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| Local
Major Employers |
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| Name |
Product/Service |
Employment |
Union |
| Communications
Data Services |
subscription
services |
430 |
none |
| Montgomery
City Memorial Hospital |
health
care |
260 |
none |
| Red
Oak Community Schools |
education |
180 |
ROEA |
| TRACO |
custom
vinyl window manufacturer |
106 |
none |
| Parker-Hannifin
Corporation |
industrial
hose |
193 |
none |
| Oakview
Construction Co. |
nationwide
builders |
152 |
none |
| Red
Oak Greenhouses Inc. |
wholesale
plants |
80 |
none |
| Johnson
Controls |
automotive
battery grids |
70 |
none |
| Nishna
Production Inc. |
contract
packaging & assembly |
50 |
none |
| fres-co
System USA |
flex-packaging |
65 |
none |
| Red
Oak Die Casting |
Aluminum &
Magnesium castings |
33 |
none |
| United
Farmers Mercantile Co. |
livestock
feed, lumber processing |
40 |
none |
| Minsa
Corporation |
corn
processing/export |
37 |
none |
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| Utilities |
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| Electricity |
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Supplier |
private |
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Name
of supplier |
MidAmerican
Energy Company |
| Water |
|
Water
supplied by: |
municipal |
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Names
of supplier: |
City
of Red Oak |
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Source
of city water: |
well(s) |
|
Elevated
storage capacity |
2,500,000
gallons |
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Capacity
of water plant: |
2,200,000
gallons |
|
Average
consumption |
1,300,000
gpd |
|
Peak
consumption |
2,000,000
gpd |
| Natural
Gas |
|
Name
of local treatment plant: |
MidAmerican
Energy Company |
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Pipeline
source: |
Natural
Gas Pipeline Co of America |
| Sanitation |
|
Type
of sewage treatment plant |
secondary |
|
Percent
of community served by sewer |
99% |
|
Average
load |
1,500,000
gpd |
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Peak
Load |
10,000,000
gpd |
|
Design
Capacity |
3,500,000
gpd |
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| Telecommunications |
| |
| Local
telephone company |
Qwest |
| Time
required to repair (reg. bus hrs) |
Within
24 hrs |
| Equal
access long distance for Intra-LATA calls? |
Yes |
| Equal
access long distance for Inter-LATA calls? |
No |
| Type
of central office switcher |
Digital |
| Is
fiber currently in the ground? |
Yes |
| Fiber
is used for: |
Interoffice
facilities and feeder distribution |
| Is
SS7 service available? |
Yes |
| Is
ISDN service available? |
No |
| Is
T1-DS1 service available? |
Yes |
| Is
local cellular service available? |
Yes |
| Is
local Internet service available? |
Yes |
| Is
local video conferencing service
available? |
Yes |
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| Transportation
Services |
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Air
Service |
|
Time
in minutes to nearest public airport |
5 |
|
Type
of runway: |
concrete |
|
Length
of runway: |
5100
feet |
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Unicom
radio: |
Yes |
|
Instrument
landing system: |
No |
|
VOR: |
No |
|
Non-directional
beacon: |
Yes |
|
Time
in minutes to nearest commercial air
service: |
50 |
|
Name
of nearest commercial airport: |
Eppley
Airfield |
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City
name:
|
Omaha, NE
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Motor
Carrier |
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Number
U.S. highways serving city: |
1 |
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Number
Iowa highways serving city: |
1 |
|
Time
in minutes to nearest interstate
interchange |
32 |
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Interstate
Number:
|
I-29
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Time
in minutes to nearest four-lane highway |
15 |
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Highway
Number:
|
US34
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Number
motor freight carriers serving community |
15 |
|
Number
of local terminals |
2 |
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Number
of intrastate carriers: |
11 |
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Number
of interstate carriers: |
11 |
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Rail
Service |
|
Community
served by railroad: |
Yes |
|
Frequency
of switching: |
daily |
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Piggyback
ramp available locally: |
No |
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Distance
in minutes to nearest piggyback service: |
45 |
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Name
of railroad: |
Burlington
Northern Santa Fe |
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Remarks:
Future plans for another bridge across
Missouri River to Nebraska.
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