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2024 Merry on Main Street activities promote shopping local in downtown Fort Dodge
Get into the Christmas spirit by visiting downtown Fort Dodge this holiday season. Special activities are featured November 29-December 2.
Special thanks to the dedicated PICA volunteers for decorating the downtown planters and the City of Fort Dodge and MidAmerican Energy for preparing the tree at Veterans Triangle Park to be lit up by Santa Claus.
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2021 Main Street Awards Storytelling Event
Main Street Fort Dodge is featured in the Supporting Section for projects to promote businesses. Partnering with Main Street Fort Dodge...
May 15, 20211 min read
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Master Conservation Program, Google Cookies & Facebook
Main Street Fort Dodge - This week Linda Cline with Webster County Cooperative Extension Service on Master Conservationist Program,...
May 13, 20211 min read
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Main Street Iowa Expands Entrepreneur Services
After a 6-month pilot program, Main Street Iowa is expanding its partnership with the Rural Ideas Network. This spring, Main Street Iowa...
May 2, 20211 min read
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Central River District Master Plan Creates Roadmap for Fort Dodge Renewal
Community on the Move Benefits from Professional Planning Guidance When it comes to attracting and retaining aproductive and talented...
Apr 21, 20214 min read
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All the rage
Chaos Therapy opens at New Age Media Joel Johnson, left, and Alisha Johnson, co-owners of Chaos Therapy, pose together in one of the rage...
Mar 13, 20213 min read
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Open 4 Business Contest now open
Do you have a great business idea? Have you always wanted to own a business in downtown Fort Dodge? Is your current business planning to...
Feb 20, 20212 min read
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Specialty shop on the move - Nins Custom Creations finds new home downtown
Emily Farrer, personal designing consultant at Nins Custom Creations, poses with a pair of her favorite custom designed tumblers. The...
Feb 20, 20212 min read
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A look back: The Boston Store
This Fort Dodge retail establishment began in 1898 as Davidson Brothers’ Store. It was first located at 526 Central Ave. In 1900, Adolph...
Nov 28, 20201 min read
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‘Shop Small, Shop Safe’ in downtown FD
Local retailers look for strong turnout this weekend With today, Black Friday, being traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year,...
Nov 27, 20203 min read
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A hidden gem
Kirkberg has offered jewelry merchandise for 125 years was located in the Historic Downtown Fort Dodge Watchmakers work on their craft ...
Nov 21, 20204 min read
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Fixing Facades
Despite delays, restoration of downtown building fronts forges ahead in Fort Dodge In a section of downtown Fort Dodge, workers have been...
Nov 17, 20204 min read
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Back to her roots
New owner of Bloomers on Central is FD graduate Rebecca Reitmeier, owner of Bloomers on Central, sits to enjoy a cup of coffee at the...
Nov 7, 20205 min read
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New Central Avenue plan to be introduced
A proposal that could someday change the look of a long stretch of Central Avenue will be introduced to the Fort Dodge City Council tonight.
Oct 26, 20202 min read
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MIDAS offers small business loans
The MIDAS Council of Governments announced that as a result of federal COVID-19 relief funding, it has received additional revolving loan ..
Oct 24, 20201 min read
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Moving On Up
Golf Central, where golf season never ends, has a new location not far from its old one.
The Fort Dodge business recently moved from the ...
Oct 24, 20205 min read
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Farm To Fork Continues
Five-course meal will be served at socially distanced round tables
Sep 5, 20202 min read
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Salon Central opens at the Snell
Salon Central opens at the Snell. Former law office transformed to beauty shop
Aug 31, 20204 min read
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