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Pioneer searches for earth (and pocketbook) friendly corn


Plants need nitrogen, and corn needs tons of it to produce yields that meet competing demands for food, forage and fuel.

Tom Greene, research director in trait discovery at Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., is looking …

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A prairie of row crops


For the last 11 years, Stan Cox has shown up for work knowing that the task at hand might not be finished in his lifetime.

That’s fine by him. The task, developing perennial crops along …

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Iowa ranks as a top 10 business state in CNBC list

Iowa is one of the top states for business, according to CNBC’s annual list.

Iowa is the No. 9 on the CNBC list of America’s Top States for Business. The state was helped by a …

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Midwest manufacturing numbers unexpectedly improve in June

Factory activity in the Midwest accelerated in June, fostering hopes for a pickup in economic growth in the third quarter, Reuters reported.

The Institute for Supply Management – Chicago said on Thursday that its business …

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Rod and Custom Nationals should provide economic boost

The Goodguys 20th Heartland Rod and Custom Nationals will be at the Iowa State Fairgrounds this weekend, and is expected to bring in big money to the area.

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors …

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Hallihan promoted to president of Iowa Sports Foundation

Jim Hallihan has been promoted to president of the Iowa Sports Foundation (ISF). Hallihan served as the executive director of ISF for the past 17 years.

He has led the foundation to record participation numbers, …

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West Des Moines Business Incubator marks first ‘graduation’

When the West Des Moines Business Incubator opened its doors last fall, Brian Donaghy was ready on day one to move in with his start-up company, Appcore LLC. On Tuesday, the incubator’s first tenant joined …

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Consumers are glum

Consumer confidence fell in June to the lowest point since November 2010 on concerns about the slack labor market and sputtering recovery, according to a report released today, Reuters said. The Conference Board, an industry …

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Analysts: S&P forecast doubles

Analysts are increasing sales forecasts for Standard & Poor’s 500 index companies by the most in three years, Bloomberg reported.

Revenues will climb 10 percent in 2011, twice last year’s rate, as personal income and …

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Get your oil investment

The 2011 Global Petroleum Survey, released today by the Fraser Institute, found that Mississippi ranked as the top place in the world for oil and gas investment. Mississippi took the No. 1 spot out of …

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