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Business Briefs

NEW Cooperative Foundation donates to 4-H clubs

Once again, the NEW Cooperative Foundation has shown their commitment to supporting local 4-H youth. Recently, the foundation donated $35,700 to 121 area 4-H clubs totaling to be 2,380 individual 4-H club members. The money is donated for half of each 4-H youth’s dues in NEW ...

Mediacom to assist customers impacted by pandemic

WEST DES MOINES – Mediacom Communications has announced its participation in the federal government’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP) designed to help families and individuals struggling to afford Internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The EBBP is a temporary program ...

FD native honored as Hy-Vee’s 2020 Store Director of the Year

WEST DES MOINES— Fort Dodge native Dan Fuller was named to the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame last month. Fuller, store director at Hy-Vee’s Papillion, Nebraska, location, was inducted as the 2020 Store Director of the Year, Western Region, at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting in ...

Toys for Tots provides for thousands of children

DES MOINES – Fareway recently presented a check for nearly $315,000 to the U.S. Marine Corps for their Toys for Tots campaign, which provides toys to children during the holiday season. More than 100 pallets of toys were collected and donated. Monetary and toy donations were accepted at ...

Northwest Bank announces website change

Northwest Bank continues to invest in the newest systems and technology available to provide the best security for our online banking customers, and will soon be changing our website from a .com to a .bank domain. On Jan. 26, Northwest Bank’s website will change from ...

Hy-Vee offers virtual dietitian services

WEST DES MOINES — Hy-Vee, Inc. has announced the launch of its new, virtual dietitian services platform, Healthie, as another way to connect with its customers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Free services include virtual store tours, dietitian discovery sessions and monthly ...