- Over a quarter of a million gift certificates were purchased and used to benefit Owatonna’s economy in 2006
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- Owatonna Chamber of Commerce and Tourism is 4-Star Accredited based on the U.S. Chamber accreditation standards
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- Over 135 new and emerging leaders participated in a nine month course on Leadership Owatonna since 1999
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- The Owatonna community celebrated the Sesquicentennial (150 years) in 2004 and Steele County in 2005
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- Owatonna's predicted poppulation growth is approximatley 1.5% per year
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- Four million shoppers visit Cabela's each year
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- In 1885, Owatonna was chosen over 16 other cities as the site of the State Public School for Dependent and Neglected Children
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- The Minnesota State Buttermaker’s Convention is held in Owatonna in 1899 and the city proclaims itself “Butter Capital of the World”
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- The National Farmer’s Bank building designed by Louis Sullivan was completed in 1908
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- The Steele County Free Fair was held at its present site for the first time in 1918 but was not until 1927 that it would be the first in Minnesota to offer free admission
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320 Hoffman Drive - Owatonna, MN 55060
