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Iowa home sales up 15%, new report shows

Corridor Business Journal: Iowa’s real estate market continued a strong 2020 surge in November, with home sales up 15%, according to the Iowa Association of Realtors Housing Trends report released today. Last month 3,727 homes were …
By BPC Staff | Dec 21, 2020
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Iowa’s unemployment trust fund remains solvent even as state pays out record amount in jobless benefits

Out-of-work Iowans in 2020 have received a record $1.185 billion in benefits from unemployment compensation, an amount that eclipses jobless benefits paid annually during the recession, a review of Iowa Workforce Development data shows.

But …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Dec 21, 2020
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Winnebago sees boost in income from rise in outdoor recreation

Radio Iowa: Boosted by more people heading into the great outdoors during the pandemic, Winnebago Industries started its new fiscal year strong. The Forest City-based outdoor lifestyle manufacturer reported first-quarter net income of $57.4 million, an …
By BPC Staff | Dec 21, 2020
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Judge rules landowners should be paid for flood damage along Missouri River

Omaha World-Herald: A federal judge has ruled that the government must pay landowners along the lower Missouri River for flooding their property to protect endangered species. The final bill could reach into the hundreds of millions, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 18, 2020
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Jet service to return to Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge Messenger: Passenger jets will return to Fort Dodge Regional Airport next year. United Express will begin flying 50-seat jets from Fort Dodge to Chicago O’Hare International Airport in Illinois starting March 1, Rhonda Chambers, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 17, 2020
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Initial approval granted for water trails project that will pass through downtown D.M.

Des Moines Register: The Central Iowa Water Trails project, which would transform 150 miles of waterways into a recreational amenity, is finally afloat. The Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment on Wednesday approved a conditional use …
By BPC Staff | Dec 17, 2020
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Survey: Iowa manufacturers expect strong start in first quarter

They’re the words Iowa manufacturers have been waiting all year to hear: “Things are looking up.”

Iowa manufacturers expect increased sales, employment and capital investments in the first quarter (January-March), according to the results of …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 15, 2020
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Fareway to purchase third-generation family grocery store in Colfax

Fareway Stores Inc. agreed to purchase Shugar’s, a third-generation, family-owned grocery store founded in 1936 and located in Colfax. Fareway will interview existing Shugar’s employees in the coming days and anticipates the store being closed …
By BPC Staff | Dec 11, 2020
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Biden taps ex-Gov. Vilsack as ag secretary, a job he held for eight years under Obama

Des Moines Register: President-elect Joe Biden tapped former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack today for a second stint as secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, asking him to lead the $150 billion agency that’s key …
By BPC Staff | Dec 10, 2020
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Tractor Zoom raises $3M to scale analytics platform Iron Comps

Iowa-based auction marketing and equipment pricing company Tractor Zoom has raised $3 million to scale its pricing and analytics platform Iron Comps, the company announced this week. Investors Innova Memphis, Hyde Park Angels, Iowa Corn Opportunities, ISA …
By BPC Staff | Dec 10, 2020
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