Le Mars firm seeks capital to challenge leaders in ice cream
Well Enterprises, maker of Blue Bunny, retained JP Morgan to raise capital to lift annual revenue from 1 billion to about 2.2 billion. Leaders aim to become number one ice cream in America by 2020, challenging Nestle and Unilever who control about half the market.
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LE Mars
U.S
Wells
Dave Smetter
JP Morgan
Nestle
Unilever
America
Smetter
AT&T to buy NextWave Wireless for up to 600 million
AT&T Inc has agreed to acquire NextWave Wireless Inc which holds spectrum rights for potential broadband use. The deal could total 600 million with most funds directed to paying NextWave debt.
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At&t Inc
NextWave Wireless Inc
NextWave
Stable hay prices amid scarce high quality supply in Iowa markets
High quality hay remains scarce with bids around 270 to 320 per ton at Dyersville and Fort Atkinson auctions. Lower quality hay sells for 20 to 30 per ton less. farmers rely on CRP and road ditch hay, while 1100 tons were sold at Dyersville.
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George C. Ford
Gazette
Dyersville
Fort Atkinson
Randy Hess
Dyersville Sales Co
Dubuque
CRP
Carl Shirk
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
The Power Of A Great Logo In A Global Market
Logos shape consumer attention and loyalty across borders as brands like McDonald’s Target Apple and Nike leverage iconic marks. Ford calls reclaiming its blue oval a milestone amid logo driven competition for scarce attention on small screens. Gap briefly changed its logo in 2010 before restoring the old mark.
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EW York
Apple
McDonald’s
Target
Nike
Ford
Bill Ford
Robert Passikoff
Brand Keys Inc
New York
Dayton Co
Minneapolis
Stewart K. Widdess
Dayton
Allen Adamson
Landor Associates
Gap Inc
Gap
Iowa indicators rise in June signaling continued growth
Iowa Lending Indicators Index edges up 0.1 percent to 105 in June, with a positive six month trend for employment. Manufacturing hours climb 5.1 percent from last year and new orders rise to 74.7, while the agricultural futures index drifts negative as drought effects emerge.
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Dave DeWitte
Gazette
Iowa
Iowa Department of Revenue
Mississippi river traffic halted by barge tow groundings
The Mississippi River was closed to traffic at two points as barge tows ran aground near Greenville Arkansas and La Crosse Wisconsin amid extreme drought. Officials could not say when the waterway would reopen to commercial traffic.
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Mississippi River
Greenville
Ark
la Crosse
Wisc
U.S
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