Iowa business council survey signals positive six month outlook
The Iowa Business Council fourth quarter economic outlook index rose to 60 with expectations of steady or higher sales for six months, while employment and capital spending show mixed results. Ninety percent foresee steady or rising sales and hiring, though capital spending trails last year.
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Iowa
Iowa Business Council
Mike Wells
Wells Enterprises
le Mars
Regent University
Iowa Banking Association
George.ford
Thegazette
Propane supply rebound makes Iowa a net exporter
Propane availability has risen after a 2013 14 shortage with prices averaging 1 per gallon statewide, down 37.9 percent from a year ago and far from 2013 14 peak costs. U S production and storage are at highs as exports rise to Europe and Asia while domestic demand stays steady.
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Cliff Jette
the Gazette
Mark Davis
Kiracore Oil Company
Swisher
Midwest
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
IDALS
Iowa
Harold Hommes
Hommes
U.S
U.S. Energy Information Agency
Canada
Deb Grooms
Iowa Propane Gas Association
Grooms
United States
Europe
Russia
North Africa
Middle East
Asia
Midwest manufacturing sinks as Creighton index falls in November
Creighton University’s Mid-America Business Conditions Index declined to 40.7 in November from 41.9 in October, its fourth straight sub growth-neutral reading. Iowa’s index eased to 42.3, with regional employment dropping about 1.1 percent over the year as farm and energy sectors soften amid a strong dollar and weaker export demand.
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Iowa
Midwest
Creighton University
Mid-America
U.S
Ernie Goss
Institute For Economic Inquiry
Goss
Dow sells herbicide portfolio amid consolidation drive
Dow Chemical Co agreed to sell a portfolio of DNA herbicides including Treflan to private Gowan Company. The deal also covers global registrations and an Alberta Canada packaging facility and follows Dow reviewing its farm chemicals and seeds unit as crop prices slump.
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Dow
Chicago
Dow Chemical Co
Gowan Company
Monsanto
du Pont
Alberta
Canada
Ramiro de la Cruz
Dow AgroSciences
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