May 2024

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) released the Decorah Area Laborshed Study, a comprehensive regional labor market analysis designed to provide valuable insights for businesses, economic developers, and policymakers in the 30-mile radius surrounding Decorah and Winneshiek County. What is a laborshed area? IWD states, “A laborshed area is defined by its commuting pattern and illustrates which […]

Last Tuesday, the entire Decorah High School 9th Grade class, about 160 students took a field trip up to Water Street to tour multiple local businesses. Each homeroom got to tour three businesses, one restaurant, one bank, and one retail store. The participating businesses were: Sugar Bowl, Viking State Bank, The Get Up, Cardboard Robot,