Located at 3336 Fifth Ave. S. in Fort Dodge, it was originally owned by Walter Mikos, Hugh Matt, and Bob Matt. Later on, the store was passed down to its current owner, Walter Mikos’ son John Mikos.

Mikos & Matt Furniture has provided a wide variety of furniture to the Fort Dodge community since its inception.

“I would say we’ve provided generations of families a place to shop for their furniture needs,” said Justin Mikos, the store manager and son of the current owner.

“I would say that that’s a good way of summing it up,” he added. “And then also, we’re always here for the newcomers, too. We love it when people that are new to town stop in when they need furniture. We love working with them and getting to know them and helping them get acclimated to Fort Dodge.”

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Mikos continued, saying, “My grandpa was the one that started that business, so it’s fun to keep the business going. And also, you know, keep our customer base going generation to generation and also create new customers, too. It’s a fun blend, that’s for sure.”

Looking to the future, Mikos said the business plans to keep serving Fort Dodge and the surrounding communities.

“We always want to grow our business, and we always want to stay up to date with the trends in the furniture industry,” Mikos said. “My dad always preaches that the only certainty is change in the future. So we want to be adaptable to changes in the future. And I feel like we’ve done well with that so far, and we want to keep doing well with that and in the future.

“But also … we want to keep our current customer base going. We want to keep our strong relationships that we’ve already established and we want to create new ones too, whether it’s people moving to town or anything like that,” he said. “That’s definitely something that we look forward to.”

Mikos especially values the relationships he’s made within the Fort Dodge community.

“I’ve learned to branch out with other community leaders here in Fort Dodge, like through the Fort Dodge Growth Alliance. We’re part of the Fort Dodge Growth Alliance and that’s been a great outlet into building relationships with other business owners. And then I’ve also personally joined the Young Professionals here in town. I’ve also created relationships with young people here in town, and with the young people that work at places like Cargill, or CJ Bio, or even other businesses around town. So it’s been great. I would say, for me, and even for our family and business as a whole, just being part of the community of Fort Dodge and also creating and building relationships with the people of Fort Dodge and other business owners.”

Of the business’ latest anniversary, Mikos said, “The store is excited to have reached the 70-year milestone and is eager to serve the community for many more years to come.”