Broadcaster Press 13 March 27, 2012 www.broadcasteronline.com VCDC looks to a brighter future ? New employer will be locating in Vermillion this spring By David Lias david.lias@plaintalk.net It’s hard to beat a banquet experience that includes the highly spirited Joe Glenn, head football coach of the USD Coyotes, as its keynote speaker. Paul Preister, president of the board of directors of the Vermillion Chamber of Commerce and Development Company (VCDC) was able to steal a bit of Glenn’s thunder. “Our organization has something very special to announce,” Preister told the capacity crowd that turned out for the VCDC annual awards banquet Tuesday night at Pro’s Bar & Grill in Vermillion. “All GREAT PAY, BENEFITS & ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY. INDUSTRY LEADER WITH IMMEDIATE OPENINGS earn up to Cimpl’s LLC is looking for people to work in our Slaughter and Fabrication Departments. Hours vary based on production needs. Overtime required. Qualified applicants have the potential to earn up to including incentives $11.60 per hour immediately with rate increases after 3 months. Qualify for a skilled job and receive top pay without a waiting period. $11.60 INCENTIVES & BENEFITS • • • • • • • • Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Life Insurance Vision 401K Paid Vacation Paid Holiday Annual Bonus American Foods Group, LLC is an industry leader who strives to provide it’s customers and partners with wholesome, safe food. We believe in caring for and helping our employees succeed. This philosophy has made AFG a great place to work and a trusted partner for years. Cimpl Meats Human Resources an equal opportunity employer www.AmericanFoodsGroup.com 1000 Cattle Drive Yankton, SD 57078 our businesses have worked hard to recruit new businesses to our area, and I’d like to announce that we’ve been able to recruit another business.” Vermillion will soon be home to Navigant, a Chicago-based company. “They have confirmed that they will be moving to Vermillion, and are planning to be here within the next two months,” Preister said. The banquet crowd reacted with loud applause. “This is a consulting company,” he said. “They work with a variety of industries, but they are moving to Vermillion as they are expanding into the medical billing and coding sector. They will be working with small medical companies across the nation.” Navigant already has a presence in South Dakota, with facilities currently operating in Plankinton and Mitchell. “We competed with a lot of communities, so we are very fortunate to have them,” Preister said. “They plan to have 50 to 60 employees here by the end of the year, and they are also planning to double that number to 120 by the Joe Glenn, who became the 29th head football coach at the University of South Dakota last December, was keynote speaker at the Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce and Development Company’s annual awards banquet Tuesday. (Photo by David Lias) end of 2013. “They are a company that fits well with Vermillion,” he said. “They are able to diversify our industry mix with the success we’ve had in the community with the expansion of jobs in our manufacturing industry, so we’re really looking Join a Winning Team! 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For terms, maps and pictures visit: www.westraatkins .com William O’Connor II, Owner Joel R. Westra, Broker, Beresford, SD 605-310-6941 Pete Atkins, Broker Associate, Tea, SD 605-351-9847 Phil Eggers, Broker Associate, Sioux Falls, SD 605-351-5438 Mark Zomer, Rock Valley, IA 712-470-2526 forward to having them here.” Preister said the VCDC staff led by Executive Director Steve Howe, Mayor Jack Powell, City Manager John Prescott, Mike Keller and Gary Girard from USD, officials from the state Department of Labor and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, and the Vermillion NOW! Advisory Council all played a role in helping to attract the new employer to the community. “The most important factor, and I think everyone here will agree with this, is the Vermillion Now! Contributors,” Preister said. “Vermillion NOW! has been such a success in the last couple of years. The community has joined together; there’s been a lot of teamwork with all of the donations. This wouldn’t have been possible without all of the contributors that make Vermillion NOW! possible.” In July of 2009, organizers of Vermillion NOW! not only met their goal of $1.5 million in donations and pledges, but surpassed it. Over 105 local investors pledged amounts ranging from a high of $450,000 pledged by the city of Vermillion in $90,000 increments over the next five years, to several one-time gifts of $500 or less. A committee made up of approximately 20 people settled on several main goals at the time of the launch of the Vermillion NOW! campaign in January 2009, including new business recruitment and expansion, marketing, workforce development and entrepreneurial development. The capital campaign was launched in January 2009 after an analysis of the Vermillion community ? VCDC, Page 14