About Us

Mission Statement:

To inspire every generation to create a positive impact on the future of our community, promote promise, and show appreciation by bringing together voices for the common good, developing leaders, and taking an active role.

The Sioux City Growth Organization (SCGO) was formed in 2002 to encourage young professionals to become active members of the Siouxland community. We encourage progressive and innovative ideas, and bring together voices from all generations to create a positive impact on the future of our community. Our goal is to attract and retain young professionals in the area, by providing insight on what Sioux City has to offer and how they can get involved in shaping its future.

We offer committee and volunteer opportunities, networking and after hours educational events, community-based beautification and work to develop projects such as Sculpt Siouxland and Freeze Fest. Our members even get involved with local government and board positions. We hope you find this group as exciting and beneficial to the community as we do!

Sioux City Growth Organization Goals 2011

1. Membership Involvement: Following the success of last years membership drive our focus is shifting toward Membership connection. Besides providing diverse topics and events that appeal to current and new members we want to enhance the personal connections between members. We hope to achieve this by shifting the format of the General Meetings away from the strict agenda format to group problem solving and networking while covering the most relevant issues and furthering the start of a New Member Connection System in coordination with the Connect Committee.

2. Leadership & Development: As a progressive organization, it is our intent to provide our members with access to tools that will help them emerge as leaders in our community. SCGO continues to encourage our members to serve on community boards and volunteer with other organizations. We will continue to provide our members with Lunch-n-Learn’s about our community ,webinars to further professional development and will promote and attend conferences at a statewide level.

3. Community Voice: SCGO’s community voice is continually growing stronger. We are gaining visibility through our events and look to maintain our role as a sounding board for groups seeking a young professional perspective. We are also looking to partner with other organizations to further economic development in the Siouxland community. We are shaping a Sioux City YPday, that will benefit all young professionals in the area. It is our hope that if you don’t know SCGO you will soon.
Christie Finnegan
 PRESIDENT
St. Luke’s Health System		 Greg Hoffman
VICE-PRESIDENT
Security National Bank		 Mindy Mullen
SECRETARY
Lilly Family Dentistry		 Luis Trejo
TREASURER
Fitch & Graves

Ed Kellogg
Big Soo Terminal		 Sara Gotch
Bass Advertising		 Tracy Erlandson
Sioux City Symphony		 Matt Ohman
Siouxland Human Investment Partnership
Dustin Pratt
Avalon Capital Group

Steve Avery • Craig Berenstein • Dave Bernstein • Jim Johnson
Dale McKinney • Regina Roth • Bob VanderPlaats
Beverly Wharton • Cindy Waitt •  Ron Peterson • Skip Perley

IN APPRECIATION OF OUR 2010 SUPPORTERS:

  • Aegis Food Laboratories
  • Avery Brothers
  • Bass Advertising
  • Briar Cliff University
  • Cannon Moss Brygger & Assoc
  • City of Sioux City
  • Clear Channel
  • De De Beverage
  • Great Southern Bank
  • Heritage Bank
  • Hoak Motors
  • INCRC
  • Iowa-Nebraska State Bank
  • JD Gordon Advertising
  • Mills – Shellhammer – Puetz
  • Sioux City Journal
  • Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
  • Siouxland Magazine
  • St. Luke’s College
  • St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center
  • State Steel
  • Tegra
  • Thompson Electric
  • Wells Dairy Inc.

PROUD TO HAVE MEMBERS FROM THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES

  • 185th Air Refueling Wing
  • Absolute Screen Art
  • AEGIS Food Testing Laboratories
  • Avalon Capital Group
  • Bass Advertising
  • Big Soo Terminal
  • Cannon Moss Brygger
  • Cathedral of the Epiphany
  • Central Bank
  • Century 21 Pro Link Realty
  • Chatterkick
  • Christy-Smith Funeral Homes
  • City of Sioux City
  • Clear Channel
  • De De Beverage
  • Diversified Investment
  • Downtown Partners
  • Emily J. Benson Landscape Architecture
  • Farm Credit Services
  • Farmers Insurance
  • FEH Associates
  • Fitch & Graves
  • Girl Scouts
  • Goosmann Law Firm
  • Great Southern Bank
  • Gunderson’s
  • Heartland Chiropractic
  • Howard R Green
  • HR Green, Inc.
  • Iowa Nebraska State Bank
  • Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services
  • Iowa Workforce Development
  • J&L Enterprises
  • JD Gordon Design
  • KCAU-TV
  • Klass Law Firm
  • Liberty National Bank
  • Lilly Family Dentistry
  • Media Concepts
  • Mercy Medical Center
  • Mills Shellhammer Puetz Insurance
  • Modern Kitchen Design
  • Morningside College
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • Novak Sanitary Service
  • Pacific City Graphics
  • Pecaut and Company
  • Photography by Meyer
  • Plan Architecture
  • Praire Fire Studio
  • R.L.Billings & Co.
  • Riverside Technologies, Inc.
  • Sam’s Club
  • Sara Lee
  • Security Insurance
  • Security National Bank
  • Sign Pro
  • Sioux City Art Center
  • Sioux City Community Schools
  • Sioux City Symphony
  • Siouxlnad Chamber of Commerce
  • Siouxland Human Investment Partnership (SHIP)
  • Siouxland Investment Group
  • Siouxland Magazine
  • Siouxland Red Cross
  • South Sioux Animal Hospital
  • St. Luke’s Health System
  • St. Thomas Episcopal Church
  • Sunnybrook Dental
  • Tri-State Graduate Center
  • Tri-State Specialists– Plastic Surgery
  • United Real Estate
  • United Way of Siouxland
  • WA Klinger
  • Wells Blue Bunny
  • Wells Fargo
  • Western Iowa Tech Community College
  • Whispering Creek Senior Living