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Grundy County farmland sale sets a new record in Iowa, beating high set in 2012

Des Moines Register: Farmland prices hit a new statewide high last week, with 78 acres in northeast Iowa selling for $22,600 an acre, a record set thanks in part to stronger corn and soybean prices so …
By BPC Staff | Sep 3, 2021
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Tyson offering sick leave, vacation time in exchange for COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Des Moines Register: In exchange for requiring employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, Tyson Foods will give workers more paid time off. For the first time, the meatpacking company will give employees 20 hours of annual …
By BPC Staff | Sep 3, 2021
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Iowa, Nebraska companies fined for diesel emission tampering

Associated Press: Two companies from Iowa and Nebraska have been fined for tampering with emission controls for hundreds of customers, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday. The companies — Midwest Truck Products of Cantril, Iowa; and …
By BPC Staff | Sep 2, 2021
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Plans announced for soybean crushing plant in northwest Iowa

Radio Iowa: A new soybean-crushing plant is expected to be built in Buena Vista County near Alta. The facility will be run by Platinum Crush LLC. The project will cost $350 million. Groundbreaking is slated for …
By BPC Staff | Sep 2, 2021
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Iowa among pilot states for mobile driver’s licenses on Apple Wallet

Iowa residents will soon be able to carry an electronic ID on some Apple devices for identification purposes. Apple announced today that it is working with eight initial states, among them Iowa, to enable iPhone and Apple …
By BPC Staff | Sep 1, 2021
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Warning of excessive risk, FDIC orders Iowa’s Luana Savings Bank to drop practices

Des Moines Register: Luana Savings Bank — Iowa’s fifth-largest agricultural lender — is facing financial peril and is accused of committing a massive fraud, according to regulatory and court records. The interrelated allegations against the northeast …
By BPC Staff | Sep 1, 2021
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Proposed carbon dioxide pipeline would cross 30 Iowa counties

Radio Iowa: The process is underway that could lead to the construction of the first carbon dioxide pipeline in Iowa. Summit Carbon Solutions is considering a pipeline that would cross 30 Iowa counties. Summit Carbon Solutions …
By BPC Staff | Aug 31, 2021
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Collins Aerospace to acquire flight-tracking company

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Collins Aerospace, Cedar Rapids’ largest employer, will acquire digital flight-tracking platform FlightAware, it announced Monday. FlightAware will be part of Collins Aerospace’s Cedar Rapids-based avionics division. FlightAware will remain based in Houston. The …
By BPC Staff | Aug 31, 2021
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UI hospital workers ask judge to end wage dispute case and rule in their favor

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Arguing that no one disputes how University of Iowa Health Care for years paid employees for overtime and for working extra shifts in a way that led to delays in pay, the thousands …
By BPC Staff | Aug 31, 2021
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Masks should be required in schools, Linn County board of health says

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Linn County board of health is urging Cedar Rapids schools to require all children, teachers and staff to wear a mask while in school buildings regardless of their vaccination status. State law …
By BPC Staff | Aug 30, 2021