Officials with Midwest Partnership EDC have announced that Adair, Guthrie, and Audubon Counties have met the requirements for Home Base Iowa Designation.  A formal Ceremony will be held in each county on Friday, July 6th.  Governor Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg, and Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend have been invited to attend the event.  Local Veterans will also be addressing the crowd, including Sgt. 1st Class Lucas Queck in Greenfield,  Command Sgt. Major Curtis McClellan in Guthrie Center, and Lt. Col. Donald Mosinski in Audubon.  The mission of Home Base Iowa (HBI) is to provide veterans and transitioning service members and their families, with opportunities and benefits for a successful transition in Iowa — a place to call home.

In 2014, the Iowa Legislature overwhelmingly passed the HBI Act, which provides the following incentives:  state income tax exemption on military pensions, $5000 military homeowner assistance, permissive veteran preference in employment, streamlined occupational licensure processes and in-state tuition assessment to eligible U.S. veterans and their families.

The public ceremonies will take place in…

ADAIR COUNTY:  from 9:30-to 10-am on the courthouse lawn in Greenfield

GUTHRIE COUNTY:  from 11-to 11:30-am on the courthouse lawn in Guthrie Center, and in

AUDUBON COUNTY:  from Noon-until 12:30-pm, in the City Park on the town square in Audubon (Governor Reynolds is unable to attend that ceremony)