Iowa Corn Promotion Board elects first woman director
A Bancroft farmer, Helen Inman, is elected among four winners for the Iowa Corn Promotion Board. ISPB directors include incumbents and new members, taking office at a September 9 meeting in Ames. The board manages a checkoff fund of 2.5 to 3 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
Iowa Corn Promotion Board
Helen Inman
Inman
Ross
Kossuth County
James Andrew
Jefferson
Reed Shaffer
Stanwood
Joe Hossle
Emerson
Bob Boedingh
Lawler
Iowa Soybean Promotion Board
ISPB
Jack Fischer
Pomeroy
Harvey Johnson
Forest City
Mike Liljedahl
Missouri Valley
Ron Schildroth
Grundy Center
Randy Toenjes
Anamosa
Ames
Hawkeye to Acquire First Dubuque in $36 Million Stock Swap
Hawkeye Bancorp announces its third takeover of the year, agreeing to acquire First Dubuque Corp. in a stock exchange valued at 36 million dollars. The deal anchors Hawkeye as Iowa’s largest independent bank holding company with 24 Iowa banks after completion likely by early 1993.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Iowa
Norwest Corp
Equitable of
Heartland Express
Centerville
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
IES Industries Inc
Denny Vass
Iowa Southern
New York
Goldman Sachs & Co
DES Moines
Hawkeye Bancorp
First Dubuque Corp
Hawkeye
City National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
First State Bank of
Mount Ayr
First National Bank of Dubuque
Robert Murray
First Dubuque
First National Bank of
Eastern Iowa Bank
Hawkeye Bank of
Meriwether
Dubuque
Murray
Donald Runger
Loras College
Runger
First
Farm co op faces $17 million claim amid recession losses
A class action in Denver accuses Farmland Industries of delaying reimbursements to about 100 dissolved member co-ops across 12 states, totaling roughly $17 million. Farmland denies defrauding former members and cites mid 1980s hard times and cash shortages as reasons for delayed credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
IDS Financial Services Inc
Donald Livingston
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
IDS
Grand Junction
Colo
Syd Courson
Farmland Industries Inc
Kansas City
Farmers’ Co-Op
Delta
Denver
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Illinois
Courson
Saturn strike trims 1000 cars a day amid GM production woes
The Associated Press report notes a national shortage of Saturns due to a strike at the Lordstown Ohio plant, with some dealers reporting five to six days of inventory and others already facing long waits as the company plans to close a tool making shop and cut 240 jobs at Lordstown. Pickets formed at the plant while Saturn pushed its 1993 models in Spring Hill Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press and Gazette
General Motors Corp
Ohio
Saturn
Nashville
Spring Hill
Tenn
United Auto Workers
Lordstown
Cedar Rapids
Allen Chapman
Allen Motor Co
Saturn of
Sam Johnson Jr
Donald Hudler
Robert Zamora
Stockton
California
Mike Bennett
U.S
UAW
United States
Canada
Financiers Seek Evidence Over Dreams for New Businesses
Entrepreneurs face tougher funding as bankers and investors demand tangible management experience and market demand. The article advises building an image of capability, solid sales projections, and a track record to persuade financiers. It notes past bad investments curb current lending and urges presenting credible experience to secure growth capital.
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Washington
General Motors
Michael Smith
Vinton
Bellevue and
la Motte
Sun Mart
Gazette
Melivor
Tim Horstmann
Tipton
Sun Mart Foods
Mount Vernon Road
Scott Selberg
Financiers
Eins
Third Ave
Scott Clark
Marion
HTC Group Syndicate
East
Business Printing Services
Wes
Edgewood
Seaee
Alps
New Imer
Iowa City
Sall
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