Crop tour predicts bumper corn and soy yields but below record
Pro Farmer on its Midwest tour forecasts average corn at 170.2 bushels per acre totaling 14.728 billion bushels, below USDA's 15.153 billion forecast. Soybeans seen at 49.3 bushels per acre for 4.093 billion bushels, above USDA's 4.060 billion. late-season weather could aid soybeans more than corn.
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Midwest
Pro Farmer
U.S. Agriculture Department
USDA
Brent Judisch
Iowa
Judisch
Reverse mentoring grows as firms bridge age gap in tech
Across the United States firms including United Health Group and U S Bank Minneapolis explore reverse mentoring to connect baby boomer leaders with Millennials. Executives say the approach offers fresh insight, better retention, and a path to align work culture with younger workers.
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Debra Arbit
BridgeWorks
United Health Group
Minneapolis
Pete Church
UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealth
Church
Amanda Daeges
U.S. Bank
Kwik Star set to open Cedar Rapids store next month
A 9,000-square-foot Kwik Star under construction at 3730 Williams Blvd SW in southwest Cedar Rapids is slated to open in about three weeks with a grand opening likely toward month's end. The store will feature 6,600 square feet of retail space, a kitchen, carwash, and 10 fuel pump islands. It will employ about 30 people and contribute a $500,000 to $600,000 annual payroll.
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Cedar Rapids
Kwik Star
Westdale
Hans Zeitlow
Kwik Trip
la Crosse
Wis
Williams Blvd
Zeitlow
Williams Boulevard
Steve Wrobel
Kwik Star Travel
Runway
McDonald’s
Wright Brothers Boulevard
Interstate 380
Casey’s General Stores
Ankeny
Kum & Go
West Des Moines
Kwik Shop
Kroger
Cincinnati
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
QuikTrip
Tulsa, Okla
Economy grows at 1.1 percent in Q2 as inventories fall
U S gross domestic product rose 1.1 percent annual rate in the second quarter, down from 1.2 percent. Imports rose and state local government spending weakened, while after tax corporate profits fell 2.4 percent. Business inventories declined 12.4 billion, the first drop since 2011.
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U.S
Commerce Department
GDI
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