Groundbreaking Event Celebrates a Focus on Future Success in South-Central Iowa

On March 13, 2024   /   CCDC, Your News  
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The groundbreaking event for the ORBIT Education and Training center may have been dampened with cold and rain, but the celebration in the SWCC Osceola Campus, where the event was relocated, was abuzz with excitement. Community members and officials from around the region joined SWCC and CCDC representatives to kick-off the construction phase of the new facility.

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Groundbreaking Event Scheduled for Osceola’s ORBIT Education Center

On February 28, 2024   /   CCDC, Your News  
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Osceola's ORBIT Education Center Groundbreaking invitation

The Clarke County Development Corporation (CCDC) is holding a groundbreaking celebration for the new ORBIT Education and Training Center on March 8th. The community is invited to join in the event and celebrate with local businesses and officials to kick-off the next phase of construction.

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Collaborative Building Efforts Support Students, Community Growth

On January 10, 2024   /   Clarke County Schools, Your News  
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video showing clarke community schools building trades students

In partnerships with the City of Osceola, SWCC, CCDC, local contractors and more, Students at Clarke Community School are participating in a renewed Building Trades program. With projects on campus as well an exciting new home just off Osceola’s historic square, the students are gaining real-life experience.

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CCDC Finalizes Plans, Opens Bids for New ORBIT Tech Center

On November 29, 2023   /   CCDC, Your News  
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osceola iowa ORBIT technology and education center

With the approval of the most recent plan updates to the ORBIT Tech Center, the Clarke County Development Corporation (CCDC) has moved to the next phase of the project and has officially been approved by the CCDC Board to go to bid for construction.

Click through to the latest release to see the most recent updates and the next steps in the realization of the new education and training facility…

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SWCC To Hold July SolidWorks Training at Osceola Campus

On May 27, 2021   /   Clarke County Schools, Your News  
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osceola iowa solidworks training

Southwestern Community College (SWCC) continuing education department will be offering a SolidWorks Training in July at the SWCC Osceola Center. This 32-hour hands-on training will meet from 8 am – noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting July 12 through July 28. This training will be good

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Clarke Elementary Students See Ag Advantages in the Classroom and Beyond

On January 13, 2021   /   Clarke County Schools, Your News  
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Clarke Elementary Ag Club

Clarke Alumna, Tara Norman, always cherished her life on the farm. The rewards of hard work in tending animals and growing sustainable produce showed her a life many students don’t get to see these days. So when she returned to Clarke to teach at the elementary she

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New Apprenticeship Program Helps Osceola’s Miller Products Co. Build Stronger Future

On March 13, 2019   /   CCDC, Your News  
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osceola's miller products company apprenticeship program

Miller Products Company, an Iowa manufacturing staple for more than eighty years, is leading the charge to build a stronger manufacturing base in South-Central Iowa. A new apprentice program for employees is serving to create a workforce that meets the growing demand for CNC machined products well

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Clarke Schools Introduces New Staff Focused on Student Support

On August 22, 2018   /   Clarke County Schools, Your News  
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osceola clarke community school district teacher

Clarke Schools has been working hard to support their students and to provide them with the tools they need to be successful long after they have left the district. To that end, the school district has filled two positions that will focus on identifying and meeting students’

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