SIOUXLAND CHAMBER HOPES FOR 2012 BUSINESS GROWTH RECOGNITION

SIOUX CITY IS HOPING TO REGAIN A TOP TEN SPOT IN "SITE SELECTION" MAGAZINE'S LIST OF THE TOP COMMUNITIES IN AMERICA FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

OUR CITY FINISHED IN THE TOP THREE FOR METRO AREAS WITH A POPULATION BETWEEN 50-THOUSAND AND 200-THOUSAND RESIDENTS FOUR TIMES BETWEEN 2007 AND 2010, BUT FELL OUT OF THE TOP TEN IN 2011.

SIOUXLAND CHAMBER DIRECTOR CHRIS MCGOWAN SAYS HE'S OPTIMISTIC THE CITY WILL REGAIN A HIGH RANKING FOR PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS BECAUSE OF MAJOR PROJECTS ANNOUNCED IN 2012:



EXPANSIONS AT TYSON, GERKIN WINDOWS AND MARS PET CARE WERE AMONG MANY OTHER SIOUXLAND COMPANIES WHO GREW THEIR BUSINESSES IN THE LAST YEAR.

MCGOWAN SAYS NEW CONSTRUCTION IS AMONG THE CRITERIA LOOKED AT FOR THE RANKINGS ALONG WITH AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:



SIOUX CITY RANKED FIRST IN 2008 AND 2009 IN THE MAGAZINE'S RATINGS. THE NEW TOP TEN WILL BE ISSUED IN THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH.