A 15-year passion has turned into a new business for Thomas Remington with the launch of Remington Leather in Fort Dodge. The business, located at 23 S. First St., features all unique, handcrafted items inspired by customers and brought to reality by Remington. “Opening a shop is the ...

After the Stella’s Coffee Bar mobile camper built a cult following in Fort Dodge last year, owner Abby Stromberg decided she wanted to take that outpouring of support from the community and build on it. Throughout the year — until the weather just got too cold — Stromberg would set ...

A new Fort Dodge gym aims to give women of all ages and sizes a space to work toward and meet their fitness goals. Rise Women’s Fitness & Wellness opened in October at 1728 Central Ave., Suite 5. Jenny Roe was a member of a gym in the same space when she learned that gym was going ...

Throughout the nation, Main Street programs leverage hard work, vision and funding to create community and economic vitality through historic preservation. Main Street Fort Dodge, part of the Main Street Iowa community, works with business and property owners in the 33-block Downtown Fort ...

McClure Engineering Co., a civil and structural engineering firm headquartered in the Des Moines area with an office in Fort Dodge, has added environmental, GIS, and water resources to its portfolio of engineering and infrastructure services under the banner of its new environmental ...

Last year it was reported that 56 percent of Americans would not have enough money in savings to cover a $1,000 emergency expense. The likely result would be to cut other expenses or go into debt. GreenState Credit Union recently launched a product to help combat this. “We understand ...