www.firstnnb.com

The First Newton National Bank originally opened its doors in 1882. In 1920, the Bank relocated to its current site. The Bank was forced to close its doors for a short period of time during the bank holiday of the Great Depression. A group of local businessmen reorganized the bank and chartered it as the Newton National Bank. In 1977 the bank was re-titled First Newton National Bank. In 1981 First Newton National Bank acquired the adjacent building for additional space. In 1998 the Bank went through a complete interior remodeling to better utilize space and serve the public. To this day, the Bank continues to be Newton’s only locally owned financial institution.

In mid-year, 2005, the Bank decided to branch out into a neighboring community. On Dec. 1, 2005, Bondurant National Bank in Bondurant, Iowa, was opened. First Newton National Bank has a long history of providing customers with "Hometown Service” and products that are in tune with community lifestyles and interests. This philosophy continues with our Hometown family in Bondurant.

The Bank has always been innovative in the use of new ideas and technology. First Newton National Bank was the first bank in Newton to offer ATM cards and have Automated Teller Machines. In 1997 Bank-by-Phone was added and in early 2000 the Bank began offering Internet Banking to its customers.

www.alliantenergy.com

For more than 100 years, Alliant Energy and our predecessor companies have kept homes warm, lights burning and factories running across the upper Midwest and around the world. Alliant Energy Corporation is a regulated, investor-owned public utility holding company providing regulated electric and natural gas service to approximately 1 million electric and 400,000 natural gas customers in the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Providing its customers in the Midwest with regulated electricity and natural gas service is the company’s primary focus. In addition, our focus extends beyond our energy operations. Every day, we demonstrate our commitment to safety, environmental leadership and community involvement.

The company's statistics include:

• More than 5,000 employees across the country and abroad.
• Operating revenues of $3.4 billion (year-end 2007).
• Total assets of more than $7.1 billion (year-end 2007).

Alliant Energy, headquartered in Madison, Wis., is a Fortune 1000 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “LNT.”

www.blackhillscorp.com

Based in Rapid City, S.D., Black Hills Company (BHC) celebrated its 125th year in 2008. Black Hills Company is a diversified energy company serving more than 750,000 customers in seven states (Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado). Black Hills Energy is a subsidiary of BHC serving more than 148,500 industrial, commercial and residential customers in Iowa.

www.dmacc.edu

As one of America’s most respected community colleges, Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is committed to helping its students achieve success, ignite passions and realize dreams. Founded in September 1967, DMACC currently has more than 30,000 students on six central Iowa campuses including: Newton, Carroll, Boone, Ankeny, Des Moines and West Des Moines. Students are drawn to DMACC’s quality, affordable, student-centered education that includes small class sizes and caring faculty. While liberal arts remains DMACC’s largest program, other top two-year degrees include agribusiness, nursing, information solutions, network administration, computer information systems and telecommunications networking.

Stop by for a personal visit or click here to learn more about DMACC’s Newton campus.

www.newtongov.org

The city of Newton is located on I-80, 35 minutes east of downtown Des Moines. It is the commercial hub for communities located in the region known as the East Central I-80 Corridor and the location of the $70 million Iowa Speedway.

Newton has a progressive award-winning municipal government which is responsive to business needs, strong financial institutions offering special rates for business, public schools which are among the top in the country, and a community college with local four-year college degree programs and on-site advance degree programs with the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, plus specialized education/job training programs to meet specific employer needs.