Linda Gobberdiel and the Coop Steering Committee of the Tallgrass Coop Grocery located in Valley Junction Historic District of West Des Moines were recognized as the "Best Business Development Success Story" for 2011 during the Main Street Iowa Awards Program, held at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium Ballroom in Des Moines, May 4, 2012.

Presenting the Award is Governor Terry Branstad and Debi Durham, Director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

The Tallgrass Grocery Coop is an Iowa MicroLoan client and was the first participant in the Main Street Development Loan Program which is administered by Iowa MicroLoan, in collaboration with Preservation Iowa and Main Street Iowa of the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

The Community Vitality Center from Iowa State University was instrumental in founding Iowa MicroLoan in 2008 and in facilitating the development of the Main Street Development Loan Program in 2010. Learn more about the Community Vitality Center at: http://www.cvcia.org/