ROCKWELL CITY — Calhoun County Economic Development Corp., a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering economic growth in Calhoun County, has unveiled a refreshed brand identity. The new logo, tagline, and website reflect the organization’s ongoing evolution and its mission to ...
WEBSTER CITY — Peggy Joslin has a long story to tell, but there’s a twist to it. She opened her store, Country Twist Boutique, in downtown Webster City this fall fully intent on putting the “WE in Webster.” Joslin took her retail knowledge and mixed it with her roots to create a ...
Some American troops serving overseas will be getting care packages this holiday season thanks to an effort conducted by financial advisers in northwest Iowa. “It’s giving back to those that have decided to enlist and protect our rights and freedoms,” said Gabe Pettit, a Fort Dodge financial adviser with Edward Jones. Pettit and Ryan Kent, the other Edward Jones financial adviser in Fort Dodge, are participating in the effort, which includes financial advisers in their company’s northwest Iowa district. Kent and Pettit are accepting donations of items to be included in ...
About a year after getting increased traction in a Fort Dodge store that sells hemp-based products and supplements for helping people achieve a balanced wellness, a legislative change meant the owners of Sunmed CBD had to make a major shift. Stricter state laws regulating hemp went into ...
The Best Western Starlite Village Inn & Suites, an iconic Fort Dodge hotel, is getting a new name and a new focus. The property will cease to be a Best Western as of Dec. 2, and will be re-branded as the Crossroads Hotel and Event Center. “In looking at our hotel guest composition, we felt like the Best Western brand had run its course here in Fort Dodge,” said Matt Johnson, board chairman of Crossroads Partners LLC, a group of local investors who originally purchased the property in January 2020. “We are excited to reposition the hotel as a locally-owned, independent ...
Lexey Lewis and Aubrey Lewis do everything together. The twin sisters came into this world as a pair and have decided to go through life as business partners. The 2021 Fort Dodge Senior High School graduates have entered the business world, bringing Fort Dodge a new venture with Glow ...
