For 14 years the Annual Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show has experienced a successful life in the Fairfield community. The last two years we have had the privilege of holding the show in the new Fairfield Art and Convention Center. The Center has allowed us to greatly expand what the show can offer. People come from all over the state of Iowa as well as the surrounding states to attend and these new and beautiful facilities have resulted in increasing our attendance by more than 65% above our previous annual average. We have received many compliments on the Center by visitors to our show. The Fairfield Community made a very wise choice in providing these facilities. There are only about five of these shows in the state of Iowa and our community is the smallest one to have a show. We are extremely grateful to have a beautiful home like the FA&CC in which to display our show and community.

Bill Rathbun
Sac & Fox Lapidary Club

The Fairfield Arts and Convention Center was the perfect venue for our Tri-State Development Summit, held on October 12, 2009. The entire staff worked tirelessly to make sure every detail of our event was a success. The Tri-State Development Summit is a unique bi-yearly event that attracts regional, state and national business leaders and elected officials. The Fairfield Arts and convention Center provided a state-of-the-art venue with more than adequate space for registration, networking and lunch. This was one of the few times we were able to hold our event in one building, a convenience our attendees appreciate. The Fairfield Arts and Convention Center is something Fairfield should be very proud of. The quality of the venue and the professionalism of the staff are incomparable. To have a venue of that caliber in a town the size of Fairfield is quite remarkable!

Shelby Crow
Tri-State Development Summit

From a business perspective, recruiting, hiring and retaining top notch talent into small town life, can be a challenge. The FACC and the programming offered is one more thing that differentiates Fairfield and gives us a bit of big-city value. It also provides a beautiful venue for trade shows, customer meetings, and awards banquets. From a commerce perspective, the FACC brings people into our town where they spend money, thereby contributing directly to our economic base in hotels, restaurants, gas stations, stores, etc.

Lori Schaefer
Agri Industrial Plastics