Keeping in touch with the leaders of one of the major industries in Fort Dodge was the goal when three local leaders headed to St. Louis, Missouri, recently. Mayor Matt Bemrich; Astra Ferris, chief executive officer of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, and Chad Schaeffer, the ...
Canadian National Railway, which has a rail yard in Fort Dodge and tracks throughout the area, has announced plans to invest about $38 million in Iowa as part of its 2025 capital investment program. This investment will support track maintenance and strategic infrastructure initiatives in ...
John Daniel II had to make a difficult decision as a college student attending the University of Iowa. Daniel originally wanted to be an engineering major, but switched to pharmacy after a conversation with his father. After struggling early in his college career, Daniel said he considered ...
GOWRIE — While many high school graduates are counting the days until they leave for college, Brady Hanson and Drake Warland are climbing atop roofs to clean gutters and scrubbing second and third story exterior windows. The recent Southeast Valley High School graduates launched Grass ...
Five Points Events has announced that a local group of events professionals have joined forces to take over operations of the Cardiff Center at Fort Frenzy, the events and meeting venues at the Crossroads Hotel & Events Center, and the planning of special events at the new Pavilion sports and events arena in Fort Dodge. The merger of the three events venues took effect on July 1. Company leaders are Jordon McCubbin, Jen Fitzgerald and Macy Johnson, all of whom have experience in the planning and implementation of local events. The individual venues will continue to operate under ...
What started out as a desire to find decor for their new home has turned into a full-fledged business for The Atomic Cat owners Lisa and Andrea Emerson. The couple was looking for a specific design for their home with a vintage flare. The quest for finding the right pieces for their house ...
