FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
WCEDC has a network of partners which can provide a myriad of funding solutions. This network begins with Warren County’s banking institutions and utilizing programs available through USDA Rural Development and the Small Business Administration (SBA).
WCEDC PROGRAMS
Warren County Economic Development offers a revolving loan fund for small to medium sized businesses. WCEDC has available matching funds through state and federal programs to increase the size of the revolving loan fund pool currently at $90,000. LEARN MORE
This contest is for any existing small business or are those who are looking to start-up a business within Warren County. Winners of the contest in the Existing Business category can win $6,000 and the winner of the Start-Up category can win $4,000. LEARN MORE
County-Wide Gift Certificates help promote and support local businesses in Warren County. Spend them like cash, deposit them like a check. Good at all Warren County Businesses for goods and services. If you would like to order these certificates, order ahead and pick up at our office. ORDER TODAY
WCEDC assists interested parties with their site certification efforts. The Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Certified Site Program assists businesses that are looking to build new facilities or are searching for sites suitable for their development purposes with a high degree of due diligence and that are shovel ready and project ready. Certified sites fill the demand for project-ready industrial sites. For assistance with your certified site, contact us to discuss this process.
WCEDC and McCoy True Value Hardware in Indianola have teamed up to offer a commercial paint grant program to spur business beautification efforts throughout Warren County. Award winners will receive up to five gallons of free paint from McCoy True Value in Indianola.
Paint Grant Award Details:
Award winners will receive up to five gallons of free paint from McCoy True Value in Indianola
Choose between single gallons or up to a five gallon pail
Choose between interior and/or exterior paint
Open to businesses located within Warren County
One application allowed per business
Paint project must be on a commercial building
Façade beautification projects will score higher than interior projects
Projects must be completed by October 31st, 2020
Before and after photos will be required
Paint grants will not be awarded for residential projects
The member communities of Warren County Hometown Pride bring volunteers together to build a sense of community, create and improve public amenities, and celebrate what makes our towns great. Warren County Hometown Pride is made up of 7 local committees in 7 participating towns across the County: Carlisle, Cumming, Hartford, Indianola, Milo, New Virginia, and Norwalk. Each committee operates independently, but they also work together to share ideas and resources, support each other, and implement regional projects.
WCEDC has played an integral role in the establishment of the Warren County Hometown Pride Program and actively supports, collaborates, and financially contributes to the endeavors of this program. LEARN MORE
Warren County Economic Development works in partnership with the communities within Warren County to support veterans. WCEDC and partner communities provide a series of incentives and assistance programs that are unique to veterans who either currently reside in Warren County, or veterans seeking to call Warren County communities home for residence and/or business ventures. ‘Home Base Iowa’ and the communities within Warren County to provide comprehensive resources to fit veteran’s needs. VIEW ALL VETERANS PROGRAMS
Iowa communities have two tools which are most used to assist economic development – tax abatement and tax increment financing (TIF). Every Warren County community has the ability to offer an industrial tax abatement to reduce or eliminate overall several years a business’s property tax liability on new tax value added. A number of Warren County communities even offer tax abatement for commercial or residential development additions. CONTACT US FOR ASSISTANCE
