Housing foreclosures fall in Corridor and Iowa in March
RealtyTrac figures show Linn County foreclosures down 21.1 percent to 112 and Johnson County down 8 percent to 23 as Iowa totals drop 30.9 percent to 1,095. National filings reach about 152,500, with first quarter total at 442,117, the lowest since 2007.
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Iowa leads in wind power growth and capacity
Iowa ranks third nationally in wind capacity with 24.5 percent of its power from wind. In 2012 the state added 614 megawatts and Siemens Fort Madison and Trinity Newton plants faced large layoffs as U.S. wind investment rose 76 percent to 25 billion dollars nationwide due to tax credit timing.
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Obama budget elevates cybersecurity as a national priority
President Obama proposes a 2014 defense budget boost for cyber for defense and offense. The plan calls for 4.7 billion for Defense Department cyber efforts, expansion of Cyber Command, and increased DHS information sharing while overall spending faces cuts. A House panel backs removing barriers to private sector cooperation with government on network protection.
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Takata air bag inflators trigger 3 million recall across major automakers
Takata faces its largest recall in nearly two decades as Toyota Honda and Nissan pull more than 3 million vehicles with potentially abnormal air bag deployment. Affected models include Toyota Corolla and Camry built 2000 to 2004. No injuries reported yet.
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Hideyuki Matsumoto
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