Jane Douglas Heck starts at Vanguard Appraisals as Corporate Secretary and Treasurer. Robert Ehler started as lister for the City of Cedar Rapids job.

Vanguard Appraisals, Inc helped with the rewrite of the market driven cost approach manual.

Robert Kocer starts with Vanguard Appraisals. He first listed on the Iowa City job.

Vanguard Appraisals moves from the Towne & Country Shopping Centre to the Colonial Center building at 1500 2nd Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

State of Iowa began its search for a quality cost appraisal manual.

Midwest Appraisals changes name to Vanguard Appraisals, Inc. The name was in reference after “Project Vanguard”. Project Vanguard was a Launch Vehicle (rocket) that sent a satellite called Vanguard 1 into spaceRead More…

Signed contracts for all classes of properties for Cedar Rapids and Sioux City, Iowa.

Midwest Appraisal was founded and produced its first Mass Appraisal manual. Bob Dungan became Vice President of Vanguard Appraisals, Inc.

William Stewart served as Commercial and Industrial Consultant for the Iowa Department of Revenue many new techniques were instituted under his direction including Machinery & Equipment Guide.