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By ANTHONY BROWN The Forum  April 3, 2019   GRANT CITY, Mo. — The Worth County Care and Rehabilitation Center in Grant City has been approved for a low-interest, revolving $20,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture loan administered by Nodaway County Economic Development. NCED Executive Director Josh McKim said Wednesday the loan funds will be used for development of an Alzheimer’s disease unit that will provide round-the-clock, long-term medical treatment for dementia patients. He explained that his agency’s involvement came about because of its three-year relationship with the federal program, which has resulted in similar loans that helped establish Maryville’s Pizza Ranch restaurant on the east end of town and William Coy’s Farm to Table Restaurant at city-owned Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. The new Alzheimer’s wing will contain 16 beds in addition to facilities designed to provide medical care, nutrition services, care planning, personal hygiene, recreational opportunities and spiritual support. Total project cost is estimated at $30,000. McKim said NCED set up the program on five-county basis because regional projects receive more favorable consideration from USDA. He added that the care center loan is the first such NCED request to be granted outside of Nodaway County. Other counties attached to the region served by the program include Atchison, Gentry and Holt. “We are more competitive if the program is regional,” McKim said. “Also, we are the only agency in the region with revolving loan experience.” The project’s potential impact is expected to include 12 full-time jobs and an annual payroll of $360,000. When complete, the unit will also increase northwest Missouri’s Alzheimer’s care capacity by an estimated 14 percent. “Nodaway County Economic Development is proud to partner with Worth County Economic Development in the creation of jobs and the expansion of a much-needed service,” McKim said. “Projects like this are truly a win for the community and for the region.” WCED Director Gene Autin voiced similar praise for the cooperative effort that allowed the two agencies to make the loan possible. “In Worth County we’re very excited about this partnership with NCED as it gives us the ability to provide a much-needed service to the region,” Autin said. “This expansion of Worth County Care and Rehab will make it one of the premier care providers in the region.” Alzheimer’s disease is an incurable loss of memory and self-awareness that strikes one out of eight Americans over age of 65 in various forms. According to the Missouri Alzheimer’s State Plan, 110,000 Missourians are currently diagnosed with the disease, a figure expected to reach 130,000 by 2025. USDA’s Intermediary Relending Program provides low-interest loans to local non-profit agencies that, in turn, re-lend the money to businesses in an effort to spur economic development and create jobs in rural communities. http://www.maryvilleforum.com Follow us onTwitter@TheDailyForum

Wind developer creates civic improvement fund By Anthony Brown maryvilleforum.com Mar 26, 2019 Updated Mar 26, 2019 MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County Commission has accepted a Community Fund donation from Omaha-based Tenaska, an energy company in the process of developing a 100-plus-turbine wind farm spreading north from Maryville to the Iowa line. Monte D. Ten Kley, Tenaska’s director of strategic development and acquisitions, participated in a brief ceremony in the commission chambers during which commissioners signed documents formalizing the gift, which consists of $15,000 a year over 20 years for a total of $300,000. Within certain guidelines, the commission can spend the money on a variety of community development and public service activities and institutions, including youth programs; initiatives benefitting the disadvantaged; community facilities, such as gathering places and parks; energy-related, disaster relief; capital assets, such as snowplows and emergency vehicles; and first-responder resources.   Restrictions prohibit funds from being spent in support of churches, religious organizations or political activities.   Community Fund dollars can be distributed by the commission to townships and municipalities within Nodaway County, provided that the money is earmarked for permitted uses such as those listed above.   The donation came following a lengthy wind farm approval process that included a public hearing and a commission vote signaling the three-member governing board’s support of the project. Those actions mean wind farm development could have proceeded without the gift.   Tenaska public relations officer Timberley Ross said creation of the fund was intended solely to demonstrate “our intention to be a good business neighbor.” She added that the fund is the first such gift bestowed by Tenaska, but that similar corporate donations are becoming common across the wind energy industry. “This wasn’t contingent on anything else that we needed to have approved by the county,” Ross said. “We just felt that we wanted to give back to the community.” Ross continued that the Clear Creek Energy Center, Tenaska’s name for the Nodaway County effort, is the furthest along of four wind projects undertaken by the company and considered to be in “advanced development.” She said several other enterprises, less advanced, are underway across the Midwest. In addition to establishing the Community Fund, Ten Kley also introduced the commission to Ryan T. Choquette, a mechanical engineer who will serve as Clear Creek project manager. Ten Kley said Choquette is assuming hands-on management of all phases of wind farm construction, including rural road upgrades and repairs. Turbine installation is set for late summer or early fall with the 242-megawatt center set to go online either late this year or sometime in 2020. When completed, the energy center will consist of 111 turbines rated at two to three megawatts each. Construction cost is estimated at between $200 million and $300 million, and Tenaska says the installation will generate more than $1.2 million in local tax revenue annually for various entities, including schools, municipalities and rural fire protection districts. Lease payments to county residents who own land on which the turbines will stand are to total another $1.2 million. Each turbine stands on roughly two-thirds of an acre. Clear Creek’s installation phase will create an estimated 200 construction jobs. Once operational, the wind farm will be staffed by a team of 15 locally based technicians. The wind farm’s productive life is estimated at 30 years. At the end of that time, according to a Tenaska release, the center could either be repowered or demolished using funds already obligated by the company for that purpose. If the turbines are removed, leased installation sites would revert to the control of the landowners. When completed, the energy enter will be Nodaway’s third wind farm. Also under development is a 238-megawatt project proposed by Tradewind Energy of Lenexa, Kansas, which plans to begin construction this spring. When completed, the installation — known as the White Cloud Wind Project — will embrace around 100 turbines spread out over approximately 40,000 acres. Already online is Conception Wind Farm, which was developed by Wind Capital Group. Commissioned in 2008 and consisting of 24 turbines rated to generate a total of 50 megawatts, Conception Wind farm spreads out over pastures and fields in eastern Nodaway County near the small communities of Conception, Conception Junction and Clyde.

Maryville Daily Forum www.maryvilledailyforum.com May 19, 2018 Updated May 19, 2018   MARYVILLE, Mo. — Nodaway County Economic Development, in cooperation with the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce, will be awarding $50 in Chamber Bucks to a person who submits a photo of Nodaway County to the NCED Facebook page and receives the highest number of likes and shares. The contest is currently underway and will be open to entries through June 21. “NCED is looking for images that capture the character and beauty of northwest Missouri,” according to a Wednesday morning press release. Photographers are encouraged to consider “old barns, sunsets/sunrises, animals, nature, sky pictures, kids playing baseball, or anything you want it to be.” According to the release, “photographs taken in any format an on any photographic tool will be accepted as long as they are appropriate.” We hope this photo contest will encourage locals to look at the beauty and joy surrounding our great county. We hope that the next time someone sees a beautiful sunset, a child laughing or a deer bounding they will solidify that memory and moment and share with the rest of the county. Contestants have the opportunity to have their photos used in NCED’s efforts to promote the community.” NCED Executive Director Josh McKim said. “The subject matter of the image could range from a simple shot that speaks to our rural heritage or to the quality of life we enjoy in Nodaway County.” According to the release, entries will be judged solely on the number of like and shares the Facebook post receives.

Maryville Daily Forum www.maryvilledailyforum.com May 19, 2018 Updated May 19, 2018 MARYVILLE, Mo. — Nodaway County Economic Development, in cooperation with the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce, will be awarding $50 in Chamber Bucks to a person who submits a photo of Nodaway County to the NCED Facebook page and receives the highest number of likes and shares.  

Nodaway News Leader April 21, 2018  Governor Eric Greitens and Senator Roy Blunt announced the locations of 161 Opportunity Zones in Missouri including Maryville. These zones are known to be low-income areas that will see added incentives for investment. The locations of the Opportunity Zones were determined by the state and made possible by the tax cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Areas with high poverty rates and slow job growth will get a boost as they compete for jobs, with additional state and federal tax incentives for businesses that invest in these communities. “We’ve already seen jobs coming back to Missouri as a result of strong conservative reforms. Now I’m proud to share that, because of tax reform, we have a new tool to bring businesses back to the areas that need it most. The communities that need quality jobs, areas with a lot of poverty and not a lot of opportunity, will get a leg up as they compete for jobs. I’m grateful to everyone who worked on this issue, and proud to announce these Opportunity Zones today,” Greitens said. “The Opportunity Zones program will help spur new investments in communities where they’re needed most. By bringing investment incentives to under-served areas, the program will help create more jobs, drive economic growth and improve the quality of life for families across our state. The Opportunity Zones program is another example of how tax reform is directly benefitting Missourians and turning the page on years of slow growth and stagnant wages. I’m proud to support this program and I’ll keep working to advance pro-growth policies that will help more hardworking families get ahead,” Blunt said. Created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Opportunity Zones program provides investors with a treasury-certified capital-gains tax deferral, based on their investment in the designated areas. The program seeks to revitalize and create jobs in areas that otherwise may not be considered by investors. The two census tracts that were approved are in the city limits of Maryville. Nodaway County Economic Development Director Josh McKim noted the reason those two tracts were approved is based on the number of Northwest students who live in the area, which would fall into a higher poverty rate and lower income level. He said,“It’s another tool in our tool box to enhance our community. I have had one project interested in this.” Under the law, each state could nominate up to 25 percent of census tracks that met the eligibility requirements for the program, to be designated by the Secretary of the Treasury. In Missouri, the state could nominate up to 161 census tracks to be designated as Opportunity Zones. To determine which zones were chosen, Missouri relied extensively on local input. Local governments were asked to nominate areas for inclusion in the program by sending a written proposal to the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED). The communities prioritized their selections and provided DED with information about development plans and descriptions of recent and future investments. In addition to local recommendations, the state considered the Opportunity Zone’s potential to address need and generate investment impact. The Opportunity Zones are in these other Missouri communities: Bolivar, Branson, Butler County, Cameron, Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Dallas County, Excelsior Springs, Hannibal, Independence, Jackson County, Jefferson City, Jennings, Joplin, Kansas City, Kennett, Kirksville, Laclede County, Lafayette County, Lebanon, Mexico, Monett, Montgomery County, Neosho, New Madrid County, Newton County, Pemiscot County, Potosi, Pulaski County, Randolph County, Ripley County, Saline County, Sikeston, Springfield, St. Joseph, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Sugar Creek, Sullivan County, Sunrise Beach, Warren County, Warrensburg, Warsaw, Wayne County and West Plains.  

Click here for full text version:  university community letter 2018 First, thank you for your continued support of higher education. As you know universities and colleges function as regional and state wide economic drivers by providing businesses with expert assistance, student training/education and facilitating the commercialization of innovation. In addition, universities and colleges are key economic engines for their respective host communities. The undersigned are economic development professionals from across the state representing communities that host a university or college. We are writing to provide you with data regarding the economic and social importance of higher education and to encourage you to continue to oppose the governor’s recommendations regarding education spending.  Below is some key data for your use as you continue to work through a tough budget and consider the governor’s recommendations. Higher education is definitively connected to economic growth and vitality with multiple studies indicating that higher education is positively linked to lower unemployment rates, higher labor productivity, higher wage rates, higher tax revenue and lower public assistance. $1 cut to Higher Education reduces the state GDP by $38.43 $1 cut to Higher Education reduces state tax revenue by $1.46 The reduction of 10 Higher Education jobs in a community results in the total loss of 16 jobs (direct and indirect job loss) The reduction of 10 Higher Education jobs in a community results in the total loss of $878,962 in local payroll (direct and indirect payroll loss) Missouri ranks 44th in Higher Education spending Missouri has an Innovation Index of 90 (rural areas have an innovation index in the low 80s) Missouri’s Higher Education spending is 68% of the national average Higher Education degrees are worth an additional $481,000 in lifetime income to the degree holder State share of Higher Education costs have gone from 70% in 1990 to 30% in 2017 Spending on higher education provides a significant return on investment for the entire state. The state’s contribution/share of higher education costs has decreased continually from 1970 shifting the bulk of higher education costs onto students.  With the wellbeing of students as the primary goal, Missouri’s higher education institutions remain committed to providing students with an affordable and quality education. In an effort to move Missouri’s economy forward there must be an increased emphasis on workforce development. The workforce for today and tomorrow has its training grounds in our universities and colleges. The Missouri Economic Research and Information Center within the Department of Economic Development stated in its Information Technology Pathway report that many of the occupations identified REQUIRE a bachelor’s degree or advanced degree. These positions include: database administrator, software developer, computer systems analyst, computer programmer, and more.  The NEXT occupations REQUIRE long-term on the job training, a certificate, or an associate degree.  These positions include: computer user support specialist, web developer, and computer network support specialist.  It is only through your continued support of higher education that these people will continue to be trained. It will be difficult for rural and suburban areas of the state to be able to attract young professionals to live and work remotely in the gig economy if the universities and colleges in Missouri that are outside of St. Louis, Kansas City, Columbia, and Springfield areas are decimated by budget cuts.  For this reason we are grateful for the legislature’s support of higher education and encourage you to continue your opposition to the governor’s budget recommendations. The universities and colleges most impacted by funding cuts are in small to mid-size towns and cities across Missouri. State Technical College of Missouri–Linn population      1,400 North Central Missouri College–Trenton population      6,000 Mineral Area Community College–Park Hills population      8,700 Northwest Missouri State University—Maryville population      12,000 Moberly Area Community College—Moberly population      14,000 Three Rivers Community College—Poplar Bluff population      17,300 Truman State University—Kirksville population      17,500 Missouri Science and Technology—Rolla population      20,000 University of Central Missouri—Warrensburg population      20,300 State Fair Community College—Sedalia population      21,500 Southeast Missouri State—Cape Girardeau population      40,000 Lincoln University-Jefferson City population      43,000 Missouri Southern—Joplin population      53,000 Missouri Western—St. Joseph population      77,000 Crowder College-Neosho population      12,181 Many times, the university or college is one of the largest employers in the community. The universities and colleges roughly employ 700 people per community with a direct and indirect local impact of 1,113 jobs and $61,600,000 in annual payroll.  Higher Education accounts for 16,695 jobs and $924,000,000 in annual payroll to the communities listed above. Recommended Action: In the best interests of the state’s economic vitality and strength the undersigned strongly encourage the House and Senate to maintain their support of higher education and opposition to the governor’s budget recommendations.   Respectfully,  

By TOM PINNEY The Forum Josh McKim originally wanted to be the stereotypical version of the number cruncher. “My first thought of what I wanted to be was that I imagined myself as the guy in a basement with one working light bulb right above me, just crunching data,” McKim said. “I love data and numbers because they help me understand what’s actually going on past how the rhetoric tries to twist it.” McKim received his bachelor’s degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 2000, but interestingly enough, he did so in history. “I had enough credits to have a bachelor’s degree in economics, but I chose to do history instead,” McKim said. “Back then you couldn’t double because it would be a bachelor of arts in history and a bachelor of science in economics.” McKim then went to Oklahoma State University to get his master’s degree in economics, which he received in 2004. After that, he applied for “any job with ‘economics’ in the title.” His career began at the Regional Council of Governments in Maryville, but when his wife became pregnant with their second child, he said he needed to find something with good health insurance. From there, he spent some time in Kansas before returning to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to serve as the executive director of their economic development efforts. After five years, McKim spent some time working in the private sector doing logistics and bidding until he found something to bring him back to Maryville. “When they announced that the Energizer plant was closing, I knew I wanted to come back and try to help the area recover,” McKim said. “I had experience with that sort of thing, as it had happened before with me, (in Stillwater). “I knew how to work to try to help the area recover after losing a major employer like that, and when this job opened up, I applied. I figured it would be a great way to give back to my hometown.” McKim started his current position on Jan. 1, 2014, and immediately began working to help fill the void that was left by the Energizer plant. He said the important thing to remember when trying to replace something like that is to fill the space with another major job creator. “Unfortunately, though we filled the space, they haven’t created nearly as many jobs as Energizer had,” McKim said. “When you don’t have that home-run job creator, you have to single and double your way to making up for those jobs. “That’s what we ended up doing, and as a result, we’ve created 450-500 more jobs than we had at our lowest point after Energizer’s closing. That’s an entire warehouse worth of jobs, and we did it by creating 10, 15, 20 jobs at a time. Other plants opened up extensions and new lines for manufacturing and some of our other employers in town added positions and people to their staff as they could afford.” Now, McKim said, the problem has become filling those jobs. He said Nodaway County Economic Development has been hard at work trying to recruit people from other areas to come to Maryville to fill those jobs. “We’ve started a whole marketing campaign around coming to Maryville as an individual and as a family,” McKim said. “We talk about how the area’s quality of life is great, the different things that Maryville and Nodaway County have to offer, and do our best to sell Maryville to individuals as much as we do to other businesses. “We looked at major layoffs and closures throughout the region, and that’s where we’re targeting this advertising. We’re trying to convey the message that this is a community where they can rebuild their lives with new opportunities.” Outside of the office, McKim is involved in the Maryville community by serving on the Maryville R-II Board of Education, the new Maryville tourism committee, Downtown Maryville, the Missouri Economic Development Council Board and the Northwest Roundtable for Economic Development. When asked for advice, McKim had two main areas to focus on. “The first one was when I was younger and early in my working career, and I corrected my boss in a meeting,” McKim said. “He pulled me aside later and told me to wait until after the meeting to correct him, and it taught me that it’s just as important to be considerate of others and respectful as it is to be right. “The second is one I wish I had learned earlier, and that is to never discount any of your experience. I did a lot of things in the private sector that are easily transferrable to my current job, and it gives me a lot of perspective that some others don’t have. Just because you switch jobs, careers or industries doesn’t discount your past.”

By TONY BROWN Staff writer Nov 16, 2017 TEMPE, Arizona — Nodaway County Economic Development on Wednesday announced that Maryville is one of five communities to receive “Commitment to Community Excellence” certificates from Communities of Excellence 2026. The presentations took place Oct. 27 during a luncheon at the 2017 National Baldrige Fall Conference in Tempe, Arizona. Communities of Excellence 2026 has the stated mission of improving the quality of life in communities across the United States by assisting them in implementing the Baldrige-based Communities of Excellence framework. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recognizes U.S. organizations across a number of sectors, including business, health care, education and nonprofit. The initiative is administered by the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program under the auspices of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Communities receiving certificates were lauded for their “commitment to the health and well-being of residents and pursuit of community performance excellence.” Cities and counties honored in addition to Maryville included Brookfield/Marceline, Missouri; Kanawha County, West Virginia; San Diego County (South Region), California; and West Kendall, Florida. In order to become eligible for the award, all five communities submitted a Baldrige-based “community profile,” an example of an improvement made using a “process improvement system” and a list of “key results” to be tracked during the “Communities of Excellence journey.” The resulting community profiles were then evaluated by a team of volunteer reviewers, who also offered suggestions on how communities might better serve residents. NCED Executive Director Josh McKim said the certificates spotlight communities, including Maryville, “who are making an effort to pilot and spearhead the Baldridge process in community development.” He also said that adapting the Baldrige process, originally designed to foster excellence within corporations and institutions, to towns and cities poses some difficulties. For example, most companies have a unified management structure, while cities and other local entities depend on consensus and cooperation between civic leaders, governing boards, elected officials, citizens, volunteers, service organizations and business groups. “But there can also be some great rewards,” said McKim, who added that applying “process improvement” strategies to municipalities holds forth the promise of building connections between leadership structures that promote a “common vision and a common purpose.” McKim said 2017 is the first year for the Communities of Excellence 2026 program, and that, after the city was nominated to take part in the process, a local committee worked for about six months studying the Baldrige system and ways to adapt it to community development. “We cannot overstate the significance of the contribution these five communities are making to help launch this new approach to improving the lives of residents throughout our country,” said Lowell Kruse, chair of Communities of Excellence 2026. Kruse is the former CEO of Heartland Health in St. Joseph — now Mosaic Life Care. Under his leadership, Heartland won a Baldrige National Quality Award in 2009 as well as the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service. “We know that children are educated, jobs are created, health improves all at the community level,” Kruse said. “Helping communities improve their performance is ultimately the best way to improve America. “We are proud of them and thank them for the willingness to help pave the way for others who will be involved in this important work in the years ahead.” In a Communities of Excellence release, the organization stated that the recognition program has a three-fold purpose: to develop a nationally recognized standard of community performance; to establish role models of that standard; and to encourage continuous improvement through the sharing of best practices and feedback. “The entire Baldrige community is excited by the progress being made by these communities to achieve ever-higher levels of performance and improved quality of life for their residents,” said Robert Fangmeyer, director of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.   http://www.maryvilledailyforum.com/business/article_14bd0116-cad6-11e7-8834-439ad3422a32.html

By TOM PINNEY Staff writer Maryville Daily Forum   The process of opening a new hotel at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park is mostly complete. Tuesday morning, surrounded by various members of the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce, city officials, and other community members, Boulders Inn and Suites general manager Sharlet Dumke cut the ceremonial ribbon to announce the completion and opening of the 40-room hotel. The hotel has been open for a couple of weeks, according to Dumke, and has reached full capacity each weekend it’s been open. “There’s been lots of events to keep us filled up on the weekends,” Dumke said. “This weekend, for instance, we have the track meet, and we were able to book the officials and one of the teams. “There’s lots going on around here, like the extreme cowboy competition at Mozingo last weekend, so we’re not really hurting for business. During the week we aren’t filling up, but over the weekend we’re full.” This is Dumke’s first foray into hotel management, but it’s not a new area for her. “I needed a change, I was in catering since 1999 and I needed to do something new,” Dumke said. “I wanted to stay in hospitality, and I had done internships at places like Tan-Tar-A, so I felt this would be a good transition for me. “It’s familiar enough that I didn’t need to do too much to come into the hotel business. I’m still planning events, working with brides and other event planners, but instead of planning the food, I’m planning the lodging.” Dumke said there were still things in the hotel being worked on and finished up, and that there are three rooms she can’t rent out yet because of minor issues, but she commended the people working on the hotel for their ability to “get stuff done.” The ribbon cutting was attended by a large amount of people, ranging from Chamber members to community legends, and included representatives from Boulders’ corporate team. Chamber executive director Lily White said it was the biggest ribbon cutting in her tenure as director. “We had so many people here that we couldn’t go around and introduce everyone because it would’ve taken too much time,” White said. “It’s exciting to see that the community supports the hotel so much and wants to see it succeed. “It’s also great to see the amount of business the hotel is receiving. Usually it would take awhile to start talking about expansion, but we’re already discussing expanding the hotel.” Maryville mayor Jason McDowell added that the fact Boulders is frequently full speaks to the quality of the hotel chain and the value Maryville has as a destination. “There’s lots of things going on in Maryville,” McDowell said. “We hope that we can attract even more people to come up here.”

Maryville, Mo. — A ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the official opening of the Boulders Inn & Suites hotel at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park will take place at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 4. The newly completed lodge, developed by Iowa-based Boulders and a group of local investors, is located at 2 Fall Drive at the entrance to the Watson 9 and Sechrest 18 golf courses. Embracing 40 units with a mix of king- or queen-sized beds, single rooms and suites, the hotel offers two handicap-compliant rooms on the ground floor and has a maximum occupancy of about 146 guests. Other features embrace a large breakfast area equipped with café tables and a sofa and easy chairs arranged in front of a large, stone-faced fireplace. Besides a complimentary hot breakfast, the hotel will offer patrons a pantry market selling snacks and convenience items, a fitness center with aerobic machines and free weights, Simmons pillow top mattresses, in-room 43-inch flat-screen televisions, Wi-Fi access and a business center. The lodge is to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The hotel is similar to other Boulders facilities in the Iowa communities of Denison, Lake View, Atlantic, Okoboji, Polk City, Newton, Fort Madison, Clarion, Holstein and Monticello. It is the first hotel the company, which opened its original lodge in Denison in 2008, has built in Missouri. “Opening of the Boulders Inn & Suites at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park has marked the successful completion of a five-year economic development effort to attract private lodging to the park,” said Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel. “The hotel complements all our park has to offer in creating a unique destination.” Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland, who serves as the city-owned park’s chief administrator, added that the Boulders brand “aligns perfectly with the vision of the Mozingo master plan and the public conference center under construction.” The center, financed through a combination of tax dollars and park user fees, will also serve as a clubhouse for the park’s two golf courses. It is scheduled for completion late this year. For more information, go to www.bouldersinnandsuites.com or www.mozingolake.com.