The city of Knoxville has been designated as a thriving community by the Iowa Finance Authority and Iowa Economic Development Authority.

The Iowa Thriving Community designation is a way to elevate best practices from communities that are going above and beyond to leverage innovative methods to attract housing opportunities for their workforce. 

Dozens of Iowa communities completed an application to be designated as an Iowa Thriving Community and Knoxville, along with ten others, have been awarded the designation. 

The designation comes with scoring points for the Federal Housing Tax Credit and Workforce Housing Tax Credit Programs and is effective through 2024.