Tone’s Spices sold in $365 million deal

ACH Food Companies Inc., the parent company of Tone’s Spices in Ankeny, has sold its spice business to B&G Foods for $365 million in cash,  the Chicago Tribune reported.


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Flooding threatens Iowa corn, soybean crops

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Recent heavy rains and flooding in Iowa have damaged and destroyed crops and waterlogged the soil, threatening to delay and prolong the harvest. “The longer it stays in the fields, the higher the…Read More

U of I starts programs at former AIB campus

Becoming a Hawkeye no longer requires moving to Iowa City. With little fanfare, the University of Iowa this fall began offering four inaugural undergraduate degree programs at its new Iowa Center for Higher Education in…Read More

Newcomer’s Guide: Toolkit

Throughout the Business Record Newcomer’s Guide, we referenced a number of online resources that are scattered across an array of our publications and other organization’s websites. Every link in the publication has been compiled and …

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Food-safety firm sold to private equity group

Global ID Group, a Fairfield-based firm that provides testing, certification and consulting services for the production of food products worldwide, has entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Paine & Partners …

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