The Oelwein Chamber office was established in 1934. OCAD was formed in 2002 to merge the Oelwein Chamber and Oelwein Economic Development groups. Two Staff personnel are currently employed by OCAD to service the almost 300 members. OCAD reaches all of Fayette County and beyond. Monthly board meetings are held and one membership annual meeting is held in October. The most satisfied members are those who get involved and participate in activities and events. Employees of members are always welcome to participate.

OCAD community promotion and development includes working with Fayette County Economic Development, assistance with financial opportunities, new and expanding business assistance, Community Foundation of Waterloo/Cedar Falls affiliation, downtown revitalization & development, promotion of City housing incentives, training classes/seminars and promotion/support for Positively Oelwein group. OCAD also sponsors many community events including downtown flower baskets, new teacher business promotion, Easter Basket Hunt, Daddy Daughter Dance, Summer Series "Party in the Park", Oelwein Heritage Days, Fall Fling and Olde Tyme Christmas. To help promote local businesses and shopping locally, a "Shop Oelwein ... We're Awesome" campaign was established in 2015. This committee assists in marketing the local shops to potential customers across the state of Iowa. Shopping events, brochures, billboard, TV campaign, text marketing program and more were established.

The Oelwein Chamber and Area Development (OCAD) office is located at 6 South Frederick, right downtown. Office staff will be happy to assist with any information you desire about Oelwein such as local maps and roads, tourism brochures and other useful materials. Our hours are Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please see our contact page for full contact information.