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Winneshiek County Development and Tourism (WCDT) and Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Forge Partnership to Bolster College and Career Services in the Decorah Community School District

[Decorah, Iowa, February 10, 2024] – Winneshiek County Development and Tourism (WCDT) is thrilled to announce a partnership with Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) aimed at fortifying College and Career Services within the Decorah Community School District. The College and Career Connection (CCC) program is a flagship program offered by NICC to district-wide high schools […]

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Tour Bily Clocks with Us!

Visiting Decorah? Going to Calmar? Swinging through Spillville? Whatever your reasoning for being in the area, the Bily Clocks Museum & Antonín Dvořák Exhibit is a must-visit location in Northeast Iowa. Some of the clocks date back over a decade and are all hand-carved by Frank and Joseph Bily. Many of the clocks have moving

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Governor Re-Appoints Fromm to Board

On September 1st, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced the appointments of Iowa’s boards and commissions, and Stephanie Fromm, Executive Director of Winneshiek County Development and Tourism was among those appointed yet again. Fromm has been the Executive Director of Winneshiek County Development and Tourism since 2015. Re-appointed to the Empower Rural Iowa Initiative Board, Fromm

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Winneshiek County Freedom Rock

Almost every county across Iowa has a hand-painted Freedom Rock. Artist Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II designed and hand-painted each rock. In creating the Freedom Rock, Sorensen’s aim is to “boost tourism and spread the message of thanking our Veterans while providing a unique Freedom Rock of all 99 counties in the great state of Iowa”

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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 Child Development and Discovery Center. Sunflower’s Fundraising Committee has set a goal of another $1 million in grants and donations before the end of the

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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 approved a $500,000 award to the new Sunflower Child Development and Discovery Center. Winneshiek County Development and Tourism Executive Director, Stephanie Fromm, expressed her excitement

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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. Fromm has been Executive Director of Winneshiek County Development and Tourism since 2015. The appointment comes just two weeks after Governor Kim Reynolds visited Sunflower

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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 of a Small Business Enterprise Center in Winneshiek County. RC&D Small Business Consultant Josh Dansdill noted that “Enterprise Centers are created to reduce overhead costs

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