We are excited to share that July 10^th  of this year marks an important milestone for our chamber. We are celebrating 30 years as an organization! For those of you who do not know… a chamber of commerce is a voluntary partnership of businesses and professionals working together to build a healthy economy and improve the quality of life in a community. Our mission at the Norwalk area chamber is to promote, connect and grow member organizations while working to enhance the quality of life and economic development in the Norwalk area. This doesn’t mean that our members are only from Norwalk, Cumming, Martinsdale, etc. Our membership includes any business that is doing business or interested in doing business with our community. You’ll find our members are intensely focused on making the Norwalk area a great place to live, work and play. We’re like family here and we promote each other.

Our chamber began with an enthusiastic group of businesses meeting monthly. They weren’t sure if becoming an organization was needed. It took some convincing and support from several passionate Norwalk business leaders and The Greater Des Moines Partnership to spearhead this chamber. Now we are an organization with around 230 members that include 198 thriving businesses and organizations. Events and meetings used to be monthly and now we are hosting two to three meetings or events per week. This has led us to add staff and prepare as our organization grows with our thriving community.

The Norwalk Area Chamber has much to offer its members. We are more than meetings! The chamber offers leadership opportunities, ways to promote your business online, an amplified legislative voice, and an affiliate membership with the Greater Des Moines Partnership. Find out "What Do Chambers Do" and benefits of membership on our website.

We also organize community events. Thank you to all who came out for our 2^nd Annual Celebrate Norwalk Party in City Park. The City of Norwalk was gracious in their support and helping us get everything ready for our citizens to celebrate. A special thank you goes out to our volunteer committee. We also want to thank our sponsors who made the event possible including Michael Foods, City State Bank, Gregg Young Chevrolet, Capital City Fruit, Casey's, Crayons 2 Pencils, Hildreth Brothers Construction, Kappelman Appliance and Norwalk Chiropractic.

We are excited to celebrate our 30^th anniversary in various ways this year starting with our Annual Banquet in January of 2023. More details to come as the time gets closer. Come and see us at the Norwalk Music Fest beer tent on September 4^th from 11 am – 11:30 pm at Norwalk City Park. You can enjoy non-stop live music from various bands all day, plus food, games and more.