Come Home to Franklin County® Come Home to Franklin County® hits goal  HAMPTON, IOWA -- "Mission Accomplished!" announced Hampton State Bank President and CEO Brad Davis, referring to the bank's Come Home to Franklin County® program at a news conference March 26, 2010. Come Home to Franklin County® has been an unqualified success and has achieved its initial $1 million goal.  A total of $1,445,153 has been loaned to 18 households.  These former residents now live in Franklin County, pay property taxes, use the county's medical facilities, attend school, shop in local businesses, and more than likely are volunteering in some of the many organizations that strive to make Franklin County an even better place to live. In the fall of 2005, Hampton State Bank launched its unique economic development initiative, Come Home to Franklin County®.  The program offered $1 million in below market rate loans and other financial benefits to graduates of high schools located in Franklin County -- West Form (formerly SCMT), Hampton-Dumont, and CAL Community School, approximately 6,800 individuals -- to entice them to return to live in Franklin County. "We are very pleased to know that this program impacts not only the lives of the individuals who are taking advantage of this program," stated Davis, "but that Come Home to Franklin County® is benefiting Franklin County as a whole." According to Davis, Joel and Stephanie McWilliams' decision to take advantage of Come Home to Franklin County® put the program over its initial $1 million goal. Now that the initial goal has been surpassed, Davis also announced that Hampton State Bank is committing a second $1 million to its Come Home to Franklin County® initiative effective immediately. Joel and Stephanie are both graduates of Hampton-Dumont Community School, Joel in 2003 and Stephanie in 2002.  Joel went on to graduate from NIACC and is an officer on the Hampton Policy Department.  Stephanie is also employed in Hampton.  As Joel and Stephanie noted, "Hampton State Bank's Come Home to Franklin County® program made returning to our hometown easy.  We heard about the program from our parents, and were thrilled because the program's benefits helped make it financially possible.  Since we grew up in Franklin County, we knew about all the nice things the county has to offer.  We always had in our minds that we would like to come home.  Our family still lives in Hampton and it is important for us to be close to family.  The staff at Hampton State Bank made everything easy for us and were extremely professional and patient throughout the process.  Thank you, Hampton state Bank, for helping us "Come Home!" Now that the intial goal has been surpassed, Davis also announced that Hampton state bank is committing a second $1 million to its Come Home to Franklin County® initiative effective immediately.  Area Employment Opportunities BUSINESS CONTACT ABCM Corporation and Long Term Medical Supply 1320 4th St NE Hampton IA 50441 641-456-5636 Todd Allbee, Human Resources Access Incorporated Community services; employment services program PO Box 268 Hampton IA 50441 641-456-2532 Fax: 641-456-4682 Harry Jacoby Mary Knutson Agri Careers, Inc. 800-394-6638 Judy Meyer, Personnel Specialist CAL Community School 1441 Gull Ave Latimer IA 50452 641-579-6087 Dwight Widen, Superintendent City of Hampton Ron Dunt, City Manager Fareway Stores Grocery store 309 Central Avenue West Hampton IA 50441 641-456-5253 for Rick Shaull, Store Manager 641-456-2756 for Walt Mason, Meat Department Manager Franklin General Hospital Acute care and nursing facility 1720 Central Ave East Hampton IA 50441 641-456-5000 Kim Price, Administrator Franklin REC Rural Electric Cooperative located in Hampton, Iowa 1560 Highway 65 Hampton IA 50441 641-456-2557 Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce Job applications are availalbe from participating businesses.  Applications and/or resumes accepted for area employers. 5 1st St SW Hampton IA 50441 641-456-5668 Brook Boehmler, Executive Director Sukup Mfg. Designer & builder of top quality grain handling, drying and storage equipment located at Sheffield, Iowa 1555 255th St Sheffield IA 50475 641-892-4222 For more information or to inquire about Come Home to Franklin County®, contact Brad Davis, Chairman & CEO of Hampton State Bank at 641-456-2559 or 800-749-6209.  Or you may email Brad at bdavis@hamptonstate.com.