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A federal bankruptcy judge has dismissed the bankruptcy case of Central Iowa developer John Kline. Judge Lee Jackwig took the unusual step last week of filing her own motion to dismiss the case, which had …

DuPont’s new patented Seed Production Technology will reduce the cost of the mechanical and labor-intensive process for creating its high-yielding hybrid seed corn by more than 20 percent in the field, while simultaneously increasing product …

The Federal Reserve is trimming down some of the 10 support programs it created or expanded following the onset of the credit crisis in August 2007, Bloomberg reported.

The move triggered the first decrease in …

More professionals are using social media for business purposes, but companies have yet to grasp the best way to measure return on investment (ROI).

A Sept. 22 report from eMarketer shows that 86 percent of …

One year after most airlines began charging fees for checked bags, the damage to consumer’s pocketbooks, as well as the saving effect on airlines’ bottom lines, can be seen.

Without the revenue gained from baggage …

Des Moines businessman Fred Hubbell was appointed interim director of the Iowa Department of Economic Development in the wake of a funding scandal that has forced several firings and resignations, including those of former IDED …

Financial consumers would have fewer protections than originally envisioned under a draft of a bill being circulated on Capitol Hill, CNNMoney.com reported.

The latest proposal for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency would no longer require …