Archive for July 2016
Wright County takes next step in landing Prestage pork plant
Mason City Globe Gazette: The Wright County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a zoning change from agricultural to industrial Monday that would allow Prestage Foods of Iowa to build a pork processing plant near Eagle Grove. …
Read MoreDuPont pre-merger earnings top estimates
DuPont posted adjusted earnings of $1.24 a share, topping the average estimate by …
Read MoreRockwell Collins sales up 3 percent for quarter
Rockwell Collins Inc. on Monday reported third quarter fiscal year earnings per share from continuing operations increased 23 percent to $1.63 compared to $1.33 in the prior year. Total sales in the third quarter of …
Read MoreMeta Financial reports increase in profits
South Dakota-based Meta Financial Group Inc. reported profits of $8.9 million on total revenues of $43.7 million for the quarter that ended June 20. Revenues increased from $30 million in the same quarter last year …
Read MoreMercy Clinics to open internal medicine clinic at central campus
Mercy Clinics announced that it will open a new internal medicine clinic Aug. 1. on Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines’ Central Campus, 411 Laurel St., Suite A120. Dr. Michael Blaess and Dr. Carol Horner, …
Read MoreState to test new emergency communication system for schools
A new communication system that will be tested at three Central Iowa schools will provide first responders with critical information in the event of emergencies, state officials said today. Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Public …
Read More5,000 acres of land opened for development by new Microsoft data center
NOTEBOOK: More data centers?
At 11:30 a.m. Friday, West Des Moines Mayor Steve Gaer held a news conference attended by Gov. Terry Branstad, elected officials from Warren and Madison counties and host of economic development officials to announce the …
Read MoreDrake hires neighborhood and community relations manager
Drake University has hired an experienced community planner who will work to strengthen the economic development and vitality of the Drake Neighborhood. Nick Valdez, a Drake alumnus, was named to the newly created …
Read MoreDrake hires neighborhood and community relations manager
Drake University has hired an experienced community planner who will work to strengthen the economic development and vitality of the Drake Neighborhood. Nick Valdez, a Drake alumnus, was named to the newly created …
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