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Two years ago, Sarah Ottesen of Strawberry Point, invested in a turnkey Oelwein business, fulfilling both her passion for quilting and desire to be her own boss. Ottesen took over LouAnn’s Qui…
DES MOINES — The state would offer grants of up to $50,000 to small-scale butchers under rules that won preliminary approval of the Iowa Economic Development Authority board Friday.
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When Devin Casey was planning her career path at Oelwein High School, she didn’t picture herself doing manicure and pedicure services, let alone owning her own business. But her career path to…
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WEST DES MOINES — The founders of ICE Manufacturing, which moved into its Oelwein location in January 2020, have been been awarded the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Renew Rural Iowa Entrepreneur Award.
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WAVERLY — The Waverly City Council OK’d the first reading of a rezoning ordinance last week to allow a cement manufacturer to build a new plant along Business Highway 218 in the northwest outs…
Oelwein Fire Department was called to a fire at Subway Tuesday morning, before 11 a.m.
Tiffany VandeVorde, who owns Little Golden Boutique, has studied health care and held day jobs in it for a decade or so, but she has always had an interest in fashion.
TRIPOLI — Advanced registered nurse practictioner Haleigh Pagel has joined Tripoli Family Medicine, a MercyOne medical clinic. She began in May and is now accepting new patients.
It takes a lot of willingness to operate a business — willingness to jump into the venture, willingness to adjust to change, willingness to hand over the reins to the next generation. Strang T…
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Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Homes, Inc. of Oelwein received the Iowa Award of Funeral Service Excellence at the 141st Annual Iowa Funeral Directors Association (IFDA) Convention held May 18-20 at …
DES MOINES — Iowa businesses may not ask for proof of vaccination from customers under a bill passed Wednesday by the Iowa Senate.
Curt Solsma, who has been an Edward Jones financial advisor in Oelwein since 1985, recently qualified for the Edward Jones Managing Partner’s Conference, which honors the top 400 of the firm’s…
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Change is constant. Those words have never rang truer than over the past year. As we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, we have had to change the way we work, send our kids to school, a…
OELWEIN — Financial Advisor Katy Solsma Bell of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Oelwein, has achieved the professional designation of Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor®.
When the dangerous cold snap descended on Oelwein for a few weeks in February — and much of the rest of the nation for that matter — Ken's Electric's crews had to shift gears.
When Kmart and Shopko pulled up stakes a few years back, Oelwein Ace Hardware Paint and Rental Center stepped in to meet needs of the community.
The state annually recognizes Century and Heritage Farms based on applications from families that own the operations.
Michael McDonough, of Oelwein, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
The year 2020 opened with promise in Oelwein.
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Veridian Credit Union wants to help everyone create successful financial futures. That’s why Veridian is structured as a not-for-profit cooperative: Its earnings go back to members through bet…
