Manufacturing Presenting Sponsor: DECO Products
Manufacturing Supporting Sponsor: Black Hills Energy
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Celebrating Manufacturing with Family and Friends at DECO Products on Saturday, October 4th from 11:30 – 2:30 PM
See all details on DECO’s Event Poster HERE
Join us for a discussion with leadership from DECO, Collins Aerospace, and Stanley Engineered Fastening. Friday, October 10th from 8:00 to 9:00 AM at Pulpit Rock Brewing. Hear about why these businesses exist in Decorah, what they do, and how we can support this industry. Please RSVP HERE
This event is sponsored by: Oneota Valley Family Eye Care
Guess how many DECO parts are in a jar! This contest will run throughout Manufacturing Week. Participating Locations Include: Impact Coffee, Mill Street Mocha, Magpie Coffeehouse, Coffee Break, and Lefse Lodge. Guess the closest for a chance to win Chamber Dollars!
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National Manufacturing Week takes place October 3rd to October 10th. This week of recognition and celebration was first started in 2011 by The Manufacturing Institute, a part of the National Association of Manufacturers, as a way to celebrate America’s manufacturing sector and all its contributions to the economy. The Decorah Area is stronger because of manufacturing businesses and their local and America-based production. The manufacturing sector here sustains 2,000 jobs and the investments it makes into our business ecosystem and local community projects is a powerful force for economic health and a higher quality of life. National Manufacturing Week is a great opportunity to recognize these employers and their workforce.
The Decorah Area has a diverse and skilled labor force with manufacturing and construction holding nearly a quarter of the jobs. In the manufacturing sector alone, there are more than 20 businesses, and those businesses include some of the area’s largest employers: Stanley Engineered Fastening, Collins Aerospace, Deco Products, Gemini, Inc. and Iowa Rotocast Plastics. The 2024 Labor Force Profile provided by Iowa Workforce Development for the Decorah area has the manufacturing category at 11.3% of the total labor force, behind healthcare & social services (14.9%) and wholesale retail trade (13.8%) but above construction (10.7%) and agriculture (9.9%). National Manufacturing Week is seven days long, but the gratitude for Decorah’s manufacturing sector extends throughout the year.
