Press Room-2005
Governor
Vilsack Recognizes Three Pilot Great Places
Posted October 11, 2005
Clinton,
Coon Rapids, Sioux City Identified as Great Places Pilots
Posted October 3, 2005
Great
Places Citizen Advisory Board Meets Monday, October 3, to Identify Three Pilots
Posted September 30, 2005
Great
Places Citizen Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday
Posted August 26, 2005
Invitations
show enthusiasm for Great Places; coaches dispatched across the state
Posted July 13, 2005
List
of places that submitted Great Places Invitations (does not contain descriptions)
Posted July 13, 2005
Iowa
Great Places Invitations submitted by communities, regional groups and other organizations
(contains descriptions)
Posted July 11, 2005
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Great Places
Citizen Advisory Board Meeting Agenda for July 7, 2005
Posted July 6, 2005
Great
Places Citizen Advisory Board Meeting Agenda for June 8, 2005
Posted June 7, 2005
Great Places Forum in Sioux
City Thursday: Hundreds of Iowans Participate in Statewide Forums
Posted June 7, 2005
Grandes Lugares/Great Places:
Llama a Presentar Invitaciones
Posted June 6, 2005
Great
Places Forums Continue: Hundreds of Iowans participate in first week
Iowa Great Places Press Release; May 20, 2005
Iowans Gather for
“Great Places”
Iowa Great Places Press Release; May 13, 2005
Vilsack
Previews Great Places
Office of the Governor; March 28, 2005
Governor's
Iowa Great Places Executive Order
Other Articles/News Clips
December Articles:
Community
to be Promoted Statewide
Valley News Today (Shenandoah), December 15, 2005
November Articles:
The
Three Great Places of Iowa
Riceville Recorder, November 18, 2005
Crowd Appreciates
Presentation
Lake View Resort, Novmeber 16, 2005
Great
Places Puts Iowa to Work in Clinton
Quad City Times (Davenport), November 13, 2005
Significant
State and Federal Suport Shown for Whiterock/Coon Rapids Great Place Initiative
Coon Rapids Enterprise, November 11, 2005
Clinton
Displayed as 'Great Place'
Clinton Herald, November 9, 2005
Great Places
Team Visited Coon Rapids
Guthrie Center Times, November 9, 2005
Group
Brainstorms on 'Great Places' Project
Quad City Times (Davenport), November 9, 2005
Great
Places Planning Gets under Way
Sioux City Journal, November 8, 2005
'Great
Places' Team to Visit Clinton
Quad City Times, November 5, 2005
Capitol
Comments
Carlisle Citizen, November 3, 2005
Great Places
Opportunity Finds a Home in Clinton
Quad City Business Journal (Davenport), November 1, 2005
October Articles:
Coon
Rapids/White Rock Conservancy Newsletter: Fall 2005
How We Won
Great Places
Coon Rapids Enterprise, October 27, 2005
Coon Rapids, Whiterock
Named a 'Great Place'
Jefferson Herald, October 27, 2005
Coon Rapids Selected
as One of Three Iowa Great Places
Scranton Journal, October 26, 2005
Coon Rapids-Whiterock
Named an Iowa 'Great Place'
Audubon County Advocate Journal, October 21, 2005
Coon Rapids-Whiterock
Named Iowa 'Great Place'
Carroll Today, October 21, 2005
Praise
for Great Places Group
Clinton Herald, October 21, 2005
Many Worked
on Iowa's Great Places
Des Moines Register (Opinion); October 20, 2005
Bio-Village
Passed Off by Iowa Great Places Board
Southern County News (Thornton), October 20, 2005
It's Great to
Live in Iowa
Belle Plaine Union, October 19, 2005
Richard
Florida Lauds Iowa's Great Places
Corridor Business Journal (Cedar Rapids), October 17, 2005
Great Places: An Invitation to Iowa's Future
Corridor Business Journal (Cedar Rapids), October 17, 2005
'Great Places'
Project Seen Boosting Tourism, Economy
Daily Times Herald (Carroll), October 17, 2005
A Celebration,
Not a Competition
Iowa City Press Citizen, October 14, 2005
Vilsack Touts
New Great Places Program
Atlantic News-Telegraph, October 13, 2005
Vilsack Touts
New Great Places Program
Charles City Press, October 13, 2005
A Great Place
Democrat (Emmetsburg); October 13, 2005
Vilsack Predicts
Great Places Will Improve Life Statewide
Iowa State Daily (Ames), Octoer 13, 2005
Vilsack Touts New
Great Places Program
Times-Republican (Marshalltown), October 13, 2005
As I See It: Great
Places
Belle Plaine Union; October 12, 2005
Wondering What's Next
in Great Places Odyssey
Clinton Herald, October 12, 2005
Clinton Celebrates Being a 'Great
Place'
Clinton Herald, October 12, 2005
Gov. Vilsack Touts
New Great Places Program
Daily Reporter (Spencer), October 12, 2005
Vilsack Touts
Great Places Program
Daily Times Herald (Carroll), October 12, 2005
Clinton,
Coon Rapids, and Sioux City Identified as Great Places Pilot Projects
Dickinson County News (Spirit Lake); October 12, 2005
Vilsack Touts Great
Places Program
Fairfield Ledger, October 12, 2005
Vilsack Touts
GP Program
Fort Madison Daily Democrat, October 12, 2005
Drumbeat for Change: Effort
to Lure Young People Hailed in Iowa City
Gazette (Cedar Rapids), October 12, 2005
Guttenberg Takes
4th Place in Great Places Race
Guttenberg Press; October 12, 2005
Clinton, Coon
Rapids, Sioux City Identified Great Places Pilots
Ida County Courier; October 12, 2005
'Great Places'
Cities Celebrated at Hancher: Event Initiates Creative Vision
Iowa City Press Citizen, October 12, 2005
Logan Still
a Great Place
Logan Herald Observer; October 12, 2005
Vilsack Touts New
Great Places Program
Oskaloosa Herald, October 12, 2005
A Great Place
Storm Lake Times, October 12, 2005
Vilsack:
Program Will Improve Quality of Life
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, October 12, 2005
Historic Hills
Corridor Not Chosen as an Iowa Great Place
Chariton Leader; October 11, 2005
'Great Place'
a Good Idea for all Iowans
Iowa City Press Citizen, October 11, 2005
Great Places Work
Only Beginning
Sioux City Journal, October 11, 2005
Great Places
to be Presented
Corridor Business Journal (Cedar Rapids), October 10, 2005
Economist
Praises Great Places
Des Moines Register; October 10, 2005
Clinton,
Coon Rapids, Sioux City Identified as Great Places Pilots
South Benton Star-Press (Blairstown); October 10, 2005
Iowa Towns and
'Great' Expectations
Omaha World Herald, October 9, 2005
Coon Rapids One
of Iowa's Great Places
Carroll Today; October 7, 2005
Truly a Great Place
Clinton Herald; October 7, 2005
Three Pilot Places
Named as Great Places
Midland Times (Wyoming); October 7, 2005
Adams
County is 'Great Place' To Be
Adams County Free Press (Corning); October 6, 2005
Coon Rapids-Whiterock
Named Great Place!
Coon Rapids Enterprise; October 6, 2005
Bluffs Great Places
Strike Out
Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs); October 6, 2005
Clay-Dickinson
Great Places' Effort Turned Down
Daily Reporter (Spencer); October 6, 2005
Great Places
Pilots Identified
Danish Villages Voice (Elk Horn); October 6, 2005
Great Places
Should Help Development
Des Moines Register; October 6, 2005
Clinton,
Coon Rapids, Sioux City Identified as Great Places Projects
Madrid Register News; October 6, 2005
Coon Rapids Selected
as One of Three Iowa Great Places
News Gazette (Bagley); October 6, 2005
Area Communities
Left Out of 'Great Places' Program
Ottumwa Courier; October 6, 2005
Are We One
of the 'Great Places' of Iowa?
Riceville Recorder; October 6, 2005
Storm Lake not
Chosen for 'Great Places' Pilot
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune; October 6, 2005
'Creative' Coalition Not Picked
as 'Great Place'
Sun (Mount Vernon); October 6, 2005
Clinton, Coon
Rapids, Sioux City Identified Great Places Projects
Belle Plaine Union; October 5, 2005
State Names
Three Pilot Great Places
Charles City Press; October 5, 2005
Water Trails Project
Passed Over for Great Places Program
Daily News (Estherville); October 5, 2005
Great Places Named
on Monday
Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs); October 5, 2005
Great Places
Designation for Coon Rapids
Guthrie Center Times; October 5, 2005
Committee
Gives 'Great Places' Presentation
Ida County Courier (Ida Grove); October 5, 2005
County Misses
'Great Places' Cut; Eyes Swam Program
Ida County Courier (Ida Grove); October 5, 2005
Clinton,
Coon Rapids, Sioux City Chosen for Great Places Project
Iowa City Press Citizen; October 5, 2005
Logan Among
70 Vying to be 'Great Place'
Logan Herald Observer; October 5, 2005
Historic Hills
not Chosen for Iowa Great Places Program
Monroe County News (Albia); October 5, 2005
We May Not Be
a 'Great Place,' But We Are an All-Star
Muscatine Journal; October 5, 2005
Well Done:
Great Places Selection is Exciting News for City
Sioux City Journal; October 5, 2005
Close, But No
'Great Place' Cigar
Storm Lake Times; October 5, 2005
Clinton is 'Great
Place'
Clinton Herald; October 4, 2005
Three Cities Named
Pilot Great Places
Daily Gate City (Keokuk); October 4, 2005
Coon Rapids
Named Iowa Great Place
Daily Times Herald; October 4, 2005
State Chooses
Other 'Great Places' Pilots, But Denison's Presentation Was Great, too
Denison Bulletin; October 4, 2005
Great Places
Tag Granted to 3 Projects
Des Moines Register; October 4, 2005
Fairfield Passed
Over as Great Places Pilot
Fairfield Ledger; October 4, 2005
Three Cities Named
Pilot Great Places Projects
Fort Madison Daily Democrat; October 4, 2005
3
Great Places Selected
Gazette (Cedar Rapids); October 4, 2005
First Great Places Projects
Chosen
Hawk Eye (Burlington); October 4, 2005
Three Cities Named Pilot
Great Places
Messenger (Fort Dodge); October 4, 2005
Three Great
Places Chosen
Omaha World Herald; October 4, 2005
Great Places Communities
Identified
Ottumwa Courier; October 4, 2005
Clinton Wins at
Great Place Race: Davenport Among Many Also-Rnas Left Out of State Funds
Quad City Times (Davenport); October 4, 2005
Clinton Plans Lighthouse,
Lumber Museum
Quad City Times (Davenport); October 4, 2005
Clinton
Shows a Way to Greatness (editorial)
Quad City Times (Davenport); October 4, 2005
Sioux City
Picked as Great Place: Downtown/Riverfront Project One of Three Winning Proposals
Sioux City Journal; October 4, 2005
Northeast
Iowa Cities Come Up Short on Great Places List
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; October 4, 2005
Bio-Village is Unique
Approch to Energy Needs
Globe-Gazette (Mason City); October 3, 2005
Iowa's 'Great Places'
to Be Named Soon
Gazette (Cedar Rapids); October 2, 2005
Jackson
County Pitches its Iowa Great Places Plan
Maquoketa Sentinel-Press; October 1, 2005
Boosters Tell
State that Storm Lake Should Be Great Place
Storm Lake Times; October 1, 2005
September Articles:
Of Gas Prices,
'Great Places,' Storm Costs, Taxes and Jeans
Sioux City Journal, September 30, 2005
What
is a Great Place?
Coon Rapids Enterprise; September 29, 2005
Great
Places Initiative
Danish Villages Voice (Elk Horn); September 29, 2005
Iowa Great
Places
Humboldt Independent; September 29, 2005
Local
Trail Group Helps with Grant Project
Madrid Register-News; September 29, 2005
Perry
Vies for Great Place Status
Northeast Dallas County Record (Dallas Center); September 29, 2005
Pella in the
Running for State-wide Honors
Pella Chronicle; September 29, 2005
Davenport Shows Off: City Pulls
Out the Stops with Dancers & Bands to Sway State to Give Aid
Quad City Times (Davenport); September 29, 2005
Storm Lake
Diversity Impresses Great Places Leaders
Storm Lake Pilot; September 29, 2005
Diversity
Will Sell Storm Lake
Storm Lake Pilot Triubune; September 29, 2005
Historic Hills
Corridor Working to be Named an Iowa Great Place
Union-Republican (Albia); September 29, 2005
Presentation
is Given to Consider Belle Plaine as One of Iowa's Great Places
Belle Plaine Union; September 28, 2005
Searching for 'Great
Places:' Estherville Presents Water Trails Idea to Judges
Daily News (Estherville); September 28, 2005
Clay-Dickinson
Ask to be among Iowa's First Great Places
Dickinson County News (Spirit Lake); September 28, 2005
Help Us name
Rural Scott County's Own Great Places
North Scott Press (Eldridge); September 28, 2005
Princeton,
LeClaire Aspire to Greatness: River Communities in the Running for State Funds
North Scott Press (Eldridge); September 28, 2005
Presentation
for Great Places is Given this Week for Belle Plaine
South Benton Star-Press (Blairstown); September 28, 2005
Historic Hills
Corridor Trying to be Named an Iowa Great Place
Chariton Leader; September 27, 2005
Charles
City Makes Pitch for Great Places Pick
Charles City Press; September 27, 2005
Presentation for Iowa Great
Places Highlights Denison's Growth, Diversity
Denison Bulletin; September 27, 2005
Great Places
Board to Hear Bio-Village Plans Today
Globe-Gazette (Mason City); September 27, 2005
Iowa Considered
to be Great Place to Live
Iowa State Daily (Ames); September 27, 2005
Iowa Looking for 'Great Places'
in the State: Ottumwa Committee Looking into Getting Designation
Ottumwa Courier; September 27, 2005
Emmetsburg Wants to
Be an Iowa Great Place
Reporter (Emmetsburg); September 27, 2005
Great
Effort for 'Great Places'
Storm Lake Pilot Triubune; September 27, 2005
Make Davenport
Greater on Tuesday
Quad-City Times (Davenport); September 26, 2005
Iowa's Great Places:
Webster County Competing for State Funding
Messenger (Fort Dodge); September 24, 2005
Denison
Presentation Shows It is a "Great Place"
Bulletin Review (Denison); September 23, 2005
Clay-Dickinson
Ask to be Among Iowa's First Great Places
Daily Reporter (Spencer); September 23, 2005
Denison Presentation
Shows it is a Great Place
Denison Review; September 23, 2005
Great Places: Great
Presentation
Denison Review; September 23, 2005
Great Places
Presentation Monday
Fairfield Ledger; September 23, 2005
Ottumwa's Entry
for Great Places Initiative to be Unveiled
Ottumwa Courier; September 23, 2005
Lakes Corridor
Competes for Great Places Notice
Sioux City Journal; September 23, 2005
Belmond
Seeks State Help for Dream Park
Belmond Independent; September 22, 2005
Great Places
Committee Has Done Great Work
Clinton Herald; September 22, 2005
Coon
Rapids/Whiterock Great Places Planning Team Presents its Offer
Coon Rapids Enterprise; September 22, 2005
Loess Hills
Great Places Presentation
Onawa Sentinel; September 22, 2005
Committee
Looks at Oskaloosa for Great Places Pilot Program
Oskaloosa Herald; September 22, 2005
City Takes Giant
Step Forward in Effort to Earn Great Place Status
Perry Chief; September 22, 2005
Rivermont Pitches
Great Places Plan
Quad-City Times (Davenport); September 22, 2005
Great Place?
'Cow Town with an Opera House'
Sioux City Journal; September 22, 2005
Iowa Great
Places
Belle Plaine Union; September 21, 2005
Great
Places Show Features Local Artist
Decorah Public Opinion; September 21, 2005
Clay-Dickinson
Hope to Become One of Iowa's Great Places
Dickinson County News (Spirit Lake); September 21, 2005
Officials
to Make Great Places Pitch to State
Record-Herald & Indianola Tribune; September 21, 2005
Iowa
Great Places
South Benton Star-Press (Blairstown); September 21, 2005
City Inviting
Public to Attend Great Places Presentation: Denison Competing to be One of Three
Pilot Projects
Denison Bulletin; September 20, 2005
Can Emmetsburg Become
an Iowa Great Place?
Reporter (Emmetsburg); September 20, 2005
Sioux City
Prepares to Wow Judges with Great Places Plan
Sioux City Journal; September 17, 2005
Thinking
Big: Sioux City Great Places Proposal Will Have 'Wow' Factor
Sioux City Journal; September 15, 2005
Denison in
the Hunt to Become an Iowa Great Places Pilot
Denison Bulletin; September 13, 2005
Grinnell
Vies for Spot as One of Iowa's Great Places
Grinnell Herald-Register; September 13, 2005
Great Places Abound
in Iowa - From the Desk of State Senator Daryl Beall
Jefferson Herald; September 8, 2005
Amana Colonies Apply
to be Great Place in Iowa
Journal-Tribune (Williamsburg); September 8, 2005
Around the District,
by Senator Brian Schoenjahn
Lamont Leader; September 8, 2005
Amana Colonies
Apply to be Great Place in Iowa
North English Record; September 8, 2005
Amana Colonies
Apply to be Great Place in Iowa
Pioneer-Republican (Marengo); September 8, 2005
Advisory Board to Pick Great
Places
Sun (Mt. Vernon); September 8, 2005
State Senate Report,
by Senator Daryl Beall
Dayton Review; September 7, 2005
Guttenberg Nominated
for Great Place
Guttenberg Press; September 7, 2005
The Hancock Report,
by Senator Tom Hancock
Monticello Express; September 7, 2005
Great Places
Abound in Iowa
North Liberty Leader; September 7, 2005
Red Oak to Submit
Video Tour for Iowa Great Places Competition
Red Oak Express; September 7, 2005
News From the Capitol,
by Senator Daryl Beall
Scranton Journal; September 7, 2005
Senator Bob Dvorsky's
Report: Great Places Abound in Iowa
Solon Economist; September 7, 2005
We Can Help Hurricane
Victims, Great Places in Iowa, New Quality Jobs
Manchester Press; September 6, 2005
Around the District,
by Senator Brian Schoenjahn
Daily Register (Oelwein); September 2, 2005
August Articles:
Clinton
Making Great Places Move
Quad City Times (Davenport); August 26, 2005
Central Iowa
Spots Vie for Great Places Status
Des Moines Business Record; August 7, 2005
Great Places Project
Moving Forward Today
Clinton Herald; August 5, 2005
2 Groups Seek Great Places
Input
Gazette (Cedar Rapids); August 5, 2005
July Articles:
Great Places
Designated
Maquoketa Sentinel-Press; July 30, 2005
State Officials:
Dream Big - State Serves as Partner with New Program
Northwest Iowa Review (Sheldon); July 30, 2005
Great Places
Performance is Scheduled
Adams County Free Press (Corning); July 28, 2005
The Road
to Great Places Has Begun
Coon Rapids Enterprise; July 28, 2005
Community Forum
Slated for Tuesday
Lamoni Chronicle; July 28, 2005
Reticent
Iowans Blow the Big Horns to Tout State's Great Places
Quad City Times (Davenport); July 28, 2005
Quotes from Quentin:
Great Places
Reinbeck Courier; July 28, 2005
Cascade Hopes for
the Status of Great Place
Cascade Pioneer; July 27, 2005
Is This a Great
Place?
Guthrie Center Times; July 27, 2005
Montrose Hosts Visit
from Great Places Coaches
Daily Gate City (Keokuk); July 26, 2005
Great Start to Great Places
Gazette (Cedar Rapids); July 26, 2005
Iowa: How Great
Art Thou?
Quad City Times (Davenport); July 24, 2005
Great Places Ideas Abound
Gazette (Cedar Rapids); July 23, 2005
Ottumwa Stakes Great Places Claim
Ottumwa Courier; July 22, 2005
Great
Places Coaches Due to Arrive Monday in Washington
Washington Evening Journal; July 22, 2005
Five Carroll
Area Sites Want to Become Great Places
Coon Rapids Enterprise; July 21, 2005
Great Places Coaches
in Town Today
Ottumwa Courier; July 21, 2005
Great Places Will
Send Two Coaches to West Branch
West Branch Times; July 21, 2005
Invitations Show
Enthusiasm for Great Places; Coaches Dispatched Across the State
West Point Bee; July 21, 2005
Invitations Show Enthusiasm
for Great Places; Coaches Dispatched Across the State
Winthrop News; July 21, 2005
Cascade Considered
For Great Places
Cascade Pioneer; July 20, 2005
Iowa Great Places
Accepts City's Application
Muscatine Journal; July 20, 2005
Southeast Iowa Stakes
Claim to Greatness
Ottumwa Courier; July 20, 2005
Great Waters, Great
Prairies... Great Places?
Daily Reporter (Spencer); July 16, 2005
Quad City Communities
May Become Great Places
Quad-City Times (Davenport); July 16, 2005
Historic
Hills Corridor Responds to Governor's Initiative
Chariton Herald-Patriot; July 14, 2005
Great Places: State
Has Received 145 Invitations Already From Places Seeking Partnership with State
Daily Gate City (Keokuk); July 14, 2005
Invitations Show
Enthusiasm for Great Places; Coaches Dispatched Across the State
Pella Chronicle; July 14, 2005
Many Siouxland
Towns Seek Great Places Status
Sioux City Journal; July 14, 2005
Storm Lake
Enters Iowa Great Places, Hopes High
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune; July 14, 2005
Groups Seek Great
Places Designation; 16 Area Groups are Among 145 in Iowa to Apply for the Cultural
Affairs Initiative
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque); July 14, 2005
Several Great Places
Proposals Submitted From Area
Fairfield Ledger; July 13, 2005
Postville
is Applying to Become One of Iowa's Great Places
Postville Herald-Leader; July 13, 2005
Great Places Meeting
Thursday: Public Forum to Discuss Keokuk's Needs, Assets
Daily Gate City (Keokuk); July 12, 2005
Great Places
Manning Monitor; July 7, 2005
Mt. Vernon, Lisbon Vie for State
of Iowa's Great Places Initiative: Cities Join with "Creative Corridor"
The Sun (Mount Vernon); July 7, 2005
Group Wants First Avenue
Named "Great Place:" Request Seeks Help with Beneficial Design
Gazette (Cedar Rapids); July 6, 2005
June Articles:
County
Eyes Inclusion in Trail System: Iowa Great Places Program Would Help Connect Area
Communities
Northeast Dallas County Record (Dallas Center); June 30, 2005
Bringing Tourists
and Residents to Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine Union; June 29, 2005
Great Places Plans
Detailed
Clinton Herald; June 29, 2005
Clinton to Learn
of Great Places Tonight
Clinton Herald; June 28, 2005
Local Officials
Feel Decorah Should be Chosen for Great Places Project
Decorah Public Opinion; June 28, 2005
Being Great
Takes Work From Us All
Iowa City Press Citizen; June 24, 2005
Great Places
Ideas Still Welcomed
Adams County Free Press (Corning); June 23, 2005
Great Places Forum
Hears Several Ideas for Fairfield: Review Board is Looking for Bold and Creative
Concepts
Ottumwa Courier; June 23, 2005
Perry Hoping to Become
Bonifide "Great Place"
Perry Chief; June 23, 2005
Iowa Great Places
Initiative Subject of Fairfield Meeting
Fairfield Ledger; June 22, 2005
Group Pushes
Loess Hills for Great Places: County Board Endorses Oakland Designation Plan
Sioux City Journal; June 22, 2005
Could
Washington be "Great"? Development Leaders to Make Pitch in State Initiative
Washington Evening Journal; June 21, 2005
No Ordinary
Program
Editorial, Corridor Business Journal (Cedar Rapids); June 20, 2005
North Corridor
May Be "Great Place"
Iowa City Press Citizen; June 18, 2005
Midwest Partnership Says
Region is "Great Place"
Adair News; June 16, 2005
Great Places
Road Trip
by Lt. Governor Sally Pederson, Adams County Free Press (Corning); June
16, 2005
Planning
to Help Make Adams County a "Great Place"? Think About This!
Adams County Free Press (Corning); June 16, 2005
Midwest
Partnership Invites State to Designate Region as an "Iowa Great Place"
News Gazette (Bagley); June 16, 2005
Midwest
Partnership Invites State to Designate Region as an "Iowa Great Place"
News Gazette (Bayard); June 16, 2005
Mount Vernon & Lisban: Consider
"Great Places"
The Sun (Mount Vernon); June 16, 2005
Council Looks into
Statewide Program for River Walk Trail Improvements
Cascade Pioneer; June 15, 2005
Advisory Committee
Asks Three Count Region Be Designated "Great Place"
Guthrie Center Times; June 15, 2005
"Great Places"
Road Trip
by Lt. Governor Sally Pederson, Rock Valley Bee; June 15, 2005
Great Places
Forum Wednesday, June 22
Decorah Public Opinion; June 14, 2005
Storm Lake
Seeks to Join Elite 3 in Iowa's Great Places Plan
Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune; June 14, 2005
"Great Places"
Pilot Project Sought Locally
Jefferson Bee; June 14, 2005
Sioux City Groups
Work for Great Places Designation
Sioux City Journal; June 10, 2005
Remember "As Unto Me"
Adams County Free Press; June 9, 2005
Montrose Seeking
Iowa "Great Place" Status
Daily Gate City (Keokuk); June 9, 2005
Great Places Road
Trip
by Lt. Governor Sally Pederson, Decorah Journal; June 9, 2005
Great Places Road
Trip
by Lt. Governor Sally Pederson, Jefferson Herald; June 9, 2005
Sioux City Groups
Will Work to be Named Great Place
Sioux City Journal; June 9, 2005
KMEG TV Newscast
Sioux City; June 9, 2005 (newscript)
Take
a "Great Places" Road Trip
by Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson, Fort Madison Daily Democrat; June 9, 2005
Montrose
Seeking "Great Places" Status
Fort Madison Daily Democrat; June 9, 2005
The View
from the Iowa Great Places Road Trip
By Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson, Cedar Valley Daily Times (Vinton); June 8,
2005
Trip Confirms
That Iowa Communities are the Best
by Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson, Clear Lake Reporter; June 8, 2005
"Great Places
Road Trip" Shows Iowa's Creativity
by Lt. Governor Sally Pederson, North Scott Press (Eldridge); June 8,
2005
Chamber CEO: Let's
Keep Muscatine Growing
Muscatine Journal; June 7, 2005
Great Places
Introduced
Corridor Business Journal (Cedar Rapids); June 6, 2005
Iowa: "It's Good",
Period
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids); June 2, 2005
Plenty of "Great
Places" Here
Westside Observer (Vail); June 2, 2005
New State Program
Looking for Iowa's Great Places
Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs); June 1, 2005
New Program Looking
for Iowa's Great Places
Ottumwa Courier; June 1, 2005
Iowa Great Places
by Anita Walker, Tribune (Ames); June 1, 2005
May Articles:
New Program to
Spotlight Iowa's Great Places
Daily Times Herald (Carrol); May 31, 2005
New Program Looking
for Iowa's Great Places
Oskaloosa Herald, May 31, 2005
Is Your Hometown Great? Let
Others Know!
Tribune (Ames); May 31, 2005
Iowa Great
Places Forum Scheduled for Cedar Rapids
Corridor Business Journal (Cedar Rapids); May 30, 2005
Iowans Gather for Great
Places
Carrol Today; May 27, 2005
New State Program
Looking for Iowa's Great Places
Daily Reporter (Spencer); May 27, 2005
County Looks
to Become One of Iowa's Great Places
Harlan News Advertiser; May 27, 2005
Great
Places’ Attracts Crowd
Quad-City Times (Davenport); May 27, 2005
One-stop Shop to
Launch Great Places
Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs); May 26, 2005
Lieutenant
Governor Hosts Public Forums
Radio Iowa; May 26, 2005
Shelby
County is on the Road to Becoming One of Iowa's "Great Places"
Harlan Tribune; May 26, 2005
Community
Challenged to Create Great Places
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; May 26, 2005
State
Sets Up Contest for Towns to Get Funds
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; May 26, 2005
Iowa Great Places
Guest Editorial by Anita Walker, Belle Plaine Union; May 25, 2005
Vilsack Launches
Great Places Initiative
Dyersville Commercial; May 25, 2005
Poweshiek Iowa
Development Official Named to State Board
Montezuma Republican; May 25, 2005
Agencies Want to
Help You Create Great Places
Muscatine Journal, May 25, 2005
Iowa Great Places
Public Forum Set for Sioux City
Rock Valley Bee; May 25, 2005
Storm Lake Seeks
to be "Great Place"
Storm Lake Times; May 25, 2005
Great
Places Creates 'One-stop Shopping'
Iowa City Press-Citizen, Guest Opinion by Anita Walker; May 24, 2005
Great Places Forum
Details Iowa Initiative
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque); May 24, 2005
Director
on Forum: 'We have some real opportunities'
The Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs); May 23, 2005
Great
Places Initiative Encourages Bold Action
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; May 22, 2005
Making
a Good Place Great
The Hawkeye (Burlington); May 20, 2005
Muscatine
Arts Center Acquires Prized Possession
Muscatine Journal; May 20, 2005
State Seeks Partners
to Make Great Places
Sioux City Journal; May 20. 2005
Iowans Gather
for Great Places
Coon Rapids Enterprise; May 19, 2005
Rail
Crossing Concept
Gets Council Approval
Quad City Times (Davenport); May 19, 2005
Spencer Proponents
Eye Great Places Designation
Daily Reporter (Spencer); May 19, 2005
Iowa Rolls
Out Great Places Initiative at Clear Lake
Globe-Gazette (Mason City); May 18
Projects
Sought for Iowa’s Great Places Initiative
The Messenger (Cedar Rapids); May 18, 2005
Iowans to Gather for
Great Places Forum
Monona Outlook; May 18, 2005
Wanted:
Map for Historic Preservation
Opinion Editorial, Muscatine Journal; May 18, 2005
Iowa Great Places
Forum Slated for Thursday
Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs), May 17, 2005
Great Places Forum
Set for Wednesday: City to Receive Cultural District Designation
Daily Reporter (Spencer); May 17, 2005
Great Places Forum
Begins Today at Lake
Globe-Gazette (Mason City); May 17, 2005
First
"Great Places" Forum Set for Today
Radio Iowa; May 17, 2005
Iowans to Gather
for Great Places
Charles City Press; May 16, 2005
Forum to
be Held in Cedar Rapids on Great Places Initiative
Corridor Business Journal (Cedar Rapids); May 16, 2005
Iowa has Great
Places: New program a creative way develop ideas, add attractions and boost tourism.
Omaha World Herald; May 16, 2005
Great Places Forum
Set
Sioux City Journal; May 16, 2005
Spence Appointed
to State Board
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque); May 16, 2005
Imagine Great
Places
Sioux City Journal; May 14, 2005
Muscatine's "Great
Place" Status could be at Risk
Quad City Times (Davenport); May 13, 2005
Learn About Iowa Great Places
at Spencer Forum
Democrat (Emmetsburg); May 12, 2005
Governor Will
Kick Off Great Places Forum Here
Clear Lake Reporter; May 11, 2005
"Great Place"
May be at Risk
Muscatine Journal; May 11, 2005
Iowa Great Places
Sets Forum Dates
Calmar Courier; May 10, 2005
We Know We're
a Great Place, but are We a "Great Place?"
Decorah Public Opinion; May 10, 2005
Forum
to be Held on Iowa Great Places
The Daily Nonpareil (Cedar Rapids); May 10, 2005
North
Iowans Can Set the Bar High at Great Places Forum
Editorial, Globe Gazette (Mason City); May 10, 2005
State Great Places Board
Named
Business Journal (Cedar Rapids); May 9, 2005
Menner Named
to Iowa Great Places Board
Grinnell Herald Register; May 9, 2005
Marion,
Iowa City Residents Named to Great Places Board
Cedar Rapids Gazette; May 8, 2005
Styron Appointed to Great
Places Board
Hawk Eye (Burlington); May 8, 2005
Vargas Appointed to
Great Places Board
Quad City Times (Davenport); May 8, 2005
Great Development
Urged
Cedar Rapids Gazette; May 6, 2005
Anderson Joins Great
Places Board
Globe Gazette (Mason City); May 5, 2005
HCC
Official Hart Named to State Board
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; May 5, 2005
Bernstein Named to Great Places
Board
Sioux City Journal; May 5, 2005
Great Places
Board Appointments
May 4, Office of the Governor
Great Places Program
to be at Surf Ballroom
Globe Gazette (Mason City); May 1, 2005
April Articles:
Great
Places Program to be at Surf on May 17
Globe Gazette (Mason City); April 30, 2005
Projects Sought for Iowa
Great Places Initiative
The Messenger (Fort Dodge); April 25, 2005
"Great
Places in Iowa"
Guest editorial by Anita Walker, Director, Department of Cultural Affairs
Des Moines Register; April 19, 2005
Ours is a Great
Place
Storm Lake Times; April 13, 2005
Great Places
Order
Creston News Advertiser; April 12, 2005
Anita
Walker on Target with Welcoming Plan
Carroll Daily Times Herald; April 7, 2005
Program Could
Make Great Places in Iowa
Mt. Pleasant News; April 7, 2005
Great Places Initiative
Stimulates Innovation, Streamlines Resources
Observer (DeWitt); April 6, 2005
Great Places Initiative
Stimulates Innovation, Streamlines Resources
Preston Times; April 6, 2005
Great Places Can be Found Right
Here in Iowa
Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs); April 3, 2005
Official
Touts Great Places Initiative: Iowa plan is designed to help areas develop special
qualities
Dubuque Telegraph Herald; April 2, 2005
What Makes Us Great?
Quad City Times (Davenport); April 2, 2005
March Articles:
Great Places
a Great Idea for Efficiency
Iowa City Press-Citizen; March 30, 2005
"Making
Great Places Better"
Editorial, Des Moines Register; March 29, 2005
Vilsack Announces
Great Places Initiative
Ad Express and Daily Iowegian (Centerville); March 29, 2005
Governor
Unveils Promising New Initiative to Help Bring New Life to Iowa's Communities
Burlington Hawkeye; March 29, 2005
Vilsack Aims at
Iowa’s ‘Great Places’
Quad City Times (Davenport); March 29, 2005
Vilsack
Launches Great Places Program
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; March 29, 2005
Governor
Vilsack Previews Great Places
State of Iowa (video); March 28, 2005
Vilsack Announces
'Great Places' Initiative
Des Moines Register; March 28, 2005
Vilsack Announces
Great Places Initiative
Cedar Rapids Gazette; March 28, 2005
Gov. Tom Vilsack Unveiled
Details of His "Great Places" Initiative
Mason City Globe; March, 2005
Great Places Endeavor Could
Advance Quality of Life
Projects
Sioux City Journal; March, 2005
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