Minneapolis / Kansas City / Charles City / Mason City / Lexington / Des Moines / Cedar Rapids / St. Louis / /
Company
CNW / Wal-Mart / Maytag / BNSF / Ames / UP / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
cent / USD / /
Event
M&A / /
Facility
ISU campus / Iowa Institute / Facilitator Botanical Center / Barilla Plant / Ames plant / Wal-Mart distribution center / /
IndustryTerm
rail network / transportation / transportation areas / rail transportation / rail banking idea / agricultural products / asset management / bank / manufacturing / interstate transportation / Rail car shortages / rail infrastructure / geographic information systems / rail banking / be headed regarding rail transportation / /
NaturalFeature
Powder River / Platte River Valley / /
Organization
county government / Iowa Rural Development Council / Cities Drew Sander / Iowa Co-op and Trade Association / Iowa League / Center for Transportation Research and Education / Facilitator Botanical Center / Department of Economic Development / Iowa Institute / Iowa Association of Business / Iowa Department of Commerce / Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation / Passenger Service / Iowa Association / /
Person
Pat Hendricks / Bob Krause Mary Kay Reimers / Ron Gates / Lisa Hein / Peggy Baer / Harold Hommes / Riley John Hey Diane McCauley Bob / Peggy Baer Craig / Mark Hanson / Dean Taylor / Mary Kay Reimers Craig / Chuck Seel / /
Position
associate director for Policy / adjunct assistant professor / Butler / livestock producer / professor of Community / /
Rail Discussion Meeting – Dave Plazak, Facilitator Botanical Center, Des Moines, IA December 3, 2003, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Note: Participant comments are indented.) Participants were: Ron Gates, Heart of Iowa Co-op