A 2003 Roland-Story graduate is at home in one of Nevada’s newest business locations. Ryan Larson, who works as the business manager for Farmhouse Catering, Inc., can often be found inside Copper Spaces, a fully separate LLC, that is linked to Farmhouse Catering’s other business units: Gatherings, FarmGrounds, and Cozy Home & Table. “I started with Farmhouse Catering in May …

An interest in small town community involvement and building life-long relationships are probably the two biggest factors that led State Bank & Trust Co.-Nevada, Iowa Co.’s newest president into a banking career. Dan Johnson, who was recently named the new President of State Bank & Trust Co. in Nevada, came to Nevada for a career with the local bank in 2008. He …

Todd Sampson, a 2006 graduate of Nevada High School, is now working in Nevada and raising his own children in the rural area not far from where he grew up. Todd, who was active in football, track, soccer, basketball, FFA, band, and National Honor Society as a Nevada High School student, is giving back to the community and school district, …

Sometimes the perfect job just finds you. April Clendenen, a sales specialist for Flummerfelt Homes in Nevada, was working at Mary Greeley as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and taking nursing classes at DMACC when her “perfect job” came along. Her significant other, Jeff Clendenen, was working for Flummerfelt Homes, so April had started doing cleaning of homes for Flummerfelt …

Nevada High School graduate Robyn (Leighty) Lewis (Class of 2010) was going to be an eye doctor, until she encountered organic chemistry at Iowa State University and realized, “I despised it.” Today, you’ll find Robyn at First Interstate Bank in Nevada (formerly Great Western Bank), where she’s a financial services representative and often helps out as a teller. She’d worked …

When it comes to working in the Main Street District of Nevada, IA, this young woman has both a strong family history of relatives working downtown and a current roster of relatives and connections working in the district. Rachel (Smith) DeVries, 27, a 2013 graduate of Nevada High School, said her childhood is full of memories of Nevada’s downtown and …

Couser Cattle Company’s cattle manager, Shane Jurgensen, is a unique kind of ag professional. “I’m not a farmer,” he said. “My brother’s a farmer. Farmers do row crops. My focus is cattle, and there’s not a lot of ag people who have their only thing as working with cattle.” Shane has been working for Couser Cattle Company, located north of …

Tate Handsaker never thought he would end up in the banking industry, but that is exactly where the 28-year-old has landed. Currently Vice President/Ag and Commercial Loan Officer for Availa Bank in Nevada, Tate is finding that banking is a great place for him to help others. “This job is all about helping people… We are here to be a …

September 30, 2022 The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced $35 million in workforce housing tax credits to develop new housing across Iowa, including the Cass-Doty housing project in Nevada. This project includes seven, three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental units. This year, IEDA received 133 applications, including the Cass-Doty application. City of Nevada Mayor Brett Barker, explains, “The 2021 Story County Housing …

Being in the car sales business has its challenges right now. That is for sure. Nonetheless, the Ordering Manager for Ames Ford Lincoln, Kirk Lemon, intends to see this career through to retirement. “I have about 10 years (until retirement),” Kirk said, and he’s facing the current car industry challenges with a positive mindset. “I always try to look at …