Decorah and Winneshiek County Housing Studies
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TOP STORY: $5.25 million has been secured so far for the new Sunflower Child Development and Discovery Center
Winneshiek County Development officials Stephanie Fromm and Lora Friest met with Winneshiek County Supervisors Monday and announced that $5,244,000 in grants and donations has been collected for the new Sunflower […]
WCDT Secured $500,000 in funding for local Discovery Center project
Sunflower awarded $500,000 from the Community Attraction and Tourism Grant. On December 2, 2021, the Enhance Iowa Board, based on a recommendation from the Iowa Community and Attraction Committee, formally […]
Governor Names Fromm to Post
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced the appointments of Iowa’s boards and commissions Friday, Sept. 10, and Stephanie Fromm, Executive Director of Winneshiek County Development and Tourism was among those appointed. […]
NORTHEAST IOWA RC&D AND WINNESHIEK COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM PURSUE SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE CENTER
Northeast Iowa RC&D was recently awarded a grant from the Arlin Falck Foundation to work with Winneshiek County Development and Tourism (WCDT) to identify a site for and to begin the development […]
Take the Northeast Iowa Art Walk This Autumn
Cultivating community and culture during the COVID crisis requires creativity. Enter a brand new event for fall, where Northeast Iowans and visitors to the area can explore Decorah’s downtown, peruse […]
Why Childcare Is An Important Issue To All Communities.
As the child care crisis becomes more and more nationally recognized in publications such as Time Magazine and The Des Moines Register, the stories all revolve around the lack of […]
The need for child care in Winneshiek County
Opinion – Stephanie Fromm, Executive Director of Winneshiek County Development, Inc. As I drop my three children off for the day, the “mom-guilt” starts to set in almost immediately: leaving […]
Decorah Bicycles
Located on the sweeping curve onto Water Street, Decorah Bicycles is part, well, parts—and quality ones, representing Trek, Burley, Specialized, and many others. More important, though, they’re about service—with a […]
Biz Booster Challenge Grant Winners Announced!
Winneshiek County Development’s Biz Booster Challenge Grant program was a great success this year, awarding area small businesses $20,000 in grant funds, according to Stephanie Fromm, executive director for Winneshiek […]