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Livestock headed for record prices

U.S. livestock prices may reach records in the next two quarters as farmers reduce herds at the same time China imports the most pork since at least 1992 and the largest amount of beef in …

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Stockpiling for political and social upheaval

Governments worldwide will increase their role in global food markets and might boost stockpiles and subsidies or impose trade curbs to head off protests similar to those that have rippled through the Middle East, commodities …

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Partnership hires Meyer as strategic initiatives director

Gene Meyer has been hired as the vice president of strategic initiatives for the Greater Des Moines Partnership.

The position is designed to support the Partnership’s roles in implementing the region’s Capital Crossroads strategic visioning …

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Time Inc. CEO Griffin out after 5 months

Jack Griffin, chairman and CEO of Time Inc., is leaving the company after only five months on the job, AdvertisingAge reported. Griffin, who before joining the Time Warner magazine division in September had been president …

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Cumulus negotiating purchase of Citadel

Cumulus Media Inc. is negotiating to purchase Citadel Broadcasting Corp, the nation’s third-largest radio broadcaster, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The proposed deal, valued at more than $2.4 billion, would create a combined company with …

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YPC event to focus on leadership programs

On Feb. 23, the Young Professionals Connection will host a luncheon aimed at helping young professionals learn about various leadership programs in the metropolitan area. The event, which is scheduled to take place from 11:45 …

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Relieving roads, directing development


Polk County officials have moved a step closer to building a freeway around the northeast side of Des Moines.

Engineers have identified a preferred route in the Northeast Beltway Corridor Study to the northeast of …

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Your Game Now


Andrew Erickson thinks he’s found a formula to revolutionize high school sports.

Erickson, the founder of video production company Your Game Now LLC in Clive, has plans to record and distribute every football and boys’ …

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Experts offer hopeful forecast for economy


Many American citizens might not agree, but the federal government took the right steps to stop and reverse the Great Recession, in the opinion of Scott Brown, the economist at Raymond James & Associates Inc.…

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Jobless claims increase nationwide, decrease in Iowa

Unemployment claims increased by 25,000 to 410,000 in the week ended Feb. 12, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Iowa, though, saw 1,061 fewer claims filed.

The total number of …