Two men worked outside the former Casa Mexico in early October as part of renovations to the building, readying it for Los Charros. (File photo)
Two men worked outside the former Casa Mexico in early October as part of renovations to the building, readying it for Los Charros. (File photo)
Business stories dominated in 2024 with mostly good news, and some not-so-welcome.
But first — in early December, Hope Haven, a division of Imagine the Possibilities, announced effective March 31, 2025, it will close its busy can and bottle redemption service to offset an annual $200,000 loss.
“The monetary loss is just insurmountable,” Hope Haven’s Chief Strategic Advancement Officer Cheryl Plank said in a press release.
Fort Madison and Mount Pleasant will now have the closest redemption facilities. However, a couple of Des Moines County options remain.
Here are a few top stories of 2024 from the business sector.
New restaurants always create buzz, and many locals were particularly excited to learn a Chick-fil-A would construct a location on Legacy Drive (now well underway), with operations to start in early 2025. As of press time, company spokespersons were unable to provide an opening date.
Billy Sims BBQ and Wing Stop are constructing a new Roosevelt Avenue location with a possible April opening, replacing the demolished Shokai Sushi.
Fat & Sassy Barbeque — a new veteran and family-owned eatery — is preparing to open in early 2025 in the former Dillons BBQ, 2111 Roosevelt Ave.
Hoshi Japanese Express brought a new taste to the former Teryiaki Madness.
Dame Fine Coffee opened an additional location outside Westland Mall, and Los Charros with Macomb, Illinois, and Carthage, Illinois locations, is renovating the former Casa Mexico on Roosevelt Avenue for a restaurant there.
Read the rest of the story in the Friday, Jan. 3 edition of The Hawk Eye.
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