[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E276-E277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO AIMEE STAUDT

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 12, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Aimee Staudt for being named a 2013 Forty Under 40 honoree by the 
award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
   Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines area who are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious distinction, 
which is based on a combined criteria of community involvement and 
success in their chosen career field. The 2013 class of Forty Under 40 
honorees join an impressive roster of 560 business leaders and growing.
   Aimee Staudt is the Director of Development for Knapp Properties, 
Inc. where she

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oversees all of the company's real estate development and construction 
activities. Mrs. Staudt's portfolio includes more than 5,000 acres of 
development ground that involves more than $11 million in 
infrastructure, $20 million in new construction, and $16 million in 
tenant improvements. Aimee is also heavily involved in her community, 
where she has been on the Ankeny Plan and Zoning Commission, a previous 
president and vice president of the Home Builder's Association of 
Greater Des Moines' developers' council, a current board member and 
youth mentor of the ACE Mentor Program, and a court-appointed special 
advocate for children in need of assistance. Aimee resides in Ankeny 
with her husband Ryan and their three children. In every facet of her 
life, Aimee is an example of service and Iowa work ethic that our state 
can be proud of.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Aimee 
in the United States Congress and it with great pride that I recognize 
and applaud Mrs. Staudt for utilizing her talents to better both her 
community and the great state of Iowa. I invite my colleagues in the 
House to join me in congratulating Aimee on receiving this esteemed 
designation, thanking those at Business Record for their great work, 
and wishing each member of the 2013 Forty Under 40 class continued 
success.

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