About the Chamber

Our vision is grounded in our mission: to promote progressive community and economic development to benefit Chamber members and the North Iowa Region. To this end, we challenge ourselves to paint a picture of the region we want to be: a place with well-designed community programs and economic development best practices that assist free enterprise to create jobs and prosperity.

The Mason City Chamber of Commerce provides leadership on key issues and strategic policy recommendations to stimulate economic growth in North Iowa. Such growth is achieved by creating an environment conducive to business success—which leads to job expansion and increased state and local revenues.

In addition, the Chamber provides two signature programs with a rich tradition of helping to shape future leaders. Leadership North Iowa has been training young professionals in the region for more than 30 years. Our high school youth leadership program, YIELD, has been offered in partnership with the Mason City Youth Task Force for more than a decade. Both are well-regarded throughout the United States and have become models for similar programs. People who commit to our leadership programs are difference-makers; our loyal sponsors and supporting businesses are a strong testament to their effectiveness.

The Mason City Chamber of Commerce is a 501c6 organization. We are non-partisan, but we do take positions on issues at the local, state, and federal level to stimulate economic growth opportunities for local business. We challenge our elected officials to be responsible stewards of taxpayer money, and to invest in programs and policies that will enable North Iowa to grow.