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DM gasoline prices hit $1.99 a gallon as oil prices fall again

Filling stations around Des Moines were selling unleaded ethanol blends for $1.99 a gallon today after U.S. crude oil prices dropped below $40 a barrel. A persistent global oil glut and rising U.S. stockpiles are …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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REG’s Stone, farmer Heck named to national biodiesel board

Renewable Energy Group Inc. executive Chad Stone and Perry area soybean farmer Ron Heck have been elected to the National Biodiesel Board. Stone, who is chairman of the Iowa Biodiesel Board, is Ames-based REG’s chief financial officer. …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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Ted Townsend selling his artifacts

Philanthropist Ted Townsend, the vision behind what is now the Ape Cognition & Conservation Initiative and a failed proposal for a rain forest dome near Iowa City, is selling some of his art and artifacts …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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Harrison Truck Centers acquires Westman Freightliner

Harrison Truck Centers announced Wednesday that it has completed the acquisition of Westman Freightliner, a heavy- and medium-duty truck dealership group with operations in Minnesota and Wisconsin. With the acquisition,Harrison Truck Centers has increased its full-service …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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14 local leaders and businesses honored for hospitality

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau and Des Moines Area Sports Commission this week honored 14 people and businesses for helping to promote area tourism and bring visitors here in 2014-15. Those recognized …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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Mainstreet Index: Iowa sees weaker hiring, farmland prices

Here are some key findings from the 100-point-scale Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index for November: The Iowa index fell to 44.3 from October’s 46.9. Iowa’s farmland price index dropped to 28.6 from 42.5. New hiring also was…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 19, 2015
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Report: Iowa not well-prepared for severe weather

ICF International, a policy analysis firm, and Climate Central, a group of independent journalists and scientists, have given Iowa a grade of C+ for its efforts to face increased risks from extreme heat, drought and…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 19, 2015
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Home builder confidence slips a bit over ‘lots and labor’

Builder confidence in the market for newly constructed single-family homes slipped three points to 62 in November from an upwardly revised October reading on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. “Even …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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Iowa Utilities Board suspends its review of Rock Island Clean Line

The Iowa Utilities Board reports that it has suspended review of the Rock Island Clean Line at the developers’ request. The proposed 500-mile electrical transmission line would carry wind-generated energy from northwest Iowa to Illinois …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015
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Event Nov. 19: Mediacom sponsors Shoes That Fit shopping tonight

Dozens of volunteers will purchase hundreds of winter coats and boots today during a Shoes That Fit Power Shopping event. The event, at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Windsor Heights from 5 to 7 p.m., is …
By BPC Staff | Nov 19, 2015