Throughout his career of caring for grieving families, Phil Gunderson has worked with compassion and integrity. He has applied that same compassion and integrity to helping his community in diverse ways, but especially in health care, economic development and education. For his long ...
Fort Dodge has a long list of attributes, according to Joey Coleman, who grew up here and graduated from St. Edmond High School. He told the audience at Thursday’s annual dinner of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance that the list of those attributes includes businesses, parks, ...
Looking back on an action-packed year in the realm of economic and community development, Astra Ferris, the chief executive officer of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, said the past 12 months were more than busy. “We did not just have a busy 2025, we had a very defining one,” she told the audience at Thursday evening’s annual Growth Alliance dinner. “It happened because this region believes in collaboration rather than competition,” she added. With the aid of a video, she recounted the accomplishments of the past year, including continued growth at Corridor Plaza, ...
Three local businesses were recognized Thursday night for their contributions, and the contributions of their employees, to the United Way in Fort Dodge. Those companies are Valero Renewables, Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota and Decker Truck Line Inc. Randy Kuhlman, chief executive officer of the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way, said they are Pacesetter companies. He recognized them during the annual dinner of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance at Fort Frenzy. “We’re here to help families in a crisis,” Kuhlman said of the United Way. He said the agency helped ...
UnityPoint Health — Trinity Foundation has announced it has exceeded its Surgical Excellence, The Future Looks Bright capital campaign goal of $3 million. Trinity Foundation committed $10 million toward the total surgical renovation and expansion project cost of $39.8 million, investing $7 million from unrestricted funds and raising $3,147,684 through the campaign. “We are sincerely grateful to our generous donors for their unwavering support of our mission to deliver compassionate, high-quality care to our community,” said Alyssa Stanek, executive director of Trinity ...
A Fort Dodge man whose civic engagement includes everything from promoting downtown businesses to providing emergency medical care received the Emerging Leader Award from the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance Thursday evening. Luke Hugghins received the award during the alliance’s ...
