BlackBerry Shares Dip After iPhone Replacement Announcement
The stock dropped following Home Depot's decision to replace BlackBerry devices for executives with Apple iPhones. The news reflects a shift in enterprise device strategies and affected employee tech provisioning.
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Heinz Buyout to Include Cedar Rapids and Muscatine Plants
Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital advance to acquire Heinz for 72.50 a share in a 23.2 billion deal set to close in Q3. Denver CWA leaders push toward a strike as contract talks with CenturyLink stall across 13 states including Iowa.
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Buffett eyes next big buy after Heinz deal
Buffett still has about 15 billion cash for deals after paying 12.1 billion for Heinz. He seeks elephants in acquisitions and could target W W Grainger in Waterloo Des Moines or General Mills, among other large U S companies, as markets value them between 15 and 35 billion. Grainger posted strong last year results. Grainger spokesman declined to comment.
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Social Strategy Boot Camps Bring Tactics to Social Media
Brand Driven Digital founder Nick Westergaard will run one day workshops in Des Moines Madison and Omaha this spring and summer. The sessions aim to help small and large businesses ground social media in a measurable strategy focusing on implementation personnel policies and ROI.
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Iowa Supreme Court rules farm tours not shielded from suits
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that dairy farm owners hosting educational tours can face personal injury lawsuits. A chaperon injured after falling through a hayloft hole during a kindergarten field trip could sue, despite Iowa's recreational use statute. The decision challenges fears that liability would end farm tours for teaching children about farming.
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