WEBSTER CITY — Ottie Maxey of the Hamilton County Growth Partnership updated the Hamilton County Supervisors on recent developments in economic development for the county. The Hamilton County Growth Partnership, which first met in February, has completed paperwork as a newly organized ...

HARCOURT — The name on the side of the Engquist Lumber building in Harcourt may have changed, but according to Scott Engquist, the products and customer service are still top notch. “We’re still here, still doing things the way we always have,” said Engquist. Scott and Diane ...

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 ...