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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. Page | 286