Casino Shares with Community

Worth County Development Authority (WCDA) recently announced their latest round of grant recipients—totaling almost $900,000, to Worth County and regional recipients.
But, according to Assistant General Manager, Scott Smith, that represents only a fraction of the casino’s impact on the area. Smith noted that in 2017, the casino spent 97.3 percent—or $45.6 million—of their regular revenue in the community. Diamond Jo currently employs an average of 386 team members.
The $899,319.99 in grants announced recently, bring the cumulative total since its founding in 2006 to over $50 million.
The almost $900,000 was split between 42 recipients, with the largest amount going to the Worth County Sheriff’s Department ($317,692.05) toward their project to upgrade and improve the communications infrastructure in the county for law enforcement and emergency personnel.
Worth County Awards
City of Grafton
Community Center Gym Equip.    $1,105
Worth County Extension
Automated Folding Machine    $4,175
TUNE
Hearing Loop for Theater    $5,204.48
Manly Senior Citizens
Chairs    $5,853.02
City of Grafton
Community Center Exercise Bike    $6,230.28
Northwood Senior Center
Dishwasher    $6,322
City of Fertile
Park electrical upgrades    $6,490.50
City of Manly
Water Plant Controller    $6,673
City of Manly
Water Meter Transmitters    $6,750
City of Northwood
Library Doors and Gutters    $6,777.96
Grafton Community Action
Depot Enhancement    $9,939.93
Worth County Beautification
Monarch Migration Sign    $9,999
WC Historical Society/Hotel Winefred
Demo and Clean hotel    $10,650.11
City of Joice
Park Sidewalk Project    $12,219.56
City of Kensett
Multi use tractor    $12,476.54
VFW Post 6779
Upper Level Floor Replacement    $14,557.92
City of Grafton
Comm. Center Walk In Cooler    $15,511.61
Bethany Lutheran Church-Kensett
Cement Driveway and Sidewalk    $17,860
New Bethel Baptist Church
Roof and ground improvements    $19,786.30
City of Manly
2018 GMC Work Truck    $21,725
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Sidewalk and gutter replacement    $26,781
City of Joice
Library/Comm. Ctr. ceiling lights    $26,950
City of Manly
City Hall Solar Panels    $28.045
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Bell Tower Repair    $32,601.89
City of Northwood
LED Street lights/signs    $33,783.60
Northern Light Lodge #266
Tuck Pointing    $37,650
WC Hist. Society/Hanlontown Bank Museum
Exterior Improvements    $42,750
Worth County Beautification
Blacktop Fairgrounds    $47,652.10
City of Fertile
Community Center Parking Lot    $55,302.48
Worth County Sheriff
Communications upgrade    $317,692.05
Regional Grants
City of Britt
Lions Playground Renovation    $800
Lake Mills Ambulance
Equipment Update    $1,611.72
American Legion Post 91
Youth Baseball Equipment    $1,944
Glenville Community Recreation Assn.
Lawnmower    $2,099.25
Central Gardens of North Iowa
Lighting    $2,250
BrickStreet Theater
Storage units    $2,771.57
City of Mitchell
Shelter House project Phase III    $3,897.06
Winnebago Lutheran Church
Water Pump well    $4,111.21
Center Evangelical Lutheran Church
Foundation Repair    $4,980.00
Lake Mills Senior Center
Oven Replacement    $5,857.50
Freeborn County Arts Initiative
Historic Bessesen
Restoration    $8,000.00
City of Saint Ansgar-
Fire Department
UTV Project    $11,481.75