LAKE CITY — If the tempting flavors of macchiato, fresh-baked caramel rolls or homemade muffins sound like a great way to start the day, it’s easy to get your fix at the Raccoon River Coffeehouse in Lake City. “I never thought I’d be running a coffee shop or any type of business in ...

ROCKWELL CITY — The Calhoun County Economic Development Corp. has announced the availability of funding through its revolving loan fund program. The program is designed to support new and expanding businesses across Calhoun County with access to low-interest financing that can help spark ...

DES MOINES — What separates professionally-managed farms from farms that struggle or fail? The successful farms begin with the end in mind and have a strategy for success. “How many times do you get to practice farm succession? Once,” said Dick Wittman, an Idaho rancher and farm ...

GOWRIE — Abbie Burger has always loved coffee, boutiques, and small businesses, so when a building on Market Street in Gowrie opened up, Burger thought “why not?” A life-long Gowrie resident, she opened 1108 Coffee and Boutique, 1108 Market St., on Monday to a packed store of ...

Fixed base operators — FBOs — staff and operate America’s general aviation airports. They’re contracted to provide services critical to safe operation of small aircraft, both propeller and jet. Sale of aviation fuels is the prime source of cash flow and profit for FBOs. Rental of ...

Absence certainly made the heart grow fonder during a recent renovation project that left Taco Tico fans without their fix. For six weeks, patrons of the well-known Fort Dodge restaurant had to wait patiently as an expansion of the kitchen area took place without doors opening to the ...