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Explore Sioux City<br />
By Ron Bower<br />
Hello <strong>Siouxland</strong>! My name is<br />
Ron Bower. I am happy to be the<br />
first Destination Manager for The<br />
Sioux City Regional Convention<br />
& Visitors Bureau, better known<br />
as Explore Sioux City. You may<br />
ask what a Destination Manager<br />
does? I like to say that I promote<br />
FUN! My focus is to attract<br />
potential sports tournaments,<br />
meetings and conventions, Ron Bower<br />
motorcoach groups, destination<br />
weddings, and business and<br />
leisure travelers to <strong>Siouxland</strong>.<br />
The Sioux City area has so<br />
much going for it with unique<br />
attractions, brand new lodging<br />
options, state-of-the-art sporting venues, and some of<br />
the best food in the Midwest. It may take me awhile to<br />
try all the delicious food in <strong>Siouxland</strong>, but I’m up for<br />
the challenge.<br />
in Marketing and Communications. I promised my mom<br />
that I would finish college after not being successful the<br />
first time around. Word of advice, always keep promises<br />
made to your mother. In 2012, I started my career in<br />
tourism. I knew after the first week that this was what I<br />
was supposed to be doing. During my career I have been<br />
fortunate enough to promote destinations in Ohio, North<br />
Carolina, and Wisconsin. During this time, I also earned<br />
several tourism industry certifications as well as numerous<br />
marketing awards for social media and blogging.<br />
I relocated to Sioux City in December with my life partner,<br />
Tim, and our cat, Kluber. We were impressed with Sioux<br />
City the moment we visited. As I stated above, there is so<br />
much here. This place already feels like home. So, what do<br />
I like to do for fun? Well, I’m a comic book collector. I have<br />
roughly 500 comics. Superman is my favorite hero. I love<br />
1980’s music and movies. You’ll want me on your team<br />
for 80’s trivia night. Oh, and I’m a Cleveland Sports Fan.<br />
Yeah, I know. Don’t hold that against me, we Cleveland<br />
fans have suffered enough.<br />
<strong>Siouxland</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> | | Grow/33 / 39<br />
Now a little about me, I am a born and raised<br />
Midwesterner from Ohio. I lived there the first four<br />
decades of my life. In 2003, I went back to college<br />
and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business<br />
Administration followed by a Master of Science degree<br />
Lastly, thank you for welcoming me and my family. Midwest<br />
nice is certainly true in <strong>Siouxland</strong>. I look forward to getting<br />
to know this community and making it our home. Now I<br />
have to get Exploring!<br />
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