A panel of local business and industry leaders spoke to an audience of 50 attendees at the third annual Algona Business and Community Forum on Thursday, April 16 at the Tietz Entrepreneurial Center. The panel was facilitated by John Bilsten, General Manager of Algona Municipal Utilities. It included: Aaron Pearce, President and CEO of Pharmacists … Continue reading Local Leaders Discuss Future of Algona’s Economy
The Algona Area Economic Development Corporation (AAEDC) will host a Newcomers and Networking Lunch Meet Up on Friday, April 10 at noon at Billie Joe’s in downtown Algona. Lunch events are offered multiple times per year and open to anyone who would like to attend. Gather from noon to 1 p.m. for casual conversation and networking … Continue reading Connect and Network: AAEDC Lunch Event in Algona
A panel of business and industry leaders in the Algona area will be the feature of Algona’s Business and Community Forum. This free event will be held on Thursday, April 16 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Tietz Entrepreneurial Center on the Algona campus of Iowa Lakes Community College. The four-person panel includes: Aaron … Continue reading Algona Business Forum: Insights from Local Leaders
Local childcare providers and startup daycares are invited to apply for a new grant program aimed at helping sustain and expand daycare access for Kossuth County families. The Kossuth Childcare Coalition, which includes representatives of Kossuth/Palo Alto County Economic Development Corporation, Algona Area Economic Development Corporation, and the Algona Area Chamber of Commerce, identified childcare … Continue reading Kossuth County Childcare Grant Program Now Open
Local economic development organizations will come together this spring for the annual Algona Business and Community Forum. This free event will be held on Thursday, April 16 from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Tietz Entrepreneurial Center on the Algona campus of Iowa Lakes Community College. A panel of leaders representing major employers in the … Continue reading Join us for the Algona Business and Community Forum
The Algona Area Economic Development Corporation (AAEDC) will host a Newcomers and Networking Lunch Meet Up on Friday, February 13 at noon at Cinco do Mayo in Algona. Lunch events are offered multiple times per year and open to anyone who would like to attend. Gather from noon to 1 p.m. for casual conversation and networking … Continue reading Join the Algona Networking Lunch for Newcomers
The Coalition will host a series of information sessions about the Kossuth Childcare Solutions Fund at the Algona Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, January 28 at 7:30 a.m., noon and 5 p.m. Local economic development organizations are working in collaboration to support the sustainability and expansion of available childcare in Kossuth County. The Kossuth … Continue reading Kossuth Childcare Coalition: Driving Local Economic Growth
Make new connections at an Algona Area Economic Development Corporation (AAEDC) upcoming Newcomers and Networking Lunch Meet Up. The next lunch will be held on Friday, December 12 at noon at Bub's Pie Shop, 114 N. Thorington Street in Algona. Lunch events are offered multiple times per year and open to all. Participants pay for the … Continue reading Join the Algona Newcomers and Networking Lunch
The Iowa Tourism Office released new data showing tourism-related expenditures in the state reached $7.5 billion in 2024, a 2.8% increase over 2023. Travel-generated expenditures in Kossuth County totaled $14.5 million, an increase of 2.1% over 2023. Additional data from the Tourism Economics study shows travel-generated state and local tax receipts at $1.2 billion. Tourism … Continue reading Kossuth County Sees 2.1% Increase in Travel Spending
New chapter begins in a familiar place McKenzie (Keith) Jorgenson began her story in Algona, and now it’s the place she chose to write her next chapter as a small business owner. Jorgenson was born and raised in Algona, as was her husband Peter. She has spent most of her life in this community, except … Continue reading Community Voices: McKenzie Jorgenson
