Food and photos were enjoyed at the Big Green Umbrella Media open house.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
On the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 13, an estimated 100 people braved the drizzly conditions to attend the open house at the new offices of Big Green Umbrella Media (BGUM) at 104 Industrial Road in Guthrie Center.
BGUM regularly publishes four publications in Guthrie County. The Guthrie County Times Vedette is a twice-weekly digital publication sent out via email and text each Tuesday and Friday over the noon hour. BGUM also publishes three monthly publications — Lake Panorama Times, Guthrie Center Times and Panora Times — that are mailed to all residents in the coverage area. All four publications are available for free.
Attendees at the open house enjoyed refreshments and appetizers (including items from Guthrie County Quality Meats and Café on the Hill), socializing, touring the building, and browsing through hundreds of photos that had been left at the newspaper office over the past decades. Many attendees reminisced about other businesses that once operated in the building, including ITW and DICA.
BGUM publisher Shane Goodman purchased the building this summer and moved the company’s operations there shortly after. Much of the 13,600 square feet is currently being used for boat and RV storage, but Goodman said he hopes to add production equipment to the building down the road. Goodman said he has invested nearly $50,000 into the building since he purchased it, and he is continuing to work on improvements.
“One step at a time,” he said.
More than 100 people attended the Big Green Umbrella Media open house on Wednesday.
