Wright County becomes 28th Home Base Iowa community

On Friday, January 22, Wright County was officially designated as a Home Base Iowa Community in a ceremony that took place at the Heartland Museum. Jason Kemp, project manager for Home Base Iowa and himself a retired member of the Air Force, came to the opening ceremony and addressed the small audience.

“This ends up being a win for the state, a win for communities, and also a win for veterans, of course,” he said.

The Home Base Iowa initiative assists veterans moving to Iowa by exempting military pensions from state income tax, allowing private-sector companies a preference for hiring veterans, and helps veterans become homeowners with $5,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance through the Iowa Finance Authority. Several Iowa companies such as Casey’s and Hy-Vee have pledged jobs. So far, Home Base Iowa has helped provide jobs for 1,700 veterans in the state, allowing businesses to utilize veterans’ valuable skills “that have been developed in the toughest situations imaginable,” according to Kemp.

 

For the full story, see the January 28 edition of the Monitor.

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