Chad Schreck resigned as executive director of Midwest Partnership effective Oct. 31. He has accepted a position with the North Iowa Corridor in Mason City as president and CEO. Schreck has been with Midwest Partnership since 2011. His has become a familiar face in Greene County during that time.
“I am very proud of what we have accomplished across our region over the last several years,” said Schreck. “Midwest Partnership highly regarded as an effective organization dedicated to serving businesses and communities throughout Adair, Audubon, Greene and Guthrie counties. There has been an exciting level of development with numerous company expansions and hundreds of new jobs being created as a result.”
The team at Midwest Partnership has coordinated several successful projects and expansions in the region in the last several years including:
- Expansion at Scranton Manufacturing which broke ground in May 2014 which will result in 75 new jobs and secured the 2014 Professional Developers of Iowa Business Retention and Expansion Award for Midwest Partnership
- Assisted Greene County Development Corporation in solidifying regional support for the Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson, which will result in 275 new jobs
- Midwest Partnership EDC established a five-year partnership for a regional entrepreneurship development project through a grant by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and with UNI’s Business & Community Services groups MyEntre.Net & the Institute of Decision Making.
The search for a replacement begins immediately, according to board president Warren Varley. Sarah Gomez, who has been with the organization for more than five years, will be interim executive director until the position is filled. Hers is already a familiar face in Greene County; she is a 2004 Jefferson-Scranton graduate.
“The next executive director will inherit an organization with strong support from an active board and communities committed to success,” said Schreck.
