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Hello Growth Alliance Members!
As we dive into a busy fourth quarter, we’re excited to invite you to rejoin us for 2025! Together, we’ll keep the momentum going, forging new connections, boosting business growth, and making the Fort Dodge Region a preferred place to do business.
Keep an eye out for your 2025 membership renewal and sponsorship opportunities—our team is here to help with any questions along the way.
And a friendly reminder: our office will be closed on Monday, November 11, in honor of Veterans Day. BUT We’d love to see you at 11:00 AM for a special ribbon cutting to celebrate the new updates to Veterans Bridge project! Let’s gather to honor our veterans and this new addition to our community!
Thank you for your continued support and energy,
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Astra Ferris, IOM
Chief Executive Officer
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Our ribbon cuttings are open to the public, and we
invite everyone to join us in celebrating the growth
and success of our businesses.
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*Please note:
Going Forward, community events will only be posted 2 weeks before the date. Events can be posted to our community calendar at any time.
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A Night for LifeWorks
LifeWorks Community Services serves over 175 people with disabilities in Fort Dodge, Humboldt, and surrounding communities. The LifeWorks Charitable Foundation hosts a FUNdraiser annually that includes a silent auction, dinner, a testimonial speaker (Jennifer Sumpter this year with Webster County Public Health!), and a show in the style of America’s Got Talent
The Cardiff Center at Fort Frenzy
📅Thursday, November 7th
Social Hour Starts at 5:00PM
Silent Auction here
Tickets Here
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STEAM Fest
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math! Event is grades K-6 and open to the public.
Iowa Central- Career Education Building
📅Thursday, November 7th
4:00PM-7:00PM
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Trivia Night
Come support Meals On Wheels with a Trivia Night. And a live and silent auction to follow.
Laramar Ballroom
📅Saturday, November 9th
Doors open at 6:00PM
Register Here
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Turkey Trot it Like it's Hot
Strut your Stuffin' with Fort Dodge Young Professionals in the 2024 "Turkey Trot" around Kennedy Lake Trail. We'll start and end at the Heun Shelter. $25 a person and kids run free!
Hot Cider, Snacks, Prizes, and T-Shirts will be available and handed out.
📅Saturday, November 9th @ 9:00AM
Sign Up Here
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Laramar Ballroom Events
📅Friday, November 8th- Clay Clear Band
📅Saturday, November 9th- Meals on Wheels Trivia Night
More Events
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Veterans Day
Following the Veterans Memorial Bridge ceremony, join us for a full day of celebration and honoring our beloved veterans. Enjoy appetizers generously donated by Olde Boston’s, live entertainment throughout the day, and the chance to give back. We will have a free will donation to the Veterans Memorial Bridge project. Let’s come together to show our gratitude and support!
The Best Western Starlite Village Hotel & Suites
📅Monday, November 11th Doors Open at 12:00PM
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Parkinson Education Program
APDA is bringing this free educational program to the Fort Dodge Public Library. For education and resources for all individuals affected by Parkinson's Disease.
📅Wednesday, November 13th 1:00PM-3:30PM
Register Here
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Christmas Movie Trivia
How well do you know your Christmas movies? Put yourself to the test with a night of Christmas Movie Trivia and a Silent auction, while helping support programing for individuals with special needs and their families in our community! Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams!
📅Friday, November 15th Silent auction starts at 6:00PM
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St. Olaf's Christmas Sale
Join us for everything Christmas🎄and check out our bake sale. Come shop and buy some goodies! Proceeds will support St. Olaf's Ignite Program and Community Caring Bridge.
📅November 16th starting at 9:00AM
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Harvest Vineyard Church Friendsgiving
Join the celebration of Harvest Vineyard Church's potluck style friendsgiving. 🦃 A great way to connect with others while cherishing all that we have to be thankful for. Bring your favorite dish to share if you are able to.
📅Thursday, November 21st 6:00PM
Laramar Ballroom-
710 1st Ave N
Register Here
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Northwest Bank Open House
Come help celebrate with Northwest Bank on their new renovations to their Fort Dodge location 📅Thursday, November 21st starting at 5:30PM
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For a list of all events,
click here.
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Cargill Corn Syrup Refinery
Cargill celebrated their Grand Opening of the Corn Syrup Refinery on October 2, 2024. The official opening was celebrated with a red ribbon cutting also included a tour of the Condon Family Farm by Cargill Team Members, Supporting Vendors, and Sweetener Vendors who produce candy. Attendees were able to hear about corn syrup refinery and learn more about how corn is grown, harvested, transported and made to the final product.
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Angel Ride Gals All Totals
Our favorite night of the year! Thanks to everyone who makes this night possible! We truly couldn’t do it without everyone’s support! This year ANGEL RIDE TO SAVE THE TA-TA's were so close to hitting a total of $500,000!
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Fort Dodge is Alive with the Sound of Musicals
Esther Laupp is the president of Comedia Musica Players. She stops by to discuss their upcoming musical, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. The event has multiple showings from 📅November 7-9, 2024. Be sure to check it out!
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Mobile Massage
Wandering Wellness is now scheduling 7 days a week! Get some peace of mind while relaxing int the comfort of your own home! Featuring in home table massages and corporate chair massages. Get you appointments booked now!
Book Here
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Gypsum City Playscape
Gypsum City OHV Park is now accepting donations for the parks new Playscape! Exciting new outdoor recreation for the kids to enjoy! For more information call Natasha at 515-576-4258 or by email
natasha.west@webstercountyia.org
Donate
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Best Western Starlite Gets Re-Branded
The Best Western Starlite Village, an iconic Fort Dodge hotel, is getting a new name and a new focus. As of December 2, 2024 Best Western will be re-branded as the Crossroads Hotel and Event Center.
Full Release
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Coats for Kids Program
We’re collecting new and gently used coats for children of all sizes, from babies to high school students. We partner with local schools, and hold a public distribution day to ensure that these coats reach students in need in our community. You can help by donating coats or making a monetary contribution. Together, we can keep our kids warm this winter!
Drop off coat donations to:
Shimkat Motor Company during regular business hours.
In addition coats are being accepted at Mineral City Mill and Grill, Papa Murphy's Pizza Fort Dodge, Coldwell Banker and Starbucks Fort Dodge
Monetary donations are also being accepted:
Make checks to Community Health Center of Fort Dodge
126 N 10th Street Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Please put Coats for Kids in the memo line
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Atlas Solutions
Paperless solutions made simple with Atlas Solutions. Helping move documents to a paperless environment for secure storage, convenient access, and reduce paper costs. Want to discover more about how Atlas can benefit your operations?
Request a Demo
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Building a Winning Marketing Strategy
Cheryl O'Hern is the founder/owner/CEO of Spin Markket in Fort Dodge, Iowa. We discuss different strategies companies can utilize to increase their marketing efforts.
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A huge thank you to all our customers for an amazing year, and to Kemna Auto for the great venue. Looking forward to seeing you all next year. | |
Benefits of Installing Privacy Fences
Installing a privacy fence is a popular choice for many homeowners since it provides a sense of security while adding to the home’s aesthetics. Whether you're looking to block out noise from a busy street or create a personal retreat in your backyard, privacy fences can fulfill various needs.
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Holly Jolly Christmas Tree Project
With the holidays again quickly approaching, and the success of our project last year, we have decided that we will be doing The Holly Jolly Christmas Tree Project FD Edition Year 2024! Last year, we were successfully able to provide 72 FULL Christmas tree kits to families in our community! WOW!! What a success!!!
This year, we are going to be working with individuals in Spencer Iowa who were impacted by the flood and work on donating a portion of our tree kits to the elementary schools in that area that know of families who lost everything in the flood to hopefully bring some Christmas cheer to those little people!!
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