08 Feb 1973
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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1973
Page
1
Sioux Center paced Sioux County retail with a 23 percent rise in gross sales to $8.6 million countywide and $3.08 million in the town. Food, clothing, general merchandise, and services all posted gains with clothing up 41 percent and lumber up 28 percent, while contracting revenue rose 29 percent and utilities increased.
Gerrit Gerritsen of Rock Valley fumes after his clothes were stolen from a line at his home across Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The incident was noted in local coverage alongside a regional review of retail sales trends across nearby towns.
Alton's business count held steady while retail sales jumped 228 percent over the prior year's quarter. Boyden added 0.3 more businesses and retail sales rose 16.1 percent. The county tally rose by 38 businesses by September 1972 compared with the previous year, signaling broader regional economic growth in Sioux County.
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