Archive for August 2016
FBL Financial reports second-quarter earnings
FBL Financial Group Inc. on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $24.4 million, or 97 cents per share, compared with $32.4 million, or $1.29 per share, for the second quarter of 2015. Premiums collected in …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Trade assistance program scarcely used by Iowa manufacturers
PHOTO GALLERY: 2016 Women of Influence
PHOTO GALLERY: 2016 Women of Influence
The Elbert Files: No shortage of terrorists here
Donald Trump and a significant number of his followers believe the United States should ban all Muslims from entering the country because of the terrorist acts of a few, but the fact is this country …
Read MoreMcLellan: The blurring lines
In last week’s column, I talked a little about the latest mobile sensation, Pokemon Go, and some of the factors that helped catapult it to recording-breaking success. I’ve received some great responses and emails and …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Bill Northey
Sometimes an Iowa secretary of agriculture can be fairly invisible to the general public. After all, with Iowa churning along as the nation’s top producer of corn, hogs and eggs, many just figure things are …
Read MoreNelson’s global and local views
When Chris Nelson isn’t working at his desk at Kemin’s headquarters in Des Moines, he’s likely overseas or enroute to one of Kemin’s 90 offices across the globe. As the president and CEO, Nelson will …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK: Who’s in the August 5 issue?
Here’s a list of local people in the August 5 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …
Read MoreThe Insider Notebook: August 5 Issue
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