[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 22446-22447]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATING MS. JOANNE STOCKDALE

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                            HON. STEVE KING

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 17, 2003

  Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Ms. Joanne 
Stockdale on the great honor of being named Iowa Small Business Person 
of the Year by the Small Business Administration. It is because of the 
excellent reputation that she established since purchasing Northern 
Iowa Die Casting, Inc. in 1984, that she deserves this recognition. 
Small businesses are the backbone of Iowa's

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economy, and it takes true entrepreneurial spirit and determination to 
ride economic waves in order to remain successful. It is to her credit 
that Northern Iowa Die Casting, Inc. has grown from six to 100 
employees, with sales soaring from $225,000 to $10 million. She is to 
be commended for bringing jobs and commerce to Lake Park, Iowa.
  I also recognize her for the great honor of representing Iowa small 
business at the National Entrepreneurial Conference and Expo held this 
week in Washington, D.C., while competing for the national Small 
Business Person of the Year Award.
  As a small business owner for 28 years, I have great personal 
appreciation for both the struggles she faces and the joys of seeing 
the fruits of her labor. Since arriving at the U.S. Congress in 
January, I have made small business a legislative priority, and my work 
on the Small Business Committee has already enabled me to assist in 
creating legislation that will help small business leaders like Joanne 
Stockdale.

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