Artist Spotlight: Tim Salter

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GREATER FORT DODGE GROWTH ALLIANCE BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Beisser Lumber is a full-service lumberyard, established in Fort Dodge in 1953, that offers Iowa builders and contractors quality building products and services. Fred Beisser started the company with $2,500 worth of lumber from a truck that had tipped over, and a rented feed mill. His wife, Marian, served as bookkeeper for decades and helped grow the business. In 1973, Kim Beisser became President of the company and served in that role until 2022 when his son-in-law, Dave Ling, became the company’s third president.

Under Kim’s leadership, the company has expanded from Fort Dodge to include locations in Grimes and Coralville. The Grimes location sits on twelve acres and contains 12,000 square feet of office and showroom space, with a 41,800 square foot warehouse. In 2004, Beisser Lumber began producing interior and exterior doors in the Grimes facility to serve customers throughout Iowa. The doors produced are used in single-family, apartment, and commercial projects.