[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E350-E351]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF IOWA--JORGE VILLEDA--IN OTTUMWA 
                            (WAPELLO COUNTY)

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                           HON. ZACHARY NUNN

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2023

  Mr. NUNN of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Jorge 
Villeda of Ottumwa for receiving the Neal Smith Entrepreneur of the 
Year Award from the Small Business Development Center of Iowa.
  Jorge is the type of individual who believed in the American Dream 
and worked hard to achieve it. He is the true definition of inspiration 
to us as Iowans and to all of us as Americans.
  His father was his encouragement all along as he had owned his own 
successful business in El Salvador.
  Jorge took the skills of good customer service and the value of hard 
work from his early days working in his dad's grocery store. He started 
his own construction business Villeda Construction in Ottumwa.
  He always loved hard work, so he started a business that combined his 
two favorite things--customer service and construction.
  Mr. Villeda's achievements, personally and professionally, are a 
testament to what can be done if you never stop believing and working 
hard. Jorge's story also demonstrates how, in a state like Iowa, 
anything is possible.
  I want to again congratulate Jorge for his achievement. His passion, 
dedication, and persistence are an encouragement to every person who 
has ever had a dream worth chasing.

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