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Next Edge Performance gets new home, more features

Kelsey Felch’s hands were a blur as they flitted across a black screen, touching groups of green lights as soon as they lit up. In less than a minute, Felch, the manager of Next Edge Performance in Fort Dodge, completed the hand-eye coordination drill on the Reflexion system, one of the ...

For the love of art

More than eight years ago, Heather Applegate was looking for a career change. She had been a dental assistant for over 25 years and when the opportunity for a completely different path came about, she made the leap. Applegate, along with April Wilson, purchased Studio Fusion in 2014 from ...

Iowa Outdoors Store continues evolving

Gale McKinney feels the key to continued growth in Fort Dodge and the surrounding communities is through the support of local businesses. McKinney has seen just that firsthand as owner of The Iowa Outdoors Hardware and Rental Store, located at 1597 Third Ave. N.W. in Fort Dodge, along ...

KHI Solutions finds tremendous growth

KHI Solutions remains strongly planted in Fort Dodge at the Kingsgate Center, located on the corner of North 25th Street and Second Avenue North. That is where it has been since 1999. However, co-owner Brenda Eckard and her team have outgrown their current arrangements. In fact, they ...

Robot joins surgeons in Clarion

CLARION — Orthopedic surgeons at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion now have a robotic assistant to help them do knee replacement surgeries. The device is known as a Robotic Surgical Assistant and is called ROSA for short. Orthopedic Specialists, a team of orthopedic surgeons that ...

Caryl snaps memories, moments

HUMBOLDT — Brittany Caryl admits she stumbled into becoming a professional photographer. Caryl, who owns and operates InSite Creatives in Humboldt, prides herself on being a full-service photographer. Over the past decade-plus, she has transitioned from handling the business as a ...