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Local Business

‘We’re still here’

HARCOURT — The name on the side of the Engquist Lumber building in Harcourt may have changed, but according to Scott Engquist, the products and customer service are still top notch. “We’re still here, still doing things the way we always have,” said Engquist. Scott and Diane ...

Local leaders visit Nestle Purina HQ

Keeping in touch with the leaders of one of the major industries in Fort Dodge was the goal when three local leaders headed to St. Louis, Missouri, recently. Mayor Matt Bemrich; Astra Ferris, chief executive officer of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, and Chad Schaeffer, the ...

Canadian National plans big Iowa investment

Canadian National Railway, which has a rail yard in Fort Dodge and tracks throughout the area, has announced plans to invest about $38 million in Iowa as part of its 2025 capital investment program. This investment will support track maintenance and strategic infrastructure initiatives in ...

Daniel Pharmacy: 62 years in business

John Daniel II had to make a difficult decision as a college student attending the University of Iowa. Daniel originally wanted to be an engineering major, but switched to pharmacy after a conversation with his father. After struggling early in his college career, Daniel said he considered ...

Grass to Glass Services

GOWRIE — While many high school graduates are counting the days until they leave for college, Brady Hanson and Drake Warland are climbing atop roofs to clean gutters and scrubbing second and third story exterior windows. The recent Southeast Valley High School graduates launched Grass ...

New events company takes over three Fort Dodge venues

Five Points Events has announced that a local group of events professionals have joined forces to take over operations of the Cardiff Center at Fort Frenzy, the events and meeting venues at the Crossroads Hotel & Events Center, and the planning of special events at the new Pavilion sports ...