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SUMMARY:The State of North Iowa 2025
DESCRIPTION:The State of North Iowa will be held on January 16\, 2025 at the Mason City High School Riverhawk Fieldhouse. This annual event complements the Vision North Iowa strategic planning efforts and is an opportunity to hear directly from city and county leadership from Mason City\, Clear Lake\, and Greater North Iowa as they highlight recent accomplishments\, outline future goals\, and offer ideas about current business and community issues. \n\n\n\nThis year's theme is "Growing our Future." The event will highlight efforts taking place to connect students with businesses in North Iowa. These unique partnerships in areas such as welding\, radiology\, child care\, and more provide students with a clear pathway to a successful career. For some\, this means they are workforce-ready when they graduate high school. Others may earn credits that apply directly into higher education.  \n\n\n\nThe Chamber will also provide updates on its efforts to grow the future talent pool in the region through the This is North Iowa campaign\, developed in partnership with the North Iowa Corridor and Clear Lake Chamber and supported by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. \n\n\n\nTickets are $25 for members and $35 for non-members and include a light breakfast prepared. Purchase tickets online or by calling 641.423.5724.\n\nPLEASE PARK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS PARKING LOTS
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; clear: both\; cursor: text\; overflow: visible\; position: relative\; direction: ltr\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Web&quot\;\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12px\;">\n<p class="Paragraph SCXW24290816 BCX8" paraeid="{b3d981da-5910-43b8-88b5-1dc52b698147}{169}" paraid="1020544029" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; white-space-collapse: preserve\; vertical-align: baseline\; font-kerning: none\; background-color: transparent\; color: windowtext\;"><span class="TextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; font-size: 11pt\; line-height: 20.925px\; font-family: Calibri\, Calibri_EmbeddedFont\, Calibri_MSFontService\, sans-serif\; font-weight: bold\; font-variant-ligatures: none !important\;" xml:lang="EN-US">The State of North Iowa</span><span class="TextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; font-size: 11pt\; line-height: 20.925px\; font-family: Calibri\, Calibri_EmbeddedFont\, Calibri_MSFontService\, sans-serif\; font-variant-ligatures: none !important\;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;"> will be held on January 16\, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;">2025</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;"> at the Mason City High School Riverhawk Fieldhouse. This annual event complements the Vision North Iowa strategic planning efforts and is an opportunity to hear directly from city and county leadership from Mason City\, Clear Lake\, and Greater North Iowa as they highlight recent accomplishments\, outline future goals\, and offer ideas about current business and community issues.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW24290816 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; font-size: 11pt\; line-height: 20.925px\; font-family: Calibri\, Calibri_EmbeddedFont\, Calibri_MSFontService\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; clear: both\; cursor: text\; overflow: visible\; position: relative\; direction: ltr\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Web&quot\;\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12px\;">\n<p class="Paragraph SCXW24290816 BCX8" paraeid="{b3d981da-5910-43b8-88b5-1dc52b698147}{181}" paraid="857859979" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; white-space-collapse: preserve\; vertical-align: baseline\; font-kerning: none\; background-color: transparent\; color: windowtext\;"><span class="TextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; font-size: 11pt\; line-height: 20.925px\; font-family: Calibri\, Calibri_EmbeddedFont\, Calibri_MSFontService\, sans-serif\; font-variant-ligatures: none !important\;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;">This year&rsquo\;s theme is </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;"><em><strong>&ldquo\;Growing our Future.&rdquo\;</strong></em> The event will highlight efforts taking place to connect students with </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;">businesses in North Iowa. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;">These unique partnerships in areas such as welding\, radiology\, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;">child care</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;">\, and more provide students with a clear pathway to a successful career</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;">. For some\, this means they are workforce-ready when they graduate high school. Others may</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;"> earn credits that apply directly into higher education.&nbsp\;</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW24290816 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; font-size: 11pt\; line-height: 20.925px\; font-family: Calibri\, Calibri_EmbeddedFont\, Calibri_MSFontService\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; clear: both\; cursor: text\; overflow: visible\; position: relative\; direction: ltr\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Segoe UI&quot\;\, &quot\;Segoe UI Web&quot\;\, Arial\, Verdana\, sans-serif\; font-size: 12px\;">\n<p class="Paragraph SCXW24290816 BCX8" paraeid="{b3d981da-5910-43b8-88b5-1dc52b698147}{201}" paraid="940064079" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; 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margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;"> developed in partnership with the North Iowa Corridor and Clear Lake Chamber and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;"> supported by the Iowa Economic Development Authority.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW24290816 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; font-size: 11pt\; line-height: 20.925px\; font-family: Calibri\, Calibri_EmbeddedFont\, Calibri_MSFontService\, sans-serif\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; clear: both\; cursor: text\; overflow: visible\; position: relative\; direction: ltr\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; 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margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;">Tickets are $25 for members and $35 for non-members and include a light breakfast </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;">prepared.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW24290816 BCX8" style="-webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\;"> Purchase tickets online or by calling 641.423.5724.</span></span><br />\n<strong>PLEASE PARK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS PARKING LOTS</strong></p>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:1700 4th St SE\, Mason City\, IA 50401 PLEASE PARK ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS PARKING LOTS
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