Vinton Unlimited
A merged chamber of commerce and economic development group.
Press Releases
VU Welcomes Summer Intern
Vinton Unlimited is excited to announce the addition of Shelby McDonald to the office for the summer. Shelby will organize the Annual Vinton Unlimited Golf Tournament, assist with Boom-Fest preparations, attend City Council meetings, help plan for the Sesquicentennial...
Schwan Graduates from Iowa Leadership Tourism Leadership Institute
Melissa Schwan, Director of Vinton Unlimited is a graduate of the Iowa Tourism Leadership Institute held April 12 & 13 at The Hotel Kirkwood in Cedar Rapids, IA. The institute provides Iowa tourism professionals an opportunity to expand their leadership knowledge...
WANTED: Vinton Ambassadors
Vinton Unlimited is seeking energetic volunteers to be part of our new ambassador program we will be rolling out in 2018. Duties of the ambassadors may include attending ribbon cuttings or grand opening ceremonies, touring interviewees or spouses around Vinton and...
Destination Vinton attends Travel Iowa Marketplace
On Tuesday, November 2nd, Melissa Schwan, Vinton Unlimited Director and Brenda Hackbarth, Destination Vinton committee member attended Travel Iowa Marketplace in Pella. Travel Iowa Marketplace provides tour planners with the opportunity to meet one-on-one with...
Vinton Unlimited Awarded Iowa Tourism Grant
Resa Berger, General Manager at the Cobblestone Hotel Inn & Suites, is pictured with one of the brochure racks. Vinton Unlimited is pleased to announce it has received a $1,500 grant from the Iowa Tourism Office. These funds supported the “Take Time to Explore...
VU Welcomes 2017 Summer Intern
Vinton Unlimited is excited to announce the addition of Celia Turner to the office for the summer. Celia will organize the Annual Vinton Unlimited Golf Tournament, assist with Boom-Fest preparations and various other projects throughout the summer. Celia is a Vinton...
Vinton Unlimited Recognized
Melissa Schwan, VU Director is pictured with Jessica O'Riley, Tourism Communications Manager for Travel Iowa, a division of the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Vinton Unlimited recognized for contributing to state’s $8.06 billion tourism industry Vinton, Iowa...
Summer Changes at Vinton Unlimited
To kick off the summer, we welcomed Nick Hyland into the office as our Intern. I am excited to have Nick in the office as he will offer a fresh, young, new perspective on events and has already offered some great ideas. Please note Nick can be reached at...
VU Welcomes Summer Intern
The Vinton Unlimited office is excited to announce the addition of Intern, Nick Hyland to the office for the summer. Nick will have the opportunity to help out with the Annual Vinton Unlimited Golf Tournament, Boom-Fest, the numerous bus trips and various other...
Tours, tours, tours!
Tuesday, May 17, Vinton Unlimited along with the Destination Vinton committee hosted the 2nd bus tour of the season. The 53 visitors left the Newton area headed to an unknown location as it was a mystery trip. Nobody had guessed Vinton would be their stop but they all...
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...
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...
Tourism in Vinton. 2016 Edition.
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...
Holiday Lights Wrap-Up
The ‘Holiday Lights’ punch card promotion has officially wrapped up! During our promotion, almost 1,300 completed cards were turned in! That’s a lot of folks shopping local if you ask me! We look forward to bringing you this promotion again for the 2016 holiday season...
0% Holiday Loan Program
To continue our efforts to promote shopping in Vinton, we are again offering the 0% Holiday Loan Program. This program allows shoppers to borrow money from a Vinton bank at 0% interest for up to 6 months to make purchases at participating businesses. The banks...
It’s Finished!
Before After After 4 long years, the Serving Vinton sign west of town is now standing tall and proud again. All three of the signs on the outskirts of town were damaged during the windstorm in 2011 but the one west on Highway 218 seemed to suffered the most...
Be a Tourist – Part Four
Be A Tourist in Your Own Community By Ben Hyland This is part four of a four part series written by Vinton Unlimited. The purpose of these brief articles is to help acquaint Vinton residents with leisure options that are available right in our own community so we can...
Be a Tourist – Part Three
Be A Tourist in Your Own Community By Melissa Schwan This is part three of a four part series written by Vinton Unlimited. The purpose of these brief articles is to help acquaint Vinton residents with leisure options that are available right in our own community so we...
Be a Tourist – Part Two
Be A Tourist in Your Own Community By Melissa Schwan This is part two of a four part series written by Vinton Unlimited. The purpose of these brief articles is to help acquaint Vinton residents with leisure options that are available right in our own community so we...
Be a Tourist – Part One
Be A Tourist in Your Own Community By Melissa Schwan This is part one of a four part series written by Vinton Unlimited. The purpose of these brief articles is to help acquaint Vinton residents with leisure options that are available right in our own community so we...
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