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Give Back Awards Surprise 6 Local Organizations
November 16, 2023

A tradition was started in 2016 by the Grow Greene County Board of Directors to surprise deserving agencies in Greene County with a Give Back Award during the holiday season. This year on the heels of another successful year at Wild Rose Jefferson, the Grow Greene County Board gave out six Give Back Awards on […]

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Applications Open for 2024 Grow Greene County Grants
November 14, 2023

Grow Greene County announced the 2023-24 competitive grant application is available Oct. 1, 2023 and due by Feb. 15, 2024. These grants are open to nonprofit, governmental and charitable organizations from Greene County. Funds will be awarded in early April. Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation is the local nonprofit corporation that holds the state gaming […]

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Grow Greene County Awards over $1.8 M
May 09, 2023

Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, the local nonprofit corporation that holds the state gaming license in Greene County, distributed almost $1.8 million in grants at its 8th annual Awards Night, held April 4, 2023 in the Greene Room at Wild Rose Casino in Jefferson. Grow Greene County board members call it “the highlight of their […]

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Grow Greene County Grant Awards 2022
April 26, 2022

Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, the local nonprofit corporation that holds the state gaming license in Greene County, distributed almost $ 1.5 million worth of grants at its 7th Annual Awards Night, conducted in person at Wild Rose Jefferson April 5.  Grow Greene County board members agree it is the highlight of their year to […]

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Grow Greene crosses $5.5M in giving
April 09, 2019

GROW GREENE CROSSES $5.5M IN GIVING Tue, 04/09/2019 – 15:57 admin1 4/4/19 Direct Link to Article By DOUGLAS BURNS [email protected] The continued fulfillment of a $4.5 million pledge for the Greene County Community School District’s competition gym and arts center. City building improvements in Scranton ($60,000) and a parks update in Churdan ($45,000). Motorists driving […]

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Greene County lands casino
June 12, 2014

State approves $40 million casino and entertainment complex 2014-06-12 Direct link to article By DOUGLAS BURNS and ANDREW MCGINN [email protected] [email protected] BURLINGTON — With freshly minted approval from state regulators Thursday morning, Wild Rose Entertainment projected an August 2015 opening for a $40-million Jefferson casino-and-entertainment complex. The Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission voted 3-2 to […]

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