Award Recipients

2018 BRE Award Recipients

Overall BRE Program Award: 

• Midwest Partnership EDA 
• Ames Economic Development Commission 

Single BRE Project/Success: 

• Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation - Grape Tree Medical Staffing Company 
• Ottumwa Economic Development Corporation - Al Jon 

2017 BRE Award Recipients 

Overall BRE Program Award: 

• Lee County Economic Development Group 
• Northwest Iowa Development 

Single BRE Project/Success: 

• Sheldon Chamber and Development Corporation - Rosenboom Machine & Tool Expansion Project 
• Ida County Economic Development - VT Industries 

2016 BRE Award Recipients 

Overall BRE Program Award: 

• BEST of the Cedar Valley 
• Lee County Economic Development Group 

Single BRE Project/Success: 

• Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance - Riverside Facility 
• Quad Cities Chamber/Quad Cities First - Kraft Heinz Foods Company 

2015 BRE Award Recipients 

Overall BRE Program Award: 

• Iowa City Area Development Group 
• Marion County Economic Development  

Single BRE Project/Success: 

• City of Sioux City - Bomgaars Supply Inc. Expansion 
• Marion Economic Development Group - Legacy Manufacturing Expansion

2014 BRE Award Recipients 

Overall BRE Program Award: 

• Ames Economic Development Commission 
• Greater Dubuque Development Corporation 
• Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce 

Single BRE Project/Success: 

• Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation 
• Midwest Partnership Economic Development Corporation 

2013 BRE Award Recipients 

Overall BRE Program Award: 

• Warren County Economic Development Corporation 

Single BRE Project/Success: 

• City of Sioux City Economic Development - Sabre Industries Inc. Expansion 
• Mount Pleasant Area Development Commission - Nypro Kánaak Iowa Expansion 
• Mitchell County Economic Development - Grain Millers, Inc. Expansion 

2012 BRE Award Recipients 

Overall BRE Program Award:

• Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, InfoAction 
• Iowa City Area Development Group, “Minding our Own Business” 

Single BRE Project/ Success 

• City of West Des Moines, Executive Call Program and work with Iowa Network Services 
• Kossuth/Palo Alto County Economic Development Corp, “Existing Industry Report / Economic Analysis