the Cedar Valley Region by building relationships with key stakeholders in order to identify local and regional essentials to help promote economic growth. In 2012, the efforts of this organization took the next step to instill concepts that will look to develop roots for opportunities in 2013. Buchanan County Economic Development spent considerable time this past year examining and nurturing the infrastructure that is necessary for seeding growth in any community. Areas of work included Organizational Strategy, Sustained Local and Regional Collaboration, Workforce Development and Attraction, Small Business Development and Finance, Property Redevelopment and the Formation of Industrial and Commercial Development Concepts.

The BCEDc will again evaluate its objectives based on the work they can control, the impact their work is intended to achieve and how the innovations and leadership they display in their communities influences change in Buchanan County and the Cedar Valley Region. To Instill Opportunities for the county and region they will continue to strengthen their relationships in the communities as well as the collaborative Partnerships with Office 112 and the Cedar Valley Regional Partnerships.

See the full 2012 Annual Report for Buchanan County Economic Development