Editing Hull, Iowa (section)

==Economy==

===Business===
Located in Northwest Iowa, much of Hull's economy is centered around the agricultural industry, either directly or indirectly. [[Agropur]] Cooperative is located in Hull<ref>{{cite web|last=Nelson|first=Jerry|title=Agropur plans to expand|url=http://www.dairystar.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=6163|publisher=Dairy Star|access-date=6 December 2013|date=13 June 2011}}</ref> and is the largest employer. The Foreign Candy Company, distributors of [[Warheads (candy)|Warheads]] sour candy and other sweets, was started in Hull in 1978.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ncppub.com/pages/?p=1466 | title=Candy Wars Take Center Stage | publisher=New Century Press | work=Sioux County Index Reporter | date=17 November 2010 | access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709231734/https://www.ncppub.com/pages/?p=4522 |archive-date=9 July 2017 | url=http://www.ncppub.com/pages/?p=4522 | title=Let It Rip: A New Building for Foreign Candy | publisher=New Century Press | work=Sioux County Index Reporter | date=29 February 2012 | access-date=29 December 2013}}</ref> The [[Pizza Ranch]] restaurant chain was founded in Hull in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|last=Askew|first=John|title=Meanwhile at the Pizza Ranch…|url=http://www.iowastatedaily.com/article_426f5f75-55f2-5396-b0aa-09ef620162ef.html|publisher=[[Iowa State Daily]]|access-date=May 28, 2014|date=September 17, 2007|archive-date=September 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025912/http://www.iowastatedaily.com/article_426f5f75-55f2-5396-b0aa-09ef620162ef.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/blogs/eye_on_business/why-romey-didn-t-dine-at-a-ranch/article_da1646b2-2ef7-58fa-994e-f44b559baa0d.html|last=Dreeszen|first=Dave|title=Why Rom[n]ey didn't dine at a 'Ranch'|newspaper=[[Sioux City Journal]]|access-date=6 December 2013|date=8 January 2012}}</ref> A [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] opened in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Linck|first=Michele|title=SUBWAY opens (finally)!|url=http://www.ncppub.com/pages/?p=5329|work=Sioux County Index Reporter|publisher=New Century Press|access-date=6 December 2013}}</ref> The Hull Co-op Society provides a number of agricultural services to Hull and surrounding areas, including a grain elevator, feed mill, and custom spraying. Other businesses include Hull Feed and Produce which provides feed mill services, and Hull Veterinary Clinic.

The Baumann Brothers General Store was located in Hull until the 1910s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bosma |first1=Julie |title=Blast from the past |url=https://siouxcountyindex.com/blast-from-the-past/ |work=Sioux County Index-Reporter |date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> A grocery store, Tom's Foodland, was opened on [[U.S. Route 18 in Iowa|U.S. Route 18]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Bernice Mulder, 83, Hull |url=https://www.nwestiowa.com/obituaries/bernice-mulder-83-hull/article_17349ec2-34bf-11e5-94b0-0b4937996ef0.html |access-date=July 3, 2023 |work=N'West Iowa Review |date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> which later became the Hull Food Center.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paulson |first1=Randy |title=Hull Food Center set to close doors |url=https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/hull-food-center-set-to-close-doors/article_9a8afc20-17f4-11ec-80f9-47f969e1bb89.html |access-date=July 3, 2023 |work=N'West Iowa Review |date=September 21, 2021}}</ref> The Hull Food Center closed in September 2021 due to the economic effects of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Iowa]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Van Aartsen |first1=Scott |title=Hull To Lose Its Only Grocery Store |url=https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/hull-to-lose-its-only-grocery-store/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |publisher=KIWA |date=September 24, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Takhtadjian |first1=Jason |title=Hull Food Center announces last day of operations, community member reacts |url=https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/hull-food-center-announces-last-day-of-operations-community-member-reacts/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |publisher=KCAU-TV |date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> In 2023, [[Fareway]] announced plans to open a store in Hull.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Teunissen |first1=Greg |title=Fareway planning new location in Hull, Iowa |url=https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/fareway-planning-new-location-in-hull-iowa/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |publisher=KCAU-TV |date=April 13, 2023}}</ref> The Hull Fareway opened in July 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=James |first1=Chandler |title=Fareway Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Store in Hull, Iowa; Garrett Piklapp Comments |url=https://www.delimarketnews.com/culture/fareway-hosts-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-new-store-hull-iowa-garrett-piklapp-comments/chandler-james/thu-07182024-0846/17840 |access-date=July 19, 2024 |date=July 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Deckert |first1=Taylor |title=Fareway now open in Hull, Iowa celebrating the end of a grocery desert |url=https://www.ktiv.com/2024/07/18/fareway-now-open-hull-iowa-celebrating-end-grocery-desert/ |access-date=July 19, 2024 |publisher=KTIV |date=July 18, 2024}}</ref>

===Finance===
Two banks have branches in Hull: Iowa State Bank and American State Bank. Iowa State Bank started as Baumann Brothers Bank in 1879. Ten years later, it was renamed Iowa State Bank. It closed for a short period during the [[Great Depression]] and was reopened in 1934.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Crosbie|first1=Nicole|title=Iowa State Bank celebrates remodel, 135 years in business|url=http://siouxcountyindex.com/iowa-state-bank-celebrates-remodel-135-years-in-business/|access-date=August 8, 2014|work=Sioux County Index Reporter|publisher=New Century Press|date=August 5, 2014}}</ref> American State Bank moved to Hull in 2004, and constructed a new building in 2007. It also has branches in [[Alvord, Iowa|Alvord]], [[Granville, Iowa|Granville]], [[Hospers, Iowa|Hospers]], and [[Sioux Center, Iowa|Sioux Center]]. It is the largest bank in Sioux County.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Crosbie|first1=Nicole|title=American State Bank plans events for 10 year anniversary|url=http://siouxcountyindex.com/american-state-bank-plans-events-for-10-year-anniversary/|access-date=August 8, 2014|work=Sioux County Index Reporter|publisher=New Century Press|date=August 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Introducing The Kelley Group Co. {{!}} Sioux County Index |url=https://siouxcountyindex.com/introducing-the-kelley-group-co/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>