March 2016: Melissa Schwan

In less than 6 shorts months, the 7th Annual Boom-Fest will be held in conjunction with 10th Annual Boomtown celebration. For all you planners out there – mark your calendars NOW for Saturday, August 27 from 10am to 3pm! As in years past, we promise to have plenty of...

Upcoming Benton County Action Academy

Submitted by Emily Upah, Director for Benton Development Group We missed YOU at our Action Academy Kickoff; but don’t worry, there is still time to participate! Benton Development Group, Vinton Unlimited and Belle Plaine Community Development hosted a kickoff with the...

February 2016: Kristi Storey

In December of 2015, we lost a valuable board member of Vinton Unlimited when Jon Clingman decided not to run for an additional term.  Jon has served several terms on the Vinton Unlimited board and was President in 1994, 2002 and 2014.  He served on the Business...

Locals Collaborate with the SBDC

Local organizations collaborate with the SBDC to bring opportunities for small businesses Benton Development Group, Vinton Unlimited and Belle Plaine Community Development have partnered with the Small Business Development Center to bring a series of engaging...

January 2016: Melissa Schwan

Vinton Unlimited’s Destination Vinton committee has been hard at work again for 2016. We are eager to share that we have over 10 tour groups lined up to visit Vinton throughout 2016. Possibly the highlight of the tour groups will be the folks travelling with Country...