Dan Williams, owner of Wild Willy’s Fireworks, poses for a portrait inside his newest business location, 4101 S. 9th St. in Council Bluffs, on Friday.
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Tyler Rief does some Fourth of July shopping at Wild Willy’s Fireworks, 4101 S. 9th St. in Council Bluffs, on Friday, June 17, 2022.
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Dan Williams, owner of Wild Willy's Fireworks, shows off various products inside his newest business location, 4101 S. 9th St. in Council Bluffs, on Friday, June 17, 2022.
JOE SHEARER, THE DAILY NONPAREIL
Dan Williams, owner of Wild Willy's Fireworks, shows off various products inside his newest business location, 4101 S. 9th St. in Council Bluffs, on Friday, June 17, 2022.
JOE SHEARER, THE DAILY NONPAREIL
Thomas Jefferson High School student volunteers Isaiah Caldwell, left, and Braydan Voss, right, stock the shelves at Wild Willy's Fireworks, 4101 S. 9th St. in Council Bluffs, on Friday, June 17, 2022.
JOE SHEARER, THE DAILY NONPAREIL
Flashing Fireworks is the house brand of products Dan Williams, owner of Wild Willy’s Fireworks, developed in China for his businesses.
A business started in a roadside hut in Springfield has grown to operate the largest indoor fireworks store in Iowa, along with dozens of other local retail outlets.
Dan Williams, owner of Wild Willy's Fireworks, shows off various products inside his newest business location, 4101 S. 9th St. in Council Bluffs, on Friday, June 17, 2022.
Dan Williams, owner of Wild Willy's Fireworks, shows off various products inside his newest business location, 4101 S. 9th St. in Council Bluffs, on Friday, June 17, 2022.
Thomas Jefferson High School student volunteers Isaiah Caldwell, left, and Braydan Voss, right, stock the shelves at Wild Willy's Fireworks, 4101 S. 9th St. in Council Bluffs, on Friday, June 17, 2022.