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$50M hog nuisance suit in N.C. raises questions in Iowa

Successful Farming reports that a $50 million federal jury verdict against Smithfield Foods in North Carolina last week in a hog-farm nuisance case raises questions about similar lawsuits in Iowa and other states. Iowa is …

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Hy-Vee extends health insurance, other benefits to part-time workers

Hy-Vee Inc. and its subsidiary Midwest Heritage Bank now offers employee benefits to more than 58,000 eligible part-time employees, Hy-Vee announced in a statement today. Any part-time employee who is 19 or older is considered eligible …

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Radia receives Community Leadership Award from Drake

Drake University Board of Trustees member Suku Radia, retired president and CEO of Bankers Trust, recently received the Community Leadership Award from the College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA). Radia was the keynote speaker …

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Principal partners with ARAG to broaden legal document resources

Principal Financial Group announced that it has partnered with legal insurance provider ARAG to make legal document resources available to its retirement plan participants. The resource had previously only been available to Principal group life insurance customers …

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April gloom wasn’t just about the weather

A majority of Iowa based companies posted April losses in their stock prices. 

The Iowa Index, an unweighted average stock price of 22 Iowa-based public companies, was down 0.79 percent in April. On a year-over-year …

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Abortion law approved by Iowa lawmakers could be nation’s most restrictive

Quad-City Times/Associated Press: Iowa lawmakers have passed what could be the most restrictive abortion legislation in the country. Republican lawmakers with control of the Statehouse passed the so-called “heartbeat” bill early today, with back-to-back chamber votes …

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Rockwell Collins demonstrates data links in tests for NASA

Cedar Rapids-based Rockwell Collins demonstrated fail-safe data links to the U.S. government recently during two weeks of critical testing for the NASA Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management Program, the Corridor Business Journal reported. During the …

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Winnebago launching all-electric commercial vehicles line

Forest City-based Winnebago Industries announced the launch of an all-electric commercial vehicle platform, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Winnebago plans to develop an electric-powered chassis to use on 33- and 38-foot RVs in partnership with Motiv …

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Wellmark, Principal get high rankings on Forbes’ America’s Best Employers list

Des Moines-based Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Principal Financial Group are among the best employers to work for in the country, according to an annual ranking by Forbes. Wellmark was ranked No. 3 …

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Partnership sets federal priorities

After five meetings spanning the first three months of the year, the Greater Des Moines Partnership has come up with a short list of main priorities for federal action, and a whole book of other …