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Local Business

Northwest Bank to offer ITM service at new location

A new Northwest Bank location in Fort Dodge will enable customers to talk to, and literally see, a banker without getting out of their vehicle. This will be possible thanks to an Interactive Teller Machine at the bank’s site on Kenyon Road. “We want to be able to offer our customers ...

High school class led to thriving business for Walsh

When Lucas Walsh was looking for high school classes to fill out his schedule, he thought a laser class seemed interesting, so he added it to his schedule. Now more than four years later, that interest has gone from a hobby to his own business in Fort Dodge. Walsh, who graduated from ...

New economic development director to begin in September

ALGONA — The Kossuth and Palo Alto County Economic Development Corporation has named Tod Faris as the new executive director, effective Sept. 23. Faris will replace Maureen Elbert, who will retire from the position this fall. Faris is coming to the Kossuth and Palo Alto area from ...

Local real estate market trending better than national

Home prices reached an all-time national high in June, while the country’s housing slump rolls on with fewer people buying homes nationally in June and July, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. But local real estate agents say that Fort Dodge and Webster ...

Building the future of Iowa’s land records

More than 23 million public land records are on file and accessible through Iowa Land Records, a website providing free online public access to Iowa real estate records. Created by the Iowa County Recorders Association in 2004, Iowa Land Records was designed to centralize and digitize ...

Archibald Electric overcomes challenges to prosper

Trevor Archibald faced a few daunting obstacles when he decided to open his business, Archibald Electric LLC, in the spring of 2019. First, he was opening a business in a very competitive market in Fort Dodge, one that has several long-established electrical companies. Second, he purchased ...