Over the course of the past year, the Carroll Chamber of Commerce has seen a pandemic-related shift in the way they are working with local businesses and consumers alike. Executive Director, Shannon Landauer, explains how they adapted to meet the community’s needs.
The chamber staff meets annually with the larger employers whose product typically goes outside of the county. They then compile the data collected during these visits. Landauer says it was very COVID-centric this year in making sure they were effective in their outreach efforts. She adds they did come across some very familiar themes.
One of the most missed aspects of this annual evaluation, Landauer says, was the ability to tour the businesses and meet with administration and staff. She says very few of these took place over the past year. However, there have been some positives to come out of 2020.
With this week being a funnel week, there won't be any bills debated in the Iowa House or Senate, but subcommittees and committees will be busy determining what
The Carroll Chamber of Commerce is set to host their own March Madness starting this week. From Monday, March 1 through Sunday, March 7, customers shopping at participating business will receive $5 of March Madness Money for every $50 they spend. That money can then be redeemed at the store it was earned from March 8 through March 31. For more information on this promotion, contact the Chamber directly at 712-792-4383 or log on to www.carrolliowa.com. A full list of participating businesses can be found included with this story on our website.
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Farmer says they will be creating a secondary, broader retail area and will review and adjust both accordingly. He also explained retail fusion, looking at current retailers and then others who traditionally partner with them in other communities to showcase the opportunities in this market. They are presenting the benefits of Carroll to as many as 30 to 40 businesses. What they would consider successful recruitment would be to capture one of those in the first year of their three-year initiative, but it is typical to get at least one by the second year and they have historically seen six to seven interested parties at any one point in time. The entire presentation from The Retail Coach can be found below. There is a special public presentation for the other partnered initiative, the Corridor of Commerce, tonight (Wednesday) which will be done virtually beginning at 7 p.m. The public is asked to weigh in with questions and comments following the presentation at 7:30 p.m. Details on t
This is a prime building development location, according to Cowell. A drawing of possibilities is included with this story on our website. City Manager, Mike Pogge-Weaver, says they have dialed in to a lot of different specifics, including the empty JC Penney building in the downtown business district.
The next step in giving residents an opportunity to provide reaction, input and comments will come next week at a virtual presentation of the initial plan on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Cowell says they want residents to be ready to talk and be active participants. The presentation and public discussion will begin at 7 p.m. and be available for participation through Zoom or through a chat function on YouTube. It will also be aired on local access cable, CAAT6, channels. Questions can be submitted prior to the meeting or feedback afterward. Details on how to join, how to submit comments or questions and a link to the survey and interactive map can be found below. The full interview with Cowell