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Practical Farmers of Iowa to host direct-marketing webinar for producers

Practical Farmers of Iowa will present a free webinar on how producers can start direct-marketing meat to consumers on July 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. “Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meat Sales” will take place on Zoom …
By BPC Staff | Jul 9, 2020
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Iowa Insurance Division extends partnership to offer Iowa Financial Fitness Challenge

The Iowa Insurance Division announced that it has extended its partnership for an additional three years with the Financial Fitness Group to offer the Iowa Financial Fitness Challenge to employers statewide. The program is sponsored …
By BPC Staff | Jul 9, 2020
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Global Atlantic to be acquired by KKR for $4.4 billion

New York-based private equity firm KKR & Co. agreed to buy retirement and life insurance company Global Atlantic Financial Group Ltd. for more than $4.4 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. The proposed deal marks a third …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Jul 9, 2020
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Farmers say MidAmerican reneges on paying for wind turbine construction damage

Des Moines Register: About two dozen farmers and landowners in western Iowa say MidAmerican Energy is failing to fully pay them for damage caused when building an 81-turbine wind farm in Ida County. It’s another point …
By BPC Staff | Jul 8, 2020
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UI students may be forced to leave country after Thanksgiving under new visa restrictions

Des Moines Register: Iowa students on F-1 visas will be required to leave the country by the fall semester if they are unable to take in-person classes, according to new restrictions announced by the Trump administration …
By BPC Staff | Jul 8, 2020
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EMC, Merchants Bonding receive innovation awards from NAMIC

Two Greater Des Moines mutual insurance companies — EMC Insurance Cos. and Merchants Bonding Co. — were recognized recently for their initiatives in innovation by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies. Property-casualty insurer EMC received two …
By BPC Staff | Jul 8, 2020
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ACAP HealthWorks enters partnership with Goldfinch Health

ACAP HealthWorks, a provider of clinical-based services, has partnered with Goldfinch Health to reduce surgical complications, persistent opioid painkiller use and the number of high-cost claimants. Both Texas companies have Iowa ties; Dallas-based ACAP HealthWorks is affiliated …
By BPC Staff | Jul 8, 2020
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Guest opinion: Get counted, Iowa!

It’s time to get counted, Iowa — the 2020 United States census is underway. Every Iowan is being asked to complete a simple 10-question survey, the information from which will be used to determine such …
By Submitted by Elliott G. Smith, member of the Iowa Census Complete Count Committee | Jul 8, 2020
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Big losses in arts, entertainment lead to 3.5% drop in Iowa GDP

Iowa’s gross domestic product fell 3.5% in the first quarter of 2020, behind steep declines in arts, entertainment and recreation, as the state shut down in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus …
By MICHAEL CRUMB | Jul 8, 2020
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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS: Aldi grocery buys land in Altoona

The following Polk County real estate transactions were recorded between June 29 and July 6, 2020:
        Aldi Inc. paid Altoona Lion Development Group LLC, located in North Liberty, Iowa, $1.87 million for…
By BPC Staff | Jul 8, 2020