Publication Date: February 2009

Citation: Roelofse, E., (2010). Tama County Magazine, Tama County Economic Development Commission, Archive reissued by Institute for Quantum Innovation and Impact, Qii Moment of Truth Series (Qii MOT No. 095-120, published in 2026).

License: Open access under
CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0

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https://theqii.org/portfolio/tama-2009/

Editorial Note

By opening Tama County Business Connections Magazine you are now linked to 1,120 family farms, a wide variety of organic producers and dozens of direct-to-market produce sales outlets leveraging Tama County, Iowa’s fertile soil. Tama soil is after all the official soil of Iowa, unsurpassed in depth and fertility. You are also linked to 988 businesses in small towns adding value to the economy.

The purpose of this first edition of Tama County’s Business Magazine is to celebrate these natural assets as well as highlight the human assets in-vested in optimizing our dozen small towns nestled amongst the rolling hills.

Tama County residents have made a name on the national stage for their contributions in agriculture. “Tama Jim” Wilson as Secretary of Agriculture serving under 3 presidents and Norma “Duffy” Lyon adored by mil-lions as the Iowa State Fair Butter Cow Lady. Ripley’s-Believe-It-Or-Not and the Guinness Book of World Records also caught glimpses of the blossoming creativity in Tama County through attractions like Pat Acton’s Matchstick Marvels Museum. But often it is the domino effect of smaller movements that leads to great strides in total factor productivity.

As Tama County residents, we live the small town American dream of safety, neighborly care and nature’s gifts. Centrally located, Tama County is 1 hour away from a number of Iowa’s metro markets, and 1 day truck drive from Midwestern metro markets. Our rural county furthermore of-fers financial and natural resources not available in urban areas, as well as innovative partnerships. If you want to explore your options of new growth in Tama County you are welcome to contact the Tama County Economic Development Commission office. Tama County welcomes new investment to develop on local assets in a responsible manner as we shape the future.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Lindi Roelofse
Executive Director, 2007-2012
Tama County Economic Development Commission