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Toni Nixon, PCT, receives ROSE Award

Toni Nixon, a patient care technician in the Infusion Center, received the ROSE Award at UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. She was nominated by Tara Lager, a registered nurse, and team members in the Infusion Center. “Toni is the backbone of the Infusion Center,” ...

Ziegler expands to Grundy Center

Ziegler, which has a construction and agricultural equipment dealership in Fort Dodge, has opened a new store near Grundy Center at the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and Iowa Highway 14. “We are primarily a field service location, which means all of our technicians go out to support our customers in the field or on the job site,” said Noah Martens, branch operations manager for the new location. “Our technicians being mobile allows equipment repairs and maintenance to be performed onsite, maximizing our customers’ uptime.” Those technicians will go to farms and job sites ...

Carrie Anderson named August Employee of the Month

Carrie Anderson, CMA, UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine — Second Avenue North, was named the August Employee of the Month for UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge. Anderson was nominated by Molly Hiveley, PR/Marketing, and Beth Hiveley, Care Coordination, for the compassion, respect and care ...

Local financial advisor Kent recognized by Forbes

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Ryan Kent, Fort Dodge, has been named to the 2023 Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State ranking by Forbes/SHOOK Research. The list includes more than 1,460 financial advisors nationwide, all under age 40. This is the second time Kent has been named to this prestigious list. “This is an incredible honor, one I could never have achieved without the tremendous support from my branch team,” Kent said. “And I am forever indebted to my clients for the trust they have put in me and the relationships we’ve built as we work toward the ...

Lane joins the Friendship Haven team as director of engagement

Friendship Haven has announced that Jen Lane has joined the team as the director of engagement. In her role, she will build a culture of philanthropy and giving of time, talent, and treasures at Friendship Haven through relationship development with residents, families, community members, ...

Halverson to serve at Friendship Haven as director of spiritual care

Denise Halverson joined Friendship Haven as director of engagement in 2016 and has now accepted a new calling as director of spiritual care. In her role, she will serve the spiritual care needs of residents, families, and team members. She will offer nurturing support for spiritual ...