NEWS RELEASE
Consumers Energy
2908 S. Center St.
Marshalltown, IA 50158
800-696-6552
Release Date: Immediate
Contact: Rick Whalen @ 641-425-4905
Rick Whalen of Consumers Energy Named Marshall County Coordinator for the 2002 All-Iowa Home-Based Business Conference
Rick Whalen of Consumers Energy in Marshalltown, Iowa has been
named the Marshall County Coordinator for the 2002 All-Iowa Home-Based
Business Conference.
The All-Iowa Home-Based Business Conference County Coordinator
serves as a liaison between conference organizers and participants
in each county. Whalen will distribute event information, answer
local questions associated with the conference, assist area business
owners in getting registered, and help attendees get the most out
of this exciting event.
"Home-based businesses are vital to future business growth and
economic development in Iowa," said Cheryl Eftink, Director of the
U.S. Small Business Administration office in Des Moines. "We're
pleased and excited to have people like Rick involved at the local
level to help home-based businesses throughout the state take advantage
of the opportunities this conference will provide."
The All-Iowa Home-Based Business Conference will be held on Saturday,
March 9, 2002 at the Iowa Historical Building in Des Moines. This
day-long event is being hosted by the Iowa Enterprise Network (IEN)
- Iowa's association for microenterprise and home-based business
- and the Department of Cultural Affairs (CDA) in cooperation with
The Des Moines Register, Prairieinet, and other private
and public organizations.
Registration for the March 9th event is $50 for IEN members and
$75 for non-IEN members ($25 of a non-IEN registration fee can be
applied to IEN membership.) for more information, contact Rick Whalen
at 641-425-4905. To register, contact the DCA at 515-281-6412 or
visit the IEN Web site aat www.ienetwork.org
or the DCA Web site at www.culturalaffairs.org
to print a mail-in registration form.
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