When it comes to working in the Main Street District of Nevada, IA, this young woman has both a strong family history of relatives working downtown and a current roster of relatives and connections working in the district. Rachel (Smith) DeVries, 27, a 2013 graduate of Nevada High School, said her childhood is full of memories of Nevada’s downtown and …
Workforce Spotlight: Shane Jurgensen
Couser Cattle Company’s cattle manager, Shane Jurgensen, is a unique kind of ag professional. “I’m not a farmer,” he said. “My brother’s a farmer. Farmers do row crops. My focus is cattle, and there’s not a lot of ag people who have their only thing as working with cattle.” Shane has been working for Couser Cattle Company, located north of …
Workforce Sponsor: Tate Handsaker
Tate Handsaker never thought he would end up in the banking industry, but that is exactly where the 28-year-old has landed. Currently Vice President/Ag and Commercial Loan Officer for Availa Bank in Nevada, Tate is finding that banking is a great place for him to help others. “This job is all about helping people… We are here to be a …