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March 8th, 2010

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Great Places Training Sessions for the New 2010 Great Places applications will take place at the following dates, locations and times:

March 23rd -	Place:	Storm Lake
	Location:	King’s Pointe Water Resort
		1520 East Lakeshore Drive
		Storm Lake, Iowa 50588
		Time:10:00am-3:00pm
March 25th -	Place:	Iowa City
	Location:	Sheraton Iowa City Hotel
		210 DubuqueStreet,
		Iowa City, IA 52240
		Time:10:00am-3:00pm

Schedule	Date/Deadline 2010
RFP and scoring-toolposted	March 9th
Mandatory regional forums; RSVP via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 515-281-6911 Storm Lake Iowa City	March 23rd, all day March 25th, all day
Deadline for formal letters of intent	April 9th
Coaching for prospective applicants	May 1st-August 9th
Deadline for complete Great Places Proposal submissions; 27 copies should be sent to Francis Boggus at Great Places office in Des Moines	August 13th
2010 Great Places Finalists announced	September 1st
2010 Great Places Finalists BusTour	September 21st through 23rd
2010 Great Places designees announced in Des Moines	October 22nd

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Governor Culver Signs “Great Places” Memorandums Of Understanding

February 18th, 2010

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Greater Cedar Valley Alliance, Iowa City/Coralville/North Liberty, Marion, Tama County, Turkey River Corridor and Villages of Van Buren County

DES MOINES – Governor Chet Culver signed agreements yesterday with Iowa’s six new Great Places, creating work plans designed to make each a great place to live, work and raise a family.

Iowa Great Places is an initiative of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs that combines state resources and local assets to help communities cultivate the unique qualities that make them special. The Memorandums of Understanding signed today bring the state into partnership with each of the following communities: Greater Cedar Valley Alliance, Iowa City/Coralville/North Liberty, Marion, Tama County, Turkey River Corridor, and Villages of Van Buren County.

Contact:
Troy Price, Governor’s Office
(515) 281.0173
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Jeff Morgan, Dept. of Cultural Affairs
(515) 281.3858
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“I am proud to sign these agreements and officially welcome these communities to the Iowa Great Places program,” Governor Culver said. “These communities have proposed projects that build our cultural infrastructure, create jobs, and enhance quality of life opportunities that retain Iowa’s young people and attract new residents of all ages. I look forward to working with them to fulfill the projects to move Iowa forward.”

The program asks Iowans to develop proposals that address seven unique and authentic dimensions that make places special: engaging experiences; rich, diverse populations and cultures; a vital, creative economy; clean and accessible natural and built environments; well-designed infrastructure; a shared attitude of optimism that welcomes new ideas; and based on a diverse and inclusive cultural mosaic.

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