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New economic development director to begin in September

ALGONA — The Kossuth and Palo Alto County Economic Development Corporation has named Tod Faris as the new executive director, effective Sept. 23. Faris will replace Maureen Elbert, who will retire from the position this fall. Faris is coming to the Kossuth and Palo Alto area from Centerville, with nearly 16 years of experience in economic development leadership. Most recently, he has served as the economic development and community relations manager at Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative for seven years. Previously he served as the executive director of the Appanoose Economic ...

Home prices reached an all-time national high in June, while the country’s housing slump rolls on with fewer people buying homes nationally in June and July, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. But local real estate agents say that Fort Dodge and Webster ...

Building the future of Iowa’s land records

More than 23 million public land records are on file and accessible through Iowa Land Records, a website providing free online public access to Iowa real estate records. Created by the Iowa County Recorders Association in 2004, Iowa Land Records was designed to centralize and digitize ...

Archibald Electric overcomes challenges to prosper

Trevor Archibald faced a few daunting obstacles when he decided to open his business, Archibald Electric LLC, in the spring of 2019. First, he was opening a business in a very competitive market in Fort Dodge, one that has several long-established electrical companies. Second, he ...

Iowa Association of Business and Industry president retires

Mike Ralston, president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, announced that he will retire at the end of 2024. Ralston has served as ABI’s president since 2005, completing nearly two decades of service. “I feel incredibly fortunate to have been able to join an organization ...

Scott has a ‘passion to please’

David Scott has enjoyed a seamless transition from the professional home he’s always known into a lead role at the Webster City Hy-Vee Grocery Store. The 44-year-old Scott spent nearly 25 full years working for his hometown Hy-Vee in Fort Dodge. Last month, Scott officially became store ...