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T-Mobile deal hurt rural customers, Communications Workers of America says

A new report by the Communications Workers of America claims T-Mobile’s acquisition of iWireless has hurt Iowa’s small business and wireless customers, especially in rural areas, reports the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The report, titled “Disrupting Rural …
By BPC Staff | Feb 13, 2019
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Cattle producers mull laws defining “meat”

The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association is among groups around the country that would like to separate the soy, black bean, salmon and test-tube beef from the stuff that comes from livestock, the Corridor Business Journal reported. 

Nebraska …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Feb 12, 2019
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Here’s what farming will look like in 2028

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday plans to release its projections of all things agriculture for the years through 2028. The report will look at farm income, commodity supplies, and trade. Related information on …
By BPC Staff | Feb 11, 2019
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Utilities board orders Alliant to file new customer rate notices

The Iowa Utilities Board today issued a decision regarding Alliant Energy’s request for approval of proposed customer notices in advance of the company filing a request with the IUB to increase both its customer electric and natural …
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2019
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Judge approves settlement in Muscatine pollution case

Radio Iowa: A district judge in Muscatine approved a $50 million settlement Tuesday in a class action pollution case. Some 15,000 neighbors of the Grain Processing Corp.’s plant can qualify for individual payouts after GPC was …
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2019
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Today’s ag picture: Farmers confident; economists, lenders, government, not so much

Successful Farming: With Trump tariff payments boosting Corn Belt farm revenue, farmer confidence shot to its highest level since last June, just before the trade war began against China, said the monthly Ag Economy Barometer …
By BPC Staff | Feb 7, 2019
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Appeals court overturns judge’s ruling in ISU air quality case

Ames Tribune: A district court was wrong to overrule a jury’s verdict in a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed against Iowa State University by a former employee, the Iowa Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. In its …
By BPC Staff | Feb 7, 2019
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Archer Daniels Midland profit misses estimates

Reuters: U.S. grains trader Archer Daniels Midland Co. today missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit, hurt by higher expenses and lower margins in its origination business. The crop trader has been facing a slump in …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2019
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Wind energy development blows down crane supply

A wind energy industry player warns that supply chain problems — especially a shortage of cranes — could affect wind power development as the industry’s production tax credit expires in 2020, Greentech Media reported. Renewable …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2019
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Coal industry hit new low in 2018

Despite President Donald Trump’s interest in reviving the coal industry, employment in that sector hit an all-time low last year, Ohio Valley Resource reported. Trump had trimmed regulations in hopes of regaining employment at coal mines. …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2019