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Pamida is now Shopko Hometown in Toledo

Credit to store employees ("my wife for putting up with me for 34 years") and "without you, the customers - this would not be possible," was given by Cliff Havens, manager of the Shopko Hometown Store in Toledo upon the grand opening on Thursday morning, Nov. 29.The location has just undergone ...

Settlement is reached in Alliant natural gas rate case

The Iowa Utilities Board has approved a settlement agreement granting Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), an Alliant Energy utility subsidiary, a portion of its requested natural gas service rate increase in Iowa. The approved settlement allows the utility's permanent annual revenue from ...

Shopko plans grand opening on Thursday in Toledo

After a four-month liquidation sale and store conversion process, the former Pamida store in Toledo has completed its much anticipated conversion to Shopko Hometown and will celebrate with a grand opening event tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 29.)The store, located at 1006 S. County Road, will open ...

Holiday lighted parade, Santa more today in Toledo

Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce businesses will be hosting open houses this Sunday, Nov. 25, to welcome in the holiday season.Among them, Wilkerson Hardware in downtown Toledo is featuring live music, refreshments, drawings every hour and special savings.Check out other Chamber businesses ...

Pitch & Build in Tama County brings new ideas

New ideas from an organic meat processing plant to fudge topping flowed at the second Tama County Economic Development Pitch and Build quarterly event on Tuesday at the Reinig-Toledo Civic Center.Four concepts for new or expanded businesses were presented to a panel of judges made up of Dwayne ...

Economic strategy for region under development

Every five years, the Region 6 Planning Commission develops a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for the region including Tama, Marshall, Poweshiek and Hardin counties. This strategy will be developed according to Economic Development Administration requirements and guidance provided ...

Steph’s Head to Toe Massage has a touch for promoting health

"Relaxation, helping with any physical needs and stress relief," are the key ingredients to Steph Kupka's new Toledo business, Steph's Head to Toe Massage. A graduate of Iowa School of Natural Health in Ankeny, she opened at 110 East High St. in mid-September.Business has been steady so far, ...

T-N-T Holiday Explosion kicks off this Sunday- Nov. 11

The holiday season gets underway in Toledo and Tama on Sunday, Nov. 11 with a second day of events on Nov. 25. with the T-N-T Holiday Explosion sponsored by the T-T Area Chamber of Commerce.Chamber Coordinator Cassie Sokol says there's a full line up of activities for all ages and she's sure ...

Tama Co. “Pitch and Build” is Tuesday night at Reinig Center

The next Tama County Economic Development Pitch and Build Competition will be held on Tuesday, Nov.13, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Reinig Center in Toledo. It features extraordinary Tama County entrepreneurs who will pitch their business idea to a group of business leaders and industry ...