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IPR request for farmers’ conservation records denied

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey and other farm leaders often praise the conservation work farmers do, going so far as to suggest those voluntary efforts are enough to solve Iowa’s water quality problems — a …

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Deere sales, net income down in second quarter

Deere & Co.’s second-quarter net income was down sharply compared with its year-ago results, reflecting the continuing impact of the global farm economy and further weakness in the construction equipment industry, the company reported today. …

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Medica makes cautious start on the Iowa, Nebraska exchanges

Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Minnesota-based Medica saw revenue of about $8.7 million during the first quarter of 2016 selling individual market coverage in Iowa and Nebraska, primarily through new health insurance exchanges. That’s not a huge number considering …

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New initiative focuses on African-American wealth gap in Des Moines

African-Americans experience joblessness at a rate more than two times that of whites in Des Moines, a sign of the racial wealth divide that’s prevalent across the United States. Nationally, wealth among white families is…
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NOTEBOOK: Who’s in the May 20 issue?

Here’s a list of local people in the May 20 issue of the Business Record and the page number of the article in which they are mentioned. Members can read all of this week’s stories …

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Hrdlicka: Biofuel future bright despite EPA decision

Iowa’s biofuel industry will thrive despite a setback from an Obama administration decision Wednesday, especially with the promise of biorenewable chemical production, a key observer in Iowa said today.


Joe Hrdlicka, executive director of the…
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EPA’s call for small ethanol increase angers producers

Des Moines Register: The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed a modest increase in the amount of ethanol that must be blended into America’s gasoline supply next year, angering producers of the renewable fuel who wanted the …

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UNI president to depart for Ohio college job

University of Northern Iowa President William Ruud is leaving Iowa to accept a job at a small private liberal arts college in Ohio, The Des Moines Register reported. Marietta College in Ohio announced Wednesday evening that Ruud …

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Leath named to NCAA board

Iowa State University President Steven Leath has been named to the Division I board of directors of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He will represent the Big 12 Conference in a four-year term that begins …

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Students to get hands-on manufacturing experience

A dozen Greater Des Moines junior high students will get an intense introduction to the world of manufacturing early next month, through a hands-on, on-site program developed by Albert Marasco, CEO of Summit Products Inc.…
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