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Business Briefs

Graham named Employee of the Month

Deb Graham, a unit clerk in radiology, was named the November Employee of the Month at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. She was nominated by Diane Happel, a nuclear medicine technologist, for ensuring patients visiting radiology have a positive first impression and ...

Birkestrands announce new owner for Osweiler’s

WEBSTER CITY — Ron and Kathy Birkestrand announced in a press release Tuesday that they have sold Osweiler's Fashion store in Webster City. The new owner is Sonia Sosa Rodriguez. Rodriguez will take ownership February 1, 2026, and plans to have a grand opening in March when her spring ...

Secretary Naig welcomes applications for Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is accepting applications for the next round of Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants. The highly competitive cost-share grant expands access to Iowa-grown, Iowa-made, and Iowa-raised food, ...

Van Diest manager graduates from IHA program

Jill Silver, the Van Diest Medical Center surgery and specialty clinic manager, recently graduated from the Iowa Hospital Association’s Leadership Development Program. That program develops critical leadership skills and competencies with the objective of increasing retention of ...

Rossmanith joins Berryhill Center

Erin Rossmanith has joined the staff of UnityPoint Health — Berryhill Center as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She is a Fort Dodge native with 25 years of nursing experience, including a decade as a school nurse. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the YWCA ...