


“The whole Siouxland area has been incredible,” says Boeshart. 3 spot in the nation in Site Selection’s first-ever per capita ranking of America’s Best Counties. LiteForm’s investment was one of six corporate facility projects in a county of just 21,042 people, and it was enough to earn Dakota County the No. Over 37 years, LiteForm, a producer of advanced, lightweight construction materials, has expanded multiple times, the most recent one being a $2 million capital investment to add space to the plant site in Dakota County in 2022. His attitude and what he has done here in South Sioux City have been nothing short of remarkable.” He is at least half of the reason why we are here and why we continue to expand our business here. He is remarkable as a leader in Dakota County, Nebraska, and South Sioux City. “Lance Hedquist takes the red color out of the red tape. The leaders of Dakota County, Nebraska, make sure that LiteForm and other local businesses have plenty of room to operate, says Boeshart. You need as much open space as possible so that you are not tripped up or always stepping on a land mine.” Business in general is challenging enough on its own. “You reflect on regulations and restrictions and on how you can do business and how you can manage employees. “We started this business in 1986,” he says. Ant to know what it takes to produce one of America’s Best Counties when it comes to economic development performance? Pat Boeshart, president and owner of LiteForm Technologies in South Sioux City, Nebraska, says it has as much to do with what government doesn’t do as what it does.
