Business
- Sep- 2020 -10 September
Classic Cleaners in Charles City to close ‘for good’
Classic Cleaners on 1110 North Grand Avenue in Charles City reopened for business in January of this year – now…
Read More » - Aug- 2020 -28 August
Charles City ‘WonderFall’ business decorating contest to spice-up storefronts in October
The annual Charles City ‘WonderFall’ business decorating contest is quickly approaching in October. This free competition is designed to have…
Read More » - 5 August
Charles Theatre announce ‘disappointing’ weekend attendance, to scale back showings; Footloose to start August 7th
The Charles Theatre opened back up on July 31st to the public with a showing of the live-action ‘Jungle Book’…
Read More » - Jul- 2020 -30 July
New Hampton’s ‘Shop the Square’ event a success
New Hampton residents did their part in backing small businesses yesterday by ‘shopping the square’ – an event the New…
Read More » - 22 July
First Security Bank donates additional funds towards Floyd County Fair
Charles City, Iowa – The Floyd County Fair finished on Monday and barely anyone was there to see any of…
Read More » - 22 July
New Hampton Businesses Invite You To Shop The Square
New Hampton, Iowa – The New Horizons Chamber in New Hampton and participating businesses will be holding a Shop the…
Read More » - Jun- 2020 -30 June
New Hampton mayor talks 2 new town businesses
Many Iowa towns have stores closing on the daily, but New Hampton recently has two new amenities near Main Street.…
Read More » - 29 June
Floyd County Museum scale back reopening due to COVID-19 uptick in county
The Floyd County Historical Museum is implementing temporary business hours due to the uptick in COVID-19 cases in the community. …
Read More » - 25 June
Uptick in virus cases postpones Charles Theatre reopening until July 31st
The virus count in Floyd County is 50; with 15 of those cases coming in the last 3 days. And…
Read More » - 22 June
North Iowa Air Service announce being certified an ‘ARGUS Gold Rated Charter Operator’
Charles City Aeronautics, Inc., North Iowa Air Service and Central Iowa Air Service, is pleased to announce that they have…
Read More » - May- 2020 -12 May
Osage revamps ‘Main Street Loan Program’ to help businesses during pandemic
Most Iowa towns are looking at how the pandemic affected their businesses and asking themselves: what can we do to…
Read More » - 7 May
Charles City Chamber distributing $3,000 worth of Fareway gift cards to local businesses
The Charles City Chamber of Commerce received $3,000 worth of Fareway gift cards to give out to small business owners…
Read More » - Apr- 2020 -23 April
27,912 Iowans applied for unemployment benefits (April 12-18)
Many, many Iowan’s are keeping their ships afloat via unemployment checks. And between April 12th and the 18th, 27,912 applied…
Read More » - 20 April
Charles City Chamber to distribute $2,000 worth of Fareway gift cards to area businesses
The Charles City Chamber of Commerce has $2,000 worth of Fareway gift cards to give out to small business owners…
Read More » - 16 April
Small, Local Businesses Helping Their Community
Charles City, Iowa – As small businesses throughout the area struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic, they also lend a helping…
Read More » - 16 April
Hy-Vee Aisle’s Online A Huge Hit; Other Changes Due To COVID-19
Charles City, Iowa – As we all know, grocery stores are considered an essential business, and most essential businesses are…
Read More » - 16 April
Charles City small business owner: ‘no question sales are down’ but ‘we will come out the other side’
All businesses are losing money. Lori Otto of Otto’s Oasis believes her store is going to be fine. In fact,…
Read More » - 15 April
Charles City Area Development Corp/Community Revitalization announce ‘Emergency Microloan Program’ to help small businesses
Everyone wants to help small businesses – including the Charles City Area Development Corporation and Community Revitalization. They have both…
Read More » - 15 April
‘Floyd County COVID-19 Disaster Response Fund’ to help non-profit groups
This past week, the ‘Floyd County COVID-19 Disaster Response Fund’ was born. This fund was created to provide help to…
Read More » - 13 April
NIACC hosting toll-free number to help Iowa small business owners
Small businesses are under a black cloud right now. Tim Putnam the director for the NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center…
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