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Jasper County Fairgrounds has been awarded a generous $700,000 grant from the Geisler-Penquite Foundation to go towards the construction of a new youth learning center, which will host fair projects and other educational opportunities and events throughout the year when fully completed.According to the press release announcing the grant acquisition,...
On August 6th, Senator Joni Ernst, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, will present the Entrepreneur Expo on Tuesday, August 6, from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Iowa State University's Memorial Union. The goal of the Expo is to introduce Iowa’s small businesses to...
The Giesler-Penquite Foundation has partnered with Jasper Conservation Connection, a friends Group for Jasper County Conservation, to fully fund a $700,000 Geisler-Penquite Land Stewardship Lab as the 2nd phase of its Environmental Education Center project. The Geisler-Penquite Foundation gift will create an Outdoor Recreation Center and Prairie Production Lab that...