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Butter Cow

The butter  has been an Iowa State Fair staple since 1911. It can be found in the Agricultural Building. In 1960, butter sculptor Norma Lyon created her first masterpiece. In the next 45 years, she sculpted all six of the dairy cows. Her sculptures were featured in national magazines and radio programs, as well as on The Today Show and the Late Show with David letterman. Following Lyon's retirement in 2005, longtime apprentice Sarah Pratt took over the sculpting duties. The butter cow is one of the main attractions at the Iowa state fair, and each year more and more people show up to see the butter sculpture. This brings in more money and opportunity for more revenue and business.

2005	Tiger Woods
2006	"Mr. State Fair" Bill Riley
2007	Harry Potter
2008	Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson
2009	Tribute to the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon
2010	50th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’ "Green Eggs and Ham"
2011	A sculpture of a young girl with a butterfly was added as a tribute to Norma "Duffy" Lyon.
	75th anniversary of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_State_Fair

Concerts/ performers

 The Iowa State Fair Grandstand comes to life everyday with auto races, tractor pulls, monster truck events and of course musical concerts. Over the last century, the Iowa State Fair  has hosted many big-name artists and  stars, including Jonney Cash, The Jackson 5, Elton John, The Beach Boys, Chicago, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Kid Rock, Train, Goo Goo Dolls, Alicia Keus, Chritina Agrulera, Def Leppard, Styx, RRO Speedwagon, Bob Dylan, Allen Jackson, Keith Urban, and Sherrel crow/ With all these big names it brings in more people and more money. The more money spend with go throughout the local economy and will spread beyond that as well.
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Entertainment

The Iowa state fair fairgrounds covers over 445 acres, 160 acres are campsites. Annual attractions include the world famous Butter Cow sculpted by Iowan Sarah Pratt, the 10 acre Midway and its double Ferris wheel, one of the world's largest livestock shows, the country's largest state fair foods department (more than 900 classes), the state's largest arts show, over 600 exhibitors and more than 50 foods on-a-stick. The Fair has many free entertainment acts on the grounds or performing on one of the five free stages. The acts include a wide range of musical and artistic talent from local gospel choirs and dance troupes to Grammy-winning artists and nationally-recognized entertainers. With all this entertainment it’s the main driving power to get people to the fair. When people go the fair they spend money further helping the economy grow and develop.


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Agriculture presence

The Iowa State Fair is very important on the agricultural presence in the state.  There are many livestock shows and sales that occur at the fair and help the economy. If these livestock growers are all competing for the biggest and best product then the competition will only make everyone around them better. The animal contests only further this competition, contest such as the Big Boar, the Big Ram, the Super Bull, the Largest Rabbit and the Heaviest Pigeon. There are also livestock shows for sheep, swine, beef and dairy cattle, horses, goats, llamas, rabbits and pigeons. With all this competition the livestock will be better and will help the economy stabilize.













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Daily attendance

Attendance has risen from last year showing that the Fair is growing in the ways it reaches out and helps the community. The State Fair is Iowa's largest event, annually attracting visitors from all over the Midwest, as well as the rest of the U.S. and many foreign countries. Just from the numbers of daily attendance the increasing number only means good things. More jobs will be created at the fair and around the community because of the rising number of people attending. Along with that the rising attendance will help bring in more total money generated.

http://www.iowastatefair.org/about-us/daily-attendance/

Fair Day	2011	2012
Day 1	91,001	88,219
Day 2	104,622	108,881
Day 3	112,542	115,787
Day 4	100,159	94,292
Day 5	90,369	91,267
Day 6	87,611	93,513
Day 7	103,155	90,525
Day 8	79,864	86,783
Day 9	93,468	97,008
Day 10	108,518	111,113
Day 11	109,650	119,754

 

Minimum wage

The fair employs about 1,600 workers throughout the 400-acre fairgrounds, not counting concessions, exhibitors and other private staffing. That represents a work force compared to a staff of about 60 during the off-season, said Chappell. “We hire skilled maintenance workers, as well as lawn maintenance staff and barn workers, who are typical minimum wage.” The fairgrounds are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, so the fair has a Blue Ribbon Foundation, which since 1993 has risen over $80 million for preservation and renovation of the grounds.  This new foundation helps people within and around the community. The 80 million will help the economy grow and provide new opportunities.

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