Business

Oct. 21, four new Holiday Evergreen postage stamps will join the Liberty Bell as Forever Stamps, and will be priced at the current price of 44-cents. When purchased, Forever Stamps are valid forever for one-ounce First-Class letter-size postage – regardless of any future price changes.

CORNING — A long-time southwest Iowa furniture and home décor business has recently acquired new owners.

The 35-year-old Fudge Town Interiors, previously owned by Jim and Terri Walters, is now in the hands of Adam and Heather Downing.

After teaching elementary school for a few years, Heather got her Interior Decorators License, and with a degree in business, Adam is a shift manager at Farleys and Sathers.

RED OAK — Fres-co System USA Inc. recently announced a large customer has decided not to renew their supply contract, which will affect jobs at the Red Oak facility.

While he wouldn’t disclose the client’s name or details about the contract, Fres-co Human Resource Manager Fred Swinscoe said they did make coffee bags for the client.

According to an article previously published in 2012 in the Red Oak Express, Fres-co customers include Starbucks, Folgers, Duncan Donuts and Morning Blend.

RED OAK — Its not over yet.

Red Oak community and city leaders are joining forces with a grassroots effort to convince ShopKo officials to reconsider their decision to close the local Pamida store.

After purchasing the 193-store Pamida franchise earlier this year, ShopKo announced two weeks ago Red Oak’s was one of six nationwide that would be closed instead of converted into the new format.

Store officials stated their decision was based on several factors, including the current Pamida store’s sales numbers.