The annual opportunity to buy some clothing and shoes without paying any sales taxes is coming soon. What the state Department of Revenue calls the Iowa Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Friday Aug. 5 and ends at midnight Saturday Aug. 6. During that period, no taxes will be ...

BADGER — When Jim Tjaden started Tjaden Electric in 1978, he didn’t have any employees, or even a company vehicle. Sometimes his brother would help, but for the most part he was by himself. Tjaden had worked for a couple area electricians for several years. “It got to the point ...

Local business owners have a relatively new resource if they are looking to take their business further than they can on their own. Goldman Sachs’ program called 10,000 Small Business is a nationwide program that came to Iowa in 2019 with the goal of helping small business owners ...

The staff of the Fort Dodge Convention and Visitors Bureau attended the annual Midwest Travel Network Conference last week, returning with an auspicious tourism honor. The CVB was awarded Midwest Travel Network FAM of the Year, winning for the June 2021 Fort Dodge Outdoor Adventure ...

Erin Nelson experienced firsthand the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic when the day care she runs in Fort Dodge started seeing fewer and fewer kids each day, because so many of their parents were working from home in the spring of 2020. Nelson still kept her day care open, however, ...

DUNCOMBE — The Lemke and Nelson families have shared many memories over the years. Now, they share even more. Brad and Amanda Lemke, along with Alissa (Lemke) and Tony Nelson, are co-owners of Wildcat Distilling, Co., a new Iowa distillery born on an old Iowa family farm. They currently ...