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Deere to buy King Agro

Deere & Co. has agreed to buy King Agro, a privately held manufacturer of carbon fiber technology products. The firm is headquartered in Valencia, Spain, with a production facility in Campana, Argentina. In 2015, John …

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Johansen wins Drake’s highest pharmacy award

The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will award its highest honor, the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, to Iowa pharmacist and entrepreneur Greg Johansen. The award goes to …

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NOTEBOOK: Tooth Fairy not exempt from economic forecasts

You wouldn’t think the Tooth Fairy, of all fairies, would be affected by economic trends — but a new survey finds Tooth Fairy exchanges seem to mirror real-world stock markets over time, Radio Iowa reports. At …

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Fewer small Iowa businesses defaulting on loans, study shows

Corridor Business Journal: In what could reflect more optimism about the economy, the percentage of Iowa small firms defaulting on loans went down and the level of borrowing activity improved in December 2017. According to data …

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March 14: Entrepreneurship in Iowa

Host: 1 Million Cups Des Moines
About: Gov. Kim Reynolds is making a guest appearance at 1 Million Cups Des Moines.
When: 8 a.m. 
Where: Iowa Science Center
Learn more…

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IHeartMedia preparing bankruptcy filing

Wall Street Journal: IHeartMedia Inc. is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as this weekend after months of negotiations with creditors, according to people familiar with the matter. The nation’s largest radio station operator and …

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Iowa’s Business Conditions Index rose in February

Creighton University’s Business Conditions Index for Iowa in February rose to a “very healthy” 59.4 from the 58 the month before. Anything above 50 indicates growth. The monthly survey of supply managers found new orders at …

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DMACC expands apprenticeships program

DMACC is expanding 22 pre-apprenticeship programs after seeing a rise in enrollment from Central Iowa high school students. This year, 2,350 high school students are enrolled at work-based/pre-apprenticeship programs hosted at DMACC or high school campuses, …

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Reynolds to appoint Naig as next ag secretary

Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to appoint Mike Naig to replace Bill Northey as state agriculture secretary when Northey resigns to take a job as undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Naig is deputy secretary of the …

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Midwestern chiropractic network plans expansion

Fulcrum Health Inc., which operates one of the largest independent networks of credentialed chiropractors in the Upper Midwest, announced it will open a new, larger headquarters this month in Plymouth, Minn., as part of a …