King Meets with Officials from Mason City and Clear Lake

Washington, DC- Congressman Steve King released the following statement after meeting with city officials from Mason City and Clear Lake today:

Merlin Bartz, Congressman King's District Representative for the Mason City Office; Gary Peterson, VP Legislative Affairs for Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce; Hon. Nelson Crabb, Mayor of the City of Clear Lake, IA; Nate Carney, Board President of the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce; Hon. Eric Bookmeyer, Mayor of the City of Mason City, IA; Gary Wattnem, Commissioner of the Mason City Airport Commission; Kim C Pang, VP Government Affairs/President-Elect of the Mason City Area Chamber of Commerce; Brent M. Willett, Executive Director of the North Iowa Corridor of Economic Development Corporation; Congressman Steve King; Scott Flory, Administrator of  the City of Clear Lake, IA; Dr. Debra Derr, Board President of the Mason City Area Chamber of Commerce; Robin Anderson CCE, IOM Executive Director of the Mason City Area Chamber of Commerce; Tim Coffey, IOM Executive Director of the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce

"I was very happy to see the excellent turn-out for the ribbon cutting ceremony for my new office in Mason City earlier this week," said King. "Many of the same people were here in DC to make the case for economic development in the Mason City and Clear Lake areas. Working together for our common causes has begun. Good people and good leadership from our communities make the difference."