Iowa poultry recovery shown in November egg figures
Iowa's poultry industry continues to rebound from the 2015 avian influenza outbreak. November egg production reached 1.8 billion, up from 2015 levels, while eggs per 100 layers stood at 2 377. Layers on hand totaled 54.5 million, and prices have fallen sharply from 2015 highs. The state faced losses of 34 million birds and 77 affected farms, with earnings impacts noted by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.
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Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Bill Northey
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Funko eyes IPO as it grows into a $400 million collectibles empire
Funko, founded in 1998 as a bobblehead company in Everett Washington, now reports about 400 million in annual sales and 300 employees. The company licenses Disney Marvel Lucasfilm Warner Bros and DC to produce vinyl figures bobbleheads and other collectibles sold worldwide. It expects 425 million in sales this year, up from 274 million last year and 107 million in 2014.
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Funko
Disney
Marvel
Lucasfilm
Warner Bros
DC Comics
Everett
Wash
Brian Mariotti
Mariotti
China
Vietnam
Wal-Mart
Target
GameStop
Hot Topic
Amazon.com
Spider-Man
Deadpool
Seattle Times
Cabela's stock drops as Bass Pro merger faces added scrutiny
Cabela's stock fell after the FTC issued a second request for information tied to its 5.5 billion merger with Bass Pro Group. The move delays the credit card unit sale to Capital One and clouds a deal that could bring a 20 percent premium. Regulators caution the review may extend beyond the first half of 2017.
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Cabela’s
Bass Pro Group
Ond
Federal Trade Commission
Capital One Financial
Cabela
VIDA Diagnostics lands 5.1 million in financing for pulmonary analytics
VIDA Diagnostics of Coralville secured 5.1 million in new investment led by Chartline Capital Partners and partners in Iowa, Philadelphia and Delaware. The funds will scale commercialization, expand staff, and enhance lung imaging software and services for pulmonary disease care.
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Vida Diagnostics of
Coralville
Associated Precision
Chartline Capital Partners
Wilmington
Del
Rittenhouse Ventures
Philadelphia
Next Level Ventures
Rural Vitality Fund II
Iowa
Phil Stern
Vida Diagnostics
VIDA
Susan Wood
Wood
Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund
University of Iowa
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New York
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George C. Ford
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