Welcome to our February 2023 episode of Building together, a podcast about how community members, businesses, organizations, governments, and schools are working together to make West Liberty, Iowa, and surrounding areas a better place in which to live, work, learn, grow, and play. (www.weleadiowa.org) 

Get ready for an hour of exciting updates about West Liberty! 

Building together is produced as a service by WeLead,  West Liberty Economic Area Development, a 501c3 non for profit organization that is here to promote and sustain the quality of life in West Liberty, Atalissa, and Nichols, to enable growth, to promote business development, and to foster a healthy business climate. Special thanks to West Liberty Auto Parts and the West Liberty Good Fellas for making this podcast possible. My name is Ken Brooks, and I will have the pleasure of hosting each episode of building together. Each month, I lead a panel discussion on current events and community updates. 

This month's roundtable panel:
Ethan Anderson, Mayor of West Liberty
Clifford McFerren, Administrator, Simpson Memorial Home
David Haugland, City Manager, City of West Liberty
Shaun Kruger, Superintendent, West Liberty Community School District
Xiomara Levsen, Editor, West Liberty Index
Charles Brooke, COO, West Liberty Chamber of Commerce 
Ken Brooks, Executive Director, WeLead - West Liberty Economic Area Development