Cat lovers across the United States have been serving their feline friends Friskies brand wet cat food for decades. And for 50 years, the cans of that food have come from a plant in Fort Dodge. The golden anniversary of the Nestle Purina PetCare plant at 2400 Fifth Ave. S. was celebrated ...

A large new sports and special events venue that adds a new element to Corridor Plaza opened last year. The Pavilion Sports Complex, located on the west side of the property that was once Crossroads Mall, includes space for basketball, volleyball, and pickleball. It also includes batting ...

A program intended to prepare the upcoming leaders of the Fort Dodge community had a milestone year in 2025. Leadership Fort Dodge, a program of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, marked 20 years since it was established. In that time, 850 people have graduated from a program that ...

A lot of Fort Dodge area people love Dairy Queen. The evidence of that was plain to see on Sept. 9, 2025, the first day of business at the new DQ Grill & Chill in Corridor Plaza. A long line of customers eager for blizzards, ice cream cakes and other goodies had formed outside the ...

A last-mile delivery station for online retail giant Amazon is nearing completion in Fort Dodge. The facility is along First Avenue South near 42nd Street in the Decker Development Park. Astra Ferris, chief executive officer of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, described the Amazon ...

Back in 1953, two Fort Dodge men established Pederson-Sells Equipment Co. to sell hydraulic equipment to farmers and agribusinesses. In April 2025, FORCE America Inc., the modern version of that company, formally broke ground for a 32,000-square-foot facility that will meet the needs of ...