Business News

Valentina’s Meat Market, currently on Michigan Ave, is in the process of moving into the long-vacant store front across from City Hall, at the corner of Erie and East 5th Streets, previously home of Buena Vista Stationery & Print. Valentina’s owner Don Silvio hopes to accomplish a clean-up with renovations and electrical work over the next several weeks to move his business into the larger, more accessible location. ...

Honoring those who serve is a great theme, so Paxtons Jewelry of Storm Lake chose a red, white and blue theme for their 2019 donation to the Storm Lake St. Mary’s Ball and Charity Auction March 23. The St. Mary’s Ball and Charity Auction theme will be “A Night to Salute” to honor veterans past and present...

Greg Hermstad has joined The Sale Barn Realty and Auction in Pocahontas. Based out of Webb, Hermstad will help the business with expanded coverage in Buena Vista and Clay counties. Seen, from, left, are Chad Lynch, auctioneer associate, Hermstad, auctioneer associate, Rick Winegarden, owner, and Jim Malacek, auctioneer associate. / Photo Submitted...

Thrivent Financial granted The Bridge of Storm Lake $5,000 Tuesday as part of $43 million in grants being distributed nationwide. “The Bridge strives to care and advocate for Storm Lake youth in vulnerable places of life by meeting them where they are, building a supportive community there and providing training toward a more hope-filled future,” said Steve Frank, Iowa Regional Board Member for Thrivent. ...

History was made in Cherokee this week when Iowa Food Group began its meat processing operations in the former Tyson Foods Plant. Showing their commitment to Cherokee, the approximately 300,000 square-foot plant was purchased for $2.35 million by IFG last fall...

Join the Pocahontas and Buena Vista Women, Land, and Legacy Group for an educational presentation Tuesday February 12, 1:30 p.m. at Farm Credit Service Storm Lake. Valerie Weis from Farm Credit Service will present on land rental arrangements. Come learn about what types of land arrangements there are, and which one would work best for someone...

King’s Pointe’s restaurant got a facelift this year with a redesign focused on bringing locals back to Regatta throughout the year. With the change, “Regatta Grille” dropped the “Grille” in theme with a more contemporary focus. General Manager Jason Bjerk suggested the idea, paring the title down to make it more conducive with a modern intake...

La Yola, another pupuseria in town, may find a bit more breathing room after La Original’s move a bit further down the road. Pupusas are a traditional Salvadoran dish. They look and feel like thick corn tortillas, and are stuffed with a variety of savory fillings...

La Original has moved from its old location next to Morales Auto (across from Pizza Ranch) to the recently vacated spot next to the new Curry Express Indian restaurant on Flindt Drive. Their new location was previously used by El Salvador and Little Vientiane. /Photos by Elijah Decious...

POCAHONTAS – PRO Cooperative presented a check to the Iowa 4-H Foundation for $10,000 to go to 4-H Programs in six Iowa counties on Thursday, January 10. The donation will be divided amongst the counties PRO Cooperative serves; Calhoun, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Palo Alto and Pocahontas. A $5,000 gift from PRO Cooperative was matched by the Land O’Lakes Foundation to give local 4-H Programs the resources they need to continue to provide high quality youth development opportunities...

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation (Corridor) is partnering with Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) to complete a Laborshed employment study for the Corridor region. The study gathers information for the major employment center in each county across the state. ...

The old days of an institutional “cafeteria” or “servery” for college meals has taken a dramatic about-face at Buena Vista University, where a new restaurant, CRU5H, debuted Wednesday evening as part of the formal unveiling of the heavily-renovated BVU Forum...

DES MOINES - Cherokee native Becky Hockman was named to the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame in December. Hockman, vice president of retail accounting, was recently inducted as the 2018 Department Director of the Year at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting...

Storm Lake’s first Indian restaurant, Curry Express on Flindt Drive (next to El Salvador), has finally made its way to town, bringing with it a variety of new flavors to the town’s already multicultural palate. Grandmother Kuldep Kaur, the owner of the new mom-and-pop enterprise, is excited to bring her twist on cuisine all the way from the state of Punjab...

JOHNSTON, IA – Iowa ethanol plants saw another record-breaking year in 2018, producing 4.35 billion gallons. This was up from 4.2 billion gallons in 2017. While a record, 2018 production was below the 4.5 billion gallon capacity of Iowa’s ethanol producers...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host its annual Crop Advantage Series on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the Le Mars Convention Center beginning at 10 a.m. The Crop Advantage Series provides a solid foundation of current, research-based crop production information to help make decisions for the farming operation in 2019. ...

At its regular monthly meeting held December 20, the Buena Vista Regional Healthcare Foundation elected officers for 2019. Mitch Lyman was elected Chair, Larry Schultz, Vice-Chair and Suzette Radke, Secretary-Treasurer. Lyman resides in Newell, Schultz in rural Storm Lake and Radke in rural Aurelia. ...

The employees of United Bank of Iowa recently donated funds to four area cancer centers for cancer caregiver expenses. A total of $6,195 was distributed to the June E. Nylen Cancer Center in Sioux City, St. Anthony Foundation in Carroll, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center AWARE in Storm Lake, and Trinity Cancer Center in Fort Dodge...

BOONE — As recent college graduates take on increasingly heavy burdens of student loan debt, one Quad Cities grocer is offering relief to its employees. This month, Fareway Stores Inc. became the latest company to offer programs to assist employees with student loan payments. Fareway official Chad Carter, vice president of benefits, said the Boone-based grocery chain will provide full-time employees $100 a month toward student loan costs, or up to a total of $5,000...

A grand re-opening for Siebens Forum will be hosted Wednesday, January 16, starting at 5 p.m. Events will be co-hosted by BVU and Storm Lake United. The public is invited to attend, at the new CRU5H Dining facility in the Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/Siebens Forum...

Fareway Stores, Inc. recently conducted a round up at the register to support Variety – the Children’s Charity. Donations were collected from Monday, Oct. 1 through Saturday, Oct. 20 in all Fareway locations, with total donations reaching $177,000 during the three-week period...