Decorah community support is a significant and integral part of the makeup of Deco Products. We have been a part of the Decorah community for many years. Through those years, Deco Products has been able to create partnerships and sponsorships with numerous organizations.
Deco Products invests in both Luther College and NICC through academic and extracurricular activities. Academically, Deco Products offers scholarships for students to both Luther College and NICC.
Ongoing support from Deco Products for Luther College has developed into the Deco Products Applied Learning Endowment. Which has funded internships and applied learning opportunities for more than 20 Luther students.
Furthermore, Deco supports Northeast Iowa Community College with scholarships to manufacturing related technology degrees to further strengthen the vitality of Northeast Iowa.
Internships at Deco are hands on. Interns are impactful in working toward the strategic vision and day to day operations of the business. Different departments that utilize interns are sales and marketing, supply chain, accounting, continuous improvement, maintenance, and process engineering.
As well, Deco helps to support local Iowa high schools and middle schools.
In addition, Deco Products has helped Luther College by funding the Field House, Preus Library, and Jenson-Noble Hall of Music.
Deco Products host facility tours to several surrounding high schools. Providing high school students, a behind-the-scenes look at our 150,000 square foot building. During the tours students learn about zinc alloys, diecast manufacturing, and how we utilize robotics.
Deco Products has invested in many of the Decorah community projects. A few projects consist of the construction of the Oneota Co-op Gazebo, Dunning’s Spring Stone Arch Bridge, and the Trout Run Trial Bridge. Deco continues to support the Decorah Park & Rec and Decorah Bike Trails organizations every year.
We are also doing our best to sustain the regional economy by creating dependable long-term jobs. Please see our Employment page for current job openings.
Located in Decorah, Iowa is the beautiful Dunning’s Springs Park home to one of Iowa’s 13 waterfalls. This beautiful waterfall is spring fed and stands approximately 200 feet.
Deco Products is proud to have contributed to the hand laid stone arch bridge. The bridge sits at the base of the waterfall like the one that stood in its place 140 years prior.
The master stone mason, Ted Wilson of Decorah, designed the bridge to utilize dry stonewalling technique that features no mortar between the joints. This design is historically reflective of the original bridge that crossed the base of the spring. Donations from Deco Products and the Chris and Rhonda Storlie family and Decorah Parks and Recreation funding paid for the new bridge.
When asked about the donation to the bridge, and the bridge’s significance for Decorah, Chris Storlie, Deco CEO, said, “Decorah has a fantastic parks and recreation system which benefits mostly everyone in the community as well as visitors.” Deco and the Storlie family were excited to sponsor the stone bridge for everyone to enjoy.
Open year-round Trout Run Trail is an 11-mile trail that loops around and through Decorah. Known for its beautiful scenery and challenging switchbacks.
A well-known landmark along Trout Run Trail, is the Trout Run Trail bridge. This bridge was built with donations from Deco Products in 2007. To help enrich the community and support Decorah Parks and Recreation.
When you are out enjoying the Trout Run Trail, be sure to cross the Trout Run Trail bridge by the Trout Run River Access.
Deco Products is proud and honored to support the building of this bridge. Access a map of the trail here.
When you are out and about in Decorah a beautiful place to take a break is Water Street Park. This urban park features sculptures, tables, and the Decorah gazebo. This park is next to the Oneota Community Food Co-op with a view of the bluffs and downtown.
In 2011, Deco Products funded the construction of the gazebo. This is another example of how Deco Products gives back to the local community as much as they can.
Deco Products is thankful to the Decorah community and shows this gratitude by giving back to allow for the building of various landmarks throughout the town.
Deco Products has been a proud sponsor since 2011, for HNI’s City of Hope annual golf fundraiser. Since 2002, HNI, with members and suppliers, raised over $9 Million for City of Hope. This annual event helps ensure the mission of City of Hope to lead the fight against cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and other life-threatening diseases.
Deco Products is a full-service zinc die-caster that offers precision zinc die-castings to customers globally. We utilize custom-designed hot-chambered die-casting machines to offer you competitive and quality products.
