Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Northwood, Iowa, celebrated its grand opening on June 30. Community members, chamber and business representatives from Albert Lea, Forest City, Iowa, Lake Mills, Iowa, and Mason City, Iowa, joined Holiday Inn Express representatives for the ceremony and ribbon cutting. Pictured are area Chamber representatives and Holiday Inn Express & Suites representatives: center to left, Ann Marie Dick, general manager, Bruce Polacek, sales and marketing, and Michael Tufte, assistant manager. -- Submitted photo