Howard County Business & Tourism
DESCRIPTION
CONTACT NAME
Spiff Slifka
EMAIL
[email protected]
PHONE
563-547-3434
Howard County Business & Tourism promotes and coordinates
economic growth and enhances the quality of life for Howard County
residents through four strong divisions: Howard County Economic
Development (HCED), Howard County Tourism, the Cresco Industrial
Development Corporation (CIDC), and the Cresco Area Chamber of
Commerce.
Howard County Business & Tourism promotes a variety of activities to
provide food and money for the two food banks and one food pantry active
in Howard County. Their accomplishments include helping to establish a
farmers market in every community in Howard County and coordinating
the annual Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest, which includes activities to raise
awareness of and combat hunger.
OFFICE ADDRESS
101 2nd Ave SW
Cresco, IA 52136
TYPE OF WORK
The annual Norman Borlaug Harvest Fest includes Northeast Iowa's
premier meal packaging event in collaboration with Meals from the
Heartland. The 2015 meal packing event will take place on September
20th and will package over 200,000 meals with at least 50,000 going to
local Northeast Iowa Food Bank programs.
Government Agency, Community Based
COUNTIES
Howard
HOW TO HELP
Individuals and organizations can support the work of Howard County
Business & Tourism through volunteer hours and monetary donations.
Anyone with interest should call their office at 563-547-3434.
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