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Ranco Expansion



Sioux Rapids, IA (KICD) -- A Sioux Rapids building damaged by heavy snows is now the home to part of the operations of an established business.

The company of interest is Ranco Fertiservice. Kathy Evert is president and CEO of the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation. She shares information n the addition to Ranco...

 
The building now has 30,000 square feet of fabricating and raw material storage space. There is 35,000 square feet under roof. The fabrication department has two plasma cutters, brakes, bandsaw, lathe, vertical mills, pipe threaders and more.

Evert says the expansion couldnt have happened for a better community supporter...

With four new welding positions being added because of the expansion, a lot less material will now have to be transported for final assembly. The construction work on the building was done locally, as Midstates Builders of Spencer did the structure, Copper Cottage of Spencer did the heating and cooling, and Haldin Electric of Sioux Rapids did the electric work.

Ranco still allows the Sioux Central Daycare to use a portion of the building rent-free. The daycare was there previous to Ranco's purchase of the building. During the rebuild, the daycare received a new roof, entryway and façade.

Sioux Central School still uses two separate potions of the building as well: a room for the special education class and a meat cooler for the cafeteria.


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