Business After Hours Tonight

Don't let the snow stop you from joining OACCT along with Minnesota Secured Title for Business After Hours tonight starting at 5:30 pm located at 245 SE 18th ST, Owatonna. Chamber progressive jackpot is at $100, you must be present to win! Bring a door prize to promote your business!

New Location/Ribbon Cutting Downtown

Ambassadors of the Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism visited Torey's Restarant and Bar at their new location, 208 N Cedar ST, Owatonna. Torey's provides a sports bar atmosphere with menu choices of seafood, pasta, and steak along with a full service bar and extensive fine wine list serving lunch, dinner and catering. A new banquet facility is available in the upper level of their new location.

Welcome New Member

The OACCT Ambassadors visited new member American Family Insurance - Richard Anderson Agency located at 212 S Oak AVE, Owatonna. They are a multiline insurance agency offering auto, home, farm, life and business insurance.

Bold & Cold Buttons Add to Holiday Light Fund

Thanks to the work of the Bold & Cold Committee, retailers and the Owatonna People's Press, $577 is going into the holiday lights fund for downtown Owatonna!

Legislation to speed up Owatonna to Dodge Center construction takes first step in Senate

After the Legislature passed $160 million in trunk highway bonds to complete the Owatonna to Dodge Center project in May of last year, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) identified an issue with the bonding language that could delay construction by up to three years.

While it was the legislature’s intent to give MnDOT the flexibility to construct Corridors of Commerce projects like Highway 14 when each project was ready to go, the language of the bill complicated matters.

Although MnDOT staff is ready to start preparation work on Highway 14 right away, the MMB and MnDOT determined that unless the Legislature adopted clarifying legislation, the bonds to fund the project could not be sold by the state until 2022.

Owatonna News

By: Brad Meier, President, OACCT

If you missed the discussion at City Council about turning Oak Ave from a 4 lane to a 3 lane, click here for more information.
We are working with a couple businesses looking for 10,000 sq ft of space. We've provided options for what we know about. If you know of a property coming open, please let me know!
Big shout out to the snow plow drivers, tow truck operators, emergency management teams, lodging properties, National Guard and any who helped stranded people during their time of need. (pictured: tow trucks line up at the Armory as they prepare to go pull out vehicles)
Details of the new high school bond referendum, including a tax calculator can be found here.
Owatonna Forward Destiny Driver around downtown revitalization now has two committees working on: 1) Signage (Wayfinding) and 2) Incorporating Music into downtown.

Featured in FOCUS NORTH:

Visit Owatonna was featured in the January/February Focus North. Focus North is the official member publication of Associations North that provides practical information and news about the industry, addresses current issues, offers best practices and keeps members abreast of new developments in the association management profession.

Click here to find out why Visit Owatonna partners with Associations North.

50 words for $50

Feature a special offer, an upcoming event or company information--but it must be 50 words. The cost to participate is $50.

Send your 50 words and business logo to rguthier@owatonna.org and we will take care of the rest!

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