(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic City Council, this past Wednesday, received a presentation from Alexsis Fleener, with Atlantic’s Community Promotion Commission (CPC). Fleener said in the recent past, the CPC commissioned a video about Atlantic that was posted to various websites, but they wanted to determine how to really use the video and further market Atlantic. Through various conferences Fleener, Chamber Director Bailey Smith and CADCO Executive Director Jen McEntaffer attended, they learned about a company that helps small towns to promote themselves online, and for businesses to work together and cross-promote. That resulted in the DiscoverAtlanticIowa.com Project.

They developed a “Brand” that goes along with the City’s colors, logo, etc.

The website helps those who want to stay in Atlantic, whether it’s just for a few days, over the weekend, or those who may want to relocate here. It will be especially helpful for persons wanting to hold an event here.

The visitors and community guides that have been developed and are available at area business, will be incorporated into the DiscoverAtlanticIowa.com website. The site is still a work in progress, but Fleener says for the most part all the business are listed. The next step is connecting with area businesses in order to link their websites to page, or creating a website for business that don’t have one.

While the foundation for the website has been established, the discoveratlanticiowa.com “launch date” has not been set, so the site is not yet up-and-running for public viewing. Fleener said the earliest the site would be ready to incorporate all the elements is expected to be sometime in March.