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General Mills 2nd-quarter profits dip despite sales gain

Corridor Business Journal: General Mills today reported second-quarter earnings of 74 cents per share, a decline of 8 percent, despite signs of reviving sales. Net sales were up 2 percent to $4.2 billion. North America retail …

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Alliant plans Poweshiek County wind development

Alliant Energy has signed an agreement with Tradewind Energy to help develop Alliant’s 170-megawatt English Farms Wind Farm in Poweshiek County. The development is one of several planned by the utility, which will get one-third of its …

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New owners don’t plan to reopen Inn at Okoboji as a resort

Sioux City Journal: The new owners of the Inn at Okoboji have no plans to reopen the 121-year-old resort, according to the local real estate agent who conducted an online auction for the property on West …

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Iowa farmers’ financial picture worsening; some lenders balk

Iowa Public Radio: A north Iowa business consultant is painting a picture of deteriorating finances for Iowa farmers, as the agricultural economy continues to languish. David Underwood of Mason City is one of three members of …

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State official: Tax credits could be on chopping block amid tax reform talks

Des Moines Register: The incentives Iowa offers to lure and retain businesses could be on the chopping block if the Legislature can pass comprehensive tax reform, the state’s top economic development official said this week. Debi …

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Winnebago’s sleek new model named ‘RV of the Year’

Des Moines Register: Iowa-based Winnebago Industries won the title of 2018’s “RV of the Year” for its new luxury Horizon model. RVBusiness magazine, a trade publication covering the North American recreational vehicle industry, recognized the Horizon …

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Iowa district judge sides with regents in nurse union lawsuit

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A district judge sided with the Iowa Board of Regents in a lawsuit accusing it of breaking the law by not recognizing a contractual agreement with a union representing hundreds of University of …

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Former Iowa DOT leader Trombino withdraws from federal highway post consideration

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Former Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino III has withdrawn his name as a nominee to become administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. A U.S. Department of Transportation representative confirmed Monday that …

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Panel maintains tax prediction used as basis for state budget plans

Radio Iowa: State officials made no change in the official estimate of state tax revenue during the current budgeting year when they met Monday to set their official prediction of future state tax collections. The governor …

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Mercy’s parent to merge with San Francisco-based health system

Catholic Health Initiatives on Friday entered an agreement with San Francisco-based Dignity Health to combine into a single Catholic health system comprising 139 hospitals across 28 states with combined revenues of $28.4 billion, Becker’s Hospital Review …