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Farm leaders call for nuisance lawsuit protections after Smithfield faces $473M judgment

Two national farm leaders called for federal protection for large-scale hog confinements such as the Smithfield operation that faces a federal jury’s order to pay $473.5 million to neighbors of North Carolina hog farms who …
By BPC Staff | Aug 6, 2018
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Environmental groups call for MidAmerican coal cuts

The Iowa Environmental Council and the Environmental Law & Policy Center have asked the Iowa Utilities Board to require MidAmerican Energy Co. to retire coal capacity equal to the capacity from its proposed Wind XII …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Aug 6, 2018
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Hubbell presses on with plans for luxury condos where feds want a new courthouse

Hubbell Realty Co. is ready to tap the luxury condominium market with a development for a site that has become nearly legendary for the interest it has generated and its role in the redevelopment of …
By KENT DARR | Aug 6, 2018
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Business travelers flock to Airbnb

A lot of business travelers have discovered they end up getting homier accommodations cheaper if they book lodging through Airbnb or a similar service. Now business travelers are making that a bigger play, and they …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Aug 6, 2018
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Solon woman is named nation’s top auctioneer

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Being a finalist for the past nine years finally paid off for Emily Wears Kroul as she was named the nation’s top bid caller — winning the Women’s National Auctioneers Association’s 31st International …
By BPC Staff | Aug 6, 2018
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Water main break closes Fourth Street downtown

A water main break Saturday near Java Joes and the Royal Mile hit just as the Des Moines farmers market was ending and sent patrons of underground Bernardo’s restaurant scrambling, the Des Moines Register reported. The …
By BPC Staff | Aug 6, 2018
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Farming is getting more expensive

Little surprise here, but it’s costing more to be a U.S. farmer, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics, Successful Farming reported. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated 2017 expenses at $359.8 billion, up 3.7 percent from …
By BPC Staff | Aug 6, 2018
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July a mixed bag for Iowa stocks

Thirteen out of 22 Iowa-based companies posted gains for the month of July. Nine posted losses in the month. 

The top three companies that posted gains are: HNI Corp. with a 16.32 percent gain, United …
By JOHN RETZLAFF | Aug 6, 2018
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Little improvement in gender balance of Iowa county boards and commissions

Only four of Iowa’s 99 counties have achieved gender balance this year on all appointed boards and commissions, according to the 2018 Gender BalanceProject study conducted by the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women in Politics.

This is …
By LIFT IOWA STAFF | Aug 6, 2018
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Guest Opinion: Does ego have a place in leadership?

By Kathleen Riessen | Speaker, facilitator and business adviser 

Something happened to me recently that’s happened over and over again, and it always catches me off guard. I was introduced as “the owner’s wife.” I wanted to scream. I …
By BPC Staff | Aug 6, 2018