Iowa Economic Development Leader Champions Growth and Skills Initiatives
Debi Durham outlines Iowa’s public private economic strategy highlighting large capital investments and tax incentives tied to performance. She promotes IEDA efforts to attract finance, manufacturing, and bio sciences, and backs the Skilled Iowa Initiative and National Career Readiness certificate to reduce unemployment. About 7,200 businesses joined the program.
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Debi Durham
Iowa
Durham
Rotary Club of
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Economic Development Authority
IEDA
Antiques dealer Mike Hammes opens Thriftiques of Iowa in Coralville
The Coralville native and former organic juice entrepreneur turned antique dealer started Thriftiques of Iowa with his wife Sandy and daughter Melinda on July 4. He traded his juice business for clocks 41 years ago and now travels to shows nationwide selling high end antiques, gold, silver and jewelry while embracing bartering with customers.
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Cralville
Mike Hammes
Arizona
Hammes
Sandy
Melinda
Thriftiques of
Iowa
Coralville
Thriftiques of Iowa owners talk antiques and negotiation
Mike, Sandy and Melinda Hammes discuss running Thriftiques of Iowa at 212 First Ave in Coralville. They note TV shows like Market Warriors and Pawn Stars boosted interest in antiques and that prices are negotiable in their shop.
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Mike, Sandy and
Melinda Hammes
Company
Thriftiques of
Iowa
First Ave
Coralville
Hammes
PBS
History Channel
State Faces Dry Conditions Across Iowa Amid Sparse Rain
Warm dry weather and limited rainfall kept soil moisture low across Iowa as farmers harvest third cutting alfalfa. The USDA noted rain confined to a narrow northern band, with Le Mars receiving 2.75 inches while southern areas stayed dry. topsoil and subsoil moisture declined from the prior week.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Plymouth County
Clayton
Allamakee
le Mars
Auditor barred from Peregrine case over failed 2011 audit
The CFTC barred Jeannie Veraja-Snelling from auditing firms it oversees after finding her 2011 Peregrine Financial Group audit failed to detect misuse of customer funds. She settled the charges, agreeing not to collect $72,925, with Wasendorf Sr. serving a 50 year prison term for $215 million embezzlement.
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Washington
U.S
Jeannie Veraja-Snelling
Peregrine Financial
Cedar Falls
Peregrine
Verala Snelling
Chicago
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
David Meister
CFTC
Russell Wasendorf Sr
Verala-Snelling
Wasendorf
Veraja-Snelling
Reuters
Veraja- Snelling
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Chelsea Keenan
the Gazette
Chelsea
Sourcemedia
Department of Economic Development
Adam Wesley
Thristiques of
Thriftiques
Thriftiquesofiowa.com
Michael Chevy Castranova
Michael
Castranova
Sourcemedia.net
Agribusiness
State
George C. Ford
George.ford
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