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ChemChina nearing deal to buy Syngenta for $43B

China National Chemical Corp. is nearing an agreement to buy Swiss pesticide- and seeds-maker Syngenta AG for about 43.7 billion francs ($42.8 billion) as the state-backed company extends its buying spree, Bloomberg reported. The deal would be…
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Ankeny to consider public library in Prairie Trails development

The Ankeny City Council will consider a resolution today that could lead to the construction of a $13.5 million public library that also would house City Council chambers in the Prairie Trails development. The resolution …

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Strong construction spending slowed in second half of 2015

Construction spending tapered off in the last half of 2015, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. Spending totaled $1.097 trillion, an increase of 10.5 percent from 2014 and the highest annual total since …

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Practical Farmers names new director

Sally Worley

Sally Worley of Grimes started work today as the new executive director of Practical Farmers of Iowa. She takes the place of Teresa Opheim, who stepped down after leading the organization for 10 …

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EMC Insurance issues higher earnings guidance

EMC Insurance Group Inc. today announced improved guidance for its 2015 operating earnings, due to below-average catastrophe and storm losses and improved premium rate adequacy. The Des Moines-based property and casualty insurer said it expects …

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KemX gets up to $1.9 million in tax credits

KemX Global’s Boone operation, which will produce pharmaceutical-grade glycerin and non-GMO cooking oils, will receive up to $1,875,500 in tax credits, the Iowa Economic Development Authority board decided Friday. KemX’s $27 million capital investment will…
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STOCK WATCH: Blizzard of red ink hits Iowa Index

Let’s just say January wasn’t kind to Iowa stocks.

The Iowa Index, an unweighted average price of 22 Iowa-based public companies, ended January down 7.8 percent, with individual stocks dropping as much as 33 percent.…
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Not up to full speed yet, but vehicle sales accelerated last year

Auto sales increased 3.5 percent last year to 147,447, according to a report from the Iowa Legislative Services Agency. New vehicle registrations peaked at 155,460 sales for the 12 months ending September 2004 and bottomed …

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Dad: Blunck was collecting debt before death

Someone owed Des Moines architect Kirk Blunck “a lot of money,” and Blunck was planning to collect the cash hours before his body was found at the bottom of some stairs in his office building …