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KHI Solutions remains strongly planted in Fort Dodge at the Kingsgate Center, located on the corner of North 25th Street and Second Avenue North.
That is where it has been since 1999.
However, co-owner Brenda Eckard and her team have outgrown their current arrangements. In fact, they are expanding not just withi...
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For more than 50 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated National Small Business Week (NSBW) at the beginning of May to recognize the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. In the Fort Dodge, Iowa, region, local “mom and pop” shops, start-ups, and small businesse...
$17M for Corridor Plaza OK’d
Apr 26 2022The transformation of the old Crossroads Mall site into a development called Corridor Plaza will continue with the aid of $17 million in state funding which received final approval Friday.
The money will specifically support the creation of indoor and outdoor event space, and provide a further boost to building ne...
A neighborhood just north of downtown Fort Dodge has the potential to become the home for people living in a mixture of apartments, townhomes and small houses, according to a plan presented to the City Council Monday.
In the area known as the Lincoln neighborhood, “residential is the main use needed,&rdquo...
Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance Celebrated 10-Year Anniversary and the Catalyst Award
Apr 18 2022The Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance had more than usual to celebrate at their annual dinner. In addition to naming the recipient of the annual Catalyst Award, this year marked the Growth Alliance’s 10th anniversary. Fort Frenzy hosted the soldout crowd in its Cardiff Center and Iowa Central Community Colleg...
An Entrepreneurial Expo will be the next event in the IGNITE Entrepreneurs Series in Fort Dodge.
The expo will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on April 27 in the Bioscience and Health Sciences Building at Iowa Central Community College.
This will be a resource fair for all businesses t...
Flattery Receives Catalyst Award
Mar 24 2022Dave Flattery, a Fort Dodge city councilman who played a key role in expanding Harlan and Hazel Rogers Sports Complex and recently led the effort to erect the Floyd of Rosedale sculpture, received the top honor of the Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance Thursday.
Flattery was presented the Catalyst Award durin...
Campbell Outlines Formula for Success
Mar 24 2022Since Matt Campbell became the head coach of the Iowa State University football team prior to the 2016 season, remarkable things have happened on the field.
Campbell has racked up the best winning percentage — 55.3 percent — in school history. He has coached the Cyclones to five straight bowl games...
IGNITE Entrepreneurs Series
Mar 19 2022Throughout the Fort Dodge region, there are people who have an idea and the ambition to start their own business.
In doing so, they would join hundreds of others who are already managing their own businesses through both good times and bad times.
All of those entrepreneurs — those who are alread...
Recruiting retailers poses challenges
Mar 19 2022Business leaders and local officials involved in the redevelopment of Crossroads Mall into Corridor Plaza present the latest information on the project in a series of occasional stories that will appear in The Messenger. In the following story, Mike Cunningham of Buyers Realty gives insight into the process of recruitin...
Fort Dodge airport to get $1.6 M for new hangars
Mar 18 2022Nearly $1.6 million now available from the state government will pay for building new hangars at Fort Dodge Regional Airport.
The airport is eligible for $1,585,761 from the Iowa Commercial Aviation Infrastructure Fund thanks to $100 million of federal COVID-19 relief money deposited in that fund..
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday tha...
Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced that $20 million in Manufacturing 4.0 Workforce Innovation grants have been awarded to 46 companies in Iowa. These grants are geared toward Iowa manufacturers with 76-250 employees across locations investing in Industry 4.0 technologies to address workforce issues exacerbate...
Stumped searching high and low for the perfect gift for that special someone? Try broadening your horizons to the world of experience gifts! When you give a life experience or adventure instead of the same old sweater or necklace, that’s “experience gifting.” Now while there’s no denying a sparkly baubl...
Show family and friends on your gift list that you truly care by shopping locally at Greater Fort Dodge, Iowa, retailers to find one-of-a-kind items that delight and impress. Shopping local only has upsides. Your community is made stronger when you take a moment to visit your local stores befor...
Jobs are plentiful in Greater Fort Dodge, and many people are moving to the area for a dependable living and a high quality of life. Cargill is one local employer who brings a strong workforce to the area and supports Greater Fort Dodge’s capacity to feed and fuel the world...
