Keokuk-Fort Madison Area Makes Top 100

Lee County Economic Development Group was recently notified that Site Selection Magazine and Conway Data announced that Keokuk-Fort Madison along with four other Iowa areas placed in the top 100 ''micropolitan'' communities in the country for 2006.

The designation is based on the number of new industrial expansions and locations. Of the 3,142 counties  in the US , the Census Bureau classifies 674 of them as micropolitan areas because they have a population under 50,000 and their local economies are largely self-sustaining, according to the magazine.

“The designation of Lee County being 60^th out of 674 is a tribute to the Lee County Economic Development Group’s efforts and successes,” said Lowell Junkins, Lee County Economic Development Group Executive Director.  “To be rated by the people who make site selections, as a top community, means that we were rated by the people who are in the know about economic development environments,” added Junkins. 

“Five years ago when we began LCEDG, we would not have even been on the radar screen and now we are in the top 60.  That is a badge of honor to wear for all  of us that made this happen,” Junkins added.

 

For interviews and/or additional information:

Lowell Junkins, LCEDG Executive Director:   1-515-669-9840

Adam Bruns, Managing Editor  Site Selection Magazine:   770-325-3491

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